Malta has been a regular contributor to the Anna Lindh Foundation’s (ALF) budget since 2005, supporting the Foundation’s work in cultural dialogue in the Mediterranean. The ALF focuses […]
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South Africa Clamps Down Against New COVID Wave
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is fighting a strong “third wave” of coronavirus, leading President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a raft of new restrictions to try to curb the spread of […]
Read moreUN Report on Systemic Racism Calls for Accountability, Redress for Victims
GENEVA – A U.N. report examining systemic racism suffered by people of African descent is calling for an end to impunity for human rights violations by law enforcement, and for […]
Read moreCompeting Events Mark LGBTQ+ Pride Day in New York
NEW YORK – For the second consecutive year, the lingering pandemic consigned New York’s annual Pride march Sunday to the virtual world, even as its alter-ego, the Queer Liberation March, took its edgier message through the streets of Manhattan.The NYC …
Read moreFor Some US Muslims, Raw Talk on Suicide, Mental Health
Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned to an unexpected question: Is it religiously acceptable to say a prayer for someone who died by suicide?Suicide is a complex and delicate topic that Awaad, as …
Read moreUN Expert: Criminalization of Same Sex Unions Violates Human Rights Law and Must End
GENEVA – U.N. Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, is calling for the global elimination of laws that criminalize same-sex unions by 2030. His rep…
Read moreZimbabwe Receives COVID-19 Shots From China
HARARE, ZIMABABWE – Zimbabwe on Saturday received a half-million Sinopharm shots against COVID-19 it bought from China, a development officials said would put its vaccination program back on track.After the plane with the Sinopharm shots landed, Zimbab…
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD AND ANIMAL RIGHTS: Incentive scheme for sustainable fishing
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo launched an Incentive Scheme for Sustainable Fishing. In compliance with state aid regulations, this scheme encourages sustainable fishing by compensating fishers for adopting mea…
Read moreTHE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER: Bangladesh High Commissioner pays courtesy visit to Speaker Farrugia
Ashud Ahmed, High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, paid a courtesy visit to Speaker Anglu Farrugia.Speaker Farrugia welcomed the new high commissioner and referred to the very close relations that exist between Malta and Bangladesh,…
Read moreWHO Says Africa Experiencing Third Wave of COVID-19 Infections
“Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and projected to soon overtake the peak of the second wave the continent witnessed at the start of 2021,” according to the World Health Organization’s r…
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