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Barbie debuts doll in likeness of British COVID-19 vaccine developer
British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe…
Olympic host Tokyo asks for more hospital beds as COVID-19 infections rise
Olympic host city Tokyo has asked hospitals to prepare more beds for COVID-19 patients as the Japanese capital grapples with a rise…
Malta News Briefing – Sunday 18 July 2021
Headline Update (1910h) - Minister for the Elderly Michael Farrugia has tested positive to Covid-19. The minister announced the infection on his…
Malta: – Language schools lament ‘unwarranted’ and ‘disproportionate’ closure order
FELTOM and its member schools were unprepared and shocked by the Government’s unexpected and rigid decision to close down ELT schools. The…
Israel urges vaccination for all teens, citing Delta variant
Israel recommended that all 12-15 year-olds be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new outbreaks attributed to the more infectious Delta variant. Israel expanded…
Mastercard drops branding from Copa America amid COVID concerns
Mastercard Inc has decided to temporarily remove its branding from the Copa America amid criticism over a last-minute decision to host the…
UK to set out plans for COVID passports, if any, later this month
Britain's government will set out what role, if any, certification and social distancing will have in the country's COVID-19 recovery, Prime Minister…
Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 17 March 2021
Updated 0833 - Newspaper Review Malta Today leads with claims by Vince Muscat that lawyer David Gatt made contact between 2014 and…
237 new Covid-19 cases – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 27 February 2021
Updated 1311 - Low income persons to receive difference on increasing rents Low income persons, pensioners and persons receiving social benefits will…
Dutch PM says curfew needed despite legal order to drop it
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called on the country to respect a night-time curfew, saying it was still needed to fight the…
Von der Leyen defends delays in securing vaccinations, defends need to ensure European unity
The European Union has underestimated how hard it would be for pharmaceutical companies to manufacture coronavirus vaccines on a vast scale, European…
French Govt still hoping to avoid third lockdown
France's main COVID-19 indicators have reached two-month highs on average on Monday and the country's ski lifts will remain closed throughout February…