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Church, Malta, NewsMario Grech, Pope Francis, Vatican

Bishop Mario Grech officially appointed General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops

The Holy See Press Office noon-day bulletin on Wednesday contained the news that Pope Francis accepted on Tuesday the resignation of Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri from his position as the General…

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ItalyCalabria, Earthquake, Italy

3.4 magnitude earthquake recorded off Calabria coast

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:16 am off the southeastern coast of Calabria. According to the findings of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the earthquake…

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Coronavirus, FranceCoronavirus, France, vaccine, WHO

Reuters exclusive – France won’t buy vaccines through WHO’s COVAX scheme – ministry source

France will provide funding for an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy potential COVID-19 vaccines, but will not source shots through the programme, an official at the…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, USA

Trump will deliver UN speech next week from White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will not travel to New York on Tuesday for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, but will deliver the address from the White House,…

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Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus

UK prepares for outcome of current spike

Hospitals and councils have been told to find extra beds for coronavirus patients within two weeks as the NHS braces for a second spike in cases, The Telegraph reported. With hospital…

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ItalyMigration, Sardinia

One person missing, 13 rescued after migrant boat sinks near Sardinia

One person is missing at sea after a migrant-boat sank on Thursday while trying to reach the coast of southern Sardinia. Thirteen people were rescued. The alarm was sounded at…

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CD Sport, Europa League, NewsUEFA Europa Leaguge

AC Milan, Floriana, Rangers and Tottenham reach third qualifying round of Europa League

Floriana rewrote the clubs’ history books on Thursdsay night after they edged past Linfield at Windsor Park to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Mathias Garcia was…

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CD eNews, News, Photo StoryNews, Photo Journanalism

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

The skeleton of a Tyrannousaurus Rex can be seen displayed in the auction house Christies's in New York, New York, USA, 15 September 2020 (issued 16 September 2020). The skeleton…

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News, TechnologyInstagram, Network

Instagram stopped working

Instagram has stopped working amid what appears to be a major server outage. The Independent (UK) reports that the app appeared to load as normal – but attempting to get…

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Business, GermanyGermany

German economy likely to shrink less this year than during 2009 crisis – IfW

The German economy will likely decline by 5.5% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the IfW economic institute said on Thursday, meaning the slump would be less dramatic than…

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Germany, Photo StoryBerlin, Germany

Photo Story: The Festival of Lights in Berlin

The Oberbaumbruecke bridge is illuminated by colourful images during the 'Festival of Lights' in Berlin, Germany. Berlin's famous landmarks are being projected with artworks of lights from 11 to 20…

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Business, Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

UK watchdog warns banks over treatment of customers in debt

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority told banks and other lenders not to crack down on customers who will struggle after repayment holidays come to an end. When the economy went into…

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Business, Israel, UAEDubai, Israel, UAE

Israel, Dubai diamond exchanges begin strategic collaboration

The Israel and Dubai diamond exchanges said on Thursday they have signed a strategic agreement to promote cooperation and dialogue between the two bourses. The agreement was announced two days…

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Coronavirus, Corporate Dispatch, USACoronavirus, United Airlines, USA

United Airlines aircraft get antimicrobial coating to protect against COVID-19

United Airlines said on Wednesday it would add an antimicrobial coating to the airline's safety and cleaning procedures to protect against the novel coronavirus. The U.S. carrier said it is…

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Business, IsraelEl Al, Israel

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

El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would resume some passenger flights in October, a day after the cash-strapped carrier raised $148 million in a state-mandated share offering. Israel's…

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Business, ItalyItaly

Italy posts 9.7 billion euro trade surplus in July

Italy posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of 9.694 billion euros ($11.43 billion) in July, well above the 7.617 billion euro surplus in the same month…

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Australia, BusinessAustralia, Employment

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

Australia's jobless rate unexpectedly slipped from a 22-year high in August as employment surged past expectations helped by part-time work, but the economic toll from the pandemic has hit young…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKNEXT, UK

UK retailer Next looking for acquisition opportunities

British clothing retailer Next is looking for small acquisition opportunities thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic, its boss said on Thursday. "I don't think you'll see an enormous deal go…

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Business, Ukraine, WeatherUkraine, Weather

