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Giappone
Trump sons Eric, Donald Jr. to attend ‘closed’ Dubai links-opening event
President Donald Trump’s two sons in charge of his global business empire will attend a closed-door event this coming weekend to mark the opening of the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, organizers said Wednesday. The ceremony in the Mideast city-state home to the world’s tallest building marks the first ...
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Giappone
Sony delays sale of battery business to Murata to July amid overseas competition scrutiny
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it has delayed the sale of its battery business to electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing Co. scheduled for early April by three months to early July, due apparently to an ongoing assessment of the deal by overseas competition watchdogs. The Japanese electronics giant said it is ...
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Malta
Minister Anton Refalo calls for special status for Gozo, possibly with fiscal, legislative powers
Gozo Minister Anton Refalo has called on the Government and the Opposition to come together to see how Gozo, which he said was giving added value to Malta’s economy, could be given the special status it deserved. Speaking in parliament this evening during the debate on the Budget Measures Implementation Bill, ...
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Regno Unito
Second hand car sales hit record in the UK
Sales of second-hand cars in the UK reached a record high last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 8.2 million used cars were sold in 2016, up 7.3% on the previous year. The industry body claimed there is "no reason" why demand should drop off in 2017 as ...
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USA
America’s abuse of Mexico is assault on free trade
Building a wall between two neighbouring allies is a hostile act
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Cina USA Giappone Singapore Corea del Sud Regno Unito
Clues scarce after half-brother of North Korea leader killed in Malaysia
The astonishing assassination of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother rippled across Asia on Wednesday as Malaysian investigators scoured airport surveillance video for clues about the two female assailants and rival South Korea offered up a single, shaky motive: paranoia.Kim Jong Nam, 46, was targeted Monday in a shopping ...
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Spagna Malta
Updated: Press law revamp will abolish criminal libel, civil libel fine to increase to €20,000
Minister for Justice Owen Bonnici, together with Minister for Education and Employment Evarist Bartolo, today presented a bill which proposes a reform in media law. The bill proposes a number of changes which will affect journalists and civil libel cases.Explaining the gist of the 22-page document, Minister Owen Bonnici said ...
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Regno Unito
12 people drowned in Maltese waters in 2016, 23 died in traffic accidents
12 people drowned in Maltese waters in 2016, many of them foreigners, according to information tabled in Parliament. The information was given by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela in reply to a parliamentary question by PL MP Anthony Agius Decelis.The first drowning took place in Qala, Gozo, on New Year’s ...
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Malta
Finch trapping is indefensible – CABS
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) today praised the European Commission for its efforts to take Malta to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its controversial decision to allow finch trapping. “Finch trapping with clap nets is neither selective nor sustainable, it is accompanied by animal cruelty, it destroys ...
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Spagna Malta
Editorial: Playing around with garnishee orders
After the local and international uproar caused by his demand that garnishee orders be imposed on Daphne Caruana Galizia following the opening of libel cases by him and by his assistant, Minister Chris Cardona gave the impression he relented.Not against DCG, of course, but in general. He said he would ...