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  • Apprehensive Khamenei gathers Iran proxies to discuss Israel retaliation
    Israel Hayom - 12:36 Aug 01, 2024
      Iran has summoned representatives from its proxy organizations to coordinate a joint response following the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Reuters reported Thursday, with the high-stakes meeting, which included delegates from Yemen's Houthi rebels, Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iraqi Shiite militias, coinciding with an emergency session of Iran's Supreme […]
    Tags: Iran
  • Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise narrowly avoid crossing paths in 2024 Olympics
    Israel Hayom - 12:30 Aug 01, 2024
      Former couple Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise narrowly avoided crossing paths at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kidman, 57, attended the 2024 Olympics in Paris to watch the Women's Gymnastics team final with her husband Keith Urban and daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith. She shared the arena with celebrities like Serena Williams and Natalie Portman. […]
  • Will autonomous cars give speeding tickets?
    Israel Hayom - 12:00 Aug 01, 2024
      Ford has filed a patent application titled "Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations" that aims to use vehicle-mounted cameras, LIDAR, and radar to monitor the speed of other vehicles on the road. The proposed system can capture images and speed data of speeding vehicles, both stationary and moving, and report the violations directly […]
  • Nothing unveils Phone (2a) Plus with upgraded specs and AI capabilities
    Israel Hayom - 11:30 Aug 01, 2024
      Nothing released Phone (2a) Plus, an upgraded version of the Phone (2a). It offers advanced camera options, including 4K video capabilities, an AI "portrait optimizer" for enhanced photo quality, and improved gaming performance with the MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G processor. It features a 50MP main camera with optical stabilization, AI Vivid mode, and […]
  • This Norwegian swimmer champions the Olympic Village's chocolate muffin
    Israel Hayom - 11:00 Aug 01, 2024
      Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen gained unexpected TikTok fame for his enthusiastic reviews of the chocolate muffins at the Olympic Village. Christiansen, a distance swimmer competing in his third Olympics, loves desserts, and he is showing the pastry a whole lot of love on TikTok. His visibility is so high he has become known as […]
  • Starbucks' boba-inspired drink is so successful the company had to pull advertising
    Israel Hayom - 10:30 Aug 01, 2024
      Starbucks' new boba-like "popping pearls" drinks, featuring raspberry-flavored popping pearls, sold so well that the company had to reduce marketing to prevent supply shortages, the company said. The demand for boba-inspired drinks, particularly among Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers, was higher than anticipated, leading to strong sales and the need to restock stores. […]
  • Can the shipping industry go back to wind power?
    Israel Hayom - 10:00 Aug 01, 2024
      Wind-assisted propulsion technologies, such as rigid sails, turbines, and spinning rotors, have the potential to revolutionize the cargo shipping industry by helping ships save fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A startup called CoFlow Jet is developing a new wind-driven system that aims to cut ship fuel costs by up to 90% using stationary […]
  • Celebrity pole-vault record holder leaves Olympic Village
    Israel Hayom - 09:30 Aug 01, 2024
      Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, the Swedish pole vault world record holder and reigning Olympic champion, has decided not to stay in the Olympic Village during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, citing his discomfort with intense public attention. Considered one of the best athletes in the world, Duplantis has broken the pole vault world record eight […]
  • Turkish media duped by Israelis' pun, 'out' Haniyeh's Mossad assassin
    Israel Hayom - 09:11 Aug 01, 2024
      Several Turkish media outlets have embarrassed themselves by publishing the purported identity of a Mossad agent allegedly responsible for assassinating Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh this week. The story, based on information claimed to be from anonymous online sources, quickly unraveled as it became apparent the "agent" was a fictional character created by […]
    Tags: Mossad
  • Timothée Chalamet stuns, channeling Bob Dylan in a teaser-trailer
    Israel Hayom - 12:00 Jul 28, 2024
      Actor Timothée Chalamet ("Dune", "Wonka") stuns in a new trailer for "A Complete Unknown," a Bob Dylan biographical film singing "A Hard Rain's A‐Gonna Fall." Chalamet rendering of the Dylan song took social media by storm, with many praising his ability to mimic Dylan's unique style. "A Complete Unknown" follows the rise of Bob […]
