WASHINGTON – U.S. warnings to Russian President Vladimir Putin over shielding cybercriminals holed up in Russia appear to have made little impact, according to top U.S. law enforcement and cyber officials. “There is no indication that the Russian gover…
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Y THE MINISTRY FOR EQUALITY, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION A €200,000 investment for research aiming to provide safer and more effective lung cancer therapy
A research project called LCeNT is being undertaken by researchers at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics within the University of Malta, to study and develop a novel therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite currentl…
Read moreCyber Arms Dealer Exploits New iPhone Software Vulnerability, Watchdog Says
A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab said Monday. The discovery is important becau…
Read moreWorld Bank: Climate Change Could Force Migration of 216 Million People by 2050
A World Bank report released Monday suggests climate change could force 216 million people across six regions to migrate within their countries in the next 30 years, with “hotspots” emerging within the next nine years unless urgent steps are taken. The…
Read moreUN: Environmental Crises Threaten Human Rights Globally
GENEVA – The U.N. Human Rights Council has begun its annual session in Geneva, and in an opening address Monday, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warned that climate change and pollution pose grave threats to human rights and hu…
Read moreBangladesh Schools Reopen After 18-Month COVID Shutdown
DHAKA, BANGLADESH – Children in Bangladesh flooded back into classrooms on Sunday as schools reopened after 18 months, one of the world’s longest coronavirus shutdowns.The resumption came after UNICEF warned that prolonged school closures during the CO…
Read moreCountry Violators to be Scrutinized by UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA – The human rights records of more than 40 countries will come under scrutiny by the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council during its upcoming four-week session. The session promises to be extremely busy. Nearly 90 reports on a wide ra…
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY AND THE MINISTRY FOR GOZO Use of €100 government vouchers extended to end of October: more than €33 million in vouchers used so far
The use of €100 government vouchers is extended to the end of October, announced Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri while visiting Marsalforn restaurants, with Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri. Minister Schembri provided details on …
Read moreWith More Doses, Uganda Takes Vaccination Drive to Markets
KAMPALA, UGANDA – At a taxi stand by a bustling market in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, traders simply cross a road or two, get a shot in the arm and rush back to their work.Until this week, vaccination centers were based mostly in hospitals in this East …
Read moreA Tale of 2 COVID Vaccine Clinics: Lines in Kenya, Few Takers in Atlanta
NAIROBI – Several hundred people line up every morning, starting before dawn, on a grassy area outside Nairobi’s largest hospital hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line moves smoothly, while on other days, the staff tells them there’s n…
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