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USA Italia
Enemalta completes upgrade of Mellieħa Distribution Centre
Enemalta plc completed a major upgrade of the Mellieħa Distribution Centre to double its capacity whilst consolidating security of supply to customers in several localities in the northern part of the country.The 33 kV Mellieħa Distribution Centre is one of the main nodes of the national electricity grid. It receives ...
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Messico USA Spagna Paesi Bassi Malta
Editorial: The minister’s trip to Germany - A case of silence speaking louder than words?
The fact that the government has remained practically silent on the allegations that one of its ministers visited what is effectively a brothel, and that he engaged the services of a prostitute, while on government business in Germany is very strange indeed.One can understand that most of the government has ...
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Messico Malta
IĠM reacts after OPM blogger attacks PN journalist investigating Cardona brothel claims
The Institute of Maltese Journalists, IĠM, today condemned all forms of intimidation against members of the press, saying that efforts to undermine and ridicule journalists were unacceptable in a country that called itself democratic. In a statement this morning the institute said it had noted various cases over the past ...
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Romania
Romania's government repeals measure that eased penalties for official corruption
The largest anti-government crowds since the violent 1989 revolution that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu succeeded Sunday in pressuring Romania's new government to repeal a hastily adopted decree that would have eased penalties for official corruption.The law, opposed by the influential Romanian Orthodox Church, would have weakened the country's emerging anti-corruption effort, which ...
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USA Iran Yemen
White House predicts courts will reinstate travel ban
Rebuffed in its bid for a quick reversal, the White House said Sunday it expected the courts to reaffirm President Donald Trump's executive power and reinstate a ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.The case promised to extend into Monday at least, when fresh ...
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USA Malta
Rebuked judge ‘right man for the job’, benefits outweigh controversy – Deborah Schembri
The appointment of rebuked judge Lino Farrugia Sacco to the post of chairman of the newly set up Lands Authority was made without consultation with the Opposition because “we were the ones elected to govern,” parliamentary secretary for lands Deborah Schembri said today.Speaking at the announcement of the controversial appointment ...
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USA
Three men cleared of charges related to rape in case which has been ongoing for nine years
Three men were cleared of charges related to rape and sexual assault in a case which has been ongoing for nine years.One of the men, 31 from Nadur was charged with committing violent rape. Another, 46 from Xaghra and a third, 28 from Nadur were charged with attempted violent indecent ...
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Francia
Former French president Sarkozy to face trial for fraud
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered Tuesday to stand trial in an inquiry into alleged campaign finance fraud during his failed 2012 re-election bid, the Paris prosecutor's office said.Sarkozy and 13 other "protagonists" will go to court on the order of a magistrate to answer allegations that his presidential ...
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USA Malta
VGH to set up Stroke Unit, company employees to reach 150 by end of June
Vitals Global Healthcare, the company entrusted with the management of St Luke’s Hospital, Karen Grech Hospital and the Gozo General Hospital, will be setting up a Stroke Unit. A VGH spokesperson confirmed that the Stroke Unit will provide specialised post-acute stroke care to patients in Malta. Throughout the past months ...
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Malta
Din l-Art Helwa alarmed at government's handling of ITS site in St George's Bay
Din l-Art Ħelwa today expressed its alarm at the way the government is handling the development of the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) site in St George's Bay. By signing the agreement with the developers, the Government has committed itself to the development as proposed, without taking into account urban ...