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Israeli Harel Hershtik, vice president of strategy and technology at Scentech Medical, demonstrates his company’s product, which he says can detect certain diseases by analysing a patient’s breath, at the company’s office in Rehovet, Israel, May 3, 2022. When he was 20 years old, Hershtik planned and executed a murder, shooting his victim in the head and burying the body in a crime that a quarter of a century later is still widely remembered for its grisly details. Today, he is the brains behind an Israeli health-tech startup with the backing of prominent public figures and deep-pocketed investors. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) ASC505 ASC505

May 16, 2022 at 12:17 am

Convicted killer turned tech whiz confronts his past VIEW

It was a crime that a quarter of a century later is still widely remembered for its grisly details.

May 15, 2022 at 11:13 pm

Convicted killer turned tech whiz confronts his sordid past VIEW

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May 2, 2022 at 3:49 am

Israel lashes out at Russia over Lavrov’s Nazism remarks

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April 21, 2022 at 12:31 am

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April 16, 2022 at 11:05 pm

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April 10, 2022 at 4:27 am

Israeli forces shoot, kill 2 Palestinians; one was unarmed VIEW

Officials say Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinians, including an unarmed woman, in confrontations across Israel and the occupied West Bank.

March 30, 2022 at 12:28 am

After Israel attacks, sidelined Palestinian issue reemerges VIEW

Three deadly attacks in Israel in a week are raising doubts over Israel’s approach to its conflict with the Palestinians.

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FILE – In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP, File) RUS601 RUS601

March 18, 2022 at 12:47 pm

EXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify war with Ukraine

Putin has referenced the Holocaust, World War II and Nazism in his bid to legitimize Russia’s war in Ukraine, but historians see their use as...

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March 6, 2022 at 7:22 am

EXPLAINER: Why Israel is mediating between Russia, Ukraine

Israel's prime minister is assuming the unlikely role of mediator between Russia and Ukraine with his surprise visit to Moscow.

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March 1, 2022 at 10:06 am

EXPLAINER: What danger do cluster bombs pose?

Reports have emerged that Russia is using cluster bombs in its incursion in Ukraine, a charge Moscow denies.

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