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Pentagon, FAA to conduct testing on high-energy anti-drone laser system in New Mexico

US Deputy Transportation Secretary Steve Bradbury said the testing is necessary so the FAA can "get comfortable" with the system after a government drone was accidentally shot down by such a system.

The Pentagon is shown with the Washington Monument in the background on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Can you solve this by moving just one matchstick?

Matchstick puzzle for Monday: Try solving the riddle in one minute

Can you solve this by moving just one matchstick?

A challenging and escapist matchstick puzzle: Can you solve it?

Can you solve this by moving just one matchstick?

The daily riddle: Can you move one matchstick and solve the puzzle?


Israel to increase COVID testing centers to accommodate long lines

Salman Zarka: Antigen tests to be valid for 36 hours, instead of 24, on Yom Kippur

Israel's rapid coronavirus testing program in use.

Triple Whammy: Yeshiva student infected with COVID for third time

A yeshiva student was infected with COVID-19 for the third time * This could indicate that vaccinations every six months are essential.

Israeli receiving a COVID test at Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization center in Jerusalem on August 11, 2021.

COVID home testing kits coming to Israel - Here’s what you need to know

Although no final pricing has been released, tests are expected to cost around 20 NIS each and could be sold in packs of one, two or even five for large families.

QuickVue At-Home coronavirus testing kit

COVID: Construction begins on expanded testing site at Ben-Gurion Airport

The testing site - a massive tent - will have the capacity to administer up to 2,5000 tests per hour.

The new expanded testing site at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 2, 2021.

Coronavirus in Israel: NIS 99 tests catered to travelers launch on Sunday

AID GENOMICS is offering a more affordable solution: Results that are guaranteed within 24 hours, with an option for fast results in eight hours or less.

PCR tests processed by AID Genomics

Could Israelis take fewer matriculation exams to graduate school?

Almost all high school graduates in Israel have taken the Bagrut exams, but such tests cause students to memorize information at the expense of in-depth learning.

Israeli students arrive to school, at a high school in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, November 29, 2020.

Scream, not swab: Did a Dutch inventor just discover a new COVID test?

Instead of unpleasant nasal swab tests, Peter van Wees asks participants to step into an air locked cabin and to scream, or sing.

Peter van Wees opens the door so John Moritz can exit the quick breath analyzer cabin that tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a testing location in Amsterdam, Netherlands March 1, 2021.

China's anal COVID-19 tests upsets, traumatizes foreigners

Such tests can ensure infections are spotted, since coronavirus traces can be detectable in the anus for longer than in the respiratory tract, some Chinese doctors told state media.

Medical workers get ready to receive passengers arriving from Sweden's Stockholm at Hohhot Baita International Airport amid a global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China April 26, 2020.

Israel carries out first-ever worldwide drone test without GPS, succeeds

The successful test is a major step on the road to establish commercial drone delivery operations in Israel.

A drone is seen with the NavSight BVLOS navigation solution.

Ben-Gurion University develops more accurate, cheaper mass COVID test

“We’ve already successfully tested 40,000 samples in Israel during the first two weeks of clinical operation,” says Prof. Hertz.

Israelis perform tests for the coronavirus at a Maccabi Test Center, in Ramle. January 7, 2021