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☆ The 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York, Hong Kong, and Geneva are the top 3 unaffordable cities to live in if you're an expat in 2023. Read further for the 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023, ranked from the most expensive to the least expensive. Alberto MazzaThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in Geneva's city center is about $4,600. GettyThe median monthly rent for a two-bedroom flat in London touched a high of $2,895 in December, according to CNBC. JaCZhou 2015/Getty ImagesThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in the city center of Zurich sits at around $4,200, per The Local.

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☆ A suspect has been arrested for leaking the 'House of the Dragon' finale episode — and the alleged hacker made a rookie mistake
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two days before the "House of the Dragon" finale aired last fall, the episode was leaked online. The mysterious case of the leaked "House of the Dragon" finale is one step closer to being solved — and the alleged hacker's cat helped tipped off authorities. Last October, two days before the "Game of Thrones" spin-off's series finale was set to air, the episode was leaked to pirating sites. Despite the leak, "House of the Dragon" was quite succesfull with 9.3 million viewers tuning into the series finale legally. That made it HBO's most-watched finale since the "Game of Thrones" finale in 2019, per Variety.

☆ In Israel, Ron DeSantis Promotes His Foreign Policy Credentials
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and a likely contender for the Republican presidential nomination, expressed strong support for Israel during a brief visit to Jerusalem on Thursday, as he promoted his diplomatic credentials in a country considered crucial to any U.S. president’s foreign policy portfolio. Mr. DeSantis declined once again to confirm his candidacy for the presidential race in 2024, but he used a speech and subsequent news briefing to showcase his experience and interest in Israeli affairs, an issue that his chief rival, Donald J. Trump, once made his own. The governor, a foreign policy novice, stressed his track record of support for Israel and for Floridian Jews, highlighting his efforts to combat antisemitism in Florida and build business ties between his state and Israel. “Maintaining a strong U.S.-Israel relationship has been a priority for me during my time in elective office,” Mr. DeSantis said in speech at a conference hosted by The Jerusalem Post, a right-leaning English-language newspaper. The event was attended by leading right-wing figures, including David M. Friedman, who was Mr. Trump’s ambassador to Israel; and Miriam Adelson, a longtime Israeli American supporter of Mr. Trump.

☆ Israel’s Netanyahu Says He Is Willing to Meet With Florida’s Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Nancy A. Youssef | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would ‘meet with every American representative, governor, senator, members of Congress. And I think it’s my job.’ Photo: Menahem Kahana/POOL AFP/Associated PressIsrael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would be willing to meet with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis , an expected 2024 GOP presidential candidate, during the governor’s visit to Israel scheduled for later this month. Mr. DeSantis, who once vowed to be the most “pro-Israel Governor in America” will be making his second trip there as governor on April 27 to deliver the keynote address at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, according to an announcement from the museum and The Jerusalem Post.

☆ Ron DeSantis, facing challenges at home, will test presidential ambitions overseas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

While in Israel, DeSantis will also keynote an event hosted by The Jerusalem Post and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. The trip will spotlight DeSantis’ foreign policy credentials as he inches toward a White House bid. DeSantis’ predecessor, now-US Sen. Rick Scott, embarked on more than a dozen trade missions during his tenure as governor. Eleven Florida Republicans have endorsed Trump over DeSantis so far – including seven last week. State lawmakers have also balked at a provision in DeSantis’ immigration package that would eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented residents.

☆ The Russian economy is much worse than it appears as Moscow's data is a 'collection of lies and distortions,' economist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's economic data is full of 'lies and distortions,' economist Alexei Bayer wrote. "Russian economic statistics are a collection of lies and distortions," he wrote in the Jerusalem Post. But those estimates are based on official data from the Russian government, said Bayer, who pointed to consumer inflation numbers. "During the Cold War, the CIA concluded, using Soviet statistics, that the Soviet Union had the world's second-largest economy," he wrote. "When communism collapsed, Russia's economy turned out to be not much larger than Portugal's."

☆ DeSantis to travel to Israel ahead of likely 2024 White House bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The trip, which is being billed by DeSantis’ office as a trade mission, follows a longstanding tradition for Republicans seeking the White House but comes at a particularly volatile moment. “At a time of unnecessarily strained relations between Jerusalem and Washington, Florida serves as a bridge between the American and Israeli people,” DeSantis said in the release. As Florida's governor, DeSantis has vowed to be a staunch ally of Israel and led a trade delegation there in 2019. The White House said it had no comment on DeSantis’ plans, while maintaining administration officials have been regularly in touch with the Israeli government during the crisis. DeSantis is widely expected to enter the 2024 race once the Florida Legislature concludes its current session in early May.

(Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to suspend a planned judiciary reform until the next parliament session after nationwide protests paralyzed the country. Netanyahu agreed with one of his hard-right coalition partners, Itamar Ben-Gvir, that the judiciary overhaul bill would be given an extension to the next session to pass the reform through negotiations, NBC reported. As part of the agreement, a National Guard will be set up under Ben-Gvir's Ministry of National Security. The latest development indicates Netanyahu has not yet given up on the contentious reform bill, despite huge protests and widespread strikes. The prime minister — who is the longest-serving in Israel's history — was expected to announce a pause to the legislation on Monday, but the delivery of his statement was postponed three times, according to the Jerusalem Post.

☆ Elite Israeli reserve fighter pilots and intelligence officers boycott training to protest against Netanyahu's right-wing government
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reserve pilots in a top Israeli air force squadron are boycotting training in an anti-government protest. Thirty-seven of the 40 reserve pilots in Israeli Air Force's 69th Squadron joined the protests by refusing to attend pre-scheduled training this week, the Jerusalem Post reports. The 69th Squadron is one of Israel's most prestigious air force units, according to Haaretz. The Israel reserve is 465,00-strong, and the mandatory service is part of the national ethos. Critics of this plan by Netanyahu's right-wing government say that this will weaken Israel's courts, and reduce civil liberties, per Reuters.

☆ Palestinians living in refugee camps are being paid $350 to fight for Russia in Ukraine: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Palestinians living in Lebanese refugee camps are being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The Jerusalem Post reported that some 300 refugees have already been deployed. The majority of Palestinians being deployed to Ukraine come from the largest Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, Ein El Hilweh Camp, the report said. But it is known that Russia has previously recruited Syrian volunteers to fight in Ukraine. Riad Kahwaji, a Dubai-based security analyst, told The Media Line that Russia recruiting Palestinian refugees to fight in Ukraine wouldn't be surprising.

☆ Rep. George Santos barricaded himself in his district office as angry constituents stood outside demanding his resignation: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. George Santos hid from constituents who tried to deliver a petition to him on Wednesday. A staffer told the group that Santos was in the building but added that he refused to meet with a "mob," according to the paper. Santos' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Last week, they traveled to Capitol Hill to call for the expulsion of their congressman, according to The Jerusalem Post. In January, it emerged that constituents' calls to his office were being routed to another GOP congressman, as Newsday first reported.

☆ Israel's president became the first world leader to publicly use ChatGPT when he gave a speech partly written by the AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, delivered a speech partly-written by ChatGPT on Wednesday. Herzog opened his speech with an intro written by ChatGPT. He then ended the speech with a ChatGPT generated "inspirational quote" about AI. During his speech, Herzog also emphasized that AI will not replace humans, despite using it to write part of it. The president also used ChatGPT to end his speech with an "inspirational quote," Sky News reported.

☆ Donald Trump accused evangelical leaders of disloyalty for not yet endorsing his 2024 presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump accused evangelical leaders of disloyalty for not yet endorsing him in 2024. Evangelical Christian leaders appear to be holding back on supporting Trump for the GOP nomination. In October, Trump praised evangelicals for being more "appreciative" of his work than American Jews. During an interview on the right-wing fringe network Real America's Voice, Trump was asked about the lack of endorsements from evangelical leaders for his 2024 presidential campaign. In 2021, Trump also told an Israeli journalist that "evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country."

☆ Most armies ignore autistic people. Israel is calling them up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He signed up to serve through Ro'im Rachok, a first-of-its-kind program that places autistic people in the military to utilize their valuable skills. Ro'im Rachok, however, allows them to sign up as volunteers. Ro'im Rachok students sit in a circle during a class at Ono Academic College. Israel Defense Forces/ InsiderIt's November, and students of the Ro'im Rachok electronics course are approaching the final month of their training. But because Ro'im Rachok enlistees are volunteers, they can drop out after a year.

☆ Medvedev: Put Russian Hypersonic Missiles Close to Washington, DC
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's former president called for hypersonic missiles to be put close to Washington, DC. Dmitry Medvedev lashed out after US officials said the Ukraine war is not "worthy" of Russians. Hypersonic missiles are exceptionally fast, and can travel on an unpredictable flight path, making them harder to intercept with traditional air defense systems. The 405-mile-long Potomac River passes through Washington, D.C., the seat of the US federal government. On Wednesday, Russia announced that it was sending its Admiral Gorshkov warship, armed with Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, on a long-range voyage that would pass through the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea.

