Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal

Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal

The top prosecutor in Cyprus has asked police to investigate possible criminal offences in the running of a cash-for-passports scheme after an official probe suggested thousands of passports may have been wrongly issued to rich foreigners. The east Mediterranean island aw...
Pope Francis calls for end to fighting in Israel and Gaza

Pope Francis calls for end to fighting in Israel and Gaza

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

Europe

Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal
CD eNews

Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal

The top prosecutor in Cyprus has asked police to investigate possible criminal offences in the running of a cash-for-passports scheme after an official probe suggested thousands of passports may have been wrongly issued to rich foreigners. The east Mediterranean island aw...
Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties
Coronavirus

Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case
Austria

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay
Coronavirus

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change
UK

Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14
Coronavirus

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14

Spain logged hottest year on record in 2020
Spain

Spain logged hottest year on record in 2020

EU

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds
Brexit

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds

The European Commission will raise the recent detentions of EU nationals at U.K. airports on immigration grounds with the British government at a coming meeting, MEPs said. POLITICO had revealed that at least 30 EU nationals from Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Romania have...
Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles
Comuniq.EU

Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles

Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality
CD eNews

Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality

France to hold up EU-UK financial services deal over fisheries
CD eNews

France to hold up EU-UK financial services deal over fisheries

Greece to get first tranche of EU recovery funds in third quarter
Comuniq.EU

Greece to get first tranche of EU recovery funds in third quarter

Eurofound survey shows over a quarter of EU adults would refuse COVID-19 shot
Comuniq.EU

Eurofound survey shows over a quarter of EU adults would refuse COVID-19 shot

EU’s Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns
Comuniq.EU

EU’s Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns

Americas

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution
Chile

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to elect 155 people who will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution in a bid to address deep-seated social inequality that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. Some 14 million people are eligible to...
U.S. wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate
USA

U.S. wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks
Coronavirus

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Disney World and other U.S. theme parks update mask rules
Coronavirus

Disney World and other U.S. theme parks update mask rules

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack
USA

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

Biden revokes Trump order that sought to limit social media firms’ protections
USA

Biden revokes Trump order that sought to limit social media firms’ protections

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer
Entertainment World

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer

Gulf, Middle East & Africa

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
CD eNews

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said, and militants fired rockets into Israel as hostilities stretched into a seventh day. The pre-dawn attacks were on houses in the centre of Gaza City, hea...
Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest
Business

Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day
CD eNews

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

Abbas gets his first phone call from Biden amid Israel-Gaza fighting
MiddleEast

Abbas gets his first phone call from Biden amid Israel-Gaza fighting

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit
CD eNews

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children
Malta

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children

Bombing kills entire family with the exception of 2-month-old baby
MiddleEast

Bombing kills entire family with the exception of 2-month-old baby

Asia & Oceania

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges
Coronavirus

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges

Bodies of COVID-19 victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government said in a letter seen by Reuters, the first official acknowledgement of an alarming practice it said may stem from poverty and fear of the disease in villages. Images of corpses dr...
Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
Coronavirus

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

Australia sticks by plan to reopen border in mid-2022
Australia

Australia sticks by plan to reopen border in mid-2022

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths
CD eNews

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off Japan’s southeast coast -EMSC
Japan

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off Japan’s southeast coast -EMSC

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China
China

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months
Coronavirus

Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months

Business

Bitcoin rises 5.6% to $49,337.72
Business

Bitcoin rises 5.6% to $49,337.72

Bitcoin rose 5.63 % to $49,337.72 by 0800 GMT on Sunday, adding $2,628.83 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 77.9% from the year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4, and down 24% from the year's high of $64,895.22 hit on April ...
Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest
Business

Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest

GO’s Mobile Network Recognised As Malta’s Fastest
Business

GO’s Mobile Network Recognised As Malta’s Fastest

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane
Business

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane

Tunisia’s economy shrank 3% in the first quarter of 2021
Economy

Tunisia’s economy shrank 3% in the first quarter of 2021

UPDATE – Zenabis Maltese JV Partner Zenpharm Receives License For Production & Distribution Of Cannabis
Corporate Dispatch

UPDATE – Zenabis Maltese JV Partner Zenpharm Receives License For Production & Distribution Of Cannabis

