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Italian President receives PM Conte’s resignation

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to see the head of state on Tuesday to hand in his resignation, hoping to be given the opportunity to try to put together a new coalition and rebuild his parliamentary majority. Conte lost his absolute majority in the upper house Senate last we...

Scarce niche syringes complicate U.S. plan to squeeze more COVID shots from Pfizer vials

(Reuters) - The U.S. government's effort to squeeze more doses from Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine vials is spurring unanticipated demand for specialized syringes that the world's largest syringe supplier says exceeds existing capacity. Becton Dickinson and Co began scaling up syri...

China to conduct military drills in S. China Sea amid tensions with U.S

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group's entry into the disputed waters. A notice issued by the country's Maritime Safety Administration prohibited e...

New restrictive measures expected in Feb – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 26 January 2021

Updated 1300 - Covid-19 update The Health Department reported 138 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, with 128 recovering. The number of active cases has reached 2,640. 3,248 swab tests were carried out in the past 24 hours.Meanwhile, the number of deaths linked to Covid-...

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta delivers a scathing assessment of Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg, saying that a court indictment on the credibility of the evidence he presented in the same court, should have immediately rendered him unfit for public office. The Editor argues that Abela’s failure to t...

Malta: Family of construction accident victim demands public inquiry

In-Nazzjon says that the Prime Minister rejected calls for a public inquiry into the construction accident in Ħamrun that took the life of Miriam Pace last year. Lawyers for the Pace family urged parliament to discuss a motion to launch a public inquiry into the case. Another story quot...

EU Council adopts conclusions on climate and energy diplomacy

EU Foreign Ministers have reached agreement on a numebr of Climate and Energy Diplomacy targets, with the intended objective of delivering on the external dimension of the European Green Deal. The Council recognised that climate change is an existential threat to humanity. It notes that...

Britain confident that vaccine makers will deliver for both UK and EU

Britain and the European Union should both get the vaccines they have ordered and it is wrong to respond to supply problems with restrictions, Nadhim Zahawi, the British COVID-19 vaccine deployment minister, said on Tuesday. German Health Minister Jens Spahn earlier backe...

EU Commission proposes harsher travel restrictions

The European Commission is pushing for further travel restrictions both within its borders as well as for passengers coming from third countries. This plan builds on proposals announced by President von der Leyen last week to to add a dark-red, very high risk category to the bloc’s shar...

Mastercard to increase charges for UK purchases from EU – FT

Financial Times - Mastercard will increase fees more than fivefold when a British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from an EU-based company, sparking alarm among companies that rely on online payments and concern among MPs over higher consumer prices. Mastercard and Visa levy an...

MEPs vote to add Channel and British Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist

The European parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to be added to an EU tax havens blacklist after the conclusion of the Brexit deal. Sending a signal that tougher action on tax avoidance was required in response to t...

EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK – FT

The Financial Times reports that the EU is set to ask Britain for more time to ratify the new trade deal despite the UK urging the EU to press ahead quickly, with the issue becoming a fresh point of tension between the two sides. The report states that the diplomats which are quoted b...

Surge for dogs and cats during lockdown

A surge in demand for dogs and cats has been reported across the world with countries such as Germany and Australia, traditionally animal lovers, speaking an inundation of calls at animal shelters by families seeking companionship during these trouble times. According to the German Kenn...

EU Council adopts conclusions on climate and energy diplomacy

Photo Story: Article of Trump’s second impeachment move from House to Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives Cheryl L. Johnson, followed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's impeachment managers, carry the article of impeachment through Statuary Hall as they pass from the House to the Senate in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 25 January 2021. Senate Majorit...