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USA
US business says Trump’s Nafta stance ‘dangerous’
Administration says warning is to be expected from entrenched Washington lobbyists
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USA
Birth control provision obligation weakened in Trump reform to 'Obamacare'
President Donald Trump will allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections. The new rules issued on Friday mark another step in the rolling back of the health care law often known as Obamacare. The new policy is a long-expected revision ...
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USA Malta Estonia
Vodafone brings Malta a glimpse of the future by trialling 1 gigabit speeds
Following the launch of Malta’s first 4G+ mobile network, Vodafone Malta now brings the country its first ever glimpse of the future by showcasing the foundations for 5G technology and trialling breakthrough ‘gigabit speeds’ of 1,000 Mbps on its mobile network.This landmark speed, which is a whopping eight times the ...
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USA Malta
Minister for Equality not considering introducing paid vacation leave for women seeking abortion
Minister for Equality and European Affairs Helena Dalli this afternoon said that at this point she would not consider introducing paid vacation leave for women seeking to have an abortion abroad. Dalli, together with Minister for Health Chris Fearne were addressing a news conference following yesterday’s objection by PN on ...
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Malta
BirdLife urges PM to take action on hunting season after shot protected bird found in St Edward’s
BirdLife Malta is urging the Prime Minister to take a decision on the autumn hunting season after a protected bird, a buzzard, was shot down and found by two students at St. Edward’s College.The incident is similar to that of April 2015, where another protected bird was found, prompting the ...
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Malta
Government says it implemented 70% of 2017 budget measures
Principal permanent secretary Mario Cutajar announced today that out of all budget measures announced for 2017, 70 per cent have been implemented.He was addressing a press conference during which an extensive publication providing an account of all the 2017 budget measures and what stage of implementation they are in. The ...
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USA Malta
TMID Editorial: Protecting our oceans and seas - Plastics, Pardo and pollution prevention
It was on 1 November 1967, that Maltese diplomat Arvid Pardo delivered his historic speech to the United Nations General Assembly urging the nations of the world to draw up new regulations ensuring peace at sea, preventing further pollution and protecting ocean resources.His proposal that the seabed constitutes the common ...
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Malta
Watch: Adrian Delia sworn in as Opposition Leader
Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has been sworn in as Opposition Leader this evening by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.After the swearing in ceremony, Delia has said that, had he been Prime Minister today, he would take strong and necessary measures to ensure that the illegal hunting of protected birds no ...
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USA Myanmar
UNICEF launches a response plan to prevent AWD/cholera outbreaks among Rohingya refugees
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarThe children caught up in the emergency are at very high risk for diarrhoea. UNICEF is working to upscale efforts in WASH, but the task in hand is immense.Remarks attributable to Maya Vandenant, Chief of Health, UNICEF Bangladesh This is a situation update from Maya Vandenant, ...
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Cina
Africa: Chinese Investments in Africa - Chopsticks Mercantilism
[Fahamu] China sees no evil, hears no evil in Africa - precisely the kind of posture African dictators, tired of Western lectures, relish. But the problem is not China. It is African leaders who adamantly refuse to learn from their own history, which teaches that every foreign entity that goes ...