January 13, 2022
US High Court OKs Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, Not Businesses
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to President Joe Biden on Thursday, blocking his mandate that employees of large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.At the same time, the nation’s highest court allowed a vaccination…
Hong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition
A new Hong Kong mandate that restaurants and other establishments require use of an app aimed at recording people’s locations and telling them if they have been near a COVID-19 patient has spurred opposition from the city’s pro-democracy voices.The Lea…
Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica
A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in the roc…
THE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS A € 13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project
Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the upcoming shore-to-ship project at the Freeport. It was explained how the tender for the project was iss…
NASA, NOAA Confirm 2021 Was Sixth Hottest Year Ever
Two U.S. government agencies – space agency NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said Thursday 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record.In separate reports, the agencies also said their data indicates the last eight ye…
Biden Ramps Up Fight Against Coronavirus
U.S. President Joe Biden sympathized with coronavirus-weary Americans Thursday while ramping up the government’s effort to combat the surge of the omicron variant across the country.“I know we’re all frustrated as we begin the new year,” Biden said in …