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USA Malta
Prison warders leave GWU, start talks with UHM because of ‘vindictive transfers’
The Correctional Officers Union (COU), which represents prison warders, today quit its affiliation with the General Workers Union (GWU), The Malta Independent has learnt. The committee said that the main reasons behind the split were because the union was not defending their concerns regarding "vindicate transfers" and the way Prison Director ...
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Malta
64% of Maltese happy with the way democracy works in Malta
64% of the Maltese feel very satisfied or fairly satisfied on the way democracy works in the country, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. This is higher than the EU average of 53%. On the other hand, 57% of respondents claimed to be very satisfied or fairly satisfied with the ...
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USA Malta Italia
Court denies extradition of Chilean tech guru charged with fraud
Alberto Chang Rajii, a millionaire accused of fraud has won a battle in court, and will not be extradited to Chile.Magistrate Aaron Bugeja turned down the request by the Chilean authorities, after finding that the prosecution failed to provide enough admissible evidence to support the extradition claim."In terms of Article ...
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USA Malta
No change in law needed to protect patient and employee rights – Health Minister
The Attorney General has told the Ministry of Health that no amendments to the Ombudsman Act are needed as existing legislation already provides protection to patients and employees who would use the Public-Private Partnership(PPP) health service managed by VGH, Minister Fearne told The Malta Independent yesterday.This comes after comes after ...
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Argentina
Leonardo, nuovo ordine in Argentina nel mercato delle comunicazioni sicure
(Teleborsa) - Leonardo chiude in salita dello 0,67% a Piazza Affari. L'amministrazione della città di Buenos Aires ha affidato al gruppo la realizzazione di una rete di...
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USA
Stati Uniti, disoccupazione ancora in calo a marzo
(Teleborsa) - Il mercato del lavoro in USA si conferma in salute. Nel mese di marzo sale, ma al di sotto delle attese, la crescita di posti di lavoro negli Stati Uniti, mentre il tasso di...
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Italia
Immobiliare in ripresa in UE ma l'Italia non vede rialire il mattone
(Teleborsa) - Mercato immobiliare in ripresa in UE, mentre l'Italia resta al palo. Secondo i dati Eurostat, nel quarto trimestre del 2016, i prezzi delle abitazioni sono aumentati del 4,1%...
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Giappone
Overwhelmed Yamato mulls exit from Amazon’s same-day delivery service
Yamato Transport Co., Japan’s leading door-to-door courier firm, is considering withdrawing from its same-day delivery service for Amazon.com Inc. to reduce the heavy workload on its drivers, sources close to the matter said Friday. The online retail giant offers the service to customers who pay a ¥3,900 annual fee, using ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Toshiba gets ¥3 trillion offer for chip unit from Hon Hai
Beleaguered Toshiba gets a ¥3 trillion bid for its precious computer chip business from Taiwan’s Hon Hai. The post Toshiba gets ¥3 trillion offer for chip unit from Hon Hai appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Dollar stable in late Tokyo after plunge on U.S. strike on Syria
The dollar showed some resilience on buybacks in Tokyo trading late Friday after diving on the news of a U.S. military strike on Syria. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.60-61, up from ¥110.51-52 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0635-0636, down from $1.0646-0646, and at ...