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Cina
Amazon China partner tells users to stop using illegal VPNs
BEIJING/SHANGHAI - A Chinese partner of global e-commerce firm Amazon.com Inc has told customers to stop using illegal virtual private networks (VPNs), which can circumvent internet censorship.
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Brasile
Rio violence exposes Brazil’s missed chance
A year after the Olympics, crime is up, the economy down and corruption rife
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Iran
Rouhani vows to improve Iran’s foreign relations
President calls for ‘effective interaction’ at swearing-in ceremony after May poll win
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Malta
Valletta basilica to get €500,000 paving
The basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta will finally get paving to cover up its shabby concrete flooring. Fr Alex Scerri told the Times of Malta the paving of the basilica floor in an intricate design would cost some €500,000. Work is expected to begin at the end of September ...
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Regno Unito
Sterling skids to nine-month low vs. euro as BoE keeps rates unchanged
Britain's pound skidded to a nine-month low against the euro today after the Bank of England voted 6-2 in favour of keeping interest rates at their record lows and revised down its growth and inflation forecasts. BoE Governor Mark Carney and his top officials reiterated their message that they might raise ...
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Malta
NCPE welcomes PL's action to address low participation of women in politics
The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality welcomes the steps taken by the Labour Party to address the low participation of women in the political sphere and to increase the number of women candidates in its electoral lists. It hoped that all political parties in Malta would adopt initiatives aimed ...
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Spagna
Watch: The Spanish Republican heroine who stood up to Franco (ARTE)
July 1936. A chaotic Spain is in the throes of civil war. Francisco Franco's fascists are advancing. But republican and Communist Party activist Dolores Ibárruri is having none of it. In an iconic speech, Ibárruri called on the Spanish people to resist, insisting that the fascists would not pass - "No Pasarán!" The ...
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USA Malta
Blog: Thinking ahead: how will the project become sustainable?
In my last blog I mentioned how time is rushing by so fast, so much so that soon, we will find ourselves back in Malta. With every day that goes by, we are approaching our destination - the aims of our project. Or I'd rather refer to it as the ...
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Malta
Consultation document for strengthening of the Malta Financial Services Authority
During a visit at the Malta Financial Services Authority, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Silvio Schembri announced that the Government was publishing a consultation document for the strengthening of the MFSA to take the financial services sector to a new level. Silvio Schembri said that in such ...
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Malta
‘Charm is part of abusive relationships’ – Victim Support Malta
One of the realities observed by professionals working with domestic abuse victims is that victims sometimes find it difficult to identify their partner as an abuser, Victim Support Malta director Krista Tabone (photo below) told this newspaper. The Malta Independent asked the NGO why most victims of domestic violence sometimes ...