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The Maltese government is calling for an urgent intervention in Libya to stop migrants trying to reach Europe. In a letter addressed to the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell, the Maltese Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo and Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri also proposed the launch of an “immediate humanitarian mission” worth €100 million in Libya to help stem the flow of illegal migrants during the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more →

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unquenchable thirst for information amongst a British population desperate to stay privy to the latest developments and scientific advice; The result is that news outlets are seeing record levels of traffic directed towards their online news stories. It seems somewhat countercyclical then, that at the time when the demand for online journalism is at its highest, publishers are facing a fall in revenue so … Read more →

As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread, accurate data and information is more sought after than ever before and Big Data lies at the heart of efforts to comprehend and forecast the impact that Coronavirus will have on all of us. It helps governments to track confirmed cases and fatalities, journalists to inform the public what is going on and organisations rely on it to make critical decisions but the … Read more →

A women’s section of a prison in the southwest of Yemen in the province of Taiz was bombed by Houthi rebels on 5 April. At least six women and one child were killed and up to 20 were injured; four of the injured were children that were detained alongside their mothers. Yemen is currently still the world’s worst humanitarian disaster with 24 million people requiring humanitarian assistance and protection. The … Read more →

Singapore announced today, 6 April 2020, that nearly 20,000 migrant workers have been put under quarantine for two weeks after a growing number of coronavirus infections were detected in their dormitories. The ongoing pandemic has worsened the situation for migrant workers across the world as conditions in labour camps – notoriously known for being cramped and lacking basic hygiene and sanitary services – make it impossible for workers to protect … Read more →

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 1.2 million globally and is believed to have killed nearly 70,000 people. It is now widely accepted that the deadly virus originated in a wildlife market in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China. In such markets – commonly known as “wet markets” – live and dead animals are sold for human consumption, often in filthy conditions which allow diseases to incubate that then … Read more →