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USA Malta
Smoking in cars with children will no longer be allowed as of Sunday
As of this Sunday, 1 January 2017, new legislation will come into force making it illegal to smoke in private cars in the presence of children under 16 years of age. "This legislative measure protects children and young people from the damaging effects of second-hand smoke. Children are at particular risk from the ...
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Germania Malta
MTA supports new international football tournament for over forties which will take place in Malta
Between 8 and 12 February 2017, ten teams from Switzerland, Germany and Malta will play to become the winner of the Malta Soccer Trophy 40+. Teams such as VfR Aalen, Old Boys Basel and the national 40+ team from Malta will be competing in this seniors football tournament which is ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: Right of freedom of expression does not mean people can break others' rights – President
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca said that the right to freedom of expression should not entitle people to break the fundamental rights of another person, namely the right to a family life and the right to privacy. This, she said, is what is happening and making the medium problematic. ...
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USA
In Bahrain woman's slaying, accusations of royal involvement
The slaying stunned the small island of Bahrain: A young mother gunned down in the street as her 6-year-old son watched from inside their car.But who carried out the killing of 28-year-old Shiite woman Eman Salehi has become an even bigger controversy as activists abroad allege a member of Bahrain's ...
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Egitto USA
Actress Debbie Reynolds, 84, dies a day after daughter Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds, who lit up the screen in "Singin' in the Rain' and other Hollywood classics despite a tumultuous life, has died a day after losing her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds was 84.Her son, Todd Fisher, said Reynolds died Wednesday."She's now with Carrie and we're all heartbroken," Fisher said from Cedars-Sinai ...
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Qatar Egitto Russia Turchia
Putin orders Russian military to scale-down presence in Syria as cease-fire begins at midnight
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to scale down its presence in Syria, where it has provided crucial support to Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.Putin spoke Thursday, as a Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey was set to begin at midnight.Putin didn't say how many troops ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Government to Invest R$1.2 Billion in Prison System
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian federal government announced on Wednesday that it would disburse R$1.2 billion for the construction of new prisons and the modernization of the Brazilian penal system. The investments, say officials, will help reduce the chronic overcrowding in Brazilian prisons. ...
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Colombia
La Colombia approva l’amnistia prevista dall’accordo di pace con le Farc
La Colombia approva l’amnistia prevista dall’accordo di pace con le Farc. Il parlamento colombiano ha approvato una legge che offre l’amnistia a persone accusate di crimini minori ad alcuni membri delle Forze armate rivoluzionarie della Colombia (Farc), il principale gruppo ribelle del paese. La norma faceva parte del nuovo accordo ...
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USA
"Adele tijdens de kerstdagen in het geniep getrouwd"
Het lijkt erop dat Adele in het diepste geheim is getrouwd met haar partner Simon Konecki. De 28-jarige zangeres werd in Los Angeles gespot met
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USA
Cord in court to block Uhuru from signing election law
CORD has dashed to court, seeking to prevent President Uhuru Kenyatta from signing into law any changes to the election laws. The opposition moved to court even as the Senate pushed the debate on the Election Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 to January 4, to allow the Legal Affairs and Human ...