FDA Panel Backs First-of-a-Kind COVID-19 Pill From Merck
A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus.A Food and Drug Administrat…
THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND EMPLOYMENT Call for applications for compensation to former Malta Drydocks employees who suffered from asbestosis and did not receive compensation from the government
The Ministry for Finance and Employment is receiving applications from former Malta Drydocks employees, who, due to the work assigned to them in the past, suffered or passed away due to asbestosis. This is a call for a one-time payment of non-pecuniary…
Space Junk Forces Spacewalk Delay, Too Risky for Astronauts
NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station.Two U.S. astronauts were set to replace a bad antenna outside of the space station. But late Monday nig…
THE MINISTER WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER: Committed to providing the best health conditions for workers
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela, also responsible for workers’ conditions, announced that a study was carried out on mental health in the workplace. The study, commissioned by Novargo, was done in collaboration with the D…
Why Gazans are dying at sea to be free
Published by Al-Araby On Sunday morning, 14 November, Gazans from all political backgrounds and walks of life swarmed to the house of Ayman Abu Rujaiyla in Khan Younis to march at the funeral of his son Anas. Mourned as a “martyr,” Anas’s body was washed ashore on 9 November in Turkey. Two days earlier, the body of his neighbour, Abu Adham al-Farra, a husband and father, was similarly discovered on a Turkish beach. The two had boarded an unseaworthy and compassless dinghy from Turkey’s Bodrum the preceding Friday, along with nine other Gazans, hoping to reach the Greek Island Kos
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: The President discusses current Mediterranean affairs with University students
President George Vella this morning discussed current Mediterranean affairs with students from Malta and other countries who are currently reading for an M.A. in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security at the University of Malta. The discussion …