PORTLAND, OREGON – Ecologists in a vast region of wetlands and forest in remote Oregon have spent the past decade thinning young trees and using planned fires to try to restore the thick stands of ponderosa to a less fire-prone state. This week, the na…
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THE MINISTRY FOR GOZO, THE MINISTRY FOR ENERGY, ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS: Successful end to ‘Water – Be The Change’ campaign in Gozo
Following two months of intensive distribution in Gozo, the government announces fresh collaboration to distribute further water-saving kitsThousands of Gozitan families have received their water conservation kit over the last seven weeks, as part of t…
Read moreBritain Lifts COVID Restrictions?
Residents in Britain are celebrating the end of coronavirus lockdown restrictions Monday, a day being called Freedom Day. The day ushered in an end to all social restrictions, like mask wearing and maintaining social distancing, which were imposed to f…
Read moreDeadly Australia Spider Venom Could Save Heart Attack Victims
SYDNEY – Venom from an Australian spider that is one of the world’s deadliest could save the lives of heart attack victims.A potentially life-saving treatment for victims of heart attacks has been found in a most unlikely source — the venom of one of t…
Read moreAthletes Go It Alone in Tokyo as Families Watch From Afar
Michael Phelps reached for his mother’s hand through a chain-link fence near the pool. The 19-year-old swimmer had just won his first Olympic medal — gold, of course — at the 2004 Athens Games, and he wanted to share it with the woman who raised him on…
Read moreMajor Oil Producers Seeking Output Boost to Meet Sunday
VIENNA – Major oil producers seeking to boost output will meet on Sunday, OPEC said, after negotiations earlier this month became deadlocked over plans to gradually ease production cuts.The OPEC+ grouping, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, will m…
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY: Launch of okmalta.com – a local online shopping digital platform
“The local market is gaining momentum as, among other things, it is using social media for advertising in an innovative way, using and seeking guidance tools, as well as showing a stronger commitment to familiarise itself with navigating the most secur…
Read moreTHE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND THE MINISTRY FOR TOURISM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Health and Tourism Authorities are proceeding with technical arrangements for the verification of the United States CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. As from Monday 19th July 2021, Malta will recognise the United States CDC COVID-19 Vaccinatio…
Read moreThousands Protest Against Vaccination, COVID Passes in France
PARIS – More than 100,000 people protested Saturday across France against the government’s latest measures to push people to get vaccinated and curb rising infections by the delta variant of the coronavirus.In Paris, separate protest marches by the far…
Read moreFirst Athletes Positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo Olympic Village
TOKYO – Two athletes have become the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, just days before the pandemic-delayed Games open.The cases will heighten concerns over the Olympics, which are facin…
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