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Portogallo
Fundo de Resolução já não vai pagar 9,7 milhões de assessoria à venda do Novo Banco
Banco de Portugal acata a recomendação do Tribunal de Contas e anula nas contas do Fundo de Resolução de 2015 os 9,7 milhões de euros de assessoria jurídica e financeira.
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The New Sun Kings: How China Came to Dominate Solar Power
As trade tensions with the United States escalate, China’s growing capabilities are making it a global rival in high-tech businesses of the future.
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USA
Team that failed to score for three seasons on verge of title win
A women's football team that took three seasons to score a goal when they started as juniors is on the verge of scoring a famous league championship. When chairwoman Julie Scurfield founded the Amazons girls' side 12 years ago at a Chester-le-Street primary school, they did not win a game for ...
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Malta
Police decide to further probe Jimmy Magro ‘corruption’ case
The police have decided to look deeper into the case of former Labour general secretary Jimmy Magro, who the Commission Against Corruption said in January should be arraigned for demanding a cut of public tenders, Times of Malta was told. Police sources said that although the commission’s conclusions should suffice to ...
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Russia warns of serious consequences from US strike in Syria
Russia warned that US cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences, as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington. The warships USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea launched dozens of Tomahawk ...
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Motorsport Federation urges Prime Minister to act on plans to construct racing circuit
Following the Prime Minister's comments at a Gvern Li Jisma conference, the Malta Motorsport Federation (MMF) is calling on Dr Muscat to act and further plans to construct a Motorsport race circuit in Malta, MMF President Tonio Cini told a press conference outside Castille.In February 2016, the government issued a ...
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USA Malta
FAA highlight ‘major departure’ from original Manoel Island 1999 proposed plans
The MIDI Group has recently presented their latest plans for Manoel Island, which are a "major departure from their 1999 proposals approved by MEPA where the fort was to accommodate a fortress museum, an audio-visual visitor centre and exhibition gallery," the FAA said in a statement."The emphasis was to be ...
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USA Malta
New University Act proposes that all teaching staff in higher education should undergo training
A new legal framework specifically developed for the University of Malta was yesterday proposed by Education Minister Evarist Bartolo, part of which states that all teaching staff in higher education should undergo training.The proposed framework, which Minister Bartolo described as a "tool for change", aims at improving UOM by modernizing ...
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Malta
Minister and Ombudsman at loggerheads over Gozitan patient and employee rights
The Ombudsman, contrary to the protestations of Minister for Health Chris Fearne and the Attorney General, has told The Malta Independent that current legislation does in fact erode his jurisdiction over the protection of patient and employee rights with regarding to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) health service.The whole issue surrounding ...
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Syria attack: US strikes win global praise - but ratchet up Russia tension
The United States vowed Friday to keep the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.Standing firm, the Trump administration signaled new sanctions would soon ...