• USA Giappone

    Japan starts weekend early to improve work-life balance

    A new initiative to promote a better work-life balance has been introduced in Japan, meaning it was not business as usual for some employees on Friday. As the clock reached 3pm, about 100 office workers raised champagne glasses in a cafe in the middle of Tokyo's central business district to toast ...

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    Horse saved by firefighters after plunging nine metres down Scottish cliff

    A horse has been rescued by firefighters after it fell up to nine metres down a cliff. Crews were called to the scene north of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland.  Around 30 firefighters - including rope rescue specialists and a heavy rescue unit - pulled the female horse to safety in an operation ...

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    England champions Leicester fire Ranieri as relegation looms

    Masterminding one of the greatest upsets in sporting history wasn't enough for Claudio Ranieri to keep his job at Leicester.Ranieri was fired by Leicester on Thursday, nine months after the 65-year-old Italian manager guided the club to the English Premier League title at preseason odds of 5,000-1.Leicester's Thai owners took the drastic measure with ...

  • USA Malta

    Updated: UHM says ‘difficult’ BA Chairperson ‘intimidating, bullying’ staff, management

    Broadcasting Authority Chairperson Tanya Borg Cardona’s “difficult” character “sometimes manifests itself in intimidation and bullying with the staff and the management,” UHM Voice of the Workers said in a statement this evening. The union said “both staff and management are finding it very difficult and too stressful to work with ...

  • Malta

    S&P's endorses the efforts of Enemalta in the implementation of its turnaround plan

    For the fifth time in four years, Standard and Poor's once again endorsing the efforts of Enemalta plc in the implementation of its turnaround plan for better quality services and long-term financial sustainability."We believe that the predictability of Enemalta's performance has greatly improved and that the swing to profitability is ...

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    PM refuses to say whether police should investigate Konrad Mizzi after PANA committee comments

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today refused to say whether the police should investigate No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi after claims made by the chairman of the PANA committee with regard to money laundering.PANA Committee Chairman Werner Langen said on Monday that Minister Konrad Mizzi's situation regarding his Panama company "looks ...

  • Malta

    January 2017: Government’s Consolidated Fund registers deficit of €15.9 million - NSO

    Compared to the same month last year, recurrent revenue registered an increase of €51.8 million whereas total expenditure went up by €18.8 million. This resulted in a positive change in the Government’s Consolidated Fund by €33.0 million, the NSO said in a statement today.In January 2017, recurrent revenue was recorded at ...

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    Keith Schembri should resign for questioning PANA committee’s mandate – Socialist MEP Ana Gomes

    OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri should resign for calling into question the PANA committee’s mandate and using it as an excuse for not appearing before the committee, Socialist MEP and vice-chair of the PANA committee Ana Gomes told The Malta Independent.The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax ...

  • Malta

    Court orders that case of the nine Malian migrants can continue to be heard

    The Constitutional Court has ruled that the nine Malian migrants who were being held in detention until recently can continue to have their case heard before the courts.The migrants are facing repatriation.Madam Justice Lorraine Schembri Orland, presiding the First Hall of the Civil Court in its Constitutional jurisdiction recently delivered ...

  • USA Malta

    An open door to disaster

    This year children will be enjoying the excitement of carnival, dressing up, attending parties and watching the floats and companies parade by. But, a little less than 200 years ago, a tragedy took place which should never have happened. And, it would seem, all because someone left a door open.In ...