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Cina Panama Malta
Editorial: Romulus’ anti-establishment prologue
If 2016 was the year the world, as we know it, turned on its head, nothing indicates that 2017 will be any different. Even tiny Malta, now entrusted with the leadership of the largest economy in the world with a GDP per head of €25 000 for its 500 million consumers, is experiencing political summersaults ...
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USA Malta Myanmar
Standoff between Vatican, Knights of Malta takes new twist as ousted official goes to court
The standoff between the Vatican and the Knights of Malta has taken a new twist, with the ousted foreign minister of the ancient aristocratic lay Catholic order appealing his suspension to the Knights' internal tribunal.Albrecht von Boeselager was removed on 8 December after he refused a demand by the top ...
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Malta
Film Commission kick-starts consultations on new legislation to regulate the film Industry
Over the past days the Malta Film Commission has initiated the first round of consultation sessions with all industry stakeholders on a variety of topics all aimed at reinforcing Malta’s film sector, the commission said today. "Minister for Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis announced that the Film Commission was now actively working ...
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USA
How mobile video is changing the way we witness crime
Mobile video is changing the way we witness crime, from live footage of a mentally disabled man tortured by four assailants, to a recording that led to the manslaughter of an Israeli soldier, to the body cameras designed to keep police accountable.We're all still wrestling with the implications.In theory, such videos ...
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USA Regno Unito
Lawmakers urge British PM May to clarify Brexit intentions
A committee of British lawmakers is urging Prime Minister Theresa May to clarify her intentions on Brexit — particularly whether she intends to keep Britain in the European Union's large single market.The House of Commons' Exiting the EU committee urged May to publish her plan soon and to give lawmakers ...
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Malta
BeSmartOnline! continues the fight against online risks, initiatives planned for next 30 months
Following the successful application for EU funds under Connecting Europe Facility, the fourth phase of the BeSmartOnline! project was officially launched during a press conference held this morning. This marks yet another important milestone for the consortium, which can now continue its work as the 'Safer Internet Centre' in Malta. BeSmartOnline! has ...
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Brasile
Renova fecha acordo de venda de parques eólicos para AES por R$ 650 milhões
Contrato envolve a venda de 15 complexos na região de Caetité, na Bahia, e ainda passará pelo conselho da companhia; com a venda, empresa, que chegou ...
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USA
Australian Drug Maker Has Low Profile but Powerful Backers in Washington
Representatives Chris Collins and Tom Price and other power players have substantial investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics, a company with no approved drugs.
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USA
La Camera dei rappresentanti vota per iniziare l’eliminazione della riforma sanitaria Obamacare.
La Camera dei rappresentanti vota per iniziare l’eliminazione della riforma sanitaria Obamacare. I repubblicani hanno fatto passare un provvedimento di bilancio che costituisce il primo passo nell’eliminazione dell’Affordable care act (Aca), la riforma sanitaria promossa da Barack Obama. La riforma, conosciuta anche come “Obamacare”, ha permesso a 20 milioni di statunitensi non ...
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Spagna Italia
L’Italia vista dal paese da cui tutti emigrano
Gli italiani hanno ricominciato a emigrare. Quasi cinque milioni sono gli iscritti all’Anagrafe degli italiani residenti all’estero, il 54,9 per cento in più rispetto a dieci anni fa. L’emorragia è evidente nel Mezzogiorno, con comuni che si svuotano di anno in anno. Cosa vuol dire vivere in un paese da ...