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Over 10,000 millionaires in Israel

Israel boasted 10,153 millionaires in 2010, according to a new Merrill Lynch-Capgemini 2011 World Wealth Report. The annual survey showed that the number of Israeli

Shakira in Israel to promote education

Colombian pop singer Shakira stopped by a bilingual school in Jerusalem to promote her global education campaign. Shakira, who serves as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador,

A second chance on life

Haji Fdum, a 23-year-old father from Zanzibar, was back in Israel recently for life-saving heart surgery. It was the second time that Fdum turned to

Amdocs acquires Bridgewater for $215m.

Amdocs has acquired Canada’s Bridgewater Systems for about $215 million in a deal that will improve its phone-billing software business. Bridgewater provides network control solutions

Acre exposes Byzantine building

Photo by Skyview Company, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority An aerial photograph of the excavation site in Akko. Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500 year

Mayors convene in Israel

Its municipal cooperation at its best: 25 mayors from across the globe are in Israel for the annual International Mayors Conference. This year’s theme is

Why do cancer cells divide so easily?

A study by a multidisciplinary team of Weizmann Institute researchers might help develop new effective approaches to chemotherapy. The researchers tried to answer the many

HU shares prize with Univ. of Kentucky

Research teams at the University of Kentucky and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have won a prestigious $300,000 award from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation

United Colors of Tel Aviv

The Italian fashion chain, Benetton, will open its first flagship store in Dizengoff Center in the coming months. According to the Calcalist business newspaper, Israeli