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Britain avoids M&A collapse as foreign buyers go Brexit bargain hunting
Britain avoided a collapse in mergers and acquisitions activity after the shock Brexit vote as foreign companies used sterling’s spectacular devaluation against the US dollar to snap up British companies, Thomson Reuters data shows. British M&A totalled £145 billion in 2016, down sharply from the record £321 billion reached in 2015 ...
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Malta
Poll: People want to exercise more, but not prepared to stop lying
People who took part in a poll on The Malta Independent website overwhelmingly want to exercise more in 2017, but few are prepared to tell fewer lies.It seems that the culture of lying – which, no doubt, is so predominant in the political sphere – has become more ingrained in ...
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Under 3 weeks left: Obama in closing stretch of presidency
His last presidential vacation behind him, Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his term, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.Obama returns to Washington at midday Monday from Hawaii with less than ...
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Malta
January 2016: Michael Falzon’s resignation, man killed as car explodes and pork sandwiches
These are the main events that took place in January 2016.2 January A man drowned in an unsuccessful attempt to save his partner who had been washed out to sea by a freak wave in Gozo. It is understood that a 50-yearold Polish woman was swept out to sea while ...
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Updated (3): Islamic State claims Istanbul nightclub attack which killed 39
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year's attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.The IS-linked Aamaq News Agency said the attack was carried by a "heroic soldier of the caliphate who attacked the most famous nightclub where ...
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Turchia
Minister George Vella offers his condolences to Turkish counterpart
The Minister for Foreign Affairs George Vella phoned his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to express his condolences following the terrorist attack which took place in Istanbul on New Year's Eve.The attack claimed the lives of 39 people and injured many more.The Turkish Minister thanked Dr Vella for his support and ...
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2016 – Top 10 political hot topics of a year rife with controversy and scandals
This year has, to say the least, been a turbulent year, with ever bolder acts of terror around Europe, war raging in Syria and unexpected results at the polls – such as the UK’s Brexit vote and the election of soon-to-be US President Donald Trump.No-one would describe 2016 as a ...
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Editorial: A few prospects for 2017
With the scandal-ridden 2016 now safely behind us, the country can now look forward to a new year with a fresh perspective although there is no doubt that many of the conundrums and calamities that plagued the government and by default the nation at large will certainly continue to take ...
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New UN chief urges New Year's resolution: 'Put Peace First'
Antonio Guterres took the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time.The former Portuguese prime minister ...
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Updated: Manhunt for Santa Claus attacker in Turkey after New Year's nightclub shooting
A manhunt is on in Turkey for an assailant in a Santa Claus hat who unleashed a salvo of bullets in a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations Sunday, killing at least 39 people.Foreigners were among the fatalities, including an 18-year-old Israeli woman and a Belgian national, according to ...