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Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posts photo of Tel Aviv taken from space


The usually bustling Israeli city is seen looking desolate amid the spread of the coronavirus.




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Daniel Azulay, Brazilian artist and educator, dies of coronavirus at 72


Daniel Azulay, one of Brazil’s most prominent children’s artists and educators, died March 27 at 72 in Rio de Janeiro. Azulay was being treated for leukemia when he contracted the coronavirus.




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William Helmreich, famous sociologist of US Jewry, dies of coronavirus


Helmreich, 74, an academic with eclectic interests whose areas of expertise ranged from race relations to urban life to Orthodox Jewry.




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Brazilian-Israeli family performs home-quarantine version of ‘Hallelujah’


The Brombergs, who immigrated to Israel from São Paulo, Brazil in 2018, play and sing Leonard Cohen’s enduring classic song in English and Hebrew.




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Jewish celebrity Saturday night Passover seder yields $2.5M for charity


The Saturday Night Passover Seder that aired on YouTube over the weekend brought together dozens of celebrities and raised $2.6 million for the CDC Foundation.





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Amid coronavirus celebs' 'Mean Tweets' video combats antisemitism


The video, a spin on Jimmy Kimmel’s 'Mean Tweets' video, features celebrities reading antisemitic posts at a time of increasing coronavirus-related anti-Jewish sentiment.




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'It will be epic': British Airways releases optimistic message to Britain as flights dwindle

Exclusive: The airline is currently operating at just 5 per cent of its normal level




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Lonely Planet: the publisher that shrank the world is now itself shrinking

The Man Who Pays His Way: Travelling will be lonelier without trusted guidebooks




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20 Pledges for 2020: Lockdown isn't stopping me from indulging my flight-free travel fantasies

A make-believe trip is good for the soul, says Helen Coffey




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Coronavirus: Air travel industry predicted to lose £250bn this year

'There is a large amount of pent-up demand, should health and travel restrictions allow it to return to the market,' said IATA's chief economist, Brian Pearce




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Coronavirus: Emirates changes refund policy for cancelled flights

Dubai-based airline's policies now more generous than most carriers




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You can 'remote control' a Faroe Islander to explore the archipelago

Faroe Islanders allow travellers stuck at home with only a device for company to explore through the eyes of a local




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Farmers charter flights to bring fruit-pickers to UK as travel shutdown causes shortage of foreign workers

Nearly 200 Romanian agricultural workers flown from Bucharest to London Stansted in first of series of flights to plug gap in workforce




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EasyJet says 'bookings for winter are well ahead of the equivalent point last year'

Britain's biggest budget airline could see its fleet shrink by one-sixth in three years




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Tui refund: Travel firm makes it harder to claim money back for cancelled holidays

Britain's biggest travel firm insists that customers accept a refund credit note and then phone to get their money back




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easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips

Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic




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'Give us time' to refund cancelled holidays, pleads travel association boss

'14-day refund rule is impossible for the majority of companies to stick to,' said the travel association's chief executive, Mark Tanzer




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Coronavirus: Millions may have to cancel holidays after lockdown due to expired passports

Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began




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Coronavirus: Should I accept a Refund Credit Note for my cancelled holiday?

Holiday companies are desperate to persuade travellers whose holidays have been cancelled to accept a 'Refund Credit Note'. Should you? These are the key questions and answers




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Coronavirus: Travel insurance premium rockets by 550% as providers brace for huge payouts

Exclusive: Couple's annual policy rises by more than £900




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How to visit Barcelona without leaving home

Armchair Travel: Experience the Catalan city from where you are




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Ryanair still 'processing refunds from flights cancelled at the end of February'

'I really am disgusted with the way Ryanair has been treating its customers over refunds,' said passenger Steve Ashton




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Travellers arriving in UK will be told to self-isolate for two weeks

Authorities to conduct spot checks to ensure travellers are at address they registered




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'Self-isolate for two weeks': What a new government quarantine policy for arrivals to the UK could mean

At present there are no health checks on passengers arriving at British ports and airports




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Former Abta board member warns of 'zombie travel companies' – and threatens to sue holiday firms

Refund row intensifies as London ski company claims any customer who declines a 'Refund Credit Note' loses financial protection




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Britain's biggest travel firm is selling Spanish holidays for mid-May

