Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:26
Malta: a wake-up call to church
A float depicting Archbishop Charles J Scicluna will take part in Valletta’s carnival parade, despite criticism. Rayvin Galea, the artist behind the float’s design, hopes to get across various issues which he feels have not properly…
Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:38
Britain leaves EU
Three million newly-minted 50p coins celebrating the UK leaving the European Union on 31 January have entered circulation. They bear the inscription ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’. Chancellor Sajid Javid said ‘This coin marks…
Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:33
Turkey earthquake: 1,600+ hospitalised, dozens dead
Social media videos show patients in overcrowded hospitals, as over 1,600 people have been hospitalised in eastern Turkey after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. At least 36 people have died. Most of the injured were in Elazig…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:47
Germany: Libya civil war Berlin meeting
The Berlin conference on Libya, attended by rival leaders in the civil war and many international leaders including Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Erdogan, concluded on 19 January. It set forth mechanisms for the establishment of…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:43
Switzerland: Davos - climate change
The World Economic Forum annual meeting of 3,000 of the world's richest and most powerful people took place this week in Davos. One of the speakers was Greta Thunberg, who opened a debate entitled, ‘How to…
Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:52
Germany: deported asylum-seekers ‘face torture or death’
The leader of the German Evangelical Alliance, Reinhardt Schink, spoke out against the tragedy of Christian refugees and migrants who are sent back to Afghanistan and Iran, even though they could face prison, torture and death.…