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Panama
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat claims fraud in PN salary saga
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat lashed out at the PN this evening, over claims by the DB Group that it was paying for the salaries of two top PN officials, and said that PN Leader Simon Busuttil did not inherit the situation, but rather is of his own doing.The Prime Minister ...
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Malta
Facebook teams up with the Malta Police Force’s AMBER Alert System for missing children
From today on, there is an additional way to help locate a missing child in Malta, and that is by simply checking your Facebook News Feed. Facebook’s partnership with the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security and the Police Force is the latest addition to the recently launched AMBER ...
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Malta
Education Ministry issues new call for applications for the Malta Arts Scholarship Scheme
The Education Ministry has issued another call for applications for the Malta Arts Scholarships Scheme.This is the 8th call under this scheme, a government statement read, and around 100 students have benefited from scholarships through the scheme.The scheme is open for students with talents in the arts, such as dance, ...
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USA
Tusk seen gathering 'overwhelming support' for top EU job, PM Muscat says
Donald Tusk has "overwhelming support" to retain one of the European Union's top jobs Thursday, despite staunch opposition from the government of his native Poland, the EU leader overseeing the election process said.Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said only hours before the 28 EU leaders are due to decide who ...
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USA Malta
Editorial: A country in shock – farewell the Azure Window
The day many had feared finally arrived yesterday, when Gozo’s most iconic feature was lost to the wind and waves.Soon after the news broke the country went into a state of shock. All attention on the social media turned to this national tragedy. For the first few minutes everyone was ...
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Spagna
Cardona garnishee order against Daphne Caruana Galizia to stand, court decides
Warrants filed by Minister Chris Cardona and his personal consultant lawyer Joseph Gerada against blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia are to stand, a court ruled today.Magistrate Francesco Depasquale declared that the warrants were justified and not excessive, as had been alleged by Ms Caruana Galizia in her arguments against the precautionary ...
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Malta
No to surrogacy: ‘A woman’s uterus is not up for rent’ – Nationalist Party
The Nationalist Party is categorically against surrogacy, believing that “a woman’s uterus is not up for rent,” Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil told The Malta Independent.Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person.Dr Busuttil was echoing the PN’s Shadow Minister for Health Claudette Buttigieg, ...
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Australia
Man allegedly posing as Justin Bieber charged with child sex crimes
A 42-year-old Australian man who allegedly posed as Justin Bieber online to solicit explicit images from children has been charged with more than 900 child sex offenses, police said Thursday.Bieber, a 23-year-old Canadian pop singer, is currently in Australia performing his "Purpose World Tour." Police have warned young fans and ...
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Malta
Main parties hint full-time MPs a must to eliminate conflict of interest
Both the Labour Party and the PN have hinted that the one possible solution for eliminating cases of conflict of interest by politicians with private business is to have full-time MPs.The two parties were replying to questions sent by The Malta Independent on the involvement of individual MPs from both ...
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Belgio
La Chambre approuvera jeudi la réforme de la loi de 1996 qui ressert la marge salariale
La Chambre approuvera jeudi la réforme de la loi de 1996 sur la compétitivité des entreprises. Le texte constitue l'une des mesures phares prises par le gouvernement dans le cadre de ses travaux budgétaires au mois d'octobre. Il vise à encadrer de manière encore plus stricte l'évolution des salaires ...