Good evening,
These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Malta will not be stopping flights from Italy’s northern region, which has been sealed off over coronavirus fears until it is advised to do so by the World Health Organisation, the health authorities have said. Source: Times of Malta
Activists marched through Republic Street in Valletta on the event of International Women’s Day on Sunday, calling for the stop to the objectification of women among other things. Source: Malta Today
Prime Minister Robert Abela used his customary Sunday speech to call for calm after Malta confirmed its first three cases of Coronavirus on Saturday. Source: The Malta Independent
The health authorities have not reported any new case of coronavirus, although the Italian four-person family are still being kept in isolation at Mater Dei hospital after three members of the family tested positive for the virus when they returned from Italy. Source: TVM
Medical Association of Malta has once again reiterated its call for all flights from Northern Italy to be cancelled and to order mandatory quarantine for flights from other Italian cities. Source: Newsbook
Pope Francis leads weekly Angelus prayer through live-stream due to coronavirus epidemic
Coronavirus death toll increases in France
Person who attended Trump conference tests positive for coronavirus
People seek to leave Milan after lockdown decision
Spanish town faces police lockdown to contain coronavirus
Australia ramps up epidemic preparation as third man dies, first death from coronavirus in Latin America
Maldives confirms first two coronavirus cases, limits movement on islands
First coronavirus case in Washington D.C., Trump “I’m not concerned at all”
Health officials in Benghazi deny rumours of coronavirus cases in Libya
Italian Civil Protection sets up online map of coronavirus infections in Italy
Milan and 14 provinces in Italy in quarantine as fatalities rise to 233
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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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...
