Chinese students rank best in the world in standardized tests but don’t excel in thinking out of the box. Israeli kids aren’t great test-takers but have exceptional innovation and problem-solving skills. Chinese students rank best in the world in standardized tests but don’t excel in thinking out of the box. Israeli...

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The Anti-Israel Boycott Act currently being debated in the Senate is an anti-discrimination legislation that does not restrict free speech, in contradiction to critics’ claims, Northwestern University law professor Eugene Kontorovich explained Thursday at a briefing on Capitol Hill. The Senate’s Anti-Israel Boycott Act, sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin (D – Md.), expands...

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Russia has begun moving troops to the Golan Heights border in preparation for a new military base in the area, according to Lebanese media sources. The Al Mayadeen news channel reported that the Russian troops have replaced some Syrian army forces in the area, which has been a rebel stronghold...

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After spending an average of $2.5 billion to develop a single new drug, sometimes pharma companies have to pull it from the market due to a bad outcome that was not detected in clinical studies. That’s what happened in 2000, when a promising Type 2 diabetes drug called troglitazone led...

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Authorities have released footage showing a Palestinian terrorist stabbing and critically wounding a supermarket employee in the central Israeli city of Yavneh on Wednesday. The unnamed 43-year-old victim is seen fighting off his 19-year-old attacker, Ismail Ibrahim Ismail Abu Aram, despite sustaining stab wounds to the head, neck, and upper body, The...

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Israel launched its first environmental satellite into space in the early hours of Wednesday from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is named Venus, an acronym for Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro Satellite. It was built by Israel Aerospace Industries as part of a...

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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics of Petah Tikva is recruiting American patients for a Phase 3 clinical study of its NurOwn stem-cell treatment intended to halt progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The announcement was made in a patient webinar last week. The NurOwn platform grew out of a technique developed at Tel Aviv University...

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation on Thursday prohibiting the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The bipartisan bill, which passed North Carolina’s House of Representatives by a vote of 96-19 and Senate by a vote of 45-3 last month, also requires the state to divest...

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Phibro Animal Health and Zydus Cadila recently announced their intention to enter into a long-term deal that would see the Indian company license Israeli Phibro’s innovative poultry vaccine technologies. A Globes report said the five-year deal was worth $150 million. “We are proud of the more than 20-year partnership with Zydus Cadila...

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A new venture capital fund focused on Israel’s automotive technology sector said on Wednesday that it raised over $40 million, twice its target. Maniv Mobile LP said it will help investors partner with emerging leaders in transportation technology, The Times of Israel reported. It currently has 15 companies—mostly Israeli startups—in its...

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