Maltese bread price will double after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says PN spokesperson

Mar 17 2022

Nationalist Party spokesperson Peter Agius has stated that the price of Maltese bread will double amid Russian forces’ invasion of Ukraine and its effects on flour exportation.

In a recent video posted on social media, Agius stated that industry professionals have warned that flour prices are set to increase by close to 60 per cent, drastically affecting bakers across Malta and prices relating to their products. The PN spokesperson went on to state that we have already seen price increases by 10 per cent and further increases will impact Maltese society and individuals with lower income.

Both Ukraine and Russia provide a significant amount of grains, cereals, oils, flours and more resources to most countries around the world and, being one of the globe’s major exporters, the exportation of supplies and their prices will undoubtedly be impacted.

In light of this, Malta’s government has allocated €200 million to tackle the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Meanwhile, Agius has stated that Malta must make use of its EU membership benefits to ensure prices are not affected.

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Kanye West suspended from Instagram for violating hate speech & bullying policies

Mar 17 2022

Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after violating the platform’s policy on harassment, a spokesperson from Meta has revealed.

The 44-year-old was suspended from the platform for violating policies related to “hate speech and bully and harassment”, with Instagram deleting some of West’s posts following a recent spam-posting tirade targeting a number of media personalities such as late night show host Trevor Noah, who stated that the rapper’s behaviour ‘breaks his heart’.

Noah become the subject of West’s frustrations after the show host discussed West’s recent row with ex-wife Kim Kardashian and Saturday Night Live comic Pete Davidson. Meta spokesperson Joe Osborne told Reuters that Kanye West, who legally goes by the name ‘Ye’ would be prevented from posting, commenting or sending DMs for 24 hours and sustained that further action will be taken if West persists with his violation of policies.

Instagram’s community guidelines dictate that the platform has the right to remove content which contains “credible threats or hate speech, content that targets private individuals to degrade or shame them, personal information meant to blackmail or harass someone and repeated unwanted messages”.

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Robert Abela & Clyde Caruana reported for ‘corrupt practices’ by Arnold Cassola

Mar 17 2022

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has reported Prime Minister Robert Abela and Finance Minister Clyde Caruana to the electoral commission for conducting corrupt practices and as a result, breaching electoral law.

In his letter to the commission, the independent candidate stated that the cheques being granted to compensate for the cost of living are ‘corrupt practices’ due to the fact that they are being distributed on the election’s doorstep. Cassola went on to state that both the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister are members of what he called a ‘caretaker government’ and do not have the right to distribute money during an election campaign, requesting that the commission take immediate action.

In light of this, Robert Abela has stated that they cannot postpone decisions which are going to help the Maltese population. During a Labour event in Imsida, Abela stated that the government is supporting the people and not using the cheques as a gimmick.

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‘Significant progress’ being made in Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Mar 17 2022

The Financial Times have reported that Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress with regards to a 15-point peace plan as a reported ‘three people’ continue to negotiate.

The neutrality plan being proposed includes plans for a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal from Ukrainian territory on the condition that the city of Kyiv declares neutrality and accepts the conditional limit on its armed forces.

Senior advisor to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mykhailo Podolyak, has stated that any deals on the table would have to involve Russian Federation troops leaving Ukrainian areas which have been chapter since the beginning of the Russian invasion last month – “specifically southern regions along the Azov and Black Seas, along with territory to the east and north of Kyiv.”

Our position at the negotiations is quite specific – legally verified security guarantees; ceasefire; withdrawal of Russian troops. This is possible only with a direct dialogue between the heads of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Details are in an interview with the @NewsHour pic.twitter.com/TlPUl3XfGK

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) March 16, 2022

In a recent tweet, Podolyak also stated that Ukraine’s position is quite specific and includes legally verified security guarantees such as the ones mentioned above and is only possible through direct dialogue between the heads of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that negotiations were ‘close to being agreed’ and neutral status and security guarantees were being discussed seriously.

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