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AFM’s rescue of migrants distressed in the Mediterranean, the warning about the climate change, the elections in Brazil, the smuggling of fuel from Libya to Italy via Malta and that Maltese companies are not confident of receiving their dues from Libyan clients are among this morning’s headlines as reported by the media in Malta and around the world.
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The Latest
On Sunday evening, ninety seven migrants were rescued 44 nautical miles south of Malta, after their dinghy was taking water, the government said. The migrants were brought to Malta onboard the Armed Forces of Malta vessel last night. This brings the total number of migrants saved to 117 in two days. Malta Independent
Maltese companies are not confident of receiving their dues from Libyan clients, as the north-African country’s institutions have largely stopped functioning. Maltese banks have instructed businesses to hold off transfers to and from Libyan companies. Times of Malta
Petroleum Economist, a monthly magazine that provides macro-economic and geopolitical analysis of the energy industry, said Friday that 9 percent of the smuggled Libyan petrol is being sold at Italian gas stations after being shipped via Malta, citing a source from Libya’s National Oil Corporation. Libya Observer
IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels, and it’s the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. Their dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C states that the world is now completely off track, heading instead towards 3C. Staying below 1.5C will require “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. Guardian/BBC
In Brazil Conservative Jair Bolsonaro got the most votes, as expected, but not enough to win outright, as some had speculated. Bolsonaro’s result, at 46% of valid votes, falls into the “surprise” categories Goldman Sachs had mentioned in a report last week — they said more than 44% or a margin of 15 points over Haddad would be surprising. – Bloomberg
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made “significant progress” toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. While significant work remains to be done, he said he expected further results after an as-yet unscheduled second summit between Kim and President Donald Trump. AP/Reuters
A 30-year-old Bulgarian broadcast journalist was raped and murdered Saturday in the city of Ruse, local media reported. At the time of her murder, Victoria Marinova, a reporter and producer at broadcaster TVN, was reporting on an investigation into alleged corruption involving EU funds. Chasa/Euronews
A Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said. Israel’s national ambulance service said a man and two women were shot in the attack in the Barkan industrial area, where nearly 5,000 Palestinians are employed in Israeli-owned businesses. Reuters
The “shambles of Brexit” has strengthened the case for Scottish independence, Nicola Sturgeon has declared as the SNP Conference opens in Glasgow. She claims the case is stronger because Westminster is ignoring Scotland’s voice and undermining devolution with a power grab on the Scottish Parliament. Sky News
Alarm of a possible fuel spill was on when a roll-on/roll-off ferry and a container ship after collided off the northwest coast of Cape Corsica according to the maritime prefecture.
The Review
The Times leads with the story we read above, that Maltese companies are not confident of receiving their dues from Libyan clients, as the north-African country’s institutions have largely stopped functioning.
The Malta Independent publishes proposals by four workers’ unions ahead of the budget the coming week.
The Times follows developments from the dispute between the Malta Union of Teachers and the government. In a speech on Sunday, PN Leader Adrian Delia asked whether the government would import teachers from Pakistan and Bangladesh. In reaction, the Labour Party accused Delia of lying and of fanning xenophobic sentiments.
L-Orizzont, meanwhile, reports PM Joseph Muscat saying that in the dispute between government and teachers, the greatest strength of the government was its humility, after the Education Ministry withdrew a controversial article from a new Education Act.
In-Nazzjon highlights points made in a speech by PN Leader Adrian Delia who accused the government of seizing the institutions with all decisions are being taken by the same two people, Delia said.
L-Orizzont quotes members of the family of cyclist Clifford Micallef, who died in an accident on the Coast Road in 2009.
The Malta Independent reports on an emergency resolution passed by the World Medical Association urging its members to advocate for the human rights of migrants to be safeguarded.
