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Cina Regno Unito Malta Hong Kong
HSBC Malta’s profitability dented by various factors
On July 31, HSBC Bank Malta plc published its interim financial statements. The announcement by HSBC Malta coincided with similar announcements across other stock exchanges around the world by other HSBC Group companies, namely in Hong Kong and London. As is customary with only a few of the companies listed on ...
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Russia USA Australia
Why do human beings speak so many languages?
The thatched roof held back the sun’s rays, but it could not keep the tropical heat at bay. As everyone at the research workshop headed outside for a break, small groups splintered off to gather in the shade of coconut trees and enjoy a breeze. I wandered from group to ...
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USA Giappone Corea del Sud
North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam
North Korea on Thursday announced a detailed plan to launch a volley of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers, and dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury" if it doesn't back down.The announcement, made in the ...
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Malta
Property up by 4.7% in 2016 according to Central Bank Report
In 2016 real house prices grew by 4.7% over 2015 and reached the pre-crisis peak, the Financial Stability Report by the Central Bank of Malta has revealed."Apart from rising incomes, such upward pressure on house prices largely reflected the increase in population from inward migration to take up employment opportunities ...
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Malta
MUMN condemns ‘irresponsible attitude’ towards nursing students
The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses said today it is very disappointed on how the nursing students are being treated by the University of Malta.In a statement, the MUMN said first and second year nursing students who as part of their studies are currently conducting clinical placements received an ...
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USA Malta Italia
TMID Editorial: Migration - Where is the solidarity?
The Mediterranean migrant situation hardly affects Malta anymore, with the country having become an indifferent spectator to the daily tragedies that occur off our southern shore. But despite the fact that we have, in the last two or three years, barely participated in the humanitarian missions at sea, it seems ...
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Malta
130-year-old artillery carriages restored with HSBC Malta Foundation’s support
History has come full circle at Malta’s most visible tourist attraction, the Saluting Battery below the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, where two full-scale reconstructed 64-pounder traversing carriages have been returned to transport the visitors to the 19th century.The timber carriages were introduced in Malta by the Royal Artillery for ...
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Thailandia
SET falls 0.70 to 1,570.81 at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.04% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone
Tech-savvy farmers a new hope for Japan's shrinking sector
YAMAMOTO-CHO, Japan: A new breed of younger, business- and tech-savvy farmers are transforming Japan's shrinking agriculture sector with cutting edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline.
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Paesi Bassi
Roel Reiné: Gemaakt in Hollywood
Regisseur Roel Reiné (Michiel de Ruyter) verkeert in een unieke positie. Hij maakt zowel in Hollywood als in Nederland aan de lopende band films. Zelfs voor de stripgigant Marvel Comics. ,,Ik heb mijn Amerikaanse Droom waargemaakt.’’