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— Charlie Chaplin
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UK PM says country must respond to world transformed by Brexit, Trump
Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump have transformed the world in a year, Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday, in a speech arguing that governments must heed people's concerns about the impact of globalization on jobs and communities.In a major foreign policy speech ...
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UK government said to have no plan for Brexit
A memo prepared by a consultant to the British government says ministers have no coherent plan for leaving the European Union and may need to hire up to 30,000 civil servants to complete the country's exit from the 28-nation bloc, the Times of London reported Tuesday.The newspaper said the leaked ...
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Tourism Minister does not say whether Alitalia indicated to Air Malta that it wants out of deal
Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said that Air Malta negotiations are ongoing but, when asked, did not say whether Alitalia has indicated the possibility that it might want to back out of the Air Malta deal.Asked by The Malta Independent whether any Maltese official had received indications Alitalia wanted to ...
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Tourism Ministry denies report on new offer to buy Air Malta
The Tourism Ministry is denying a report in The Sunday Times of Malta saying that the government has received an alternative offer for the purchase of shares in Air Malta, other than the one announced with Alitalia.On Sunday, the newspaper reported that talks had started with Banayoti Holdings Limited, a ...
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In Birmania l’esercito uccide almeno 25 militanti rohingya.
In Birmania l’esercito uccide almeno 25 militanti rohingya. Nello stato settentrionale del Rakhine ci sono stati scontri tra l’esercito e i militanti musulmani rohingya. Gli scontri sono cominciati il 12 novembre quando circa sessanta uomini armati hanno teso un agguato ai soldati. Il governo sospetta che tra i rohingya vi ...
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Regno Unito - Londra, al Consolato Generale italiano si parla di Unioni Civili
La Senatrice Monica Cirinnà sarà a Londra il 14 novembre presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia per "Ieri. Oggi. Domani", una discussione sul tema delle Unioni Civili e dei diritti dei cittadini Lgbti. Porta il suo nome, infatti, la Legge sulle Unioni Civili e Convivenze, approvata quest'anno. L'iniziativa...
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Playtech buys online finance co CFH for $120m
UK company CFH Clearing provides B2B liquidity solutions to brokers working with large banks.
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Leaving the Navy to follow forbidden love
Back in the 1960s, Malta was very different from what it is today. The country was still trying to get back on its feet after the war and many still struggled to make ends meet. Despite all this, the mood was positive. It was, after all, a time of peace ...
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‘We love Malta and we miss home but we also love what we do’ – Maltese doctors in the UK
‘We love Malta a lot and we miss home but we also love our jobs.’ This was the general message that Maltese doctors who practise in various hospitals around the UK told The Malta Independent on Sunday. There are 60 Maltese medical professionals varying from surgeons and scientists to doctors ...
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Business: Kwale County showcases its best at London travel fair
Kwale County Government was among several counties that exhibited at this year's 37th World Travel Market (WTM) tourism trade fair in London.
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PM travelling to Moscow on Tuesday in wake of dispute over Russian warship
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will be travelling to Moscow to meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin, The Malta Independent on Sunday has learnt. This meeting will be held in the wake of the recent decision by the Maltese government not to allow a Russian warship to enter ...
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Mark Pawley, man identified as owner of VGH, defends choice of Ram Tumuluri as director
Mark Pawley, the man who Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) officials have identified as the ultimate beneficial owner of the company and is also the CEO of Oxley Capital Group, has come out in strong defence of VGH Director Ram Tumuluri, after local media reports about his past dealings in Canada ...
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KTTA partners with UK body
The partnership will see Kenya benefit in governance and technical training from the United Kingdom.
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World Cup 2018: Germany newcomer scores 3; England, France, Poland also win
On a busy night across Europe, a player making his debut for Germany notched a hat trick in a 8-0 rout of tiny San Marino as the three biggest teams in action all won their qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.England beat Scotland 3-0 on three headers ...
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Editorial: The correspondent bank crisis is suddenly news
Undiscussed up till some days ago, the correspondent bank crisis is now the talk of the town.The contemporaneous visit to New York by the prime minister, the finance minister, the MFSA chairman, and the Central Bank deputy governor raised public alarm, especially when this was broadcast in an alarmistic way.The ...
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Turismo, Sport & Cultura
L’Umbria del turismo riparte dal World Travel Market
L’Umbria vuole rialzarsi e ripartire anche sotto il profilo turistico. È il messaggio che l’Umbria del turismo ha lanciato dal World Travel Market di Londra, uno degli appuntamenti mondiali più importanti per gli operatori del settore, forte dei suoi 50mila partecipanti provenienti da 182 Paesi e degli oltre 100 mila ...
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‘End of global austerity’ seen if Trump loosens purse strings, starts reflation campaign
From construction companies in Spain to copper traders in London’s financial district, Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is being felt around the world as investors bet on a lasting rise in global inflation. If Trump delivers on his pledge to give the U.S. economy a growth and ...
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2018 World Cup Malta-Slovenia: I am confident my players will perform well – Pietro Ghedin
National coach Pietro Ghedin isconfident that his players would rise to the occasion for today’s match against Slovenia.The match at the national stadium at Ta’ Qali, kicks off at 8.45pm.The Italian mentor, speaking one day ahead of the match, told reporters that all his 20 players in the squad were ...
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Shaken and stirred
IN THE SPRING thaw of 1992 a KGB archivist called Vasili Mitrokhin walked into the British embassy in Riga. Stashed at the bottom of his bag, beneath some sausages, were copies of Soviet intelligence files that he had smuggled out of Russia. Before the year was out MI6, Britain’s foreign-intelligence ...
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Zimbabwe strengthens accountability mechanisms to improve drought response
Source: UN Country Team in Zimbabwe Country: ZimbabweGovernment and humanitarian partners are scaling up their drought response efforts ahead of the coming peak lean season, when the number of food insecure people in rural areas is expected to top 4 million.Harare, 4 November 2016 – At a provincial multi-stakeholder meeting held ...
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Zammit Lewis addresses UN summit on tourism in London
During the World Travel Market in London, the Minister for Tourism Dr Edward Zammit Lewis was chosen to be part of the main panellists during the tenth edition of the United Nations of World Travel Organisation (UNWTO) Ministers’ Summit, moderated by CNN Correspondent Becky Anderson.The theme of the discussion was ...