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Malta
Large caps lift MSE share index
The MSE Share Index registered its second consecutive daily increase today with a further 0.4% rise to 4,741.506 points on the back of uplifts in the share price of BOV, HSBC and IHI. On the other hand, RS2 Software eased minimally lower whilst a further three equities ended this morning’s ...
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USA
Sleep tied to sexual activity and satisfaction among older women
Older women who sleep well at night are more likely to have satisfying sex lives, a study suggests. Post-menopausal women reported less sexual activity and less sexual satisfaction if they also had trouble sleeping through the night, researchers found. Based on the findings, doctors may want to consider an older woman's overall ...
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Regno Unito
UK government plans for Brexit negotiations set out in white paper
Brexit Secretary David Davis has set out the British government's negotiating strategy for the UK's withdrawal from the EU in a keenly-awaited white paper. Launching the 77-page document in a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Davis said the paper confirmed Prime Minister Theresa May's vision of "an independent and ...
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Malta
€300 million private investment in project on ITS site; government to receive €60 million for land
Government has struck a deal with db San Gorg Property Ltd Group regarding the development of the ITS site in Paceville, despite the Paceville master plan review.The db San Gorg Property Limited will be investing €300 million in the building of a Hard Rock hotel, a residential complex and commercial ...
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USA
Circular Economy: European Commission delivers on its promises
One year after adopting its Circular Economy Package, the Commission today reports on the delivery and progress of key initiatives of its 2015 Action Plan.Together with the report, the Commission also: took further measures today by establishing a Circular Economy Finance Support Platform with the European Investment Bank (EIB) bringing ...
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USA Malta
President highlights media responsibility, praises joint initiative
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca yesterday spoke about the responsibilities of the media in promoting peace and well-being, highlighting the initiative taken by three independent newspapers on migration issues taken on Wednesday.Times of Malta, The Malta Independent and Malta Today on Wednesday ran a common leader calling upon the government ...
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Malta
Former MFA boss loses two libel suits over Bayern Munich game misappropriation claims
A court has thrown out two libel suits filed by former MFA President Joe Mifsud against his successor, Norman Damanin Demajo, and two journalists. Dr Mifsud had sued Mr Darmanin Demajo and Illum editor Kurt Sansone and journalist Mark Attard over an infamous deal with German football team Bayern Munich. ...
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Malta
Move September MATSEC exams to November, allow provisional entry at University – report
The September session of the MATSEC examinations could be moved to November and the University should consider accepting students on a provisional basis, meaning that those who fail their May exams could avoid missing a whole year, the Education Ministry is being told. The suggestion is one of 26 recommendations ...
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Turchia USA Austria Malta
Editorial - Migrants in Libyan limbo: Europe’s credibility on the line
Malta currently has several migration-related issues on its plate. These include the call it is facing from a united independent media to refrain from deporting holders of temporary humanitarian protection status, the issue of statelessness, which the government yesterday evening pledged to address in the near future, and the enormous ...
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Panama Malta
Panama Papers outcome could lead to policies on opening of trusts – Alfred Sant
One of the outcomes of the Panama Papers scandal could be the “development of policies among European countries that would totally open up the structures by which trusts are run,” Labour MEP Alfred Sant said.Writing in his blog on The Malta Independent today, Dr Sant once again expressed concern that ...