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Marocco
Two elderly British persons lose their lives in Nadur car crash
Two elderly British persons lost their lives last night in a car crash on Rabat Road, Nadur, Gozo.The 68-year-old English man was driving a Suzuki Ignis, with a 73-year-old English woman on board. Both were Xaghra residents. Their car collided with a Peugeot Partner driven by a 25-year-old from Qala.The ...
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Malta
CABS accuses government of “de facto tolerance” of illegal bird trapping
Despite a bird trapping ban in spring, poachers have paved the Maltese coastline with hundreds of illegal clap-nets to catch finches and other songbirds, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said today."An aerial survey from last week revealed a record number of 133 active trapping sites concentrated in coastal areas ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
‘Think big not small, let Air Malta spread its wings’ – Partit Demokratiku
The Partit Demokratiku has expressed concern over developments in the Air Malta saga."Persistent news that Air Malta is cutting strategically important routes in the UK and Germany; down sizing its fleet and losing ground handling contracts paint a very bleak picture indeed," the PD said."In a time where we have ...
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Nigeria
Illegal oil export: Court hears FG’s case against Shell May 31
Ramon Oladimeji The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 31, 2017 to hear a suit filed by the Federal Government against a multinational oil company, Shell Western Supply & Trading Ltd, over alleged illegal crude oil exports. The Federal Government accused Shell Western Supply & Trading Ltd of ...
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USA
Uber President Jeff Jones quits
Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc has been thrust deeper into turmoil with the departure of company president Jeff Jones, a marketing expert hired to help bolster its reputation. Jones quit less than seven months after joining the San Francisco company, an Uber spokesman said on Sunday. The reasons for ...
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USA
Cambodia suspends human breast milk exports to US
Cambodia has temporarily stopped an American company from exporting locally-pumped human breast milk, AFP has learned, after reports highlighted how some of the country’s poorest women were supplementing their income through the trade. Utah-based company Ambrosia Labs claims to be the first of its kind to export human breast milk ...
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Cina USA Taiwan
Cease Taiwan arm sales, China warns U.S.
China on Monday reiterated its firm opposition to US arm sales to Taiwan, amid reports that Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a large shipment of advanced weaponry for the self-ruling island. “China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, this is consistent and clear-cut,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told ...
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Senegal
Le président de la BM insiste sur l'investissement dans les infrastructures
Dakar, 20 mars (APS) - L'une des priorités consiste en effet à aider les pays africains à investir, en partenariat avec le secteur privé, dans des infrastructures qui font aujourd'hui cruellement défaut, souligne le président de la Banque mondiale. - Economie
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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- Dos juzgados dan la razón a Bankia frente sicavs que demandaron por la salida a Bolsa de 2011
br /> MADRID, 20 (EUROPA PRESS) Un juzgado de Madrid y uno de Barcelona han dado la razón a Bankia frente a varias sicavs que demandaron por la salida a Bolsa de la entidad en julio de 2011, en un caso porque la acción estaba prescrita ...
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Spagna
Los sindicatos llaman a movilizarse el jueves por un empleo y salarios dignos
Madrid, 20 mar (EFE).- Los sindicatos UGT y CCOO han convocado concentraciones en los centros de trabajo el próximo jueves 23 de marzo para pedir salarios dignos, empleos estables y la recuperación de los derechos sociales.