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Malta
Balzan make good of Floriana’s frailties; Birkirkara move up to fourth place
FLORIANA- 0BALZAN FC- 2Floriana: M. Grech, E. Pepe, E. Ruiz, I. Varela, M. Vella (R. Camenzuli), M. Fontanella, J. Pisani, A. Cini, N. Chiesa, C. Borg (Z. Camilleri), A. Samb (A. Scicluna)Balzan FC: I. Janjusevic, D. Grima (L. Micallef), B. De Oliveira, B. Kaljevic, R. Fenech, S. Bezzina, A. Souza ...
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Malta Italia
Migrant boats from Libya skipping Malta - Italian Minister Alfano
Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Angelino Alfano said that it is not possible for Sicily to "always" be considered as the nearest safe port for migrants leaving Libya when Tunisia and Malta are much closer to the migrant routes.It is a clear hint that something is not quite right when Italy ...
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USA Portogallo Regno Unito
Brexit explained: What's next on the UK's road out of the EU
Britain's Parliament has told Prime Minister Theresa May she can file for divorce from the European Union. She will send the formal letter by the end of March. Then comes the hard part — the arguments, the lawyers, the squabbles over money.Here's a look at the main issues and what ...
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Malta
Editorial: Of course that’s what he meant…
The latest edition of the programme INDEPTH proved to be an opportunity for the public at large to peep into Malta’s Police Force and listen on the frustration felt by the officers who, more often than not, receive the flak from the general public when there isn’t much they can ...
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Malta
After Alitalia failure: No strategic partner yet earmarked for Air Malta
No strategic partner has yet been earmarked for Air Malta, and government is still looking at a wide variety of possibilities, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told The Malta Independent.Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said; “we have an obligation to leave no stone unturned, in the sense that we must ...
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Malta
Fish slime reappears around bays amid claims of new illegal tuna pen
Fish slime re-appeared in a number of bays around Malta over the weekend, amid allegations that a ninth tuna pen has appeared in the St Paul’s Bay area in spite of regulation stipulating that there should be eight, Environmental organization ‘Stop the Slime’ has told The Malta Independent.Photographs provided by ...
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Malta
UHM orders industrial action at Broadcasting Authority as dispute with chairwoman escalates
The Union Haddiema Maghqudin Voice of the Workers (UHM) this morning ordered industrial action at the Broadcasting Authority as the dispute over the “bullying” tactics employed by the chairwoman Tanya Borg Cardona escalated to new heights.BA staff has been ordered not to monitor current affairs programmes – one of the ...
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Turchia
Turkey slams EU for backing Netherlands in dispute
Turkey has criticized the European Union for siding with the Netherlands in a diplomatic dispute over Turkish ministers' plans to hold campaigns there, saying the EU's position "lends credence" to extremists.A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement Tuesday said the EU's stance on Turkey was "short-sighted" and "carried no value" for Turkey. ...
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Italia
PN seeks action against Small Claims Tribunal adjudicator over political Facebook comments
PN MP Jason Azzopardi said in Parliament today, that an adjudicator on the Small Claims Tribunal, John Bonello, has been passing comments on social media which put his impartiality into question.The Chamber of Advocates, he said, has been inundated with complaints as well, and wrote to the person in question ...
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Malta
Almost 1/5 of foreign students at the University of Malta are British
199 out of the 1006 international students sitting for a day, evening our distance learning course at the University of Malta are British.These statistics were presented in Parliament this evening following a question to Minister of Education Evarist Bartolo by MP George Pullicino.According to the list presented by Minister Bartolo, ...