Exclusive: Tui is charging £323 for a week's self-catering in the resort of Salou, including flights from Manchester to Reus and coach transfers, on 15 May




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MH17 crash: Key figure 'of interest' to investigators is top Russian general, claims Bellingcat

Independent investigators name mystery figure as colonel general Andrey Burlaka




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The best new hotel openings this month, from Birmingham to Bali

Hotel junkie Ianthe Butt reveals six of the most exciting new properties for October




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Tui announces four more weeks of holiday cancellations in early summer

Britain's biggest holiday company has axed nearly 900,000 trips so far




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Coronavirus: Foreign Office indefinite travel warning branded 'absurd'

Exclusive: 'The FCO has to alter this Orwellian nonsense, and it must become country-specific,' said Paul Goldstein, owner of a camp in Kenya




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Face masks to become compulsory for air travel

Despite questionable medical benefits, passengers will be told to wear face coverings




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Coronavirus: Ireland could stay closed to Britons until later in the summer

Exclusive: Tourism 'recovery story' not expected till autumn




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Coronavirus: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to establish Baltic 'travel bubble' as restrictions eased

Baltic states agreed each 'had successfully managed the spread of Covid-19 and trust each other's health care systems'




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Travel is unlike other industries – it sells dreams

The Man Who Pays His Way: After a select committee grilling, Simon Calder looks to an more thoughtful industry when it finally begins to recover




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That Summer: Stumbling through a year abroad in Barcelona in 1997

​'I was driven by a youthful fascination with this brash Latin world,' writes Ben Crichton




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Project lift-off: What frustrated travellers want to hear as Boris Johnson eases lockdown restrictions

The government's current travel advice prevents mainstream tour operators running trips and invalidates the holidaymaker's insurance




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Vintage railway posters redesigned to encourage tourists to delay holidays until after lockdown

Posters have been reimagined to include slogans including 'visit when this is all over' and 'no swimming today'




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Coronavirus: Holidays at risk as Boris Johnson set to announce 14 day quarantine for travellers arriving in UK

'Quarantine would not only have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry, but also on the wider economy,' said Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators' Association




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Amazon bets on electric truck maker Rivian

In its first big electric vehicle investment, Amazon is leading a round of fundraising by pickup and SUV start-up Rivian.




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Tesla Model 3 can no longer be recommended, says Consumer Reports

Tesla's stock price sank Thursday after Consumer Reports blasted the reliability of the company's new Model 3 sedan and dropped it from a list of recommended vehicles.




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Elon Musk should be held in contempt for unauthorized tweet about Tesla, SEC says

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Musk announces a $35,000 Model 3, closure of most retail stores, and a no-profit quarter

Three years after he promised to sell an all-electric Model 3 mass-market sedan for $35,000 before incentives, Elon Musk may finally be coming through.




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Tesla website and Elon Musk differ on Model 3 delivery dates. Two weeks? Four months?

Buyers who order the new lower-cost "standard-range" $35,000 Tesla Model 3 electric car and expect to receive it in two to four weeks might be in for a surprise.




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Tesla's Elon Musk, facing contempt charges, says semi-secret meeting was a mistake

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who is scheduled to defend himself Monday against contempt charges in a federal district court, may find his defense complicated by a semi-secret teleconference Tesla held Thursday with a small number of investors and members of the media.




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The Elon Musk circus is about to enter a new arena: federal court

Elon Musk's contempt toward the U.S.




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Tata's new car is cheap ($2,467), but will it sell?

The Indian carmaker plans to launch its auto by the third quarter of '08. Rivals are skeptical.




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A key Tesla supplier cuts growth plans, raising red flags over demand for the Model 3

Panasonic is freezing plans to expand its role as Tesla's electric car battery supplier, a move that raises new questions about demand for Tesla's Model 3 — and the company's future.




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Elon Musk claims a million Teslas will drive themselves in a year. Safety advocates have concerns

Tesla, under pressure to show it can generate profits on its main business of making electric cars, on Monday trumpeted a custom-designed computer chip to let its vehicles drive themselves.




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Tesla Model 3 remains the most popular electric vehicle in the U.S. — by far

The Tesla Model 3 remained the bestselling electric car in the United States last month by far, according to estimates from website Inside EVs.