Locations: США, РФ

☆ $1 million worth of Celtic gold coins was stolen from a German museum during a mysterious power outage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over $1 million worth of ancient gold has been stolen in Germany, Bavarian State Police said. The 483 coins were stolen when unknown thieves broke into the Celtic Roman Museum in Manching. On Thursday night, 483 coins were stolen when unknown thieves broke into the Celtic Roman Museum in Manching. The coins, dating back to 100 BCE, were unearthed in 1999 in Manching, Germany, and are considered the largest discovery of Celtic gold coins found in the 20th century. Picture taken on November 23, 2022 shows a broken window at the Celtic and Roman museum in Manching, southern Germany, from where a hoard of Celtic coins was stolen.

☆ Influential evangelical Christians have turned against Trump after his 2024 announcement, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Evangelical Christians who supported former President Donald Trump appear to be turning on him. "The average evangelical Christian is a faith-based person. Donald Trump does not personify biblical values. In an essay sent to The Washington Post, Evans accused Trump of using evangelical support to propel him to the presidency. In the article, Piper said: "The take-home of this past week is simple: Donald Trump has to go.

☆ Robert Clary, ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ star who survived the Holocaust, dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters —Paris-born actor and singer Robert Clary, who survived 31 months in Nazi concentration camps but later co-starred in “Hogan’s Heroes,” the US sitcom set in a German World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp, has died at the age of 96. “Hogan’s Heroes” starred Bob Crane as American Colonel Robert Hogan, with Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis and Ivan Dixon playing other POWs. “Hogan’s Heroes” was popular with TV viewers during its run on the CBS network and for decades afterward in syndication even though some critics considered it in bad taste. In 1980, alarm over people trying to deny the Holocaust prompted Clary to end his self-imposed silence about his experiences. He also wrote an autobiography, “From the Holocaust to Hogan’s Heroes.”“We must learn from history,” Clary told the Reno Gazette-Journal in 2002, “which we don’t.”

☆ South Korea is turning away Russians trying to escape Putin's military draft by sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russians fleeing Putin's military draft have left via car, train, plane, and less frequently, by boat. All but two Russians known to have sailed into South Korea to avoid the draft have been denied entry. A South Korean lawmaker told NBC News the country must create "dedicated procedures" for those fleeing the conflict. Russia and South Korea have an agreement allowing citizens to enter for up to 90 days visa-free, according to the Korea Herald. "South Korea is already a country that accepts very few refugees," he said.

☆ Тель-Авив и соседние города попали под массированный обстрел из сектора Газа. Израиль ответил новыми ударами
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +4 min

С территории сектора Газа вечером 11 мая был нанесен массированный ракетный удар по городам в центральной части Израиля. Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Илья Красильщик (@krasilshchik)10-11 мая из сектора Газа были запущены около 700 ракет по Израилю. 200 из них перехватила израильская система противовоздушной обороны, еще 150 упали на территории сектора Газа, не долетев до израильских городов. Число жертв обстрелов в Израиле к утру 12 мая выросло до пяти человек, а в палестинском секторе Газа — до 35 человек. Также стычки происходили в Шейх Джаррахе — районе в восточной части Иерусалима, где собираются выселить из домов шесть палестинских семей.

Persons: nokta, Илья Красильщик, Авив Кохави, Биньямин Нетаниягу, Хасан Кауджи, Ваиль Иса, Яир Ревиво Organizations: Haaretz, Ynet, Хамас, Исламский джихад, ПВО, Генштаб, Армия обороны, ХАМАС Locations: Jerusalem, —, Газа, Израиль, Ашкелон, тельавив, Индия, РишонлеЦион, Холон, Лод, Иерусалим, АльАкса, Шейх Джаррахе район, Храмовая гора, Шейх Джарраха

☆ (video) Ploaie de rachete între Israel și Fâșia Gaza. Cel puțin 30 de persoane au decedat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

(video) Ploaie de rachete între Israel și Fâșia Gaza. Militanții palestinienii au ripostat marți seara cu 130 de rachete trase asupra Tel Avivului, după ce turnul Hanadi din Fâșia Gaza a fost lovit în atacul israelian. Decesul ei ridică la trei numărul persoanelor care și-a pierdut viața, marţi, în Israel, în atacurile cu rachete din Fâşia Gaza. Situaţia din Cisiordania şi Ierusalimul de Est a fost tensionată de la începutul Ramadanului, luna sfântă de post şi rugăciune a musulmanilor. Numeroşi palestinieni au devenit furioşi după ce poliţia israeliană a restricţionat accesul în unele zone din Oraşul Vechi.

