OSAKA, JAPAN – Hospitals in Japan’s second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a “system collapse,” and advise against holding the Olympics…
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THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING A green upgrade for the Belvedere Garden
The Belvedere Garden in Marsa will see significant green upgrading through an investment of around half a million euro. This was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia who explained that this project is b…
Read moreAustralia Urged to Offer Cash Incentives to Boost COVID Vaccination Rates
SYDNEY – The Australian government is being urged to offer citizens cash and lottery tickets as incentives to boost slow rates of COVID-19 vaccinations. Public health and advertising experts say more needs to be done to counter mounting hesitancy and c…
Read moreItalian Eurovision Singer to Take ‘Voluntary Drug Test,’ Organizers Say
THE HAGUE – The singer for Italy’s Eurovision Song Contest winning rockers Maneskin will take a voluntary drug test after denying speculation that he was snorting cocaine during the broadcast, organizers said Sunday. Red lederhosen-clad vocalist Damian…
Read moreIndia Nearing 300,000 COVID Deaths
India is nearing 300,000 recorded deaths from the coronavirus, after adding more than 3,700 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country reported more than 240,000 new infections Sunday – a number that many believe is an undercount because of limited testi…
Read moreRansomware Moves from ‘Economic Nuisance’ to National Security Threat
WASHINGTON – The recent cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the largest petroleum pipeline in the U.S., shows how internet criminals are increasingly targeting companies and organizations for ransom in what officials and experts term a gr…
Read moreIndia Says COVID Infections High but Stabilizing
The Indian government said Saturday that COVID-19 infections remained high as they spread to overburdened rural areas, but it added that infections were stabilizing in some parts of the country.India’s health ministry reported more than 250,000 new COV…
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