Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Tuesday 14th May 2019

Good morning,

Your morning briefing presents a quick review of the headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world.

Start your day informed.

These are the main headlines selected by our editorial team :

Five people dead and one person unaccounted for after two floatplanes carrying passengers from a cruise excursion collided mid-air in Alaska

Donald Trump meets Viktor Orban

United Nations expresses concern on weapons flow into Libya

Facebook urges users to update WhatsApp after major vulnerability leads to remote installations surveillance software

New Zealand sets precedent in its ‘Wellbeing budget by measuring and addressing country’s success by people’s wellbeing rather than just GDP

A Libyan migrant has been filmed being picked up by a private tug boat after jumping from a vessel that suffered technical failure.

Former US President Carter breaks hip after fall

UK : Deaths of despair claim more middle-aged life than heart disease

Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton sends car and trophy to cancer-stricken child who inspired his victory in Spain

These are the main stories from Malta’s newspaper front pages:

The Times carries a story about shipping giant Maersk transferring operations from Malta to North Africa.

The Malta Independent reports that the final sitting in the case of the MV Lifeline, impounded 10 months ago, will be held today.

The Times speaks to Children’s Commissioner Pauline Miceli who said that babies and children should not feature in political messaging by parties. T

The Malta Independent says that Air Malta and the Airport have scored poorly in the latest rankings by air passenger’s rights organisation AirHelp.

L-Orizzont quotes General Workers Union general secretary Josef Bugeja who said that the fight against extremism should be a priority for Europe in the new legislature.

In-Nazzjon says that parliament has been lifted until after the elections at the end of the month.

L-Orizzont speaks to counsellor Matthew Bartolo who insisted on the need to educate children about sexuality.

In-Nazzjon says that prison guards at Corradino are unhappy with the ‘lack of planning’ by the management, forcing them to work as many as 80 hours every week.

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