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Illustrative photo of Israeli high schoolers taking an exam. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 14, 2023, 7:12 pm
Israeli 10th graders still struggling, but dodge global post-COVID drop-off — study
2022 PISA survey shows Israeli 15-year-olds avoided the ‘unprecedented performance drop’ seen worldwide, but are still ranked below international average in academic skills
By Gavriel Fiske
A passenger, wearing a personal protective equipment, walks at the arrival area at the Capital International Airport in Beijing on January 8, 2023. (Noel CELIS / AFP)
January 9, 2023, 9:34 am
90% of Chinese province residents, 88 million people, estimated to have gotten COVID
Official mentions sky-high figure in country’s third-most populous province Henan, following China’s major policy change of reopening after years of ‘zero infection’ attempt
By AFP
A woman has her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, December. 4, 2022. (Andy Wong/AP)
December 7, 2022, 9:29 am
China announces nationwide loosening of COVID restrictions that sparked protests
Under new guidelines after anger over zero-COVID policy, frequency and scope of PCR testing to be reduced, lockdowns limited and non-severe coronavirus cases can isolate at home
By AFP
Residents ride public transport in the district of Haizhu as pandemic restrictions are eased in southern China's Guangzhou province, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo)
December 1, 2022, 4:23 pm
China eases COVID controls amid effort to head off anti-lockdown protests
No sign of further demonstrations with heavy police presence on streets, but experts warn country can’t fully open its borders until tens of millions of elderly are vaccinated
By Joe McDonald
Protesters against China's strict COVID rules pass near a police car in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
November 28, 2022, 12:31 pm
China detains protesters, BBC journalist in crackdown on rare public demonstrations
Activists call for political freedoms, claim strict virus lockdowns hampered response to deadly blaze in Urumqi; protests not seen since 1989 pro-democracy movement
By Matthew WALSH and Jing Xuan Teng
Illustrative: An Ultra-Orthodox Jew prays a morning prayer at his house, during a lockdown following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 2, 2022, 8:52 am
Charges dropped against ultra-Orthodox man police framed for lockdown violation
Man received a NIS 5,000 fine reserved for illegal gatherings during the lockdown after cursing police officers from his window; plans to sue for compensation
By ToI Staff
Mike Peleg outside Dekel Prison, Beersheba, on June 1, 2022 (Screen grab/Ynet)
June 2, 2022, 11:38 am
75-year-old jailed for four hours for going to the beach during COVID lockdown
Mike Peleg, from coastal city of Ashkelon, refuses to pay NIS 500 fine, is briefly locked up in Dekel Prison
By ToI Staff
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London on May 25, 2022, to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (Daniel LEAL / AFP)
May 25, 2022, 3:12 pm
UK probe into ‘partygate’ blames Johnson and top officials for rule-breaking culture
Report points to ‘failures of leadership and judgment’ at 10 Downing Street, providing detailed information on lockdown gatherings; critics say scandal necessitates his resignation
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for the weekly Prime Minister's Questions In London, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
May 19, 2022, 3:08 pm
UK police conclude investigation into ‘partygate’ scandal, issue 126 fines
No further action will be taken against PM Johnson, who was fined for attending a birthday party during a COVID lockdown in 2020
By AP
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to make a statement about Downing Street parties during the coronavirus lockdowns in London, on April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
April 19, 2022, 8:40 pm
UK’s Boris Johnson ‘wholeheartedly’ apologizes over ‘partygate’ to unswayed MPs
British PM tells lawmakers he is sorry for attending an illegal party at 10 Downing St. during lockdown, insists he didn’t knowingly break rules or mislead Parliament
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
April 12, 2022, 5:51 pm
UK PM Johnson and his finance minister to be fined over ‘partygate’ COVID scandal
Unclear how much British premier and chancellor have been ordered to pay for alleged breach of COVID protocol; opposition leader Starmer demands their resignation
By SYLVIA HUI
Police officers wearing protective gear control access to a tunnel in the direction of Pudong district in lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Shanghai, March 28, 2022. (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
March 28, 2022, 1:10 pm
China starts its most extensive lockdown in two years as cases surge in Shanghai
The financial capital has become China’s COVID hotspot, with 3,500 new cases detected Sunday; residents complain of city’s ‘inconsistent’ control measures
By Agencies
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon" at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2022, 5:46 pm
Liberman ‘at peace’ with not locking down in Omicron wave, despite rising death toll
Finance minister defends government’s COVID policy of keeping economy open, says ‘we haven’t made cars illegal’ despite car crash fatalities
By Tobias Siegal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks to the media during a visit to the Warszawska Brygada Pancerna military base near Warsaw, Poland, February 10, 2022. (Daniel Leal/Pool via AP, File)
February 12, 2022, 6:20 pm
UK police ask PM Boris Johnson for more information on lockdown parties
British prime minister given seven days to fill out questionnaire regarding ‘partygate’ as calls grow for him to step down if found to have broken the law
By AP
Debris from damaged building and trees are strewn around on Atata Island in Tonga, on January 28, 2022. (POIS Christopher Szumlanski/ Australian Defence Force via AP)
February 6, 2022, 7:26 pm
Volcano-hit Tonga suffers first COVID outbreak after receiving foreign aid
Tonga is one of several Pacific countries to experience their first COVID outbreaks over the past month
By David Rising and Nick Perry
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