Lockdown

Tokyo drift: Black bear that sent Japanese city into lockdown, sparked multi-day search, captured

The adult bear, which was estimated to weigh about 100 kg, was eventually shot with a tranquilizer gun, loaded onto a cage on a truck, and driven away. It is unclear what the city will do with it.

Black bear at Yellowstone Park, photographed May 22, 2026. (Illustrative)
 A US B-2 Spirit bomber, part of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, stops for refueling at the US military base on Diego Garcia in this file photo taken October 8, 2001, following an air strike mission over Afghanistan.

Lockdown lifted following reported active shooter situation at New Jersey air force base

Incoming freshmen march to their living quarters after the Oath of Office ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 26, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland.

US naval academy on lockdown following report of armed intruder - report

 Illustrative image of people in an office.

An end to remote work? Even Zoom employees are asked to return to office


Turkey welcomes foreign tourists while locking down locals

The government has exempted foreign holidaymakers from the 2-1/2-week long lockdown in an effort to revitalize tourism, a critical sector of the Turkish economy.

POSING FOR a selfie in front of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 11

Coronavirus in India: Cases top 20m. prompting lockdown call

With 3.45 million active cases, India recorded 357,229 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,449 to 222,408.

Healthcare workers test a resident at a camp set up for the coronavirus disease outside a temple in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, Mumbai, India, June 7, 2020.

Will 2021 see the return of wanderlust? - opinion

Wanderlust has taken on a new meaning with the return of travel as the COVID vaccine begins to be administered worldwide.

Tourists wear protective masks in Saint Mark's Square in Venice as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, Venice, Italy, February 27, 2020

Health chief Chezy Levy diagnoses Israel’s COVID-19 future

Director-general tells ‘Magazine’ why he cannot sleep at night

TOWARD THE future: Chezy Levy celebrates vaccine success, yet warns of complacency.

Samantha McGregor Shares Her Experience On Having to Get Things Done, Perfect or Not


Passover: Jerusalem cultural center launches online offerings for Passover

The leadup to Passover will be particularly intense, with virtual lectures, cooking classes, musical performances and podcasts on offer. All the content is free, and much of it available in English.

As part of Beit Avi Chai's online offerings, Israeli journalist Romy Neumark, center, narrates a series of short films on artistic works that bring Jewish holidays to light, including this painting by Marc Chagall at Israel's Knesset.

Israeli schools may reopen in orange cities for first time - Health Min.

The decision changes previous directives according to the country's "Traffic Light" program, prohibiting schools to reopen in orange cities.

PUPILS OF the Gevim School in Beersheba wear masks designed by British schoolchildren.

Coronavirus ‘czar’: Israel might need a night curfew on Passover

Nachman Ash said that he believes that the requirement that people always wear a mask outdoors could be canceled

Shushan Purim celebrations amid ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2021

Coronavirus: Israel is further opening - here's what you need to know

Wondering what will change come Sunday with the new round of coronavirus lockdown relief? Here are all the changes.

Israelis in Jerusalem are seen with ice cream ahead of an expected snowfall, on February 16, 2021.

What Israel has learned from its battle with COVID-19

What lessons has Israel learned from the COVID-19 era? What is the country’s path forward as it seeks to emerge from the pandemic and accompanying economic crisis?

A mall in Israel opens up after the country's third coronavirus lockdown.