The Malta Independent 9 August 2026, Sunday
View E-Paper

World News

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

Sunday, 25 December 2022, 05:03 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A frigid winter storm killed at least 18 people as it swept across the country, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and leaving millions of people on edge about the...

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Sunday, 25 December 2022, 05:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus...

2022 Notebook: Russia invades Ukraine, war rages on

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 09:11 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

After a year of Russian troop buildup, diplomatic wrangling, and months of consternation of will he or won’t he, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military invasion of...

Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages in US

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 06:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly...

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 06:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID and...

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Friday, 23 December 2022, 10:26 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion...

  • don't miss