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USA
Number of tourists up 24% in first three months – NSO
Total inbound visitors for March were estimated at 141,266 an increase of 22.3 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the NSo said today.Inbound Tourism: March 2017A total of 105,080 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 20,017 were undertaken for business ...
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Regno Unito
Updated: UK tax agency arrests 'several men' in football fraud case
British authorities arrested several men working in professional soccer on suspicion of tax fraud on Wednesday in a far-reaching case that saw raids in England and France.Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs did not say which clubs or individuals may be involved but the tax agency told legislators in December that ...
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USA Malta
Malta pledges continued support to EU High Representative’s work on safety, internal security
Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela stated that both as the current Presidency of the Council of the European Union and as an EU member state, Malta will go on supporting the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini in her endeavours to keep European citizens safe, bolster internal ...
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Spagna Malta
Editorial: Egrant saga - It’s bigger than a libel case
Ever since the allegation surfaced claiming that Michelle Muscat is Egrant, the country has been holding its breath. All bets are off and ordinary business is suspended. Government continues with its normal duties, such as the inauguration of the new Delimara gas-powered power station, but meanwhile everyone keeps an ear ...
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Malta
First Aid in Schools: Government should employ nurses in every school – MUT
The legal responsibility which comes about with having First Aid qualifications should be the first thing to be tackled in regards to first aiders in schools, according to outgoing President of the Malta Union of Teachers, Kevin Bonello.The Malta Independent spoke to Mr Bonello to get his take on the ...
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Giappone
Japan minister resigns over remark about 2011 tsunami
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister resigned over his remark that "it was good" that the March 2011 quake and tsunami had hit northern Japan instead of areas closer to Tokyo.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accepted Masahiro Imamura's resignation Wednesday.Imamura was replaced by Masayoshi Yoshino, former deputy environment minister from Fukushima, which was also hit by ...
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Watch: Busuttil says Keith Schembri should be arrested for 'receiving kickbacks from Brian Tonna'
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said tonight that Nexia BT's Brian Tonna received payments from three Russians for the sale of citizenship, which he then transferred to OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri.Dr Busuttil told the press this evening that over the past weeks he has been appealing for anyone with ...
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Pilatus CEO on luggage footage – ‘situation could have been handled much better’
Pilatus Bank CEO Hamidreza Ghanbari said today that the Chairman of the bank caught on film leaving with two large bags on the night when serious allegations were made, felt the situation could have been better handled.The CEO explained that he held discussions with chairman Seyed Ali Sadr Hasheminejad after ...
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Panama Malta
Egrant case: ‘Nobody is in favour of creating instability and crises’ – Finance Minister
"Nobody is in favour of creating instability and crises," Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said today when asked about recent statements made by entities expressing concern about the financial services sector.The institute of Financial Services Practitioners had said that it is very concerned about the events that have unfolded over the ...
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Malta
Daughter of former Labour minister sworn in as magistrate
Yana Micallef Stafrace, daughter of former Labour Party Minister Joe Micallef Stafrace, has been appointed to the role of Magistrate by President Marie Louise Colerio Preca, at a ceremony held at the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta this afternoon.Dr Micallef Stafrace was a practicing lawyer, a legal aid and had been ...