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USA
What to watch in the Nafta renegotiations
Trump faces steep political risks in rebalancing trade between US, Mexico and Canada
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USA Iran
Iranian President in threat over nuclear programme
Iran's president has issued a direct threat to the West, claiming his country is capable of revitalising its nuclear programme within hours. Hassan Rouhani also said the country could quickly bring the nuclear programme to even more advanced levels than when Iran reached a deal with world powers that limited its ...
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Turchia Ucraina
Customs officials seize excess cash from Maltese man on way to Kiev
Customs officials stationed at the airport this morning seized cash in excess of €10,000 found on a Maltese man travelling to Kiev via Istanbul. In a statement, the Customs Department said the passenger had €13,650 which he said was travelling money. The police Economic Crimes Unit was informed and the man ...
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Malta
'A sense of jubiliation spread as the convoy entered Grand Harbour'
For 94-year-old war veteran Major Henry Gatt, the day the SS Ohio tanker and its escort made it to Malta, August 15, 1942, reminds him of one thing – the widespread jubilation among the Maltese. Speaking to this newspaper ahead of the 75th anniversary of Operation Pedestal, which brought to Malta ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Plan for free gender reassignment for transgender people is ‘needed’
Lauren Salerno has given up on simple things such as putting her hair in a ponytail, afraid it will reveal her receding hairline. The 53-year-old transgender woman was put on hormone treatment in the UK some years back, but unfortunately, this is not yet provided by Malta’s public healthcare services and ...
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Turchia Malta Ucraina
Cash in excess of €10,000 seized by Customs officials at airport
Customs officials stationed at Malta International Airport this morning seized cash in of €10,000 found on a Maltese man traveling to Kiev via Istanbul.The passenger had a total of €13,650 which he claimed to be traveling money. The police’s Economic Crimes Unit was informed and the man was allowed to ...
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USA Francia Malta
New deadline: New EU anti money laundering directive, law to be passed after summer recess
The Finance Ministry has committed itself to passing the fourth EU anti money laundering (AML) directive through Parliament after the summer recess.The EU Commission some weeks ago penned a letter to the government asking why it failed to transpose the fourth anti-money laundering directive - aimed at making it harder ...
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USA Malta
TMID Editorial: Life after Fitch
Two extremely important statements made by the credit rating agency Fitch in its report, which saw an upgrade in Malta’s sovereign credit rating from A to A+ with a stable outlook, have been ignored by the local press and politicians.The positive outlook issued by an international credit rating agency is ...
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Paesi Bassi
Het korhoen is bijna genekt door stikstof
Nog even en het korhoen is voorgoed uit Nederland verdwenen. In Salland proberen ze het icoon van de heide met Zweedse import nog overeind te houden, maar op de Veluwe is herintroductie inmiddels officieel mislukt. De oorzaak: stikstof.
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Cina
Hyundai sees boost in eco-friendly cars, hurdles lie in China
Kia Motors' Niro plug-in hybrid SUV. (Hyundai Motor Group)Amid declining sales of Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors in Korea