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Reading Time: 3 minutes April 20 (Reuters) – Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received doses in the United States, but backed its overall benefits against any risks. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday its safety committee had

Reading Time: < 1 minute The two men charged with planting the bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia have asked the President to ignore the government’s recommendation to reject their request for a pardon to provide information on who was behind the murder. Source Newsbook Updated 1745 Any reference to content published on CDE News and re-published

Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi during Tuesday's parliamentary sitting made reference to BNP Paribas and Pilatus Bank "who put shame to Malta's reputation by association." Azzopardi stated that the relevant authorities need to answer as to why officials of Pilatus Bank have not been brought to justice even after it was revealed that the magisterial

"Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia launches the #ClimateOn campaign #ClimateOn, an information campaign launched today, seeks to complement the government’s strategic plan to move towards a zero-carbon economy, the Minister for Climate Change, Aaron Farrugia said. “Through this campaign, we need to create a more

Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Court of Justice decided that the Prime Minister’s power to select candidates for the judiciary, selected for eligibility by an independent commission, does not breach the EU law. The European Court delivered the sentence today in a case that Repubblika organisation filed against the Maltese Government. Source

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hackers have threatened to leak “valuable” Nationalist Party documents, unless the party agrees to “communicate and cooperate” with them in 10 days. The operators of ‘Avaddon ransomware’ have already published a selection of documents, including employee details, passport pictures and a studio rota on the dark web. Any reference

Photo by The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash Tista' taqra bil- Malti . More than three years since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, press freedom in Malta remains a cause for serious concern, Reporters Without Borders said in their 2021 World Press Freedom Index. As of 2020, Malta ranks 81st among the 180 countries listed in the index. The

The United Nations launched an appeal Tuesday for donations of more than $29 million to help Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following several devastating volcanic eruptions that have turned the landscape of the Caribbean nation "apocalyptic." The La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years on April 9. Eruptions have continued to occur

Photo by Omar Camilleri (DOI) The government is creating a €300,000 support scheme for organisations working in the cultural heritage sector, with the aim of helping them recover from the economic impact of Covid-19 and ensuring their financial viability. The fund will cover up to 100% of the total cost of eligible projects, with the maximum amount

Anti-vaxxer graffiti have been scribbled at Independence Gardens in Sliema with the same message that was spray-painted on the Curia’s facade in Floriana . Lighting fixtures in the garden were also vandalised, with at least three lamps being pulled out of their fistrues. Sliema council deplored the vandalism and called in the police. The spray-painted