November 17, 2021
Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools and colleges indefinitely and imposed work-from-home restrictions to control pollution levels t…
US Reportedly Negotiating Deal with Pfizer to Purchase 10 Million Doses of Experimental COVID-19 Pill
News outlets say the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to spend $5 billion to purchase Pfizer’s new experimental antiviral pill designed to treat COVID-19, enough to cover 10 million courses of treatment.The revelation comes a day …
Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly 30% increase over the previous year.While not an official count, the CDC says it can confirm 98,000 dea…
THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS: Malta will continue to help Palestinian refugees
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo took part in a meeting in Brussels on aid to Palestinian refugees, convened by Jordan and Sweden. During the meeting, Minister Bartolo said that Malta will continue to assist the United Nations …
THE MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS Malta presents metro studies to the European Commission
While in Brussels, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg presented to European Commissioner Adina Valean with studies which were commissioned for the Maltese Government regarding mass transport.Minister Ian Borg explained…
White House: 10% of Kids Have Been Vaccinated in First 2 Weeks
The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff …