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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
University engineers have developed a prototype that disinfects nine healthcare respirators at one go, a handy tool in times of worldwide protective equipment shortages. Source: Times of Malta
Public Health Superintendent clarifies that a child with Covid-19 who requires hospitalisation will be able to have a parent stay with them in hospital. Source: Malta Today
The list of self-employed and business categories that will be entitled to the COVID-19 Wage Supplement measure was updated on Sunday, following consultations with government, Malta Enterprise said. Source: The Malta Independent
Five new Covid-19 cases have emerged, bringing the total amount of persons infected to 156. This was confirmed by the Superintendent of Public Health during today’s press briefing. More details to follow. Source: TVM
A Maltese national, a 29-year-old man, has contracted coronavirus and has been hospitalized in Barcelona, Spain. In his comments this morning, during a press conference, Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo Malti said that the man’s health condition is stable. Source: Newsbook
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Global coronavirus infections pass 730,000
Juventus players to forgo €90 million to help club through coronavirus crisis
Photo Story: Italian Premier Conte meets Pope Francis
UK epidemic is slowing and antibody test could be ready in days
Spain Covid-19 deaths rise by 812 to 7,340
Boris Johnson makes second video appearance
First day of a more restrictive lockdown in Spain, flags fly at half mast
Novartis steps up coronavirus fight as part of new collaboration
EasyJet grounds its entire fleet
Large increase in new confirmed cases in Cyprus
Hungary introduces jail terms for spreading coronavirus misinformation
Japan to ban travellers U.S., China, Europe
Moscow tightens coronavirus rules
Cases of coronavirus in Libya increase amid fears that it could ‘overwhelm’ the country
Tightening of measures for people entering Italy
Trump expects US death rate to peak ‘in two weeks’ amid warning it could kill 200,000
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.
Arc...
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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...
