Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus alludes to Spanish flu that killed up to 100 million; facing criticism from US, he says no secrets at WHO

PM reportedly leaning toward accepting Health Ministry recommendation to prevent large gatherings; lockdown in Muslim holy month to be imposed only in Arab communities

Head of Israel’s blood service is cautiously optimistic of results

Sick of staying home for weeks on end, increasing number of people are looking for ways to help friends and neighbors

Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day siren to wail at 10 a.m., bringing country to standstill in tribute to 6 million Jews slain by Nazis

Coalition agreement includes 32 ministers for emergency government, swelling to 36 at end of coronavirus crisis; foreign and energy portfolios to rotate

Katie Rosenberg, 36-year-old new mayor of Wausau, says she sees no reason to correct those who think she is Jewish

Move comes despite US already being the hardest-hit country in the world, and despite almost all travel to country being banned anyway