Malta: Storm Harry Batters Islands with Severe Flooding and Destructive Winds

Storm Harry battered the Maltese Islands with winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, causing widespread flooding and over 300 emergency incidents. The severe weather forced the closure of schools and businesses on Tuesday, January 20, suspended ferry and mail services, and led to the diversion of several international flights.

Malta's Marsaskala, China's Dujiangyan sign sister city agreement

STORY: Malta's Marsaskala, China's Dujiangyan sign sister city agreement DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ceremony 2. various of Zhang Yadan 3. various of Mario Calleja STORYLINE: Marsaskala, a seaside town in the southeast of Malta, and Dujiangyan, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, signed a sister city agreement on Wednesday. At the ceremony, Zhang Yadan, mayor of Dujiangyan, said he expected the two cities to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation together, to complement each other's strengths and to reach a mutually beneficial outcome. Mario Calleja, mayor of Marsaskala, said he expected the agreement to open up further opportunities for exchanges in the areas of culture, tourism and education. The two cities have collaborated efficiently since October 2019, when they signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing friendly relations. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of dip

MALTA-ST JULIAN'S-MARSASKALA-CHINA-DUJIANGYAN-SISTER CITY AGREEMENT-SIGNING

MALTA-ST JULIAN'S-MARSASKALA-CHINA-DUJIANGYAN-SISTER CITY AGREEMENT-SIGNING

(221207) -- ST. JULIAN'S (MALTA), Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken in St. Julian's, Malta, on Dec. 7, 2022 shows Zhang Yadan (on the screen), mayor of China's Dujiangyan, speaking at an online signing ceremony of a sister city agreement. Marsaskala, a seaside town in the southeast of Malta, and Dujiangyan, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, signed a sister city agreement on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

MALTA-ST JULIAN'S-MARSASKALA-CHINA-DUJIANGYAN-SISTER CITY AGREEMENT-SIGNING

MALTA-ST JULIAN'S-MARSASKALA-CHINA-DUJIANGYAN-SISTER CITY AGREEMENT-SIGNING

(221207) -- ST. JULIAN'S (MALTA), Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken in St. Julian's, Malta, on Dec. 7, 2022 shows Mario Calleja (C, on the screen), mayor of Marsaskala, speaking at an online signing ceremony of a sister city agreement. Marsaskala, a seaside town in the southeast of Malta, and Dujiangyan, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, signed a sister city agreement on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

Malta holds general elections

STORY: Malta holds general elections DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:44 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Prime Minister Robert Abela, leader of Labour Party, and his wife casting ballots in a polling station in Marsaskala 2. various of Maltese Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech and his wife casting their votes in a polling station in Mosta 3. various of voters entering a polling station 4. various of vehicles of voters queuing at a special drive-through COVID-19 polling station STORYLINE: Voters in Malta went to the polls on Saturday for the country's general elections. There are just over 340,400 registered voters to elect 65 members of parliament for the next five years. The election results are expected on Sunday. The ruling Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Robert Abela, is expected to win with a comfortable majority, according to surveys. Opposition leader Bernard Grech, who has been leading the Nationalist Party since October 2020, is calling for a