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Malta
CABS operation unveils 10 cases of illegal bird trapping
While the European Court of Justice is expected to decide any moment about the future of finch trapping on Malta, poachers continue to trap protected bird species during the closed season, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said. In the last six weeks members of the organisation have conducted ...
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USA Malta
Hunting illegalities: PM not closing season, says he can’t take decision on his own
Despite the mounting number of hunting illegalities, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday skirted around questions on whether he would close down the hunting season by telling journalists that recent amendments to the law mean that he cannot take that decision unilaterally.With more than six protected birds confirmed shot since the ...
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Malta
TMID Editorial: Public access to public property - FKNK shoots itself in the foot
In having pressed charges against a BirdLife activist for trespassing in Miżieb, the FKNK hunting lobby has ended up shooting itself in the foot. And by having chosen to open the can of worms that is the hunting federation’s supposed rights over the whole of Miżieb and L-Aħrax tal-Mellieħa, two areas ...
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Giappone Albania
Japan PM Abe dissolves lower house, calls snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament Thursday, paving the way for a snap election on Oct. 22.Abe is widely seen as trying to reconsolidate his grip on power within the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party, so he can extend the term of his premiership next year. The ...
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Cina India USA Regno Unito
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91.Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family ...
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Canada Ghana Malta
Maltese high commission or embassy to open in Sub-Saharan Africa - Abela
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela announced the opening of a Maltese high commission or embassy in Sub-Saharan Africa soon - Malta’s first mission in this African region which will open “a trade gateway to this part of Africa”. The Minister said there are three countries under ...
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Canada Malta
Woman who changed testimony in infamous Gozo drugs case to be investigated for perjury
A woman who had changed her testimony in a drug trafficking case, leading to an investigation into ministerial interference, will be investigated for perjury. A second person who was involved in the case has been jailed for 18 months and fined €1,000.The former, Kevin Vella, from Victoria, Gozo, was arrested ...
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Giappone Grecia Malta Cipro
V18 cultural programme launched: over 1 million people expected to attend events next year
Today marked the launch of the 2018 cultural programme, a 224 page booklet for Valletta 2018, and over a million people are expected to attend events throughout next year.A collection of 140 projects and 400 events are taking place throughout the European Capital of Culture year across the country. 200 ...
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USA Georgia (Country)
Why more grandparents are raising their grandchildren
Sunday, 10 September was Grandparents Day. Many grandparents received loving cards, calls and emails from their grandchildren.However, a significant number of grandparents – approximately 2.9 million – did exactly what they do every day. They made their grandchildren breakfast, organize their activities and help with homework in the evening.So-called “custodial ...
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Belgio
Le 27 septembre 1905, le jour où l'arcade du Cinquantenaire est inaugurée
Etonnant anniversaire. Pour fêter ses 75 ans, la Belgique s'offre... un Cinquantenaire ! Le monument pharaonique est inauguré... en toute discrétion.