November 2021
China Makes No New Pledges but Calls on COP26 Countries to Act
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on other nations to “step up cooperation” and act on climate targets, but offered no new commitments in a statement to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, known as COP26.“Visions will come true o…
THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE: Joint Seminar by the National Audit Office (NAO) and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) 2021
The National Audit Office (NAO), in collaboration with the European Court of Auditors (ECA), organised another joint seminar with the theme ‘Addressing key emerging issues through public audit’. In view of the current circumstances, this year’s seminar…
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Texas Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court heard challenges Monday to a Texas law that imposes a near total ban on abortion after six weeks.The Republican-backed Texas law bars abortions once cardiac activity has been detected in an embryo, which typically happens at six …
Yahoo Halts Services in Mainland China
In what is seen as largely a symbolic move, Yahoo said Tuesday it stopped providing services in mainland China because of what it described as a difficult operating environment.The U.S. web services provider said in a statement on its website the move …
THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE: Maltese Member at the European Court of Auditors Leo Brincat makes an official visit to the National Audit Office
Maltese Member at the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Leo Brincat paid another official visit to the National Audit Office (NAO), where he was welcomed by Auditor General Charles Deguara and Deputy Auditor General Noel Camilleri. The main objective o…