October 28, 2022

Study: Heat Waves Cost Poor Countries the Most, Exacerbating Inequality

  Heat waves, intensified by climate change, have cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the past 30 years, a study published Friday found, with poor countries paying the steepest price. And those lopsided economic effects contribute to widening inequalities around the world, according to the research. “The cost of extreme heat from climate change so far has been disproportionately borne by the countries and regions least culpable for global warming,” Dartmouth College professor Justin Mankin, one of the authors of the study published in the journal Science Advances, told AFP. “And that’s an insane tragedy.” “Climate change is

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YouTube to Help Users Make Informed Health Care Decisions

  YouTube announced Thursday it wants to help people make informed health care decisions by allowing more medical sources to share videos on its platform. “At YouTube, we’re working to make it easier for people to find authoritative information to help answer their questions, and we’re putting health professionals at the core of our efforts to connect people with helpful content,” the company said on its website. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals can now apply to have their video channels certified to participate in You Tube’s health features, something that, until now, has only been available to educational

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THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT The President’s Solidarity Fun Run returns as a walk or run to the Valletta Palace

President George Vella launched The President’s Solidarity Fun Run taking place on the 20th of November with a walk or run from four localities to St George’s Square in front of the Valletta Palace.   Encouraging everyone to take part, President Vella said that he is very much looking forward to meeting with the people again for a solidarity walk together starting from Paola, Tal-Qroqq and Santa Venera. The run will start from Saqqajja, Rabat. The President said that this event is an opportunity for the people of Malta to show what unites us as people.   The CEO of SportMalta and

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THE MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS MALTA, ĊERTEZZA U STABBILTÀ: €50 million allocation for EVs over 3 years

Malta has managed to acquire EU funds under the Maltese Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) for the purchase of zero-emission electric vehicles.   These funds, amounting to €50 million, will be spread over 3 years, whereby €15 million were allocated this year, a further €15 million will be allocated during 2023 and the last €20 million by the end of 2024.   This was announced by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett.   Minister Farrugia said that the €50m will be invested in approximately 10,000 zero-emission vehicles. He explained

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