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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Driving licenses which expire from March onwards will not be renewed for theretain time being, but holders will still be allowed to drive. Source: Times of Malta
Man found dead in Santa Luċija apartment confirmed through DNA tests as having been 62-year-old Victor McKeon. Source: Malta Today
The General Workers Union (GWU) and the UĦM Voice of the Workers, in separate statements, have both the government to implement measures to secure jobs. Source: Newsbook
Bars, restaurants and all other food establishments across Malta have taken action and closed their premises, or altered their services, in light of the recent legal notice that was released in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Source: The Malta Independent
Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci has announced eleven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of cases up to 64. The new cases include one from Gozo and that of an elderly man who has developed complications. Source: TVM
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UK Government preparing rescue plan to save jobs
Suspected terrorist incident at El Prat airport in Barcelona
Number of cases in Germany rises by nearly 3,000 to 13,957 overnight
13 doctors died from Coronavirus in Italy
China’s new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day
Giuseppe Conte calls on EU to use full financial firepower
India executes four men convicted of 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
Madrid converts hotels into hospitals to treat coronavirus patients
Libyans told not to return back to country for time being
EU adopts Temporary Framework to enable Member States to further support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak
Italian region of Lombardy in continuous battle against the advance of the coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally
“We are in an unprecedented situation and the normal rules no longer apply” says UN chief
US citizens told to return back, Trump says anti-malaria drug giving very encouraging early results
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and the head of Russia...
Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said.
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MUT calls for quality-focused tertiary education
The Malta Union of Teachers has called for a shift in tertiary education away from measuring success by the number...
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Labour ‘cannot pretend it heard nothing’ from Fenech trial - PL President
Labour Party president Alex Sciberras has said the party cannot pretend it “heard nothing...
The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious package of tax reforms aimed at simplifying tax rules across the European Union, reducing compliance burdens for businesses and strength...
The European Union's new Migration and Asylum Pact enters into force on 12 June, ushering in the most significant reform of the bloc's migration framework in years and placing renewed em...
Electric vehicle sales in the European Union reached record levels in 2026, driven by a wave of more affordable models as carmakers work to meet EU emissions targets, according to a new ...
Authentic Brands Group has approached Mattel about a takeover that could value the Barbie maker at around $6 billion or more, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Authentic...
Artificial intelligence has already transformed industries such as finance and education, but one of its most important tests may come in medicine: discovering new drugs.
Pharmaceutic...
Malta’s new pay transparency regulations, which came into effect on the 5th of June, aim to strengthen fairness and equality in the workplace, but employers are warning that the rushed i...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking Iran's southern co...
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations had raised hopes of easing the conflict and reopening ship...
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 — struck central Venezuela seconds apart, causing widespread destruct...
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expected Moscow to escalate the war in "in the coming weeks", following Russian strikes that hit a Warsaw-bound train in Ukraine, just two kil...
The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country's airspace over a drone alert, a Moldov...
