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Updated: Aleppo cease-fire founders, threatening evacuation plans
A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Allepo foundered on Wednesday, threatening plans to evacuate the remaining rebels and tens of thousands of civilians out of harm's way in what would effectively seal the enclave's surrender.The withdrawal was supposed to start at dawn but ...
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Employers will not be treated as second class citizens - MEA
The Malta Employers Association today expressed serious concerns about the Human Rights and the Equality Commission Act 2015, and the Equality Act 2015. The Association said that while it finds no issue with safeguarding the rights of minorities and vulnerable persons, it cannot agree in principle with measures that will effectively ...
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Ballon d'Or: Ronaldo voted best in the world for fourth time
After giving a European Championship title to Portugal and another Champions League trophy to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ends 2016 with something just for himself - his fourth world player of the year award.Ronaldo on Monday won his third Ballon d'Or award, which this year is being handed out by France Football magazine ...
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EU slows Turkey membership talks over coup crackdown
The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey's security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the country.At talks in Brussels, EU foreign and European affairs ministers decided that no new sections of Turkey's accession negotiations should be started ...
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Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech receives handover from Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU
The Deputy Prime Minister today received the 'bell' from his Slovak counterpart, Minister Miroslav Lajčák, which symbolises the transition of the Chairing of the General Affairs Council from Slovakia to Malta. During the discussion on the preparation for the European Council , the Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance of ...
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PN calls on government to act on challenges flagged by Central Bank of Malta
In its economic forecast published this week, the Central Bank of Malta revised downward its GDP growth projections stating that “the most significant revision arising in 2016. The downward revision is mainly driven by the less upbeat assessment for exports, taking into account the negative surprise in goods exports in ...
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Malta is ready to meet challenges brought on by big investments – PM on Crane Currency
Malta is willing and very able to meet the challenges that are brought about through large investments such as Crane Currency investment.He was addressing the inauguration of Crane Currency at the Hal-Far Industrial Estate, a company that has made a name for itself through the printing of currency.The speed with ...
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Updated: OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri to return to work 'very, very soon' - PM Muscat
OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri will be returning to work very, very soon, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today.Replying to a question by The Malta Independent, Dr Muscat said that Mr Schembri is “alive and kicking”. He is undergoing treatment on a medical situation that is not as serious ...
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Amount spent on alcohol by Minister Cardona during Dubai trip is 'an insult to workers' - PN
The amount Economy Minister Chris Cardona spent on alcohol is an insult to people, most of all workers, the PN said today in a statement.The National Audit Office recently flagged a trip taken by the minister back in 2015, which included a hotel bill that included €756 spent on alcohol, ...
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Populism needs to be addressed – US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
2016 has seen the biggest political earthquake in recent years with Donald Trump's election, Brexit, and the rise of the European far right. Its reverberations are inescapable throughout the global political landscape and have revealed an out-of-touch establishment who is now under fire. The Malta Independent met with the United ...