International investors with $2.2 trillion in assets will ask commodity giant Glencore Plc to show how its development of thermal coal mines meets the goals of the Paris climate accord to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. Glencore is one of the world’s largest producers and traders of the fossil fuel used in power generation and…
The US Defense Department and intelligence authorities are barring Israel Air Force (IAF) pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 fighter jets, in fear of information security and technology leaks. This move by the US stems from an increasingly expanding focus on information security and safeguarding US interests. As a result, sources claim the IAF…
A Palestinian villager encountered Israeli cattle and fabricated a story about how Israel has been secretly training the cattle to spy on Palestinians, according to Palestinian Media Watch citing the official Palestinian Authority daily news outlet Al-Hayat Al-Jadida. “These are recruited and trained cattle, Palestinian villager Rushd Morrar reportedly told the daily. “On the neck…
Aviv Talmor, the Founder and CEO of the algo-trading company UTrade, has received a four-year prison sentence for defrauding investors of NIS 77 million ($22 million), along with other charges. Additionally, he was fined NIS 250,000 (about $78,900). The sentencing on Wednesday came after the District Court in Tel Aviv convicted him in September 2022.…
COPENHAGEN – Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested 135 people in a large-scale operation on suspicion of laundering money defrauded from elderly people. The money was defrauded by contacting elderly people and convincing them to transfer money from their bank accounts or provide personal banking information. Those arrested were not the organisers of…
Three police officers were indicted Thursday for allegedly obstructing with an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a teenager in October, with prosecutors saying one of those charged passed on information about the probe to the person who eventually was charged with the murder. Haim Gabai, Shai Cohen and Yitzhak Ben Shayah were charged with…
The Vizhnitz Hasidic court, which is among the biggest and most powerful in Israel, expelled the head of its yeshiva in 2016 after he was suspected of sexual offenses against his students and amid concerns that the victims would file a complaint with the police. An investigation was later opened against the rabbi, Efraim Tessler,…
Scam and spam calls are getting more common. And they’re hard not to answer because the number comes up as “unknown.” When there’s no caller ID number, you can’t be sure if it’s a spam caller or an important call you’ve been waiting for. If you’re anticipating a job offer or a call from a…
Layoffs are never easy regardless of the circumstance, but they are particularly bad when they come in waves. That’s exactly what’s happening at Amazon. On Wednesday, less than two months after the U.S.’ second largest employer reportedly moved to cut around 10,000 employees in its devices and books divisions, CEO Andy Jassy says it will…
A Vermont state trooper was suspended after he allegedly swiped a Rolex watch and other valuables from an evidence room, according to authorities and court documents. Trooper Giancarlo DiGenova was placed on paid leave Dec. 19, 2022 over the alleged thefts from a temporary evidence storage room, state police announced last week. The missing property…