October 13, 2022

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli and Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality Byron Camilleri announced a residency programme for foreign start-ups to continue attracting high-talent start-ups, whilst serving global customers. This was announced during the second edition of the Start-up Festival.​​ The new Start-ups Residence Programme will be offering a residence permit for international start-ups to relocate in Malta. This residency programme is offering a 3-year residency permit which can be extended by another 5 years to founders, co-founders of start-ups, and their families.  Core employees can also benefit from a 3-year residency permit

  The Antarctic ozone hole last week peaked at a moderately large size for the third straight year — bigger than North America — but experts say it’s still generally shrinking despite recent blips because of high altitude cold weather. The ozone hole hit its peak size of more than 26.4 million square kilometers on October 5, the largest it has been since 2015, according to NASA. Scientists say because of cooler than normal temperatures over the southern polar regions at 12-20 kilometers high, where the ozone hole is, conditions are ripe for ozone-munching chlorine chemicals. “The overall trend is

  Europe faces a higher-than-usual chance of a cold blast of weather before the end of the year, but the winter overall is likely to be warmer than average, the continent’s long-range weather forecaster said Thursday. Temperatures this winter will be crucial for homeowners worried about the record cost of heating their homes, and for European policymakers seeking to avoid energy rationing because of reductions in Russian gas supplies. “We see the winter as being warmer than usual,” said Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service that produces seasonal forecasts for the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts