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— Charlie Chaplin
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Wardens to employ 'education approach' on smoking ban in cars with children
Wardens will be employing an "education approach" when the new law banning smoking in cars with children as passengers comes into force on 1 January, warden service operator Kenneth De Martino said yesterday.In comments to The Malta Independent, he said enforcement on the ban on smoking in cars with children ...
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Heathrow gets nod for new runway
LONDON: Britain yesterday gave Heathrow Airport the green light to build a new $22 billion runway, ending 25 years of indecision and vowing to boost global trade links following the vote to leave the European Union.
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Ban on smoking in cars with kids to carry lowest fines in Europe
The law to be introduced in January, banning smoking in cars with children, will carry the lowest fines in Europe for such an offence, Health Minister Chris Fearne said today.Malta will become the sixth country in Europe to introduce such a ban, and anyone caught smoking in a vehicle carrying ...
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UK government wants to expand Heathrow airport, razing homes
Britain's government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighborhoods.The decision comes after years of discussion, study and outrage over the building of the first full runway ...
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Third runway at Heathrow gets green light in 'truly momentous move'
A third Heathrow runway has been given the go-ahead, the British government has confirmed. Proposals to expand an existing runway at Heathrow or build a second runway at Gatwick were rejected Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "The step that Government is taking today is truly momentous. "I am proud that after years of ...
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Smoking in cars with children to be banned as of January
Malta’s law against smoking in cars with children will be accompanied by the lowest fines in Europe when it comes into force in January, according to new details announced today. The country will become the sixth in Europe to introduce such a ban, announced in last week’s budget, which will subject ...
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Madrid woos UK business with promise of sun and low costs
Spanish capital joins post-Brexit pursuit of unsettled companies
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Italgas torna a Piazza Affari, ?investimenti per 2 miliardi per arrivare al 40% del mercato
Tredici anni fa l?addio alla Borsa deciso dall?Eni. Oggi Italgas si presenta alla comunità finanziaria, investitori e analisti, a Londra per preparare il ritorno a Piazza...
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LIVE: Watch - Plane crashes in Luqa, five Frenchmen dead; French government reaction
Five people died this morning when a light aircraft crashed soon after take-off at Malta International Airport.MIA confirmed that five people have died in the accident which took place at 7.20am. All five have been confirmed as being French nationals by the Department of Information.plane crashes from The Malta Independent ...
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Rebuilding Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
Source: Inter Press Service Country: Cuba, Dominican Republic, HaitiNeighboring nations did not experience such devastation, with only four deaths in the Dominican Republic and none in Cuba. So why did Haiti take such a hard hit?By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 2016 (IPS) - As Haiti reels from another disaster once again, ...
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Presidente banchieri UK: grandi gruppi pronti a fuggire dopo Brexit
(Teleborsa) - L'onda lunga della Brexit non si ferma e rischia concretamente di lasciare il segno di un effetto collaterale sull'economia britannica. I grandi gruppi bancari stanno infatti...
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Banking association boss says institutions are preparing to flee U.K. before Brexit
The head of the British Bankers’ Association has warned that financial firms are planning to start leaving London within weeks because of uncertainty about the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. Chief Executive Anthony Browne said in an article published Sunday that banks fear EU politicians will erect trade barriers ...
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Burger King, Subway at bottom of UK hospital food healthy eating table
Food retailers in hospitals have been rated according to how well they are meeting healthy eating targets set down by NHS England, with Subway and Burger King at the bottom of the rankings. Firms such as Costa, Starbucks and Subway have been rated by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food for ...
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May tries to reassure EU as UK seeks trade pacts alone
Prime Minister Theresa May signaled Friday that Britain is paving the way for trade talks with other countries well before it leaves the European Union but sought to reassure partners that this would not undermine the bloc's trade aims.Facing EU leaders for the first time since she came to power on the ...
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‘We have to look out for ourselves when it comes to deal with migration’ – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that when it comes to the migration issue, “we will have to look out for ourselves”.Speaking to journalists at the end of a European Union summit in Brussels, Dr Muscat said that he is however satisfied with the fact that there are plans to ...
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Levantine Heritage conference in London
The Levantine Heritage Foundation will organize its second interdisciplinary conference, “The Levant and Europe: Shipping and Trade – Networks of People and Knowledge,” between Nov. 2 and 4 in London’s Europe House and the Hellenic Center.
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Deteriorating displacement crisis in Afghanistan requires urgent attention and increased resources
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: AfghanistanDue to a deteriorating security situation, displacement is becoming more protracted for more people, a United Nations expert on internally displaced persons explained.KABUL / GENEVA (20 October 2016) – A United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called on the Government ...
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Africa: Focus On Shared Prosperity, Report Urges New UK Leaders
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -An Inquiry Committee of distinguished British and African experts has finally published a report examining the achievements of the UK's Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi) five years after it was formally launched by David Cameron.
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UK local visas could ease post-Brexit immigration fears: study
The report argued that regional visas could help develop areas outside London's dominant economy.
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France warns UK premier of tough time ahead in Brexit talks
France warned Britain at the start of a European Union summit on Thursday that it would face a tough, unyielding opponent if it sought too many concessions during its negotiations to leave the 28-nation EU.British Prime Minister Theresa May, who was attending her first EU summit as leader, was expected to brief ...
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Champions League: Guardiola is no match for Messi - Barcelona beat Manchester City 4-0
After all the hype about Pep Guardiola returning to face his former club, Lionel Messi made sure it was no contest.Messi scored a hat trick to deal a humbling defeat to his former mentor on Wednesday, leading Barcelona to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League.Messi sped through City's defense ...