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Malta
Bill tackling sport corruption in Parliament after summer recess
A Bill tackling sport corruption drafted before the election is being revised and will be presented in Parliament after the summer recess. The draft law was presented last February by the Attorney General to the anti-corruption task force led by the Malta Football Association. The task force brings together representatives of ...
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AP sources: US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections
The Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength of the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump desperately wants to cancel, senior U.S. officials said.The inspections are one element of what is designed to be a more aggressive approach to ...
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Malta
PN leadership hopeful Chris Said lays out proposals for rowdy people in tourists hot-spots
Nationalist Party (PN) leadership candidate Chris Said believes in naming and shaming of individuals found guilty of causing fights and vandalising private property in order to act as a deterrent for others.Said was addressing members of the press in Bugibba Square, just days after two Syrian men were arrested for ...
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Regno Unito
Britain's economy stuck in low gear amid Brexit concerns
Britain's economy hobbled along in the second quarter, barely recovering from a weak start to the year as industrial production and construction flagged amid uncertainties over the country's exit from the European Union.The economy grew by a quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in April-June, a meager rate that is barely ...
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National Commission for the Promotion of Equality urges equal representation for men and women
In the context of the current debate on quotas in politics, the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) reiterated the importance of measures aimed at reaching an equal representation between women and men in the political sphere in order to address the current democratic deficit."The under-representation of one ...
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Malta
MTA renovates St Paul's Bay promenade along area known as Tal-Għażżelin
A newly renovated promenade along the area known as Tal-Għażżelin in St Paul's Bay translates into more open spaces available for tourists and residents alike, the Malta Tourism Authority has said."The area lends itself to the enjoyment of natural scenes, whilst leading up to the Wignacourt Tower, an imposing structure that ...
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North Korea says 2nd ICBM test puts 'entire' US in range
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of ...
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British baby Charlie Gard at centre of legal battle dies
Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British baby at the centre of a legal and ethical battle that attracted the attention of Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump, died Friday. He was one week shy of his first birthday.Charlie's parents fought for the right to take him to the United ...
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Regno Unito
Joseph Muscat tells Dutch newspaper he hopes UK will have new referendum on final Brexit deal
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said he is starting to believe that Britain's divorce from the European Union will not happen.Joseph Muscat in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, said he saw signs that British public opinion is turning. He said he hopes a British politician will "stand up with ...
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Russia sanctions bill heads to Trump, Moscow retaliates
The Senate is sending a package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia to President Donald Trump to sign after the bill received overwhelming support in Congress. Moscow has already responded, ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia and closing the U.S. embassy's recreation retreat.Trump's likelihood of ...