Russia should consider extra taxes to tackle corporate ‘greed’, says PM
Business

Russia should consider extra taxes to tackle corporate ‘greed’, says PM

Sports

Besiktas clinch Turkish title on goal difference
Football

Besiktas clinch Turkish title on goal difference

Besiktas seized the Turkish Super Lig title for the 16th time on Saturday with a 2-1 win away to Goztepe, clinching the title on goal difference ahead of their Istanbul rivals Galatasaray in a tense end to the season. The win lifted Besiktas to 84 points, level with Galatasar...
Pedro thunderbolt earns Roma derby win to end Lazio top-four hopes
Football

Pedro thunderbolt earns Roma derby win to end Lazio top-four hopes

Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup
Football

Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup

Juventus edge five-goal Inter thriller to stay in top-four race
Football

Juventus edge five-goal Inter thriller to stay in top-four race

Gerrard’s Rangers finish season unbeaten with 102-point haul
Football

Gerrard’s Rangers finish season unbeaten with 102-point haul

Atalanta clinch Champions League spot with 4 – 3 win over Genoa
Football

Atalanta clinch Champions League spot with 4 – 3 win over Genoa

Lewandowski equals Gerd Mueller’s 40-goal season record from 1971/72
Football

Lewandowski equals Gerd Mueller’s 40-goal season record from 1971/72

Other News

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China
China

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

A general view of the Turtle Head Park in Wuxi city, Jiangsu Province, China. In the Turtle Head Park there are more than 30,000 cherry blossoms, covering an area of 200,000 square meters and is known as one of the three major cherry blossom viewing spots in the world. ...
CDE News Views – This Day in Photos
Photo Story

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Pink gives advice to young girls: ‘Be really kind to other girls’
Music

Pink gives advice to young girls: ‘Be really kind to other girls’

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos
Photo Story

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Official UEFA EURO 2020 song launched
Music

Official UEFA EURO 2020 song launched

Eurovision launches US version with all 50 states competing
Music

Eurovision launches US version with all 50 states competing

Photo Story – Labor Unionists protest against the draft bill for the ‘Protection of Labour’
Greece

Photo Story – Labor Unionists protest against the draft bill for the ‘Protection of Labour’

ComuniqEU

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds

The European Commission will raise the recent detentions of EU nationals at U.K. airports on immigration grounds with the British government at a coming meeting, MEPs said. POLITICO had revealed that at least 30 EU nationals from Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Romania have...
Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles

Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles

Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality

Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality

France to hold up EU-UK financial services deal over fisheries

France to hold up EU-UK financial services deal over fisheries

Greece to get first tranche of EU recovery funds in third quarter

Greece to get first tranche of EU recovery funds in third quarter

Eurofound survey shows over a quarter of EU adults would refuse COVID-19 shot

Eurofound survey shows over a quarter of EU adults would refuse COVID-19 shot

EU’s Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns

EU’s Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns

Video – OurEU.mt – 17 years since Malta joined the EU

Video – OurEU.mt – 17 years since Malta joined the EU

EU Funds help return Red Tower to its ancient glory

EU Funds help return Red Tower to its ancient glory

Strengthening Cottonera’s communities through EU funding

Strengthening Cottonera’s communities through EU funding

Giving a new lease of life to Maltese history through EU funding

Giving a new lease of life to Maltese history through EU funding

Financing young people’s dreams through EU funding

Financing young people’s dreams through EU funding

No more a waste(d) resource

No more a waste(d) resource

EU funds tackle storm water challenge

EU funds tackle storm water challenge

EU Cohesion funds support creation of a vital tool for special people

EU Cohesion funds support creation of a vital tool for special people

Metsola leads EP push for stronger protection of journalists

Metsola leads EP push for stronger protection of journalists

Socialists urge EU to seize the moment and draw the path to a better future for Europe

Socialists urge EU to seize the moment and draw the path to a better future for Europe

Europol should be able to investigate corruption allegations, MEP insist

Europol should be able to investigate corruption allegations, MEP insist

Labour government is protecting criminals, David Casa reiterates

Labour government is protecting criminals, David Casa reiterates

Ewropej: David Casa pledges to continue to fight ‘those defrauding Malta’

Ewropej: David Casa pledges to continue to fight ‘those defrauding Malta’

Ewropej: ‘Green Deal should keep in mind island’s challenges in transport and connectivity’

Ewropej: ‘Green Deal should keep in mind island’s challenges in transport and connectivity’

