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Regno Unito
Broadcasting Authority gets new CEO
Joanne Spiteri has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Broadcasting Authority. Her appointment follows Pierre Cassar's resignation earlier this year. Ms Spiteri graduated in Communication Studies in 1998 and worked as a journalist before joining the Broadcasting Authroity as a supervisor in the programme monitoring department. During her tenure, ...
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Malta
Bail for man who allegedly threatened and hurled abuse at partner
A 46-year-old Romanian man who lives in Birkirkara has been granted bail after he pleaded not guilty to slightly injuring his partner when he hit her and hurled abuse at her during an argument that got out of hand yesterday. Prosecuting officer Roderick Spiteri told the court that Daniel Mihail had told ...
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Malta
Five consortia want to build graves at Addolorata
Five consortia had answered the call for interest to build new graves at the Addolorata cemetery, Health Minister Chris Fearne said today. The extension for 2,880 more graves was approved by the Planning Authority last February and the government is seeking a private partner for the €16 million project. Speaking during the ...
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Malta
Worker injured due to 'prehistoric' systems of work at Freeport awarded €131,000
A Freeport employee who suffered a permanent injury due to the "prehistoric" systems of work has won €131,000 in damages. In an action for damages, worker Alexander Ciantar told the court he was injured in December 2010 when he was assigned perform twist lock manoeuvres consisting in lashing containers together. To do ...
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USA
US voters wary of expanding military role overseas
Poll reveals cautious mood about foreign policy, particularly in Middle East
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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- El operador de cajeros automáticos Cardtronics llega a España a través de Euro 6000 y SuperCor
BARCELONA, 27 (EUROPA PRESS) El operador de cajeros automáticos Cardtronics, que da servicio a 200.000 puntos en todo el mundo, llega a España tras haber firmado acuerdos independientes con Euro 6000 y SuperCor (El Corte Inglés).
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Spagna
Las ventas de tabaco bajaron un 0,5% hasta septiembre y se situaron en 8.970,8 millones
MADRID, 27 (SERVIMEDIA)
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Thailandia
SET opens up 0.94 to 1,493.06
Thai stocks opened up 0.06% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone
Fujitsu in PC merger talks with Lenovo
Fujitsu said on Thursday it was in talks to merge its struggling PC business with Chinese computer giant Lenovo, sending its shares soaring as the company also announced a recovery in profits. The talks come as Japanese personal computer makers work to scale back their businesses as consumers shift to ...
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Giappone
Twitter to cut 9% of staff, plots new growth strategy
Twitter announced plans Thursday to cut 9 percent of its workforce as the struggling social network reaffirmed its strategy to drive growth after failing to find a buyer. “We see a significant opportunity to increase growth as we continue to improve the core service,” chief executive Jack Dorsey said while ...