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USA Regno Unito
Updated: UK's May denies her government 'muddled' about EU exit
Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she will announce details of Britain's European Union exit plans in the next few weeks, and denied a former diplomat's claim that the government is "muddled" about Brexit.In her first interview of 2017, May also said Donald Trump had made "unacceptable" comments about women ...
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Spagna Malta
Deborah Schembri sees no conflict of interest in having Musumeci as architect for private property
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning Deborah Schembri sees no conflict of interest in using the services of architect Robert Musumeci (photo below) in respect of work on a private property she has acquired in Burmarrad.Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia recently revealed that Dr Schembri had acquired a property in Burmarrad, the house ...
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Malta
Fuel price hike provides price competition at last
The contentious hikes in the price of petrol and diesel implemented this week have provided something of a silver lining in the form of the introduction of price competition in the market for diesel for the first time.The price hikes that came into effect on Wednesday saw the cost of ...
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Germania Regno Unito Malta
EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Malta judges announced
Imagine meeting Bill Ford, the executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company and getting his insights into the business world of today and tomorrow. With EY’s initiative to bring to Malta the World Entrepreneur of the Year, such an opportunity can be within reach - Bill Ford was only one ...
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Panama Malta
Updated: EU Presidency will not hinder government from its focus to lead the country – PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning said that although the government is very proud to lead the EU Council Presidency, the administration will remain focused, with its feet on the ground.Speaking during a phone call interview on the Labour Party radio station, Dr Muscat said that while leading the EU ...
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USA Malta
Promoting inclusion, stopping discrimination are steps towards greater peace - President
The promotion of social inclusion and the elimination of discrimination are steps towards the establishment of peace, President Marie Louis Coleiro Preca said at the Bethlehem Peace Light event, held at San Anton and organized by the Baden Powell Scouts.Peace is a fundamental value, which is shared, by all people ...
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USA Malta
Changes in Löwenbräu property deal done behind Lands Commissioner’s back - Azzopardi
Changes in the requirements for a Löwenbräu property in Qormi, altering the very nature and value of the land in question, was done so without the knowledge of the then Commissioner for Lands and former Parliamentary Secretary for Lands, Shadow Minister for Justice Jason Azzopardi said.A National Audit Office report ...
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USA
Florida airport gunman charged, US seeks death penalty
The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could face the death penalty if convicted.Esteban Santiago, 26, told investigators that he planned the attack, buying a one-way ticket to the Fort Lauderdale airport, a ...
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Giappone
Robots show their personalities at Consumer Electronics Show
Professor Einstein can roll his eyes, stick out his tongue and give a simple explanation of the theory of relativity. With his lifelike rubbery “skin” and bushy mustache, he can almost make you forget he is a robot. The Einstein robot is among dozens roaming the Consumer Electronics Show in ...
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Brasile Cina Giappone
Chinese renewable power giant builds global empire
Other investors are wary of Brazil, but when Duke Energy wanted to sell 10 hydroelectric dams there, a Chinese utility shrugged off the country’s economic turmoil and paid $1.2 billion to add them to an energy empire that stretches from Malaysia to Germany to the Amazon. State-owned China Three Gorges ...