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For nearly two years, Eilat Lieber, director and chief curator of the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City, has been excited for this April, when Passover, Easter and Ramadan — touchstone holidays of three major religions — would collide for the first time in nearly two decades. To prepare for the 400,000 or […]

Asian shares are mostly lower as countries report surging numbers of infections from the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted shutdowns of travel and business in many parts of the world By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer March 30, 2020, 6:00 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — Asian markets started the week with fresh losses as

Asian shares have opened lower as countries reported surging numbers of infections from the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted shutdowns of travel and business in many parts of the world By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer March 30, 2020, 2:59 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BANGKOK

The coronavirus outbreak continues to shake up the business world March 28, 2020, 9:12 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments this weekend related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the

NEW ORLEANS — Tommy Tommaseo is not nostalgic for Hurricane Katrina. Rocky and Carlo’s, his family’s Creole-Italian restaurant in St. Bernard Parish, just outside New Orleans, took on four feet of water when that disaster hit in 2005. There were fish swimming in the first floor of Mr. Tommaseo’s house. His father, Rocky, then 91,

While demand at XO has recently plateaued, the private aviation company initially saw its membership surge 88 percent between February and mid-March at the introductory level, which costs $595 a year, not including flights. Ron Silverman, the chief operating officer of XO, said many flight requests in early March were for returning travelers from places

Think of the health care system capacity as a subway car that can only hold so many people at once. During rush hour, that capacity is not enough to handle the demand, so people must wait on the platform for their turn to ride. Staggering work hours diminishes the rush hour and increases the likelihood

Kelly, as well as Mrs. Quiros, got their tests back a few days later. They both registered negative. As for Mr. Schrock in Washington, his doctor called him on Tuesday, about five days after he got his test, to say that he had tested positive. That night, officials from the district’s health department called him,

The Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline for Real ID enforcement by 12 months because of the Covid-19 pandemic, postponing an already delayed government requirement for enhanced identification to board domestic flights. The new deadline is Oct. 1, 2021, one year from the previous date, Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of

Not everyone who becomes seriously ill fits the high-risk profile. In every infectious disease outbreak, there are unexplained cases that defy the statistics, such as severe illness striking a young, healthy person who would have been expected to become just mildly sick. The physician in China who was penalized for alerting colleagues to the outbreak