September 2022

U.N. agencies are calling for an end to food loss and waste as the United Nations marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Thursday. A U.N. Environment Program report says over 930 million tons of food waste were generated in 2019. The chief of UNEP’s energy and climate branch, Mark Radka, said that represents about 20% of available food. “There is evidence that household food waste is generated at a similar per capita level in all countries, regardless of country income level,” he said. “So, households, on average generate about 74 kilograms per person, per year

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft deliberately smashing into an asteroid, as astronomers indicated that the impact looks to have been much greater than expected. The world’s telescopes turned their gaze toward the space rock Dimorphos earlier this week for a historic test of Earth’s ability to defend itself against a potential life-threatening asteroid in the future. Astronomers rejoiced as NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor slammed into its pyramid-sized, rugby ball-shaped target 11 million kilometers (6.8 million miles) from Earth on Monday night. Images taken by Earth-bound telescopes showed

“As a government, we have always believed in the iGaming sector and we have strived to provide an environment for the industry to grow. We are continuing to work so that the entire ecosystem of this industry remains strong,” stated Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri on launching the iGaming Next three-day event being held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. Minister Schembri stated that, from visits to gaming companies to launches of events tied to gaming and addressing high-profile conferences, it is clear that the sector is a dynamic one. “As a government we believe that

The premium private jet operator Flexjet has made a new fleet addition, registering its first Gulfstream G650 in Europe in Malta, reflecting the company’s continuing operational growth in our country.  This was announced by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia following the new fleet arrival, accompanied by Transport Malta (TM) CEO Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi, Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) Director General Captain Charles Pace, Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro and European Managing Director Marine Eugène.  “We are seeing more companies continue to choose Malta to register their aircraft as we are continuing to support investors. As a result, this important sector is strengthening our economy, creating

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says the extremely dangerous hurricane named Ian has made landfall in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida. Forecasters say Ian came ashore Wednesday near Cayo Costa, along the southwestern coast of Florida, with maximum sustained winds of nearly 250 kilometers an hour, close to the threshold of becoming a Category 5 on the center’s five-level scale that measures a storm’s wind speed and destructive potential. More than 2 million residents on Florida’s west coast have been ordered to evacuate their homes, while Governor Ron DeSantis has activated thousands of National Guard troops as part of

A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before it was able to gain a large audience. Nonetheless, Facebook said it was the largest and most complex Russian propaganda effort that it has found since the invasion began. The operation involved more than 60 websites created to mimic legitimate news sites including The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom and Germany’s Der