Purim celebrations threaten fresh virus outbreak in Israel
Jerusalem, IsraelAP Mass gatherings took place in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israelis celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim in violation of coronavirus restrictions. Authorities had been concerned about a repeat of last year, when Purim celebrations helped fuel an initial wave of the coronavirus in the earliest days of the global pandemic. The government urged […]
“I will survive”: 2020 slinks off into history as fireworks light deserted streets
Reuters Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed. No light show illuminated Beijing from the top of the TV tower. St Peter’s in Rome was nearly empty for vespers. London’s Trafalgar […]
CHRISTMAS SADNESS
Christmas. It’s a great time of year. Well, for some. PICTURE: Chris Benson/Unsplash Unfortunately the statistics tell a sobering truth. Family violence increases at Christmas as well as separations, depression and those things associated with it. It seems the extra financial pressure, having everyone stuck in the same house for a week, the heat, and […]