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Tunisia
Fraud lands man in jail
The mastermind behind a mise-en-scene purposely created to swindle an IT dealer out of his funds has been jailed for a year and ordered to refund the victim of his scam. Simon Spiteri, 54, was found guilty before a magistrate's court of having defrauded his victim out of some €10,000 upon ...
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USA Panama Malta
Watch: If you abstain, you will open door to PN - Muscat; Keith Schembri makes an appearance
Embattled chief of staff Keith Schembri, absent during all of Labour's election campaign, made an appearance at the last activity being held by Labour this evening.He was seen on stage (photo above, Schembri is on PM's right) before Joseph Muscat addressed Labour supporters for one last time before Saturday's vote.Schembri ...
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USA Malta
Editorial - Day of Silence: Medieval law that has no place in 2017 Malta
There are no political stories in this newspaper today, not by our own choice but because an outdated and archaic law precludes us from publishing anything which may have an effect on voters and their voting intentions. It is called the ‘Day of Silence’ or ‘Day of reflection’ but, in ...
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Egitto Danimarca Malta
En route to every country in the world, without a plane, to promote positive news
Malta is the 128th country that Torbjorn C Pederson, 37, has stepped upon since he embarked on an unbroken journey around the globe, with the goal of becoming the first person to travel to every country in the world without flying, and without ever going home. With the clothes and ...
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Filippine
36 die from smoke in Philippine casino after gunman set fire
A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital and torched gambling tables in the crowded space, creating a choking level of smoke that killed at least 36 people, authorities said. The gunman stuffed a backpack with casino chips before he fled but was found dead in an adjacent hotel ...
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Messico USA Panama Malta
Watch: Let us unite as one family, a force of reason against corruption - Simon Busuttil
Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil this evening addressed the last meeting of the PN 2017 election campaign, at the Floriana Granaries.Dr Busuttil spoke in front of tens of thousands of supporters, many dressed in blue, with the crowd covering the Fosos and spilling into the side roads. Referencing the Independence Day ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s GDP Grows in Q1/2017 After Eight Consecutive Declines
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After two consecutive years of declines Brazil’s economy grew one percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the last quarter of 2016, according to the Brazilian Statistics Bureau (IBGE). Officials say the country’s latest GDP reveals the end ...
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USA Thailandia
Vakantiefoto's gezocht!
Zandvoort aan de Zee, een reisje langs de Rijn, de Costa del Sol, New York, Bangkok? Allemaal gaan we graag op reis, maar onze vakantiebestemmingen zijn al lang niet meer dezelfde als die van onze grootouders. We reizen vaker en verder. Vertel ons waarheen u vaak met uw ouders ’s ...
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Thailandia
SET up 3.71 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.24% at the start of trade this morning.
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Pakistan
Small, but flourishing business
As soon as his son graduated from college, Ghulam Mohi-u-Din Dar asked him to take care of the family flower business in Kral Sangri, near Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-administered Kashmir.