Persons: Hamas . Premierul, Ben Gurion Autorităţile, Aeroportul Internaţional Ben Gurion, Premierul, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu . Premierul, Benny Gantz, Ismail Haniyeh, violenţele Organizations: Hamas, Iron, Jerusalem, Aeroportul Internaţional, Dome, Armata israeliană, BBC, Israelul Locations: Israel, Fâșia Gaza, israeliană Tel Aviv, Gaza, israeliană, israeliene, Tel Avivului, Tel Aviv, Holon, Eilat, Israelului, israelian, Comandanţi, Ismail, Cisiordania, Ierusalimul, Est, Oraşul Vechi, Ierusalimului

☆ Purtarea măștii în spațiile libere nu mai este obligatorie în Israel
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Israelul va elimina cerinţa de a purta măşti în aer liber, după ce a avut una dintre cele mai de succes campanii de vaccinare. Măștile de protecție vor rămâne însă obligatorii în spațiile publice închise. În plus, sistemul de învăţământ va relua funcţionarea integrală, astfel că toți elevii vor reveni în băncile școlilor după mai bine de un an. „Nivelul deceselor este foarte scăzut datorită campaniei noastre de vaccinare de succes şi, astfel, putem uşura restricţiile", a declarat dr. Eyal Leshem. Tot duminică, sistemul de învăţământ va relua funcţionarea integrală după peste un an.

Persons: Sheba Organizations: Medicină, Sheba Medical Center

☆ Ношение маски на улице больше не является обязательным в Израиле
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В Израиле отменяют обязательное ношение масок на улице с 18 апреля. Однако выводы специалистов о том, что маски больше не нужны на свежем воздухе, их обязательное ношение на улице отменено. "Благодаря вакцинации уровень заболеваемости в Израиле невысокий, и это сделало возможным новое послабление. Граждане Израиля, я по-прежнему прошу вас надевать маски при входе в закрытые помещения", - добавил он. По данным Минздрава страны, в общей сложности с начала пандемии в Израиле было выявлено 836 699.

Persons: Юлий Эдельштейн, Эдельштейн Organizations: Минздрав Locations: Jerusalem, Израиль, Украина

☆ În Israel, purtarea măștii în spațiul public deschis nu mai este obligatorie
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Israelul va elimina cerința de a purta măști în aer liber, după ce a avut una dintre cele mai de succes campanii de vaccinare. Israelul va elimina cerința de a purta măști în aer liber, după ce a avut una dintre cele mai de succes campanii de vaccinare. În plus, sistemul de învățământ va relua funcționarea integrală, astfel că toți elevii vor reveni în băncile școlilor după mai bine de un an, scrie Digi24. „Nivelul deceselor este foarte scăzut datorită campaniei noastre de vaccinare de succes și, astfel, putem ușura restricțiile”, a declarat dr. Eyal Leshem. Tot duminică, sistemul de învățământ va relua funcționarea integrală după peste un an.

Persons: Sheba Organizations: Medicină, Sheba Medical Center, Mediafax, Israelul

☆ Израиль стал первым государством в мире, достигшим коллективного иммунитета от COVID
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +4 min

Ранее Израиль зафиксировал, что общее число активных случаев заболевания коронавирусом в стране снизилось до 3890 — это самый низкий показатель с июня 2020 года. После того, как в январе 2021 года благодаря соглашению с компанией Pfizer Израиль начал вакцинировать население быстрее всех в мире, вакцину получили уже 5,3 миллиона человек — более половины жителей. Достижение страной коллективного иммунитета может быть «единственным объяснением» того факта, что число случаев заболевания продолжало снижаться даже после начатого в феврале постепенного снятия локдауна в Израиле, приводит «Би-би-си» слова профессора Эяля Лешема, главы Медицинского центра Шиба, крупнейшей больницы страны. В пользу этого говорит и то обстоятельство, что число случаев заболевания падает во всех возрастных группах, включая несовершеннолетних — даже несмотря на то, что детей младше 16 лет не вакцинируют, заметил он, пишет meduza.io. Если это так, Израиль может стать первым государством в мире, достигшим рубежа коллективного иммунитета, добавил он.

Persons: Эяль Лешем, Эран Сегал, Сегал, Орит ФаркашХакоэн Organizations: Pfizer, The, Бибиси, Медицинский центр, Институт науки Вейцмана Locations: COVID, Jerusalem, Israel, Израиль, Шиба

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