Ukraine agricultural sector facing worst weather in a decade

Weather conditions for winter grain sowing in Ukraine are the worst in the last 10 years due to severe drought across most of the country, the APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday…

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Business, ItalyItaly

EU okays 44 billion euro Italian recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit companies

EU competition regulators on Thursday gave the green light to a 44-billion-euro ($51.9 billion) Italian recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit large companies, saying this would support the Italian economy and labour…

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Photo Story, RussiaMoscow, Russia

Photo Story: The annual festival Colours of Autumn in Moscow

An elderly woman wearing a protective mask looks at the flowers during the annual festival Colours of Autumn in the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University in Moscow. More than…

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Malta, Malta Insights, Malta News, News, NSOInsights, Malta, National Statistics Office

Malta: Index of Consumer Prices holds steady in August

The annual rate of inflation stood a t 0.7 percent for the second consecutive month in August, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices. Figures by the National…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAEssilorLuxottica, Facebook, USA

Facebook And EssilorLuxottica Announce Collaboration For Smart Glasses

Facebook, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica announced a multiyear collaboration to develop the next generation of smart glasses. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook Connect; an annual conference held…

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Asia, CoronavirusAsia, Coronavirus, IFRC

Red Cross warns coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.…

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Coronavirus, RussiaCoronavirus, India, Russia, vaccine

Russia seals another deal to supply and test its coronavirus vaccine abroad

Russia's sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories , the fund announced, as Moscow speeds up plans…

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Chile, CoronavirusChile, Coronavirus

Chileans urged to be ‘prudent’ during Independence Day celebrations

Chile’s health minister has urged Chileans to celebrate the country’s Independence Day holiday on Friday “prudently” amid fears that a special permit allowing people to hold and attend family gatherings…

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Coronavirus, Latin AmericaCoronavirus, Latin America

WHO director warns Latin America is opening too early, COVID-19 still a risk

Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still requires major control interventions, World Health Organization regional director Carissa Etienne…

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Coronavirus, RussiaCoronavirus, Russia

Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 19,000

Russia's death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 19,000 on Thursday, as the country reported 144 new deaths in the previous 24 hours. The country's coronavirus crisis response centre registered…

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Brazil, CoronavirusBrazil, Coronavirus

Brazil’s Rio risks second wave of COVID-19 with ill-timed reopening

The reopening of beaches and bars as Rio de Janeiro heads into the heady summer season risks a second spike of coronavirus infections, experts warned, even as Brazil’s second-largest city…

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Photo Story, USAUSA

Photo Story: Christie’s to auction Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex can be seen displayed in the auction house Christies's in New York, New York, USA. The skeleton is 67 million years old and was…

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Coronavirus, SpainCoronavirus, Madrid, Spain

Madrid mulls targeted COVID-19 lockdowns as infections surge

The Madrid region, one of the worst hit by COVID-19 in Spain, is planning to announce restrictions on movement on Friday that could include targeted lockdowns in virus hotspots, a…

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Australia, CoronavirusAustralia, Coronavirus

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

Australia on Thursday reported its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases in nearly three months, as states said restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the virus will be…

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Canada, CoronavirusCanada, Coronavirus, Education

Top Canadian medical expert says smaller classes needed as COVID-19 cases accelerate

Classes in Canada’s high risk schools should ideally have 20 or fewer students so children can maintain safe distance from each other, a top doctor who advised the government of…

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TurkeyGermany, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Erdogan cautions that Turkish drill ship did not end operations in east Mediterranean

President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a video call on Wednesday that the docking of Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel for maintenance does not mean its…

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Business, New ZealandNew Zealand

New Zealand officially in recession

New Zealand fell into its deepest economic slump on record in the second quarter as its battle against the coronavirus pandemic paralysed business activity, official data showed on Thursday. Gross…

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TaiwanChina, Taiwan

Taiwan reveals Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coast

Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Wednesday and were warned to leave by Taiwan’s air force, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday, the…

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NewsAlvaro, Neymar, Paris St Germain

Neymar banned, Alvaro investigated after PSG-Marseille brawl

Paris St Germain’s Neymar has been given a two-match ban for striking out at Olympique de Marseille’s Alvaro Gonzalez in last Sunday’s fiery 1-0 defeat in Ligue 1, organisers said…

