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    King of Spain's brother-in-law avoids jail while appealing tax-fraud conviction

    A Spanish court decided today not to hold the King of Spain's brother-in-law in custody while he awaits an appeal against a six-year jail sentence for charges including tax fraud and money laundering. Inaki Urdangarin was found guilty on Friday of using royal connections to overcharge regional governments through public contracts ...

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    Muscat is his own men's prisoner - PN

    Recent declarations by MEPs in the European Parliament's Pana committee were an added reason why the prime minister should take action against his chief of staff Keith Schembri and minister Konrad Mizzi, the Nationalist Party said today. The MEPs were in Malta on Monday to discuss the tax system and the ...

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    Husbands may take wives’ surname under new marriage law

    The Marriage Equality Bill will bring about changes that impact all couples, not only same-sex ones, Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli said. Among a number of others, the changes will, for instance, make it possible for husbands to take their wives’ surname. At present, only same-sex couples are allowed to choose ...

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    Caruana Galizia storms out of court after exchange with Chris Cardona's lawyer

    Blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia stormed out of a courtroom this morning after a brief but heated exchange with a lawyer representing Economy Minister Chris Cardona. During the sitting, Dr Pawlu Lia, representing Dr Cardona, insisted that the precautionary warrants requested by Dr Cardona pending court decisions on four libel cases were ...

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    News website registration transposes 2012 PN policy into law – Minister Owen Bonnici

    Justice Minister Owen Bonnici yesterday stressed that the website registration clause under the proposed Media and Defamation Bill is there to address a situation in which a person can post anonymously about an individual, without that individual being able to seek out who is responsible or take appropriate legal action.Dr ...

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    Alternattiva Demokratika praises Edward Scicluna's good work in Brussels

    Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson, Prof. Arnold Cassola, today praised Finance Minister Edward Scicluna “for having managed to get the EU Finance Ministers to agree on taking measures to fight tax avoidance, despite giving the impression in Malta that he was not so enthusiastic about them. This agreement should spell the beginning ...

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    Maltese soft drinks industry commits to reduce added sugars by 10% by 2020

    The Maltese soft drinks industry has announced it will reduce added sugars in its products by 10% by 2020, contributing to the delivery of the recent European soft drink industry 10% sugar reduction commitment.This initiative responds to changing consumer preferences regarding sugar intake and the calls from Member States and ...

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    Editorial: PANA Committee fact-finding mission - Mizzi and Schembri blaming each other

    As the interpretations of all that was said and done on Monday when the PANA Committee held its fact-finding mission continue to roll in, one could easily be forgiven for having the impression that both Minister Konrad Mizzi and Office of the Prime Minister chief of staff Keith Schembri were ...

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    Crime and terrorism know no borders; neither should our fight against them - Minister Abela

    “Crime and terrorism know no borders, so neither should our approach to fighting them,” Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela, told the First Euromed Police High Level Meeting in Valletta. He also added that closer collaboration between Euro-Mediterranean countries to ensure better governance on the political, strategic ...

  • USA

    Colorado town's ban on topless women put on hold by judge

    A Colorado judge has blocked a college town's law against women going topless, saying the law is likely unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Tuesday that Fort Collins' ordinance is based on gender discrimination and issued an injunction against its enforcement.Fort Collins' indecency code makes it a crime for ...