Malta Independent - 2020-08-06

• ‘We heard the blasts, the ground shook and the sky turned red’ – Maltese living in Lebanon
• Number of active cases nearly hits 250
• Malta's COVID-19 reproducti­on number now stands at 1.39 – Vincent Marmara
• We are putting people at the centre of the national housing system - Roderick Galdes
• Politician­s, inance, lobbying
• Numerous MATSEC students email Education Minister expressing COVID-19 concerns
• Carelessne­ss on COVID-19 can have impact on schools opening in September, MUT warns
• MAM and MUMN to proceed with industrial action
• ‘I will cautiously resist the closure of museums and public events’ – Culture Minster
• Chamber of Advocates announces newlyelect­ed council
• Acknowledg­ing reality
• Chasm grows between Trump and government coronaviru­s experts
• Virus lockdown shuts Kashmir year after autonomy is stripped
• South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return
• Earnings push European markets lower
• Mazars publishes study on responsibl­e banking practices
• Main Street Complex p.l.c. registers higher revenues, profits and footfall in 2019
• ‘We are no less American’: Deaths pile up on Texas border
• Club pros at PGA see COVID-related surge in golf back home
• US Open singles champs to get $850K less prize money in 2020
• Arsenal to cut 55 jobs due to financial damage from pandemic
• FIFA damage 'irreversib­le' over investigat­ion into Infantino
• Day 11 of postponed Tokyo Games finally brings summer heat
• No standing, no beer: German football aims to bring fans back
• Tropic storm Isaias whips up eastern US, killing at least 6

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