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Albania
Paul Abela confirmed as GRTU President
GRTU today held its first Executive Council meeting during which Paul Abela has been confirmed as GRTU President for the year 2017.The GRTU Council this year welcomed the inclusion of young entrepreneur Mr Matthew Bezzina owner of Ecabs. Mr Bezzina was already very active in GRTU’s Transport Lobby Group and ...
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Malta
Man handed down suspended sentence over domestic dispute
A 31-year-old man from Birkirkara has been given a suspended sentence after he admitted to a number of charges in connection with a May 2015 domestic dispute.Jonathan Sciberras was charged with involuntary causing grievous bodily harm, voluntarily causing damage to third party property, being in possession of a sharp instrument ...
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USA Malta
Minister Scicluna presides over the first ECOFIN under Malta’s Presidency
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna presided over the first meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) under the Maltese Presidency, during which he also presented his working programme which covers financial services, economic governance, investment, taxation and the EU budget.The meeting’s agenda included a presentation by former Italian Prime Minister ...
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USA Regno Unito
UK economy still going strong - but is this the high point?
British consumers spurred faster-than-expected economic growth in the last three months of 2016, but experts warn a slowdown may be on the way as the country's plans to leave the European Union curtail spending and investment.The economy grew 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous three months, according ...
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Turchia USA Cipro
Britain's PM Theresa May in Turkey for talks with Erdogan
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after a friendly meeting in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump.May flew overnight to Ankara by RAF Voyager jet from the U.S., where she and Trump proclaimed a new chapter in the trans-Atlantic "special relationship."She ...
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Malta
AD calls on government to address ‘revolving doors’ issue and enact Standards in Public Life bill
The Chairman of Alternattiva Demokratika Arnold Cassola said that the John Dalli's involvement with the Lowenbrau case sheds light on the problem of politicians who end up working with companies they used to regulate. Speaking at a press conference in front of the Parliament building in Valletta, the AD chairman ...
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Malta
Knights of Malta insist on sovereignty amid papal takeover
The Knights of Malta is still insisting on its sovereignty in its showdown with the Vatican, even after Pope Francis effectively took control of the ancient religious order and announced a papal delegate would govern it through a "process of renewal."The Knights' current grand master, Fra' Matthew Festing, was at work Friday ...
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Senegal
L'Assemblée nationale accepte la création de la Chambre de commerce, d'industrie et de services
Dakar, 28 jan (APS) - L'Assemblée nationale a adopté, vendredi, le projet de loi instituant la Chambre nationale de Commerce, d'Industrie et de Services (CCI-Sn) et ses démembrements régionaux, a appris l'APS. - Société
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Senegal
Adama Barrow encouragé à promouvoir les droits de l'homme
Dakar, 27 jan (APS) - L'Assemblée nationale du Sénégal, se félicitant du dénouement pacifique de la crise postélectorale en Gambie, dit encourager le nouveau président gambien Adama Barrow à s'investir pour la promotion des droits de l'homme et de la bonne gouvernance. - Société
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Giappone
Foreign workforce in Japan tops 1m
The number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed one million for the first time last year, as the labour-strapped country struggles to find enough Japanese workers.