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A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases

China on Saturday reported a slight increase in new cases of COVID-19 as it marks the anniversary of the world's first coronavirus lockdown, in the city of Wuhan where the disease emerged in late 2019. The National Health Commission said 107 new COVID-19 cases had been identified on Sat...

Talk of elections in Italy as Conte struggles for majority

Italy’s main ruling parties on Friday flagged snap elections as the only way out of its political impasse, if Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fails to drum up a parliamentary majority after scraping through a confidence vote. After surviving Tuesday’s Senate vote thanks to abstentions, Co...

Trump’s impeachment trial to begin week of February 8th

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees before turning to the contentious showdown over Trump. Sena...

Malta: PN calls for shift towards higher-quality tourism

In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Bernard Grech who said that, while tourism remains the biggest sector in Malta, it needs to be transformed to offer a top product that attracts higher quality tourism. The paper reports that three Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours aged 92, 93, and 1...

Malta: Leaks to Yorgen Fenech lead to suspension of police inspector

The Times reports that inspector Elton Taliana has been suspended over suspicions that he may have leaked information about ongoing police investigations to lawyer Charles Mercieca, one of Yorgen Fenech legal representatives. The paper says that health authorities are set to introduce n...

Malta: Disability commissioner sets out top priorities

L-Orizzont publishes an interview with Samantha Pace Gasan, the newly appointed Commissioner for Persons with Disability. She said her first priority is the mainstreaming of inclusivity and accessibility. Another story quotes research findings by Stanford University which found that ext...

EXCLUSIVE-AstraZeneca to cut EU’s COVID-19 vaccine deliveries by 60% in Q1 -EU source

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca told European Union officials on Friday it would cut deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc by 60% to 31 million doses in the first quarter of the year due to production problems, a senior official told Reuters. The company was expected t...

Economists cut euro zone growth forecast for 2021: ECB survey

The pandemic-stricken euro zone economy is likely to rebound this year but at a slower pace than expected only a few months ago, before making up for the lost ground in 2022, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday. Economists polled in the ECB's quarterly Survey of Professional...

AstraZeneca’s initial EU delivery volumes of COVID-19 vaccine to fall short

FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Europe's COVID-19 vaccination drive was dealt another blow on Friday when AstraZeneca said initial deliveries to the region will fall short of the targeted volumes because of a production glitch. "Initial volumes will be lower than originally anticipated du...

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...

UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours

More than 100 British musicians, from Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to classical stars like conductor Simon Rattle, have said tours of Europe by British artists are in danger because of Brexit. In a letter to The Times newspaper published on Wednesday, the musicians sa...

Brexit responsible for food supply problems in N.Ireland, Ireland says

Food supply problems in Northern Ireland are due to Brexit because there are now a certain amount of checks on goods going between Britain and Northern Ireland, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. British ministers have sought to play down the disruption of Brexit in recent days....

A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases

Malta: PN calls for shift towards higher-quality tourism

Moody’s warns over Italy’s credit rating if unable to manage EU funds

Moody's said that Italy's inability to take advantage of the available EU resources to boost its economy's growth potential would likely exert downward pressure on its credit rating. The ratings agency added that while early elections in Italy are unlikely, the weakened government led b...

Photo Story: Sheldon Adelson funeral in Jerusalem

Miriam Adelson, mourns next to the grave of her husband philanthropist and businessman Sheldon Adelson during his funeral, in Jerusalem, 15 January 2021. Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker…

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Photo Story: Anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem

Anti-Netanyahu activists gather during a protest outside the Israeli Prime Minister's residence, in Jerusalem, Israel, on 13 January 2021. Protesters clashed with police, lit bonfires, and blocked roads. Israeli Prime…

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Paraguay to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Paraguay's government says President Horacio Cartes will open the country's new embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Tuesday, following similar steps by the United States and Guatemala. The decision to…

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Arab League calls for an international probe into the violence in Gaza

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit called for an international probe into alleged "crimes" committed by Israeli security forces against Arab rioters and terrorists during mass infiltration attempts along the…

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Tunisia’s largest trade union considers preventing American ships from entering the country’s ports over US embassy move to Jerusalem

Tunisia's largest trade union is considering preventing the unloading and launching of American ships in the country's ports in response to the US decision to transfer its Israeli embassy to…

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The world reacts after 60 Palestinians killed and over 2,700 injured in Gaza – Updated

Updated: Egypt issued a rare condemnation Monday of Israel’s deadly response to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip, while Turkey said the United States also bore responsibility for…

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Updated – Reactions to violence and deaths at the Gaza Border

Saudi Arabia condemned Israel over the deaths of 52 Palestinians during violent clashes at the Gaza border. A foreign ministry spokesperson said, “Saudi Arabia strongly condemns the Israeli occupation forces’…

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United Nations profoundly alarmed by the violence in Gaza

The Secretary-General is profoundly alarmed by the sharp escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and the high number of Palestinians killed and injured in the Gaza protests.Israel security…

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Developing Story – 52 dead, 2,400 wounded in Gaza as Israeli troops fired bullets at residents rallying against opening of the US embassy in Jerusalemi

Violent clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip's border hours ahead of the controversial opening of the USA embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, leaving 52 dead and 2,400 more wounded. Earlier:…

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