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Cina Russia USA Giappone Corea del Sud
North Korea says 2nd ICBM test puts 'entire' US in range
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of ...
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USA Regno Unito
British baby Charlie Gard at centre of legal battle dies
Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British baby at the centre of a legal and ethical battle that attracted the attention of Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump, died Friday. He was one week shy of his first birthday.Charlie's parents fought for the right to take him to the United ...
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Regno Unito
Joseph Muscat tells Dutch newspaper he hopes UK will have new referendum on final Brexit deal
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said he is starting to believe that Britain's divorce from the European Union will not happen.Joseph Muscat in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, said he saw signs that British public opinion is turning. He said he hopes a British politician will "stand up with ...
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Russia USA Iran
Russia sanctions bill heads to Trump, Moscow retaliates
The Senate is sending a package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia to President Donald Trump to sign after the bill received overwhelming support in Congress. Moscow has already responded, ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia and closing the U.S. embassy's recreation retreat.Trump's likelihood of ...
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Malta
Malta Stock Exchange introduces new index
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna inaugurated the 'Malta Stock Exchange Total Return Index - MSETRX', which is a methodology that calculates the value of investment in equities through an index.In his speech he said that "this is going to bring the Maltese Stock Exchange in line with international Stock Exchange's ...
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Malta
Almost €30 million spent waste management every year - GreenPak CEO
GreenPak CEO Mario Schembri has said that almost €30 million are spent every year on waste management between the private sector and Government, and this amount does not include Government's expenditure related to administration, policies and law enforcement."Unfortunately, we see litter everywhere. This immediately leads to the question: what are ...
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Malta
TMID Editorial: Bouncer assault - Cowboys still rule Malta’s Wild West
When regulations for nightclub bouncers were introduced in 2012 we were promised the free for all that existed - a situation where every Tom, Dick and Harry could put on a black T-shirt and be employed as a private security guard, with the accompanying 'license' to insult, shove, punch and ...
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Malta
Government registers increase in recurrent revenue and total expenditure in first six months
Compared to the same period last year (January to June), recurrent revenue registered an increase of €171.4 million whereas total expenditure went up by €152.8 million, the National Statistics Office has said."This resulted in a positive change in the Government's Consolidated Fund by €18.6 million. In January-June 2017, recurrent revenue ...
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Ghana Malta
The Maltese hospital in Ghana – 'a miracle of love and generosity'
President of Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca visited the Maltese hospital in Ghana, describing it as a miracle of love and generosity.The President visited the HopeXchange Medical Center in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, during her official visit leading a trade delegation to the country.She said that the care being ...
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USA
Vlog: Unexpected contrasts - like the verses of a poem
In contrast to how I felt the previous day, yesterday was quite tiring, exhausting even. Perhaps it was the piling up of several short nights coupled with the high temperatures that are surely taking a toll on our energy levels.During yesterday's training session at Chtoura, I stepped back from delivering ...