Malta among the first EU countries to ban certain single-use plastic products

Dec 30 2020

Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia announced that Malta is now within the first EU countries to ban single-use plastic products.

The ban will start on the 1st of January 2021.

The ban will apply to products such as plastic bags, cutlery, straws, plates, cotton buds, food containers, and stirrers.

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Bars and clubs are to remain closed until the 1st of January

Dec 30 2020

Professor Charmaine Gauci said today during a conference that bars and clubs will remain closed until the 1st of February.

A legal notice will be issued later on today following the extension of closure of bars and clubs.

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UK COVID-19 variant discovered in the United States

Dec 30 2020

The UK COVID-19 variant has now also been discovered in Colorado in the United States.

The variant has been detected in more than 20 countries so far.

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Lil Pump banned from airline for life after refusing to wear a mask

Dec 30 2020

Lil Pump has been banned from airline JetBlue after refusing to wear a mask on board the plane on the 27th of December.

Reports say that Lil Pump became ‘verbally abusive’ after flight attendants asked him to wear a mask.

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