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USA Yemen
Washington is first state to sue Trump over immigration order
Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies.Trump's executive order also suspended the United ...
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Trump fires US acting attorney general over executive order defiance
Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates (above), the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.The dramatic public clash between ...
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Spagna Malta
Fenech Adami slams Minister Abela for saying he had no idea of plan to employ son of person of trust
Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Beppe Fenech Adami ridiculed Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela for claiming that he was not aware that a person of trust within his ministry was conspiring to create a vacancy, with the minister’s blessing, to employ the son of Ludgard Scicluna, another person of trust ...
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USA Malta
Tonio Fenech uses opportunity of Holocaust commemoration to condemn abortion
Former finance minister and current Nationalist Party MP Tonio Fenech used an opportunity to commemorate the victims from the Nazi Holocaust to condemn the practice of abortion, something he called a “modern-day holocaust”. Mr Fenech’s comments were made during an address in Parliament to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated on ...
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Malta
34 AFM soldiers presented with medals for their long and efficient service
34 AFM soldiers of varying rank were presented with medals during a ceremony held at the Luqa barracks.The soldiers were were decorated either a medal for long and efficient service or a clasp for 25 or 30 years of service.Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said that these AFM soldiers serve ...
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Malta
Tenants eligible for rent subsidies have suffered due to changes in regulations – PN
Changes made to the conditions of rent subsidies have left tenants who are eligible to the assistance worse off, shadow minister for social policy Paula Mifsud Bonnici said in a press conference this afternoon.The conference was also addressed by Nationalist Party (PN) spokesperson for family, rights of the child and ...
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Malta
Assistant police chief files for prohibitory injunction over post of Deputy Police Commissioner
Assistant Police Commisioner Dr Antoine Casha today filed a warrant of prohibitory injunction on a call for applications for the post of ‘Deputy Commissioner in the Malta Police Force in the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security’, claiming that his right to a fair hearing and equality of arms ...
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PM calls success over previous years an 'economic miracle', says Malta 'fixed its own roof'
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has called Malta’s recent economic success under the Labour administration an “economic miracle”. He said this in relation to how this government has focused efforts on creating a strong economy that can withstand external shocks, rather than wasting time on concentrating solely on the possible fallout ...
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Malta
Change in MATSEC exam timings, more sixth form colleges proposed in education reform report
A move from an exam-oriented curriculum to one that gives bigger emphasis to critical thinking, analytical and communication skills, creativity and problem solving – the so-called 21st century skills – is among 26 recommendations included in a report on the future of post-secondary education in Malta. Speaking at the launch ...
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USA Malta
Skyline policy will respect the character of the locality - Marthese Portelli
Recently, in Parliament Joe Mizzi has acknowledged that traffic is costing the country more than €200 million each year. How do you intend to address the issue?We have to deal with the traffic problem. If we tackle that, this wasted money can be reduced. We have already published a document ...