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Russia USA
Trump collides with reality on Russia
Hours after Trump dismissed reports that his campaign associates were being scrutinized for colluding with Russia as "fake news," FBI Director James Comey confirmed the investigation is real.The FBI chief also repeatedly insisted there was no evidence to back up Trump's explosive claim that his predecessor wiretapped his New York ...
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Malta
Swieqi murder: Slain businessman’s body has not been released for burial
The body of David Abela, a businessman who was murdered inside his Swieqi home on 27 February, has not yet been released for burial, The Malta Independent is informed.An autopsy, confirming that Mr Abela died from stab wounds to the neck, was performed on 28 February. The reason why the ...
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Malta
PN MP calls for removal of IAID quantity surveyor who was until recently employed by FTS
A Quantity Surveyor commissioned by the IAID to help in the investigation into claims of corruption at the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools was previously employed by the same foundation, PN MP George Pullicino said this evening. He was speaking, during adjournment time, on the case surrounding Edward Caruana, a former ...
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Malta
Lidl to establish regional distribution centre in Malta, increase local purchases to €22 million
Supermarket chain Lidl will establish a regional distribution centre in Malta, Economy Minister Chris Cardona announced this evening. He was speaking during a ‘Gvern li jisma’ consultation meeting. Dr Cardona said the chain had reached a deal with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks which would lead to the creation of ...
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Malta
€100,000 allocation towards award to help researchers and entrepreneurs
The Malta Marittima Agency (MMA), in collaboration with the University of Malta, launched the Maritime Seed Award (MarSA), where a total of €100,000 will be allocated through a competitive call to innovators and entrepreneurs interested in bringing their ideas closer to commercialisation.The announcement was made at a ceremony on 20 ...
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Malta
'Busuttil totally responsible for controversial db Group transactions' - Owen Bonnici; PN reacts
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil is "totally responsible" for the controversial financial transactions between the Nationalist Party and the db Group, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici and PL MP Clifton Grima told a press conference.The Minister and MP also repeated the allegations that the commercial invoices issued to dB group ...
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Malta
Insurance association concerned over government decision to ‘relax’ six traffic contraventions
The Malta Insurance Association (MIA) was very surprised to learn about government's decision to 'relax' the enforcement of six traffic contraventions, particularly as it had not been consulted prior to the introduction of such measures.Recently, government proposed the introduction of a "warning traffic system" whereby wardens would be empowered to issue ...
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USA
EU to hold Brexit summit for 27 members on 29 April, after article 50 is triggered
The 27 European Union nations will hold a special Brexit summit on April 29 - one month after Britain plans to trigger divorce proceedings with the EU - to decide on the guidelines for the next two years of negotiations with the U.K.EU Council President Donald Tusk said Tuesday that ...
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Panama Nuova Zelanda Malta
Order of Malta receives large donation from ‘dubious’ source - German newspaper
A multi-million dollar donation seen to be at the centre of the Order of Malta's recent dispute with the Holy See came from a New Zealand registered trust, accoding to Germany's Bild newspaper.The newspaper reported that the Grand Chancellor of the Order, Baron Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, accepted a 30 ...
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Uruguay
LATAM lanza una propuesta tentadora para viajar a Estados Unidos
Con su campaña "Baja Temporada " ofrece tarifas a Estados Unidos desde los 699 dólares.