• USA Spagna

    'Yes' side wins Catalonia independence vote marred by chaos

    Catalonia's regional government declared a landslide win for the "yes" side in a disputed referendum on independence from Spain that degenerated into mayhem Sunday, with more than 800 people injured as riot police attacked peaceful protesters and unarmed civilians trying to cast their ballots.Catalonia has "won the right to become ...

  • Spagna

    Updated: Catalonia calls for Spain mediation amid referendum dispute

    Catalonia's leader on Monday called for international mediation and for the European Union "to stop looking the other way" in the region's bid to secede from Spain, a day after a violent crackdown by Spanish police trying to block referendum voting.Carles Puigdemont also said that he would file a complaint ...

  • Malta Italia

    eNGO calls for setting up of Environmental Crime Police unit

    Nature Trust – FEE Malta is urging the government to allocate more funds towards environmental conservation and protection.Finance Minister Edward Scicluna will present next year’s budget on Monday.The eNGO noted that, now that Malta has achieved a surplus in its budget, it is about time that one of the pillars ...

  • Malta

    €11m in budget will be dedicated to sections of public workers to 'fix past injustices'

    In what Finance Minister Edward Scicluna called a "moral obligation" from the government, it was today announced that €11 million from the upcoming budget will be given to sections of public workers who in the past did not receive money owed to them.Addressing a press coverage at the Finance ministry ...

  • USA Malta

    Chief Justice boldly speaks out about rule of law, need for proper law enforcement

    Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri felt the need to “go back to basics” during this morning’s address where he spoke of the importance of safeguarding the rule of law, commenting that without proper law enforcement this cannot take place. Addressing the opening of the Forensic Year, Camilleri said: “If the persons who ...

  • Malta

    Access to decent and affordable accommodation is a basic right – Church commission

    On World Habitat Day, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta, expressed grave concern at the predicament of the ever-increasing number of individuals and families in Malta, who are unable to access decent and affordable housing. The rapid increase in rent prices over the past two years ...

  • USA

    16% increase in tourist arrivals in first eight months – NSO

    Total inbound visitors for August were estimated at 288,033, an increase of 12.2 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the NSO said today.Inbound Tourism: August 2017A total of 259,392 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 7,839 were undertaken for business ...

  • Turchia USA Regno Unito

    Travellers stranded as Monarch Airlines suspends flights

    Troubled British carrier Monarch Airlines has suspended flights after failing to resolve its financial woes, and authorities have launched a major operation to bring home 110,000 stranded travelers.The airline, the country's fifth largest, stopped trading on Monday, warning travelers it had ceased operations. It had operated chartered and scheduled flights ...

  • Nuova Zelanda

    Wellington City Council introduce online building consents

    Wellingtonians will now have access to a country-wide one-stop shop for building consents which Mayor Justin Lester says will simplify the application process for residents and business owners.

  • Brasile

    Órgãos públicos ficam rosa pela prevenção ao câncer de mama

    O brilho cor-de-rosa se destacou em monumentos de Brasília no primeiro dia do Outubro Rosa. Neste mês, o mundo tenta fortalecer a luta de mulheres que enfrentam o câncer de mama, doença que atinge mais de 60 mil mulheres por ano no Brasil. A campanha serve de alerta sobre a ...