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Giappone Etiopia
Ethiopia, Japan to Beef Up Cooperation
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and Japan agreed to expand areas of cooperation as State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Aklilu Hailemikael received a delegation led by Japanese Ambassador Shinchi Saida Tuesday.
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Spagna Malta
Media, defamation law will strengthen press power and responsible journalism – Evarist Bartolo
Minster for Education Evarist Bartolo, who had presented the proposed Media and Defamation Act to the press along with Minister Owen Bonnici, told parliament that the law will not only strengthen the power of journalists but will also look to ensure responsible journalism."Freedom is important, but so is using this ...
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Malta
Director objects to inclusion of marital status in promise of sale, wins gender discrimination case
A company director filed an application for remedy after she felt “intimidated” and “disgusted” that her divorced marital status, and the name of her ex-husband, were included in a promise of sale for the acquisition of a San Gwann property for her company.Ultimately, the courts ruled in her favour, found ...
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Cina Russia USA Francia Grecia Panama Regno Unito Malta Irlanda
Konrad Mizzi situation casts shadow over Malta's EU presidency - EPP chairman
EPP Chairman Manfred Weber has said that the question surrounding the “Energy Minister” casts a shadow over the Maltese Presidency.Mr Weber was being interviewed by The Malta Independent ahead of this week’s EPP Congress being held in Malta. The EPP is a political party group in the European Parliament. PN ...
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USA Malta
Editorial - Fatal road accidents: Capping on engine power for young drivers?
Sundays are usually quiet days, at least by newsroom standards. Nothing usually happens, apart from the usual political speeches. But last Sunday the country woke up to the terrible news that another youth had died on Malta’s roads. The 21-yeard-old, described as a racing enthusiast, lost control of his powerful ...
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Malta
President Emeritus George Abela to lead talks on Air Malta retirement schemes
President Emeritus George Abela is to lead talks on retirement schemes involving Air Malta staff, the Tourism Ministry said today.In a statement, the ministry said that Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis held a meeting with the Union of Cabin Crew in which he announced that the committee will include the ...
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Cina USA Hong Kong
American Airlines buys stake in China Southern Airlines
American Airlines has agreed to pay $200 million for a stake in China Southern Airlines, the biggest of China's three major state-owned carriers, in a bid for a bigger share of the country's growing travel market.American and China Southern will expand commercial cooperation, possibly in sales, airport facilities and code-sharing, the Chinese airline said in an ...
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Turchia Regno Unito Malta
EPP president insists party has a united front regarding Brexit, ‘but UK must pay divorce bills’
The President of the European People’s Party, Joseph Daul believes that his party has a united front with regards to its position on Brexit, as UK Prime Minister Theresa May is to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty for the Functioning of the European Union later today.Addressing a press conference ...
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Malta
Editorial: The resurgence of the statue fetish
Things do change even in deepest Malta. The Catholic religion may seem age-old, or age-less, but there are subterranean currents in it that should be noted. Away from the glare of the media and of the social media, there are people going about their ordinary days living in a cloistered ...
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USA Portogallo Regno Unito
Updated: It's over - Britain files for divorce from the European Union
The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbors, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world.Britain's top envoy ...