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Tragedy in Israel: on Mount Meron 44 dead in the disaster of Lag Baomer

At least 44 people were killed yesterday Thursday, April 29, and 150 people were injured overnight after large crowds gathered at a religious ceremony at Mount Meron for the Lag Ba’omer holiday. Rescue operations are still underway this morning to evacuate the tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews who had

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Solidarity from Jerusalem to Italy for the Coronavirus outbreak

“We are with you!”, the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem not only give witness to history and the past, but also speak about the present. Yesterday they were illuminated with the colors of the Italian flag to show solidarity for the coronavirus epidemic that killed 368 people in

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Vatican: Pope Francis holds the first summit on sexual abuse

Finally, the “agenda” of Pope Francis proposes a due occasion for comparison on one of the biggest wounds of the Church of Rome, even if the recent scandals suggest to the faithful Christians that he arrived too late. Summit’s schedule From Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th February 2019 to follow

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Italy quake death toll hits 278, state funeral planned

[Reuters] Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy’s powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to 278 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. Three days after the quake struck the mountainous heart of the country, sniffer dogs and emergency crews continued

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‘Explosive shock’ as Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron quits

(Reuters) – Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum defied bookmakers’ odds to

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Historical certainty proves elusive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place

Within Jerusalem’s holiest site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims, lies a historical question about what may be the world’s most contested piece of real estate. The question, which many books and scholarly treatises have never definitively answered, is where on the 37-acre

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