SYDNEY – A “swarm” of bug-tracking drones and tiny radars are being developed to help conservation of rare insects in New Zealand. The new tag-and-track technology is being developed at the University of Canterbury on New Zealand’s South Island. Resea…
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Hong Kong Opens Vaccine Drive to Children Aged 12 and Older
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will allow children age 12 and above to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as it seeks to boost immunization rates in the city. Government officials said Thursday they will offer the vaccine to about 240,000 children from 12 t…
Read moreBelarus Joins Long List of Regimes Targeting Exiled Critics
WASHINGTON – To arrest an exiled critic, Belarus did something that no other government had previously done: it used a fabricated bomb threat and a military jet to force a civilian plane in its airspace to land in the capital, Minsk.On board the flight…
Read moreCanada Views Immigrants as Key to Economic Recovery
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Officials and experts plotting Canada’s economic recovery from the global pandemic are looking to current and future immigrants as a big part of the solution.That conclusion is perhaps inevitable, given the oversized role that im…
Read moreTHE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER AND THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE The Speaker of the House of Representatives was presented with the 2020 Annual Report and financial statements of the National Audit Office during an official visit to the National
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Anglu Farrugia paid an official visit to the National Audit Office (NAO), where he was greeted by Auditor General Charles Deguara and Deputy Auditor-General Noel Camilleri. During the visit, the Auditor Gener…
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR ENERGY, ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Gvern g?an-Nies: Minister Miriam Dalli announces €170 million investment to double energy supply
Comprehensive study confirms investment in the energy sector will allow energy supply to meet the demand Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli announced a €170 million investment in a second interconnector as part of …
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING Campaign on marine protection launched
For the third consecutive year, the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning is launching the Saving our Blue campaign with an aim of intensifying efforts against environmental and marine pollution, particularly that which is caused by…
Read moreTigray War Exposes Limits to Abiy’s Promises of Press Freedom
WASHINGTON – In September 2019, Simon Marks moved to Ethiopia, drawn by the rapid changes following its shift in leadership and declaration of peace with neighboring Eritrea after a war and decades of tensions.?Since then, he has reported on the widesp…
Read more2021 Mass Shootings
In the decade beginning in 2010, an average of 5.5 mass shootings occurred each year in the United States.During 2020, when much of the country was under coronavirus lockdowns, the number of mass shootings sharply declined, with only two recorded durin…
Read moreGreece Deploys Drones to Stop Partygoers From Breaching COVID Rules
ATHENS – Authorities on Greece’s most popular tourist island, Mykonos, will deploy more than a dozen drones to spot those who defy safety protocols aimed at preventing the spread and resurgence of COVID-19. The decision, known as “Operation Mykonos,” …
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