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USA Giappone
Global finance officials argue benefits of free trade at IMF/World Bank meet in Washington
The world’s major economies are united in their belief that free trade delivers healthy economic growth. But they also agree that more needs to be done for those left behind, and the new Trump administration is letting it be known that it intends to make sure that America’s trade deals ...
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Germania
Prosecutors: Man arrested over bombing of Borussia Dortmund bus
A 28-year-old German-Russian citizen was arrested Friday in Germany on suspicion of bombing the bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund soccer team in an attack last week that prosecutors alleged was motivated by financial greed.A Dortmund player and a policeman were injured in the triple blasts last week as the bus ...
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USA Spagna Panama Malta
PM calls on Police Commissioner to take DCG claims on Egrant to duty magistrate for inquiry
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has asked the Police Commissioner to take the claims made by blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia on the true owner of Egrant Inc to the duty Magistrate, for an inquiry to be launched.It is clear that the PM had a change of heart on the matter, as ...
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USA
Updated: Paris police shot on Champs-Elysees; Islamic State group claims attack
A gunman opened fire on police on Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard Thursday night, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him. The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which hit just three days before a tense presidential election.Security already has been a ...
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USA Spagna Panama Malta
Watch: PM challenges DCG to take wife's Egrant document to police, to take legal action
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has challenged blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia to provide the documents she alleged to have showing that his wife, Michelle Muscat, is the Ultimate Beneficial Owner of Egrant Inc. He promised to be filing for libel against Mrs Caruana Galizia, something he said he has done only once ...
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Malta
Labour Party declines invitation by PN to discuss party financing commission findings
The Labour Party has declined an invitation by the Nationalist Party to discuss the findings of the commission launched by the PN on party financing.In a statement PL said that while it thanks the PN for the invitation and wihtout ignoring the importance of such a matter, the party will ...
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USA Malta
EU aiming for cross-border mutual recognition of court judgments in family matters
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that through bilateral meetings, the EU is pushing for mutual recognition of court judgements with regards familial disputes and separation, maintenance obligations and parental responsibility. This issue stems from the situation of a couple with a child splitting up, and each adult lives in a ...
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USA Spagna Panama Malta
DCG uploads alleged text showing Egrant declaration of Trust, Michelle Muscat named
Journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia has uploaded a text from her personal blog which she claims to be the declarations of trust showing that shares in Egrant Inc are held by Mossack Fonseca nominees for “Mrs Michelle Muscat”, also providing her date of birth, 16/05/1974.She uploaded the text from two ...
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USA Spagna Azerbaigian Panama Malta
Heated debate between PM and PN Leader ends as proof remains scarce
A fierce debate between Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and PN Leader Simon Busuttil over allegations that the former's family is involved with Egrant Inc - the third company named in the Panama Papers scandal - has ended, as proof by both sides was scarce.The debate was held on Xarabank on ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Bird aviary illegally holding protected birds goes missing after police report – Chris Packham
BBC journalist Chris Packham has condemned the “little political will” of the government to enforce hunting regulations after a number of protected birds held within an illegal enclosure mysteriously vanished, the naturalist revealed during an interview with The Malta IndependentThis occurred after Mr Packham had earlier reported the incident to ...