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Cina Russia USA Iran Venezuela
At UN, Trump threatens 'total destruction' of North Korea
President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction'" of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons.Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout the escalating crisis with North Korea, told the murmuring crowd at the U.N. ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Maltese man accused of raping 14-year-old-daughter of partner pleads not guilty, denied bail
A 57-year-old man from Senglea has been accused of raping the 14-year-old daughter of the partner he had been living with on three occasions, without the consent of the minor.Prosecuting inspector told presiding Magistrate Aaron Bugeja that they received the information from Agenzija Appogg, a state social welfare department, which ...
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Canada
Contraband cigarettes, drugs and counterfeit funds intercepted by customs officials last week
Last week was a busy one for customs officials stationed at the central mail room at the Qormi post office, a statement read.A package from Canada containing 12 marijuana packets and two aluminium foil packets containing blue pills were found. The packages were passed over to the police.Another package was ...
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Francia Malta Italia
Health Directorate urges caution when travelling to countries with chikungunya virus outbreak
Last week the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued a risk assessment on the ongoing outbreak of chikungunya virus infection in Italy. Two related clusters of autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus have been detected in Italy in the city of Anzio and in Rome, two areas located 60 km apart ...
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Australia Malta
Science in the City on 29 September, focusing on a range of events from debates to Sci-Fi series
This year's Malta's Science and Arts festival, Science in the City, being held in Valletta on Friday 29th September between 6pm and midnight, is focusing on a range of events designed for adults from debates to the Sci-Fi series Black Mirror.One can start the evening with a relaxed stroll through ...
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Regno Unito Malta Irlanda
FIRST word with Stefy Zammit... Just glancing at her website will make your mouth water
You will never find me... sharing my bottle of water.I will not function in the morning without... half-an-hour of my own peace and solitude before the world wakes up.The best invention is... the internet.What makes me happiest is... Jack my beagle, family and friends.My favourite space in my house is... ...
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Etiopia
High-Level Committee Finds Zero Irregularity Yet NPL Soars
[Addis Fortune] An effort by a high-level committee to investigate a violation of law led to a surge in non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) bore no fruit, sources close to the case disclosed to Fortune.
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Francia Etiopia
France Swears 2 Billion Br to Finance Controversial Abattoir
[Addis Fortune] The French Development Agency (AFD) pledges close to two billion Birr financing to modernise and relocate Addis Abeba Abattoirs Enterprise on 20ha land within nine kilometres radius from the runway of Bole International Airport- the largest international airport in the country.
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Brasile
Brazil Residential Sales Down for Sixth Straight Month
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the latest FipeZAP residential real estate sales index, which tracks prices in Brazil’s twenty biggest cities, residential real estate sales prices maintained its downward trajectory in August, registering a marginal decline of -0.12 percent. August’s decline represents the ...
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Kenya
Could this mark the end of interest rate capping?
It appears that interest rate cap is likely to be removed, a move being supported by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) because of its negative impact on the economy.