  • Arieli EL acquires 59.1% stake in Elron Ventures for $53.2M
    Israel Hayom - 11:57 Jul 28, 2024
    Arieli EL, part of the Arieli group of companies, has announced the acquisition of a 59.1% stake in veteran cyber and B2B software holding company Elron Ventures (TASE: ELRN) for $53.2 million from Discount Investment Corporation Ltd (TASE:DISI). This acquisition highlights the significant market opportunities within the Israeli ecosystem, especially in cybersecurity and defense. Lisya […]
  • Japan registers a sharp drop in population
    Israel Hayom - 11:30 Jul 28, 2024
      Japan is experiencing a severe population decline, with a record low of 730,000 births and a record high of 1.58 million deaths in 2023, leading to a population drop of 861,237, the largest ever recorded. The country has the world's second-oldest population after Monaco, with a record-low fertility rate of 1.2 children per woman. […]
    Tags: Japan
  • Netflix's "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" gives a timeless aesthetic to a dark storyline
    Israel Hayom - 11:00 Jul 28, 2024
      Netflix's "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" follows high school student Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) as she investigates a murder case that happened five years before. It is a short, bingeable whodunit focused on high-schoolers, plot twists, and complicated romances, offering a "true crime lite" experience for viewers. The 6-episode first season, created […]
  • Paris 2024's Phryge continues a long line of bizarre Olympic mascots
    Israel Hayom - 10:30 Jul 28, 2024
      The official mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics is the Olympic Phryge, based on traditional Phrygian hats symbolizing liberty and the French Republic. The Phrygian caps have historical significance in France as an international symbol of freedom, seen on Marianne figures and various national items. While some have criticized the Phryges mascots as perplexing, […]
  • Breakthrough discovery shows potential of sugar gel as effective hair-loss treatment
    Israel Hayom - 10:00 Jul 28, 2024
      A naturally occurring sugar called 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) was found to significantly stimulate hair regrowth in mice, potentially offering a safe, cost-effective, and non-invasive alternative to current baldness treatments. In a study on mice, researchers from the University of Sheffield and COMSATS University in Islamabad, Pakistan found that a sustained-release sodium alginate-based 2dDR-SA gel resulted […]
  • What is the world's most powerful passport?
    Israel Hayom - 09:30 Jul 28, 2024
      Singapore reclaims the top spot with the world's most powerful passport, as the U.S. continues to fall in ranking amidst shifting global visa-free access trends. The recently released Henley Passport Index 2024 ranks passports based on the number of destinations accessible without a prior visa, evaluating 199 countries and 227 travel destinations monthly. It […]
  • Netflix's country villa romp "The Decameron" gets mixed reviews
    Israel Hayom - 09:00 Jul 28, 2024
      Aristocrats and servants huddle in a lavish countryside villa, in an attempt to turn their backs on the Black Death in Netflix's period dramedy series "The Decameron." The dramedy is very loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century Italian novellas and set during the Black Death in 1348. The none-too-pleasant characters flee a plague-ridden Florence […]
  • Taiwanese TV series "Zero Day" depicts hypothetical Chinese invasion
    Israel Hayom - 08:30 Jul 28, 2024
      "Zero day," an upcoming Taiwanese TV series, depicts a hypothetical Chinese offensive against Taiwan, including scenarios such as a naval blockade, cyberattacks, financial collapse, social unrest, and a full-blown invasion. The series was funded by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, tech billionaire Robert Tsao, and produced in cooperation with Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. […]
  • An iron coating keeps Komodo dragons' teeth razor-sharp
    Israel Hayom - 07:50 Jul 28, 2024
      A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has uncovered a unique adaptation in Komodo dragons--their serrated, blade-shaped teeth have an iron-rich coating concentrated along the cutting edges and tips. The coating gives their enamel extra strength, an orange stain, and keeps the edges razor-sharp for ripping apart prey like deer and buffalo. […]
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  • 11 children and teenagers killed from rocket hit on football field
    Israel Hayom - 16:24 Jul 27, 2024
      Eleven children and teenagers were killed from a direct hit on a football field in Majdal Shams, a village located in the northern Golan Heights, with at least 30 more injured. Residents in the northern Golan and Upper Galilee have been instructed to stay close to protected areas. Military sources estimate that a rocket […]

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