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Friday, Jul 29, 2022

Western Mediterranean hit by 'exceptional' heat wave: Experts

* * *An "exceptional" marine heat wave is gripping the western Mediterranean with surface temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average, according to experts contac...

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Thursday, Jul 28, 2022

Morocco | Tangier welcomes the FIJET Academy For Young Journalists

* * *The FIJET Academy For Young Journalists was officially opened on Monday in Tangier, Morocco, under the theme "The challenges of tourism in the post-pandemic world", with the participation of Moro...

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Thursday, Jul 28, 2022

Malta's airport connectivity is lowest in Mediterranean

COVID uncertainty in Malta blamed for major drops *Malta's airport connectivity is currently the lowest compared to other countries in the Mediterranean, and which are often considered the island's di...

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Thursday, Jul 28, 2022

EU Court Rules ‘Feta is Greek’ in Denmark Cheese Violation

* * *The European Union’s highest court reiterated this month that feta cheese was Greek after it found that Denmark was violating EU law by allowing its dairies to export white cheese as feta.* Denma...

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Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022

Malta | Just under one million tourists visited Malta in 2021

/Tourist arrivals were up nearly 50% over 2020, the year the pandemic began/ *Tourist arrivals in Malta in 2021 increased by 47%, reaching 968,136 tourists, according to the National Statistics Office...

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Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022

Drowning among leading causes of death for kids, young adults: WHO

* * *The World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Monday that drowning is among the leading causes of death among people aged between 1-24 and the third leading cause of unintentional injury deaths,...

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Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022

Malta | Cruise passenger arrivals at 2014 levels

/Passenger numbers remain far off pre-pandemic levels/ *The number of people arriving in Malta on cruise ships in the first six months of the year was at levels last seen in 2014, as the industry trie...

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Monday, Jul 25, 2022

Hotter, drier: Mideast wakes up to damage from climate change

/Nations across the Middle East, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change, are facing the dangerous cost of global warming, particularly the damage it is already...

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Monday, Jul 25, 2022

More than a thousand migrants disembark in a few hours in Italy

* * *More than a thousand migrants have landed in Italy in recent hours and hundreds of others, rescued by humanitarian ships, are waiting for a port of reception, NGOs and Italian authorities said on...

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Monday, Jul 25, 2022

Morocco and Tunisia the default preferences of the French

* * *After two lean years, if we can dare to say so, world tourism is picking up the slack and experiencing a marked growth during this period that some hope behind them. Morocco, a tourist destinatio...

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Sunday, Jul 24, 2022

Mediterranean Sea is experiencing a brutal marine heatwave this July

*Europe is not just experiencing heatwaves on land. The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing a brutal marine heatwave this July, which will have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems while also enhanc...

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Sunday, Jul 24, 2022

Thousands of British holidaymakers face queues at English Channel

* * *Unions, port officials and the French authorities blamed Brexit on Saturday thousands of holidaymakers faced long waits to cross the English Channel, while lorries remained backed up after the se...

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