AI crucial for economic development, but humans should retain control, MEPs insist

AI crucial for economic development, but humans should retain control, MEPs insist

EPP backs digital vaccination certificate, Socialists wary of backdoor restrictions to free movement

EPP backs digital vaccination certificate, Socialists wary of backdoor restrictions to free movement

Malta News Briefing – Sunday 16 May 2021

Malta News Briefing – Sunday 16 May 2021

Malta: Psychiatrist calls for mental health support for front-liners

Malta: Psychiatrist calls for mental health support for front-liners

Malta: PN MP cleared of corruption charges

Malta: PN MP cleared of corruption charges

Malta: No agreement on new Ombudsman between government and opposition

Malta: No agreement on new Ombudsman between government and opposition

Malta: Prime Minister adopts wait-and-see approach to election date

Malta: Prime Minister adopts wait-and-see approach to election date

GO’s Mobile Network Recognised As Malta’s Fastest

GO’s Mobile Network Recognised As Malta’s Fastest

Malta: Marlene Farrugia says she remains pro-life

Malta: Marlene Farrugia says she remains pro-life

Malta: Police investigating allegations of sitting minister’s role in bank robbery

Malta: Police investigating allegations of sitting minister’s role in bank robbery

Russia to restart regular flights with Mexico, Malta, and others

Russia to restart regular flights with Mexico, Malta, and others

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children

Malta’s customs strengthens Anti-Money Laundering team and anti-terror efforts

Malta’s customs strengthens Anti-Money Laundering team and anti-terror efforts

4 new coronavirus cases, 7 recoveries in Malta – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 15 May 2021

4 new coronavirus cases, 7 recoveries in Malta – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 15 May 2021

Malta: Ministers noncommittal on abortion motion

Malta: Ministers noncommittal on abortion motion

Malta: Abortion Bill unlikely to be debated in parliament

Malta: Abortion Bill unlikely to be debated in parliament

Malta: Population grows by a quarter in 10 years

Malta: Population grows by a quarter in 10 years

Malta: Herd immunity to be reached within days

Malta: Herd immunity to be reached within days

Only one case of Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Friday 14 May 2021

Only one case of Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Friday 14 May 2021

SME Chamber expresses concern over the hefty increases in import costs

SME Chamber expresses concern over the hefty increases in import costs

Malta: Bernard Grech criticises prejudice against LGBTQI+ community

Malta: Bernard Grech criticises prejudice against LGBTQI+ community

Family Therapists express concern on proposed cannabis reform

Family Therapists express concern on proposed cannabis reform

Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal

Top Cyprus prosecutor asks police to probe cash-for-passport scandal

Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties

Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

Austria’s Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change

Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14

Spain logged hottest year on record in 2020

Spain logged hottest year on record in 2020

UPDATED: One child dies in suspected gas explosion in England

UPDATED: One child dies in suspected gas explosion in England

Russia to restart regular flights with Mexico, Malta, and others

Russia to restart regular flights with Mexico, Malta, and others

Former Italian PM Berlusconi leaves hospital un-noticed

Former Italian PM Berlusconi leaves hospital un-noticed

Polish ruling party promises ‘middle class for all’ post-COVID

Polish ruling party promises ‘middle class for all’ post-COVID

France has reached 20 million first COVID-19 vaccine shots – Macron

France has reached 20 million first COVID-19 vaccine shots – Macron

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs

‘Like New Year’s Eve’: Polish bars celebrate midnight reopening

‘Like New Year’s Eve’: Polish bars celebrate midnight reopening

Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test

Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test

Britain, Ireland agree to work together to smooth post-Brexit trade

Britain, Ireland agree to work together to smooth post-Brexit trade

Italy’s Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League’s Salvini

Italy’s Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League’s Salvini

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds

Concern over detentions of EU nationals by UK on immigration grounds

Budapest mayor launches bid to challenge Orban next year

Budapest mayor launches bid to challenge Orban next year

Italy – Man tries to burn pregnant partner to death

Italy – Man tries to burn pregnant partner to death

Pope Francis calls for end to fighting in Israel and Gaza

Pope Francis calls for end to fighting in Israel and Gaza

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

U.S. wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

U.S. wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Disney World and other U.S. theme parks update mask rules

