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The Malta-Azerbaijan connection - chronology of a saga
Azerbaijan, along with Panama, has become the most talked about foreign country in the wake of allegations by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that the South Caucasus country has been funnelling money, through a company owned by the dictator’s daughter Leyla Aliyeva, to companies owned by Minister Konrad Mizzi, the Prime ...
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Ryanair – shares that will continue flying
We added Ryanair to the equity list with a price target of €18. We are also adding a 3% exposure in the Euro Equity Fund.NB: Make sure you buy the stock trading on the London exchange rather than Dublin due to lower stamp duty costs. London (0.5%), Dublin (1%).About the ...
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Business: Telkom Kenya making waves across Africa
The inaugural ‘Companies to Inspire Africa' report by the London Stock Exchange Group identifies businesses across Africa with potential for growth.
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Trump 'may seek EU trade pact before UK deal'
LONDON: The United States could strike a free-trade agreement with the European Union -- ahead of an agreement with a post-Brexit UK -- as President Donald Trump has warmed to the idea of a deal with the bloc, The Times reported on Saturday.
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Bird aviary illegally holding protected birds goes missing after police report – Chris Packham
BBC journalist Chris Packham has condemned the “little political will” of the government to enforce hunting regulations after a number of protected birds held within an illegal enclosure mysteriously vanished, the naturalist revealed during an interview with The Malta IndependentThis occurred after Mr Packham had earlier reported the incident to ...
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Updated: Britain's Prime Minister to seek early election on June 8
In a shock announcement, Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday called for an early general election to be held June 8 to seek a strong mandate as she negotiates Britain's exit from the European Union.Standing outside 10 Downing Street, May said she would ask the House of Commons on Wednesday to ...
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Analysis: What's next and what's at stake in UK election
British Prime Minister Theresa May has called a general election for June 8. Here's a brief look at what happens now, and what's at stake.WHY DID MAY MAKE HER MOVE?May took power in July, after David Cameron resigned following Britain's vote to leave the European Union. A new ballot offers her ...
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€750,000 cultural fund to secure project life for three years, launched
A fund of €750,000 has been launched today, to assist local authorities in their cultural events held between January 2018 and December 2020.In light of the ten year anniversary of the culture fund, Parliamentary Secretary Stefan Buontempo, together with Valletta 2018 Foundation Chairman Jason Micallef and representative from the Malta ...
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Updated (2): Tonna, Caruana Galizia, Schembri in heated exchange on BVI, Panama companies
Nexia BT managing Partner Brian Tonna and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia have exchanged heated words in emails this afternoon after Mrs Caruana Galizia published a blog on her site alleging that Mr Tonna bought property in London.Mr Tonna sent an email addressed to Mrs Caruana Galizia, and copied to the ...
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Porsche enthusiast recalls Paqpaqli accident which left wife, daughter severely injured
Lawyer and Porsche enthusiast Michael Grech took to the witness stand this morning to testify in the case filed against the Paqpaqli Ghall-Istrina event organisers and driver Paul Bailey.The members of the Paqpaqli Ghall-Istrina organising committee, including TV presenter Tonio Darmanin as well as British millionaire Paul Bailey, are facing ...
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World Economics Declares Nigeria Out Of Recession
World Economics, a London-based organisation, declared yesterday that after a few quarters of negative growth that saw the death of businesses, the Nigerian economy has wriggled out of recession. According to the organisation, which focuses on producing financial analysis on world economy, Nigeria’s “Market Growth Index grew to 58.5 in ...
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UK urges Russia to end Assad support
Russia must end “blind support” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help find a political solution to the six-year Syrian civil war, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said April 18.
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Istanbul-based company plans $250 mln IPO on London Stock Exchange
Global Investment Holding has announced it will soon start the initial public offering process for its port investments in the London Stock Exchange for an expected IPO volume at around $250 million.
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Government does not exclude updating current laws on suits for pain and suffering
Under Maltese law, one cannot sue exclusively for moral damages, i.e. pain and suffering derived from some ordeal, but Justice Minister Owen Bonnici pointed out that the law has a number of provisions for compensation to be awarded to injured parties. He said the government does not exclude updating current ...
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Support builds for watered-down Glass-Steagall law
Policymakers and bankers weigh compromise modelled on UK’s ringfencing rules
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Updated (3) - Turkey votes to expand president's powers; critics cry fraud
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a historic referendum Sunday that will greatly expand the powers of his office, although opposition parties questioned the outcome and said they would challenge the results.With nearly all ballots counted, the "yes" vote stood at 51.41 percent, while the "no" vote was 48.59 percent, ...
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UK calls for release of remaining Chibok girls
Bayo Akinloye The British Government has called on the terrorist group, Boko Haram, to release the remaining Chibok schoolgirls and others in its custody. The United Kingdom Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood and his International Development Minister, James Wharton, said during the third anniversary of the girls that their government ...
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Viral sex video: Malta’s legislation needs to catch up with digital advancements – lawyer
Developments in technology are moving at a much faster pace than the developments in the legislative progress, according to Criminal Lawyer Dr Roberto Montalto.For this reason, there are many situations involving digital technology, (such as applications like Whatsapp or Facebook), where a case would be judged in line with a ...
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Melania Trump wins €2.7 million damages from Daily Mail publisher
U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.In a joint statement, the parties said the Mail retracted its false statements that Trump ...
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Prince Charles offered new title - Prince of Transylvania
Britain's Prince Charles has boasted he shares a bloodline with legendary 15th-century prince Vlad the Impaler. Now a mayor is offering to make him Prince of Transylvania.A spokesman for the mayor of the Transylvanian city of Alba Iulia said Charles had been offered the honorific title because of his promotion ...
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Brexit referendum website might have been hacked, say UK lawmakers
A website which allowed Britons to register to vote in last year’s European Union referendum might have been targeted by foreign hackers causing it to crash before the deadline, a committee of British lawmakers said on April 12.