September 20, 2022

Infrastructure Malta rebuilt another 128 residential roads in the first eight months of this year, an average of four roads per week. This was announced by the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia who explained that complementing major infrastructure projects, the daily works on residential and rural roads are ongoing, according to the needs of the people. The 128 residential roads it rebuilt between January and August add up to around another 27 kilometers of roads with a higher quality infrastructure. The thousands of families who reside on these streets can now be counted among others,  whose

Speaker of the House of Representatives Angelo Farrugia and his delegation held talks with Mr Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communication of the Republic of Ireland. During the meeting, Speaker Angelo Farrugia stated that, due to the current situation regarding energy, all countries need to keep working hard towards securing longer-term goals, in particular by diversifying the energy supplies, yet continuing to keep their climate targets. He continued by saying that all countries have to be prepared for any eventuality by diversifying their energy supply, ensuring adequate energy storage, and investing in clean energy. Speaker Farrugia

Hong Kong said on Tuesday it aims to make an announcement soon on its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals, as it wants to keep the city connected with the rest of the world and allow an “orderly opening-up.” The city’s leader, John Lee, said he was conscious Hong Kong needed to retain its competitiveness, adding that authorities were keen to bring back events and activities to the city. “We know exactly where we should be heading and want to be consistent as we move in that direction. We would like to have an orderly opening-up… because we

The U.S. government has sent out over 25 million of the updated COVID-19 booster shots, mostly from Pfizer/BioNTech, as production of the Moderna shot continues to ramp up, a federal health agency said Tuesday. Some U.S. pharmacies, including CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance, also reported on Tuesday that government supply of Moderna’s updated shot remains limited, causing appointments for the product to vary across the country. Both CVS and Walgreens said they are working with the government to acquire more Moderna doses and have not seen any supply issues for the Pfizer booster. In August, the U.S. Food and