Disney World and other U.S. theme parks update mask rules

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

Child abuse is psychological murder – Pope Francis

Child abuse is psychological murder – Pope Francis

Tunisia’s economy shrank 3% in the first quarter of 2021

Tunisia’s economy shrank 3% in the first quarter of 2021

Biden revokes Trump order that sought to limit social media firms’ protections

Biden revokes Trump order that sought to limit social media firms’ protections

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer

Photo Story – Mam Indians carry out Prayer of Rain 40 days after the end of Holy Week, in Guatemala

Photo Story – Mam Indians carry out Prayer of Rain 40 days after the end of Holy Week, in Guatemala

Datafolha poll shows Bolsonaro’s approval falls to 24%

Datafolha poll shows Bolsonaro’s approval falls to 24%

Hyundai to invest $7.4 bln in U.S. by 2025, with electric cars in focus

Hyundai to invest $7.4 bln in U.S. by 2025, with electric cars in focus

Prince Harry: I want to break cycle of pain for my children

Prince Harry: I want to break cycle of pain for my children

UPDATED: Pope warns against Italy’s “demographic winter”

UPDATED: Pope warns against Italy’s “demographic winter”

UK sanctions Libyan al-Kaniyat militia and its leaders

UK sanctions Libyan al-Kaniyat militia and its leaders

U.S. will not immediately lift mask rules in air, public transit

U.S. will not immediately lift mask rules in air, public transit

At least 17 drown in shipwreck off Tunis

At least 17 drown in shipwreck off Tunis

Fully vaccinated people can shed their masks in most places -U.S. CDC

Fully vaccinated people can shed their masks in most places -U.S. CDC

Biden set to release first detailed budget of his presidency on May 27

Biden set to release first detailed budget of his presidency on May 27

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest

Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest

Australia sticks by plan to reopen border in mid-2022

Australia sticks by plan to reopen border in mid-2022

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

UPDATED: India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off Japan’s southeast coast -EMSC

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off Japan’s southeast coast -EMSC

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months

Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months

Abbas gets his first phone call from Biden amid Israel-Gaza fighting

Abbas gets his first phone call from Biden amid Israel-Gaza fighting

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children

Malta’s Foreign Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza to stop the killing of many innocent people including children

Bombing kills entire family with the exception of 2-month-old baby

Bombing kills entire family with the exception of 2-month-old baby

China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing

China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing

India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near 4,000 as WHO flags concern

India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near 4,000 as WHO flags concern

Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election

Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election

Death toll rises as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

Death toll rises as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s COVID woes

‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s COVID woes

Hyundai to invest $7.4 bln in U.S. by 2025, with electric cars in focus

Hyundai to invest $7.4 bln in U.S. by 2025, with electric cars in focus

Besiktas clinch Turkish title on goal difference

Besiktas clinch Turkish title on goal difference

Pedro thunderbolt earns Roma derby win to end Lazio top-four hopes

Pedro thunderbolt earns Roma derby win to end Lazio top-four hopes

Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup

Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup

Juventus edge five-goal Inter thriller to stay in top-four race

Juventus edge five-goal Inter thriller to stay in top-four race

Gerrard’s Rangers finish season unbeaten with 102-point haul

Gerrard’s Rangers finish season unbeaten with 102-point haul

Atalanta clinch Champions League spot with 4 – 3 win over Genoa

Atalanta clinch Champions League spot with 4 – 3 win over Genoa

Lewandowski equals Gerd Mueller’s 40-goal season record from 1971/72

Lewandowski equals Gerd Mueller’s 40-goal season record from 1971/72

Swiatek wins twice in a day to set up Rome final with Pliskova

Swiatek wins twice in a day to set up Rome final with Pliskova

Beyond Headlines

Disputes and divisions in the Eastern Mediterranean are not on maps but in the hearts and minds of all of us involved, our histories and traditions – Evarist Bartolo
Be Informed

Disputes and divisions in the Eastern Mediterranean are not on maps but in the hearts and minds of all of us involved, our histories and traditions – Evarist Bartolo

Analysis – Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict
Be Informed

Analysis – Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict

Regional election win boosts Spanish conservatives’ ambitions
Be Informed

Regional election win boosts Spanish conservatives’ ambitions

Britain, Germany in role reversal on AstraZeneca vaccine risks
Be Informed

Britain, Germany in role reversal on AstraZeneca vaccine risks

Analysis – What’s wrong with Britain’s Labour?
Be Informed

Analysis – What’s wrong with Britain’s Labour?