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Brexit, European Union, UKBREXIT, european unioon

Brexit: Johnson not expecting tariff barriers between UK and EU

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday if Britain were to set an external tariff regime with the European Union, it would be "quite formidable" for some of the bloc's products. Johnson said…

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Coronavirus, IndiaCoronavirus, India

India’s coronavirus cases jump by daily record of 97,894

India reported another record jump in daily coronavirus infections with 97,894 cases in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday. With 5.12 million cases in…

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Business, Malta, NewsMalta

MEA presents budget proposals, focuses on better quality of life

The upcoming budget should serve as a catalyst to support the economy in moving forward, seeking quality over quantiy. In presenting its proposals for Budget 2021, the MEA said that…

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VaticanItaly, Pope Francis

Pope Francis pays tribute to Italian priest killed in Como

Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to an Italian priest killed by an immigrant suffering from mental illness, while far-right politician Matteo Salvini called for a "vendetta". Father Roberto Malgesini,…

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CD eNews, RussiaAlexei Navalny, Germany, Russia

Navalny team says Novichok was found on water bottle in hotel room

The nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detected on an empty water bottle from his hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk, suggesting he was…

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China, CoronavirusChina, Coronavirus, Sinovac, vaccine

China’s Sinovac to test coronavirus vaccine candidate in teenagers, children

Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to start a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month, widening its test on a shot that's…

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Coronavirus, The NetherlandsCoronavirus, the Netherlands

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands reach new high

The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands increased by 1,542 on Wednesday, a daily high for the second successive day, data from health authorities showed. The jump followed…

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Europe, USAEurope, USA, Wildfires

Smoke from US wildfires reaches Europe

Smoke from the fires devastating swathes of the U.S. West Coast has reached as far as Europe, the European Union's climate monitoring service revealed in its assessment of the "unprecedented"…

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Coronavirus, IrelandCoronavirus, Ireland

Ireland warned of exponential increase in Covid-19 cases

The head of Ireland’s COVID-19 modeling group said he was more concerned about the rise in cases of the disease in the country than at any time since its first…

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Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

Italy with highest amount of positive cases since June

The health ministry said Wednesday that Italy has registered 1,452 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.That was up from 1,229 new cases on Tuesday although Wednesday's result stemmed…

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Brexit, CD eNews, USABREXIT, Joe Biden, UK, USA

Biden warns US trade deal hinges on UK ‘respect’ for Good Friday Agreement

Joe Biden has said he will not allow peace in Northern Ireland to become a "casualty of Brexit" if he is elected US President in November. The Democratic candidate said…

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Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration

Greece police moves migrants into Lesbos tent camp after fire

Greek police began moving hundreds of migrants stranded on the island of Lesbos into a new temporary tent camp on Thursday, more than a week after a fire razed Greece’s…

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Coronavirus, UKAstraZeneca, UK, vaccine

AstraZeneca’s trial illnesses may not be due to COVID-19 shot – Oxford University

The adverse events that led to a pause in trials evaluating AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate may not have been associated with the vaccine itself, according to a document outlining…

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LibyaLibya, Turkey

Turkish, Russian officials nearing deal on Libya ceasefire

Turkey and Russia have moved closer to an agreement on a ceasefire and political process in Libya during their latest meetings in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told an…

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Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

North-east England to face further COVID-19 restrictions

Areas of north-east England will be subject to further COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, British housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday, declining to give further details pending an official announcement on…

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CD eNews, LibyaFayez al-Sarraj, Libya

Libyan PM Sarraj says he wants to quit by end October

Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Wednesday he wants to quit by the end of October, which could feed political tensions in Tripoli amid new efforts to…

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Coronavirus, ItalyAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, Italy, vaccine

Italy could have AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by end November

Italy could have its first shots of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, the managing director of IRBM told Reuters. Biotech firm IRBM, whose lab…

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Brexit, CD eNews, UKBREXIT, UK

UK government agrees to give parliament vote on any breach of Brexit divorce deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening agreed a compromise with rebels in his party, giving parliament the final say on whether powers in a new bill that would…

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