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Malta
Maltese professor made vice-president of international maritime law tribunal
Updated 7.10pm - PN congratulates Prof. Attard Leading international maritime law professor David Attard has been elected vice-president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Prof. Attard will serve a three-year term in the post. He has been a member of the tribunal since 2011. In a statement announcing his ...
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Spagna
Member of Catalan government calls for 'ceasefire' with Madrid
A member of Catalonia's separatist-led government has called for a "ceasefire" with Spain to decrease tensions after a disputed referendum on independence by the prosperous region. Santi Vila, Catalonia's regional chief for business, told Cadena SER Radio he is pushing for "a new opportunity for dialogue" under "a ceasefire" with Spanish ...
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Bulgaria Malta
Watch: 13 charged with pickpocketing
Updated 2.20pm - Added video Five men and and eight women this morning pleaded not guilty to a series of thefts which took place in recent months. They were also charged with forming part of an organised crime ring. The 13 men and women, all Bulgarians and whose ages range between 21 and ...
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Malta
Framework agreement to promote cooperative activities in space signed with French agency
A framework agreement related to the promotion of cooperative activities in space has been signed between the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and the French space agency Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES). The aim of this agreement is to establish a relationship aimed at improving the cooperation and development ...
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Malta
Process to award rental subsidy to be hastened
The process to award a rental subsidy to eligible people is to be hastened, reducing it from about four months to four weeks, the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Accommodation said. Read: Brochure reveals Malta's rental rates Roderick Galdes said he was conscious of the challenges and problems applicants with low income faced ...
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Malta
TMI poll: Traffic is issue that needs to be tackled most in 2018 budget
It is to be expected.Almost half the readers who have so far taken part in an online poll on The Malta Independent website have indicated traffic as the most pressing problem the government should address in the budget for 2018.The traffic situation has deteriorated badly in the last few years, ...
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Malta
BirdLife CEO says belief that governments may win elections by helping hunters is ‘fallacy’
Sultana has followed the Prime Minister’s comments with disbelief. While fielding questions from the press on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that thanks to a change in the law during the previous legislature, he can only close the hunting season upon advice from the Ornis Committee.A follow-up story ...
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Brasile
Após prestar esclarecimentos, Cesare Battisti é solto e retorna a São Paulo
O fugitivo da Justiça italiana Cesare Battisti, 62, ex-membro da guerrilha esquerdista e condenado por assassinato em seu país, foi libertado hoje e retorna a São Paulo, de acordo com informações do advogado Marcio Palma. Ele havia sido detido pela polícia na cidade de Corumbá, fronteira com a Bolívia, na ...
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Turchia
Israel growing in strategic importance for NATO
Following the reconciliation between Turkey and Israel in June of last year, Ankara withdrew its longstanding veto against Jerusalem being accepted as a partner nation to the organization.
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Portogallo
Bedsonline aumenta em 5% as reservas de verão em Portugal
Segundo apurou a Bedsonline, no mercado doméstico, Lisboa e Porto assumem-se como os principais destinos. Os espanhóis são a principal fonte de turistas, seguidos dos portugueses e dos ingleses.