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USA Malta
‘It’s either my way or the highway,’ BA chairperson allegedly told employees
The situation at the Broadcasting Authority escalated yesterday with the Union Haddiema Maghqudin Voice of the Workers (UHM) ordering industrial action after the alleged “bullying” tactics employed by Chairperson Tanya Borg Cardona who, in one particular incident mentioned by the employees insisted that “it’s either my way or the highway.”Speaking ...
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FIRST Word with Gloria Camilleri
You will never find me... having a siesta or using a microwave.The best invention is... the mobile phone!One thing that makes me happy is... spending quality time with my 13 year old son, Jake. My favourite space in my house is... my garden. I’m an outdoor person, so it is definitely my ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Editorial: The first election in election year
The citizens of the Netherlands today go and vote in a general election. This election is the first tricky election in a year that has quite a few tricky elections: after today, the next will be France’s presidential election in two rounds between April and May and of course Germany’s ...
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Garnishee orders: Media freedom is a fundamental right but EU 'has no power to intervene'
“Media freedom and pluralism are fundamental rights enshrined in Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. However, the EU has no general powers to intervene with Member States in the area of fundamental rights” European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip said when replying to a question by Maltese MEP ...
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Dutch leader says Brexit puts Britain in deep trouble
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday questioned British optimism that departing the European Union will lead to a brighter future, saying the United Kingdom could be in for "potentially irreparable harm."In unusually frank terms toward a longstanding allied nation, Rutte said Britain's economic growth has remained good since last ...
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Beating a tumour through healthy eating: Australian author found guilty of lying
Australian author and blogger Belle Gibson, who lied about beating a normally deadly brain tumour through healthy eating, exploited public generosity by falsely claiming most of her income went to charities, a judge said Wednesday.Federal Court Justice Debra Mortimer ruled that Gibson's deceptive and misleading claims about her charitable donations ...
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Malta
Moviment Graffitti members wear pig masks in symbolic protest against Konrad Mizzi
Moviment Graffitti carried out a 'direct action' earlier this evening, by standing with placards behind Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Konrad Mizzi during a Gvern Li Jisma event, which was aired live on Facebook.The NGO held posters which created a striking backdrop for the three ministers present ...
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Minister Carmelo Abela stresses importance of being prepared for Mosul post-ISIS security threat
With the dislodgement of ISIS from their Iraqi stronghold of western Mosul imminent, the world must be well-prepared to face the upcoming challenges, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said today."It must also have answers to a number of questions on the impact this development will leave on the terrorist group's ...
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Malta
Environmental Health Directorate issues warning on peanut butter product
The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health informs the public that from information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, Peanut Butter produced by Zena (Lot number 01160802), must not be consumed since it potentially contains elevated levels of Aflatoxin B1.Since it has been reported that ...
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USA Malta
'Gender-motivated violence has an insidious presence in every country' - President
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said today that gender-motivated violence has an insidious presence in every country.She was delivering the opening speech at the "Final Conference of the COST Action IS-2016 on Femicide across Europe", organised in collaboration with the Department of Gender Studies within the Faculty of Social Wellbeing in the University ...