The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a new strategic policy unit is being set up in the Office of the Prime Minister. It also says that the government may cancel an order for swine flu vaccines because of low take-up.
The Malta Independent says the Prime Minister yesterday explained his reasons for the minor Cabinet reshuffle and the shifting of ministerial responsibilities. It also carries reactions to the changes.
l-orizzont says $2.2 million are due to the government as rents by the freeport operators CMA.. It also says that a worker was threatened because she is a member of the GWU. The newspaper also says Malta suffered another blow when the European Parliament backed a ban on the international trade of tuna.
In-Nazzjon quotes the Prime Minister saying he had retained a small but effective Cabinet focused on national activities. It also highlights comments by Health Minister Joseph Cassar that his priority is the strengthening of a free, government health service.
The overseas press
As EU leaders gather in Brussels today to discuss Greece's economic woes amid concern they could threaten the euro, Kathemerini quotes Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou insisting he would "take any necessary measures" to reduce Greece's deficit.
Meanwhile, the European edition of The Wall Street Journal is told by a person close to the French presidency that France was working on a plan to help Greece, currently struggling with a budget deficit of 12.7 percent of gross domestic product - more than triple the maximum deficit allowed by EU regulators.
The Daily Express says Greece could get as much as £3.5 billion from the UK as part of EU measures to bail out the country's economy and save the euro. Deutsche Welle reports German authorities were also considering to help Athens deal with its huge budget deficit.
The "cruel, inhuman and degrading" treatment of a Guantanamo detainee by US authorities has been revealed after Foreign Secretary David Miliband lost a bid to block the disclosure. The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph devote their entire front pages to the damning assessment of the British Security Service, the MI5, written by one of the judges that rejected the plea to suppress the intelligence on Binyam Mohamed. Lord Neuberger's assessment says that MI5 systematically covered up its involvement in the torture of terrorism suspects.
Asia Times says China has declared a new food safety campaign after contaminated milk products from an earlier scandal turned up repackaged in several places around the country, exposing weaknesses in the country's promise to stop such problems from happening again.
The Age reports hackers have shut down several Australian government websites in a coordinated attack. A group called "Anonymous" launched the cyber attack in protest against a proposed internet filter that targets pornography and criminal sites.
The head of Unicef has warned that people may still be trying to smuggle children out of Haiti. In an interview with the Associated Press, Ann Veneman said protecting youngsters who survived the earthquake was the top concern of the UN children's agency and was starting a programme to identify children who lost or can't find their parents.
The Washington Post reports that the second major snowstorm in a week has swept up the US east coast, piling on already-snowbound Washington, where most federal government offices have been shut down since last week, and moving on to New York City.
South China Morning Post reports that a Hong Kong widow has been killed in a bizarre accident in which an elderly neighbour plunged from her high-rise flat and landed on top of her. Both women were killed after the 74-year-old slipped while collecting clothes from a drying rack outside her flat, a common sight in the densely populated city of seven million.
Metro says luxury in the lavatory is being offered by up-market grocery chain Waitrose which has launched a toilet roll containing cashmere. The fibre which comes from the Cashmere goat, is known for its softness and is usually associated with expensive jumpers, socks and scarfs.