THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Speaker Farrugia receives a farewell call from the Egyptian ambassador
Speaker Anglu Farrugia received a farewell visit from Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Nada Draz, whose tenure of office in Malta is coming to an end.Speaker Farrugia expressed his appreciation to Ambassador Draz for her hard work, during her …
COVID-19 Wave Pushes Ukraine’s Doctors to the Limit
As coronavirus infections hit Ukraine, a single shift for Dr. Oleksandr Molchanov now stretches to 42 hours — 24 of them in Kakhovka’s hospital, followed by another 18 hours spent visiting tents set up to care for 120 COVID-19 patients.While vaccinatio…
Fauci Urges Vaccinated Americans to Get Booster Shots
The top U.S. infectious disease expert on Sunday urged millions of Americans who already are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get booster shots “to optimize their status.”To date, 34.5 million of the 196 million fully vaccinated people in the Unite…
Dutch Riot Over COVID Restrictions a Second Night; 7 Arrested
Police arrested seven rioters in The Hague on Saturday night after youths set fires in the streets and threw fireworks at officers. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what the port city’s mayor called “an org…
Europe’s COVID Crisis Pits Vaccinated Against Unvaccinated
This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to record levels in many countr…
FDA, CDC Authorize Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All US Adults
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel Friday voted unanimously to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available to those 18 and older. The CDC also said those older than 50 should get a booster.The move comes after the U.S. F…