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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
COVID-19 has left an impact on various activities. After it was announced that the external festivities for St Jospeh’s feast in Rabat have been cancelled, the Arch Fraternity of St Joseph’s Rabat together with the Franciscan monks and the festa organisers have now also cancelled the indoor feast activities. Source: TVM
Employers are calling for a national six-day shutdown next week bridging the public holiday and weekend as fears over the spread of Covid-19 grow. Source: Malta Today
All schools and childcare centres will close their doors for a week as from Friday, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced. This includes the University of Malta, and the decision will be revised next week. Source: Times of Malta
The doctor who contracted Coronavirus in Italy had no contact with any patients on his return, St James Hospital said in a statement. Source: The Malta Independent
The Superintendent for Public Health, Prof. Charmaine Gauci, confirmed that another 2 coronavirus cases in Malta have been confirmed. Source: Newsbook
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China coronavirus adviser expects global pandemic to be over by June
EU responds to U.S. travel ban
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First death from coronavirus in Poland
Austria reports first coronavirus death
Greece reports first coronavirus death
Stock markets free-falling as outbreak restrictions grow globally
Lebanon to ban flights from 11 coronavirus-hit countries
China says coronavirus peak has passed
Slovenia to close all schools from Monday due to coronavirus
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India suspends most visas to due to coronavirus spread
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Malta’s new pay transparency regulations, which came into effect on the 5th of June, aim to strengthen fairness and equality in the workplace, but employers are warning that the rushed i...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking Iran's southern co...
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations had raised hopes of easing the conflict and reopening ship...
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Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expected Moscow to escalate the war in "in the coming weeks", following Russian strikes that hit a Warsaw-bound train in Ukraine, just two kil...
The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country's airspace over a drone alert, a Moldov...
