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Cina Malta
Government whip committed to see EU Presidency meetings don’t hinder Parliament work
The much anticipated EU Council Presidency has landed onto the Maltese government’s lap, involving the government as a whole and its individual ministers in an unprecedented six months of juggling between what is national and what needs to be done on a European level.But despite the numerous meetings and commitments ...
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Turchia Grecia Cipro
Endgame looms in efforts to reunite Cyprus after 43 years
The division of Cyprus is now in its 43rd year. Next week may mark the decisive moment when the small eastern Mediterranean island nation starts to be stitched back together again.After 19 months of talks aimed at reunifying the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south with the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north, ...
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USA Malta
Lost in translation: The younger generation’s failure to grasp a foreign language
More than one out of every four students chooses not to sit for any foreign language SEC exam, despite having studied the particular subject for more than five years. This, together with other worrying trends, emerges in a study conducted by Dr Mario Pace, Resident Senior Lecturer at the Faculty ...
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USA
Golden Globes sing for 'La La Land,' but Trump has spotlight
"La La Land" (above) steamrolled, "Moonlight" swooped in at the last minute and Meryl Streep offered an impassioned rebuke to President-elect Donald Trump at a schizophrenic Golden Globes that pivoted between heartfelt moments of protest and old-fashioned song and danceDamien Chazelle's bright-hued Los Angeles musical "La La Land" dominated the Beverly Hills, ...
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Brasile
Ministério altera normas para novo limite de aquisição de imóvel via FGTS
O Ministério da Cidades alterou normas legais para adequá-las ao novo limite de aquisição de imóveis com o FGTS, que subiu de R$ 650 mil para R$ 800 mil (R$ 950 mil em Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e no Distrito Federal) após autorização do Conselho Monetário Nacional ...
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USA Kenya
Big Read: Free maternity shunned for traditional birth attendants
With free maternity services not significantly reducing mother and child deaths at birth since their introduction in 2013, focus is turning to traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in the fight against maternal mortality. Some 65 per cent of women in pastoralist communities still seek the services of TBAs instead of delivering ...
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Kenya
EACC probes Sh2 million High Court bribery bid
A High Court clerk and a secretary attached to a judge have been arrested by EACC detectives for receiving part of a Sh2 million bribe at the Milimani Law Courts.The two are alleged to have collected the cash from a member of the public who wanted to influence the outcome ...
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Kenya
Business: Low supply of sugar in the market pushes prices up
The low supply of sugar in Nakuru supermarkets has continued to push the prices up forcing the retail outlets to repackage their own to meet the current demand.
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Kenya
Business News: Kenya Power: Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi, other regions
Kenya Power said on Monday a technical fault at one of its substations in the north of the capital has caused an electricity outage that was affecting Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions.
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Kenya
Business: Kenya Power: Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi, other regions
Kenya Power said on Monday a technical fault at one of its substations in the north of the capital has caused an electricity outage that was affecting Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions.