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— Charlie Chaplin
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‘A sharing economy’ - Nationalist Party presents pre-budget document
The Nationalist Party today stressed that while the economy has performed well over the last years, there was a lot that could be done in order to see the entire population benefit.PN spokesperson for finance Mario De Marco presented the party's pre-budget document in a press conference held inside the ...
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UK growth slowest in four years
LONDON: Britain's economy grew at its slowest pace since 2013 in the 12 months after last year's Brexit vote, data showed on Friday, painting a subdued picture as the Bank of England prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade.
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Denmark woos big London-based asset managers
Finance minister-led delegation promotes Copenhagen’s appeal after Brexit
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Celebrating 15 years of legal service
On September 27, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates invited Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, together with a representation of government officials, clients and collaborators, and colleagues to its head office in Valletta to commemorate 15 successful years of legal service. Founded in 2002, Chetcuti Cauchi experienced rapid growth, being the first firm to practise ...
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EU Brexit chief laments slow progress but hails new dynamic
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator says that talks on Britain's departure are weeks or months away from making sufficient progress, despite hailing a positive "new dynamic" in the negotiations.Michel Barnier told reporters Thursday after a fourth round of talks that "we will need several weeks, even several months, to ...
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Ben Stokes suspended from England duty due to street fighting
Ben Stokes will not be considered for England selection ‘until further notice,’ the England and Wales Cricket Board says. He will not be considered for England international matches “until further notice” after a video emerged apparently showing him fighting outside a nightclub, the ECB said Thursday. Test vice-captain Stokes was ...
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Uber defends business model at UK tribunal on worker rights
Uber told a British employment appeal tribunal yesterday its drivers were self-employed, not workers entitled to a range of benefits, less than a week after it heard it would lose its London licence. The US ride-hailing service has faced regulatory and legal setbacks around the world amid opposition from traditional taxi ...
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US move against Bombardier risks reprisals
Dispute over new jet threatens trade war that drags in Canada and UK
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Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91.Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family ...
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Uber appeals UK court case on drivers’ rights
Uber appealed before a British employment tribunal on Wednesday against a ruling that would give its drivers official worker status, as the company also battles against a threatened ban in London. The landmark case brought by two Uber drivers could have far-reaching implications for people employed in Britain’s “gig economy”, ...
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Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for first time next year
Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking a significant expansion of women's rights in the only the country that barred them from getting behind the wheel.While women in other Muslim countries drove freely, the kingdom's blanket ...
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FIRST MAGAZINE: Unlocking talent... an interview with Elisa Krantz of Baton & Baton
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm Maltese-Swedish, was born in Switzerland and lived there until I was 10, when I moved to Malta. I went to school and university in Malta, and realised early on that I was fascinated by psychology and human behaviour, so that became my chosen ...
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Authorities ‘identify various hot-spots’ for organised crime, action to be taken shortly
Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia revealed that the authorities have identified various “hot-spots” for organised crime across Malta and Gozo, and will be taking action shortly.He stressed that recent police raids in Marsa have led to the arrest of both Maltese and foreign nationals carrying out illegal activities.Farrugia was addressing ...
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Could Valletta be a zero carbon city by 2030?
Imagine a Valletta skyline dotted with roof gardens, car-riddled streets reborn as pedestrian and bike-friendly spaces, and a business community bustling with green jobs – a carbon-neutral city of the future. That is the vision for the island’s capital as it embarks on an EU-funded sustainability experiment that will run until ...
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Pain expert frustrated cannabis discussion ‘lumped’ together with recreation drug use talks
A doctor who is advocating the right to prescribe CBD oil, a component of the cannabis plant, as a way of helping certain patients manage their pain, cannot understand why the discussion on the subject is now being included in the talks regarding the use of recreational drug use.Dr Andrew ...
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Malta’s energy renaissance - Daniel Azzopardi
Energy is the foundation stone of the ‘European Project’. This may come across as a bold statement but what we know today as the EU was originally set in motion by putting the two main ingredients of war (coal and steel) under supranational control through the 1957 Coal and Steel ...
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UK factory orders grow at weakest rate since April
British factory orders grew in September at their weakest rate since April, and output growth over the past three months has also slowed, a monthly survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed yesterday. The CBI’s factory order book balance slipped this month to +7 from +13 in August, below expectations ...
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The Malta International Airshow celebrates 25 years
The 25th edition of the Malta International Airshow is being held today and tomorrow, with the static display at the Malta International Airport and the aerial display taking place at SmartCity in Kalkara. Taking part in the static display will be planes from the French, Canadian, Greek, Polish, Saudi Arabian, Swiss, ...
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Brexit, May: "Serve un accordo creativo". Proposto un biennio di transizione
(Teleborsa) - La Gran Bretagna vuole restare uno dei migliori partner dell'Unione Europea anche dopo il "divorzio". Lo ha assicurato la Premier britannica Theresa May nell'atteso discorso...
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Updated: UK seeks 2-year transition period after Brexit
Britain is prepared to abide by European Union rules and pay into the bloc's coffers for two years after leaving the EU in March 2019, Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday in a conciliatory speech intended to revive foundering Brexit talks.May traveled to Florence, Italy — birthplace of the Renaissance ...
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Niente più Uber a Londra
(Teleborsa) - Uber perderà la licenza per operare a Londra. L'autorità per i trasporti della capitale inglese ha motivato il rifiuto del rinnovo dell'attuale permesso, in scadenza il 30...