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Malta-24 News Briefing – Monday 21st September 2020

Morning Briefing Car crashes in coffee shop Timesofmalta.com reports that an on out-of-control car smashed into the shop window of Dolci Peccati cafeteria Sliema. The incid...

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. epa08677973 A handout photo made available by the NASA's Worldview application, ...

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as huge protests escalate

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb h...

Only one in 10 to be protected from COVID-19 in first year of vaccine use

Sky News on Sunday reported that just one in 10 of the world's population is likely to be protected against COVID-19 in the first year of a vaccine being made available. Analys...

ICIJ leak: Global banks allowed criminals to move dirty money around the world – UPDATED

What is deemed to be an “explosive international financial investigation of historic scale” led by BuzzFeed News and ICIJ was released this evening. BBC reports “Leaked docum...

Malta-24 News Briefing – Sunday 20th September 2020

Update 1600 - News Portal Review TVM says 32 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,196 swab tests were carried out. 664 cases are p...

UPDATED: Italy votes on cutting number of MPs

On Sunday and Monday Italians will vote in a referendum on whether to approve a constitutional law that amends the Italian Constitution to reduce the number of MPs in parliament, ...

Envelope with deadly poison ricin addressed to White House intercepted

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada...

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S still on hold

AstraZeneca Plc said that its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold. AstraZeneca on Saturday published a document describing details of how the COVID-19 ...

Two dead as destructive storm hits central Greece

Two people have died as a hurricane-like storm pounded central Greece, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said. Cyclone Ianos, known as a medicane (Mediterranean hurri...

Italy’s situation is gradually deteriorating – Higher Health Institute

The Higher Health Institute said Friday that it has observed "a slow, gradual deterioration in the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic" in Italy in its weekly monitoring report on the coronavirus...

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with pupils during the beginning...

Malta-24 News Briefing – Saturday 19th September 2020

Updated 1745 - News Portal Reviews TVM says 65 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,922 swab tests were carried out. 663 cases are...

Navalny posts ‘recovery’ update

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hosp...

The Dispatch

Malta

ICIJ leak: Global banks allowed criminals to move dirty money around the world – UPDATED

20th September 2020

Coronavirus News Dispatch

Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

20th September 2020

Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Emergency tents, restrictions back in Spanish capital as virus cases increase

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Bars in the Netherlands to start closing early to rein in spread of coronavirus

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Moderna sees 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by year end

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

How drugmakers can keep their pledge and still deliver an October vaccine surprise

20th September 2020

Europe

Belgium

Digital security system for containers at the port of Antwerp

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Emergency tents, restrictions back in Spanish capital as virus cases increase

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Bars in the Netherlands to start closing early to rein in spread of coronavirus

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Germany

Photo Story: The Bird Show at Deutsche Greifenwarte in Hassmersheim

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Surge in Turkish COVID cases pits doctors against politicians

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

France

Photo Story: Three statues from Notre-Dame on display in Paris

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Coronavirus

Scaled-down Oktoberfest in Munich amid increase in Covid cases

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Election Watch

UK’s Labour ties with Conservatives for first time since 2019, YouGov poll finds

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

Africa Dispatch

Coronavirus

Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

20th September 2020

As the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country's few functioning hospitals faced their nightmare...

Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

20th September 2020

WHO endorses protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatment for coronavirus

20th September 2020

Some Libyan oil facilities restart operations

20th September 2020

Morocco orders COVID-19 vaccine as cases approach 100,000

20th September 2020

Middle East Dispatch

Lebanon

Beirut-born singer Mika to live-stream concert to raise funds for victims of Beirut’s blast

19th September 2020

Beirut-born pop star Mika will livestream a concert this weekend to raise funds for victims of the Aug. 4 port blast in the Lebanese capital, and Mex...

Form government without delay, France tells Lebanese politicians

19th September 2020

Israel, Dubai diamond exchanges begin strategic collaboration

17th September 2020

Israel’s El Al to resume some passenger flights in October

17th September 2020

French initiative is last chance to save Lebanon, Jumblatt says

16th September 2020

Americas Dispatch

Corporate Dispatch

YouTube reverts to human moderators in fight against misinformation

20th September 2020

Google’s YouTube has reverted to using more human moderators to vet harmful content after the machines it relied on during lockdown proved to be overzealous censors of its video platform. When some of YouTube’s 10,000-strong team filtering content were “put offline” by the pandemic, YouTube gave...

Coronavirus

Moderna sees 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by year end

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

How drugmakers can keep their pledge and still deliver an October vaccine surprise

20th September 2020

Photo Story

Photo Story: Six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans

20th September 2020

USA

Trump will nominate a woman next week to succeed Ginsburg on Supreme Court

20th September 2020

Oceania Dispatch

Australia

Australia virus epicentre state says new cases drop to 3-month low

20th September 2020

The Australian state at the centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak on Sunday reported a sharp daily decline in new cases, raising the chances that it will be released from a hard lockdown in the capital city within weeks. Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state and home to a quart...

Australia

Australia COVID-19 hotspot records fewest cases since June

19th September 2020

Australia

Australia’s jobless rate slips, but youth face tough times

17th September 2020

Australia

Australia says daily COVID-19 cases fall to 3-month low

17th September 2020

Business

New Zealand officially in recession

17th September 2020

Asia Dispatch

North Korea

Flurry of activity fuels speculation of North Korea missile test

20th September 2020

Analysts and security officials say they are watching for signs that North Korea may use an upcoming holiday to unveil new weapons or test fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), after a flurry of activity was detected at a key base. Formations of troops have been seen practicing for...

CD eNews

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as huge protests escalate

20th September 2020

China

Chinese virus expert appeals for vigilance for the approaching winter

20th September 2020

Coronavirus

India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.4 million

20th September 2020

South Korea

South Korea police arrests defector trying to cross back to North Korea

20th September 2020

Latest News

Malta-24 News Briefing – Monday 21st September 2020

Morning Briefing Car crashes in coffee shop Timesofmalta.com reports that an on out-of-control car smashed into the shop window of Dolci Peccati cafeteria Sliema. The incident happened around 8.30pm, with a women requiring hospitalisation. Fi...

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. epa08677973 A handout photo made available by the NASA's Worldview application, part of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (E...

Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

As the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country's few functioning hospitals faced their nightmare scenario - a surge in cases and dwindling resources. Hamza Abdulrahman Jelwal, 35, a supervising...

Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

Five-year-old Kenyan student Miguel Munene sits between his parents, holding their hands as he watches cartoon characters teaching him to pronounce “fish”. The television has replaced Munene’s teachers and classmates after the government shut sch...

YouTube reverts to human moderators in fight against misinformation

Digital security system for containers at the port of Antwerp

In Belgium, the Port of Antwerp will introduce a new security system for containers at the port from next year. The current system uses a pin code that if it falls into the wrong hands can lead to security breaches. From next year all contain...

I’m not perfect – Djokovic loses cool in fit of rage in Italian Open

Less than two weeks after being disqualified from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic’s frustration boiled over once again as he smashed his racket in a fit of rage during his 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over Dominik Koepfer in the Italian Open quarter-finals on Satu...

Emergency tents, restrictions back in Spanish capital as virus cases increase

Many residents in Madrid will need a reason to leave their neighborhoods and will face limitations on group gatherings even stricter than the ones in place as authorities moved to try to rein in Europe’s fastest-spreading second coronavirus wave. ...

Bars in the Netherlands to start closing early to rein in spread of coronavirus

Bars and cafes in the most densely populated regions of the Netherlands will have to close their doors earlier from Sunday as the country begins reimposing restrictions to battle sharply rising infection rates, particularly among students and people...

Malta: Man remanded in custody after robbing Qormi lotto booth

Darren Brincat, a forty-year-old man from Qormi was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty of being involved in an armed robbery at a lotto booth. Brincat was also involved in a fight, injuring another person. Source: ONE News Updated...

Malta: Government ‘bowing down’ to Zammit Tabona’s family interests before those of public – Moviment Graffiti

All dealings involving the Zammit Tabona family should all be investigated and scrutinised so the public may be aware of the reasons and motivations underlying these decisions. It is totally unacceptable for the public to suffer the consequences un...

Malta: Contract-tracing app sees over 45,000 downloads in 2 days

Malta’s contact-tracing app has seen over 45,000 downloads after only 2 days from release. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne. Source: Newsbook Updated 15:25

Malta: 86-year-old man becomes 21st Covid-19 victim

An 86-year-old man passed away after having contracted the Covid-19 virus, the health authorities said on Sunday afternoon. The man tested positive on 14 September, and remained receiving care in the home for the elderly where he resided. The hea...

Malta: Recovering patients struggle to secure insurance and loans

Facing a serious illness like cancer or severe chronic illness comes with unique struggles that patients are forced to solve along the way as well as focusing on their own wellbeing. However, for those who have faced illness in the past, recovery...

Malta: Americans put the heat on ministers with Moneyval test

Cabinet ministers have confided about growing pressure from the American government over Malta’s fight against money laundering, in a bid to extract security concessions from the island-nation. In a confirmation of various discussions that were h...

Malta: 32 new cases of Covid-19 in Malta, and another 30 recoveries

32 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,196 swab tests were carried out. The health authorities also announced another 30 recoveries, which pushes up to 2,047 the total number of persons who have reco...

Moderna sees 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by year end

Moderna Inc announced it was on track to produce 20 million doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, while maintaining its goal of readying 500 million to 1 billion doses in 2021. Vaccines and treatments are seen as e...

How drugmakers can keep their pledge and still deliver an October vaccine surprise

As questions mount over whether the United States will authorize a coronavirus vaccine ahead of November elections, experts say there is a slim chance that enough evidence will be available to prove one is safe and effective in that time frame. U...

Flurry of activity fuels speculation of North Korea missile test

Mbappe stands out in PSG’s victory against Nice

France forward Kylian Mbappe marked his return to action with a vintage performance and a goal as champions Paris St Germain rediscovered their form with an impressive 3-0 win at Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Mbappe, who missed the opening three gam...

Covid-19 Global Coverage

Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

As the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country...

Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

Five-year-old Kenyan student Miguel Munene sits between his parents, holding their hands as he watc...

Emergency tents, restrictions back in Spanish capital as virus cases increase

Many residents in Madrid will need a reason to leave their neighborhoods and will face limitations ...

Bars in the Netherlands to start closing early to rein in spread of coronavirus

Bars and cafes in the most densely populated regions of the Netherlands will have to close their do...

Moderna sees 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by year end

Moderna Inc announced it was on track to produce 20 million doses of its experimental coronavirus v...

On This Day

On This Day…

451 - Roman General Flavius Aetius defeats Attila the Hun at The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (Chalons-sur-Marne), halting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul. 622 -&...

Corporate Dispatch20th September 2020

The Journal

CorporateDispatchPRO The Journal – Edition 10

A lot is said about Corporate Governance and its importance to sustainable profitability, but in the post-covid world Corporate Governance is redefining the role of the busine...

19th September 2020