Explainer: What does it mean to be on the UK travel Amber list?
Be Informed

Explainer: What does it mean to be on the UK travel Amber list?

Vega: The first world-class supercomputer in the EU
CDPRO

Vega: The first world-class supercomputer in the EU

How the EU and AstraZeneca ended up in court, and what next
Be Informed

How the EU and AstraZeneca ended up in court, and what next

Malta Insights

Malta: Total value of residential property sales nears €230 million in April
Malta

Malta: Total value of residential property sales nears €230 million in April

Malta: Asia represents a fifth of trade in goods
Malta

Malta: Asia represents a fifth of trade in goods

Malta: Imports from UK fall by 45% since Brexit
Malta

Malta: Imports from UK fall by 45% since Brexit

Malta: Passengers between the islands decrease by a third
Malta

Malta: Passengers between the islands decrease by a third

Malta: Nine students for every teacher in schools
Malta

Malta: Nine students for every teacher in schools

Malta: Retail sector registers sharpest drop in the EU
Malta

Malta: Retail sector registers sharpest drop in the EU

Malta: Fewer tourists but longer stays in February
Malta

Malta: Fewer tourists but longer stays in February

Malta: January accounted for a fifth of language students in 2020
Malta

Malta: January accounted for a fifth of language students in 2020

Coronavirus

Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties

Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14

UPDATED: UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Election Watch

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Budapest mayor launches bid to challenge Orban next year

Budapest mayor launches bid to challenge Orban next year

Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election

Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election

Netanyahu poised to gain political lifeline as violence flares

Netanyahu poised to gain political lifeline as violence flares

Italy’s Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger

Italy’s Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger

Germany’s SPD officially names Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate

Germany’s SPD officially names Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate

LifeStyle

Pink gives advice to young girls: ‘Be really kind to other girls’

Pink gives advice to young girls: ‘Be really kind to other girls’

Official UEFA EURO 2020 song launched

Official UEFA EURO 2020 song launched

Eurovision launches US version with all 50 states competing

Eurovision launches US version with all 50 states competing

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer

Lollapalooza Gets the Go-Ahead for Four-Day Festival This Summer

Teaser of Friends : The Reunion released as broadcast date is set for May 27

Teaser of Friends : The Reunion released as broadcast date is set for May 27

Photo Story – Rehearsals – 65th Eurovision Song Contest

Photo Story – Rehearsals – 65th Eurovision Song Contest

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Turtle Head Park, Wuxi, China

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Photo Story – Labor Unionists protest against the draft bill for the ‘Protection of Labour’

Photo Story – Labor Unionists protest against the draft bill for the ‘Protection of Labour’

Photo Story – May International Anniversary Pilgrimage in Fatima

Photo Story – May International Anniversary Pilgrimage in Fatima

Photo Story – Mam Indians carry out Prayer of Rain 40 days after the end of Holy Week, in Guatemala

Photo Story – Mam Indians carry out Prayer of Rain 40 days after the end of Holy Week, in Guatemala

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Photo Story – Multi Visual show Light Ragaz in Tamina canyon

Photo Story – Multi Visual show Light Ragaz in Tamina canyon

Photo Story – Funeral of Israeli soldiers

Photo Story – Funeral of Israeli soldiers

Photo Story – Rehearsals – 65th Eurovision Song Contest

Photo Story – Rehearsals – 65th Eurovision Song Contest

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Photo Story – Sporting fans cheer at First League Football match in Portugal

Photo Story – Sporting fans cheer at First League Football match in Portugal

Photo Story – Afghanistan observes day of mourning for victims of school bombing

Photo Story – Afghanistan observes day of mourning for victims of school bombing

Photo Story – Performance of ‘Who Killed Them?’ in Cali in protest against police violence

Photo Story – Performance of ‘Who Killed Them?’ in Cali in protest against police violence

Photo Story – Young people demand justice for the murder of three brothers in Western Mexico

Photo Story – Young people demand justice for the murder of three brothers in Western Mexico

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Photo Story – Aje Resort 22 runway show in Sydney

Photo Story – Aje Resort 22 runway show in Sydney

Photo Story – Coronavirus pandemic in India amid vaccine shortage

Photo Story – Coronavirus pandemic in India amid vaccine shortage

Photo Story – Ukrainians mark the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II

Photo Story – Ukrainians mark the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II