Good evening,
These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Parliamentary business is set to forge ahead as planned despite the Opposition’s call to suspend the agenda to debate the latest developments on coronavirus, or even cancelling all of this week’s sittings. Source: Times of Malta
Norman Vella vents his anger and frustration over what he claims is the gross mishandling of a case involving a Spanish student who was exiting Malta and tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Malta Today
The government announced the launching, for public consultation, of new draft regulations aimed at streamlining those persons acting as intermediaries in the process of negotiating and arranging transactions involving the acquiring or leasing of property. Source: Newsbook
Prime Minister Robert Abela said this afternoon that as from tomorrow at midnight all bars, cinemas, restaurants, clubs and gyms will be closed until further notice. Source: The Malta Independent
Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has tested negative for the Coronavirus. Despite this she has still been asked to self-quarantine until Saturday. Source: TVM
Foreign News Roundup
More African nations impose travel restrictions over coronavirus
Global deaths and infections overtake those inside China
France’s coronavirus situation ‘deteriorating very fast’
Germany latest country to close borders
Spanish King renounces inheritance from father
Israel’s president to ask Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz to form government
EasyJet warns majority of fleet could be grounded as airlines enter critical week
Spain considering closing borders
Biden says he will pick woman to be his vice president
Italy ready to offer further measures to support businesses
Turkey reports new cases of coronavirus, bars and nightclubs ordered to close
Schools, bars to close from today in the Netherlands, concern on movement from Belgium
EU states record highest one-day death toll
Serbia introduces state of emergency, borders closed to foreigners
Danish government will pay 75% of threatened private sector salaries
U.S. to start coronavirus vaccine trial, a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine
All air and sea passenger transport in Sicily to stop, freight transport to be guaranteed
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In order to provide a more convenient t...
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In order to provide a more convenient t...
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In order to provide a more convenient t...
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Kyiv will observe a day of mourning on Friday after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 13 people and injured about 90 others, according to city officials.
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Zelenskyy was atten...
