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A fourth shot may not offer much more protection against catching Omicron, an early Israeli study suggests. The small study adds information to the debate over whether a fourth shot is advisable.
New York Times | 8 hours, 47 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Talks persist in Vienna and elsewhere at reviving the Iran nuclear deal
As talks continue to try to restart the deal that put limits on Iran's nuclear program, there's a flurry of diplomatic meetings. Iran wants the U.S. to guarantee it'll stick to the deal this time.
NPR.org | 14 hours, 58 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
NPR.org | 14 hours, 58 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Yemens Houthi Militia Claims Rare Military Strike on U.A.E. Emirati officials said that several people had been killed in an explosion of fuel tankers in Abu Dhabi, possibly as a result of a drone attack.
New York Times | Jan 17, 2022 2:20 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Israeli Artist Turns Plastic Pollution Into Earth Poetica In Beverly Barkats quest to connect people with nature, she found that environmental waste could be a powerful medium.
New York Times | Jan 16, 2022 10:52 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
A Ban on 19 Singers in Egypt Tests the Old Guards Power Leaders of a musicians licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can.
New York Times | Jan 16, 2022 4:06 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Netanyahus Lawyers Discuss a Plea Bargain to End His Graft Trial Benjamin Netanyahu, Israels former prime minister, has pleaded not guilty in a corruption case. But his lawyers are negotiating a deal in which he might accept some charges to avoid jail time.
New York Times | Jan 16, 2022 3:14 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
32 Years After Civil War, Mundane Moments Trigger Awful Memories Cards. Candles. Sunsets. For this New York Times correspondent and other children of Beirut in the 1980s, traumatic reminders of the war are still there in everyday activities.
New York Times | Jan 15, 2022 10:02 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Rockets Possibly Fired by Pro-Iran Assailants Target U.S. Embassy in Iraq Four rockets were fired at the fortified compound that houses the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and suspicion fell on pro-Iran militias.
New York Times | Jan 13, 2022 10:09 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Israel says it broke up Iranian spy network that recruited women
Four Israeli Jewish women of Iranian descent were allegedly paid thousands of dollars by a handler.
BBC News | Jan 13, 2022 11:07 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
BBC News | Jan 13, 2022 11:07 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
The U.S. and Iran Move Closer to a Nuclear Deal As negotiations reach a critical stage, neither side wants to betray weakness by seeming too eager to reach a deal.
New York Times | Jan 13, 2022 03:47 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
