UN Climate Change Conference: What’s on the Table?
The latest round of climate talks are getting under way Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. They are billed as the most important since the Paris conference six years ago. Here are some of the main goals of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a…
G-20 Leaders Pledge to End Financing for Overseas Coal Plants
G-20 leaders meeting in Rome have agreed to work to reach carbon neutrality “by around mid-century” and pledged to end financing for coal plants abroad by the end of this year; however, they failed to agree on phasing out coal domestically.“While I wel…
Johns Hopkins: World COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 5 Million
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday that the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is less than 4,000 short of the 5 million mark. The 4 million tally was reached a little more than four months ago.India’s prime minister …
THE MINISTER WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER A budget that looks at the future of social dialogue and workers’ conditions
At a press conference with the theme the Malta that we want for our children, Minister Carmelo Abela explained what was announced in the budget for the year 2022, in particular with reference to social dialogue, public broadcasting, as well as workers’…
Thai Businesses Eager for Foreign Tourists’ Imminent Return
Before the pandemic effectively closed Thailand off to the rest of the world in March of last year, Bangkok’s Kin & Koff Café was perfectly placed to catch the throngs of tourists traipsing past the city’s gilded Grand Palace and its orbit of opulent t…
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: The President meets with Dr Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
President Vella discussed the latest situation in the Gulf region with Dr Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at Sant’Anton Palace.The President recalled how relations between Malta and the GCC are presently t…