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Regno Unito Malta
Speaker wants MPs to draft guidelines on use of mobile phones during parliamentary debates
Speaker Anglu Farrugia this evening called on both sides of the House to engage in a mature debate and come up with guidelines on the use of mobile phones during Parliamentary sittings. He was delivering a ruling after Opposition Whip David Agius had claimed that some government MP had taken ...
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Malta
Wardens empowered to breathalyse drivers, zero alcohol limit for taxi, bus drivers –traffic law bill
A draft bill will go through its first reading in parliament tonight that is aimed towards making Malta’s roads safer for both drivers and pedestrians. Among the proposed changes, that would need to go through a parliamentary debate before being made law, is that those individuals who are paid to ...
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Cina Egitto USA Romania Vietnam Regno Unito Hong Kong
Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies
Clare Hollingworth, a British war correspondent who was the first to report the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday. She was 105.The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong announced her death, calling her a beloved member with a ...
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Canada
Court does not believe man’s ‘pistol to the head’ story, jails him for filing false report
A man today was jailed for 17 months after a court refused to believe his story that he was held with a pistol to his head and locked in a mobile toilet by a man who was chasing after his money. In 2008 Olaf Cini had filed a police report ...
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Malta
Man jailed for 40 months, fined €2,000, over drug possession and trafficking
A foreigner today was jailed for a total of 40 months over drug charges.Ayman Abul-Ez Mohammed Hanafwa admitted to being in possession of ecstasy and cannabis resin in circumstances denoting that the drug was not intended for personal use. He also admitted being in possession of cannabis plants and trafficking ...
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USA Spagna Malta
Chamber of Architects president expresses ‘complete disgust’ with Robert Musumeci comments
The president of the Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers Alex Torpiano expressed his “complete disgust” and “shame” at comments made by Architect Robert Musumeci in an interview with David Thake. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia recently revealed that parliamentary secretary for lands Deborah Schembri will be using Mr Musumeci’s services on ...
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Cina Giappone
Xi to lead delegation of China’s wealthiest executives to Davos
President Xi Jinping will become the first Chinese head of state to address the World Economic Forum, leading an entourage of business executives to Switzerland next week as the country seeks a larger role in shaping the global economic order. Xi will speak at the opening session on Jan. 17 ...
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Giappone
Dollar weak around ¥115.80 in late Tokyo
The dollar was weak at levels around ¥115.80 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday, as traders were cautious before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holds his first news conference on Wednesday since his presidential win in November. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥115.84-85, down from ¥116.28-28 at the same time ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks fall on yen’s ascent
Stocks fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, dragged down by the yen’s appreciation against other major currencies. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 152.89 points, or 0.79 percent, to close at 19,301.44. On Friday, the key market gauge shed 66.36 points. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national ...
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Giappone
Consumer confidence up in December, but pessimism still dominates
Consumer confidence rose in December from the previous month, improving for the first time in three months and hitting the highest level in three years and three months. The news comes amid a solid performance from Tokyo stocks and a weak yen, government data showed Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted index ...