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Vai alla Scheda Paese »You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.
— Charlie Chaplin
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Farm turns dreaded crocodiles into source of fashion material and job creator in Malindi
A British investor has set up a Sh150 million crocodile farm in Kilifi county for breeding and producing high quality skins manufactured into luxurious handbags in the United Kingdom. Mildred Perker, the founder and chief executive officer of Kazuri London Crocodile Farm in Kakoneni, Malindi subcounty, uses the skins of ...
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Tokyo regains title of costliest city for expats as London drops
Tokyo regained its top spot among the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates for the first time since 2012 as the yen rose. London fell out of the top 100 after Brexit crushed the pound. The capital jumped up from 12th last year, while Yokohama and Osaka joined the top ...
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Task before NCAA
Group Captain John Ojikutu, Agbara, Ogun State: The latest threat coming from Lloyd of London to blacklist Nigerian domestic airlines over unpaid premium on their operations has again justified my recent call that these airlines foreign earnings in particular, be audited by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The threat coming ...
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Ballon d'Or: Ronaldo voted best in the world for fourth time
After giving a European Championship title to Portugal and another Champions League trophy to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ends 2016 with something just for himself - his fourth world player of the year award.Ronaldo on Monday won his third Ballon d'Or award, which this year is being handed out by France Football magazine ...
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Next EU presidency: Watch out, Britain! Tough road ahead
The nation preparing to take over the European Union presidency says Britain should not count on member states to treat its departure any better than the bloc's chief exit negotiator, who already is seen as extremely harsh in London.Instead, it could be worse.Britain voted in June to leave the EU, ...
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Algeria-UK partnership is exemplary, says Messahel
LONDRES (United Kingdom)- Partnership between Algeria and the United Kingdom is "exemplary" and relations between the two nations are diversifying through the opportunities offered to the two sides, Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel said Monday in London. In a statement to APS, on ...
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Freddie Portelli, Malta's Elvis, gets medal for Service to the Republic
Singer Freddie Portelli, best known as Malta's Elvis but also well known for songs such as Viva Malta and Mur u Ħallini was awarded the Medal for Service to the Republic this morning. The top honour of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika awards – the National Order of Merit - was awarded to retired Archbishop ...
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Armed police posing for pictures causes stir
Police have taken to social media to hit back at criticism of armed officers posing for pictures with members of the public at a Christmas market in the UK. This criticism came shortly after photos were uploaded showing policemen taking pictures with the general public while on patrol. The photo caused outrage ...
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Singer Freddie Portelli amongst those receiving the Medal for Service to the Republic
Singer Freddie Portelli, has been awarded the Medal for Service to the Republic this morning. The top honour of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika was given to retired Archbishop Paul Cremona.Judge Emeritus Philip Sciberras is being made an Officer of the Order of Merit while the new Honorary Officers are former US Ambassador ...
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International taxation changes could ‘pose a major challenge’ to Malta’s iGaming sector
Changes in the way international taxation is collected, thanks to recommendations made by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) could “pose a major challenge to the sustainability and profitability” of many iGaming operations in Malta.This information came to light through a report issued by Country Profiler on the ...
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Global insurer threatens to blacklist Nigerian airline operators
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi World’s insurance market leader, Lloyd’s of London, has issued a warning to Nigerian airline operators that it may be forced to blacklist or downgrade them over their continued failure to fulfil their obligations of paying premiums regularly. Lloyd’s representatives, who visited the country recently, said that the Nigerian ...
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London commuters, travellers to Gatwick, face misery as train drivers strike
Hundreds of thousands of commuters in south London and southern England along with travellers to Gatwick Airport are facing travel misery because of a strike by train drivers. Drivers working for Southern Rail, which runs trains from central London to Gatwick and Brighton on the south coast, will walk out for 48 hours tomorrow over ...
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2016: it’s all about words
2016 will for long be remembered for the English neologisms coined in the spheres of business and politics. Some have already become hackneyed and will die a slow death over the next few years. Others will persist. English speakers already have a choice of one million words at their disposal ...
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A Stoccolma e a Oslo la cerimonia dei premi Nobel 2016
A Stoccolma e a Oslo la cerimonia dei premi Nobel 2016. I vincitori del premio Nobel per la fisica, per la chimica, per la medicina, per la letteratura e per l’economia sono stati premiati il 10 dicembre in una cerimonia ufficiale a Stoccolma. Bob Dylan, il primo cantautore a ricevere ...
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HSBC Bank Malta named Bank of the Year for 2016 by The Banker
HSBC Bank Malta has been named Bank of the Year in Malta for 2016 as part of the Financial Times prestigious The Banker magazine awards. The award recognises that HSBC Malta has been successful in rapidly adapting its business model to thrive within a changed operating environment for banks characterised ...
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Oil firms and carmakers diverge in costly debate
Many carmakers are predicting a significant shift to electric vehicles in the next decade. Advances in battery technology and the growth of autonomous driving and ride sharing – suited to electric vehicles – will power this expansion, they reason. But some oil executives take a different view, predicting electricity will play ...
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'Barts Medical School will generate jobs and help put Gozo on the map, more so than ever'
Professor Mark Brincat has told The Malta Independent on Sunday that an iconic institution like Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry will generate jobs and help put Gozo on the map more so than ever."I am saddened by the lack of realisation regarding the dearth of opportunities for Gozitans when it ...
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EFCC seeks foreign help to locate assets of ex-governors, ex-ministers
•Tracks more accounts, assets of suspects in UAE, UK, US over arms deal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to enlist the services of foreign assistants to trace the foreign accounts and properties of some former governors, ex-ministers, businessmen and a few heads of parastatals who have been ...
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Buggy firm phil&teds buys office in Spain, plans to buy in China, US, UK
A Wellington buggy business is expanding in Spain - hot off the heels of increasing demand for its products in Europe.
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Home Affairs Minister says police forensic unit investigated more than 1,600 cases in 2016
The forensic police investigated more than 1600 cases in 2016, and took part in 952 court sittings, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said today. Forensic examination in fingerprint comparison and DNA matching conducted by the Police Forensic Laboratory were recognised as 'excellent' and in conformity with international standards. This, he said, ...
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A Stoccolma e a Oslo la cerimonia dei premi Nobel 2016
A Stoccolma e a Oslo la cerimonia dei premi Nobel 2016. I vincitori del premio Nobel per la fisica, per la chimica, per la medicina, per la letteratura e per l’economia saranno premiati in una cerimonia ufficiale a Stoccolma. Bob Dylan, il primo cantautore a ricevere il premio per la ...