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Portugal Ranks 20th in Best Countries to Live in: Digital Quality of Life Index
According to the fourth edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index, Portugal ranks 20th in terms of digital well-being. This is 92% of the world’s population, out of 117 countries. Portugal ranks 68th in the world for internet affordability, while e-security is 7th. Portugal’s internet quality service ranks 9th. E-government and electronic infrastructure rank…
Intercommunity Dialogue in Israel-Palestine is the Only Route to Peace
JERUSALEM (ViaNews) – Conversations with individuals across Israel-Palestine all shared the factor of fear. Speaking to politicians, activists, and locals from either side of the debate threw up the same single emotion, which stands in the way of a peace settlement. Political talks over a solution have all but stalled, yet dialogue on the ground…
Albert Einstein Letters Warning About Danger of Atomic Bomb and Power-hungry Leaders go to Auction
JERUSALEM, Israel (ViaNews) – Several letters written by Albert Einstein are on sale by an auction house based in Jerusalem, Israel. In one of those letters, written seven months prior to the first atomic bombing attack in history, Einstein foresees that a nuclear weapon will decide the fate of war. In another letter, Albert Einstein…
Trump’s Announcement on Jerusalem Under ‘Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995’ Attracted Waves of Reactions
Trump recent move on Jerusalem makes the US the first country in the world to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision has been faced with mixed reactions from across the globe. While there have been massive condemnations, there were appreciations too. Early this month – precisely on December 6 – the US President…
2000-Year-old “Jesus Boat” at a Museum in Israel
Jerusalem, Israel (VIAnews) – At the foot of the Sea of Galilee, 76 miles north of Jerusalem, is the Yigal Allon Center, also known as the Man in the Galilee Museum. It was named for one of the founders of the kibbutz (communal settlement) who was Minister of Education and Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime…
Temple Mount Sifting Project
According to a Jerusalem Post article, on August 25, by David M. Weinberg, “One of the most important archaeological projects in the Land of Israel of our times—the Temple Mount Sifting Project—has run out of money and been temporarily shut down.” Given the recent UNESCO decision of disassociating the Temple Mount with Jews and Christians,…