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USA Malta
Malta ranks 22nd in UN sustainable development goal achievements
Malta ranked 22nd out of 157 countries in respect of UN Sustainable Development Goal achievements, a government statement read."The SDG Index and Dashboards 2017 Report (http://www.sdgindex.org) produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, which provides a report card for country performance on the United Nations' Agenda ...
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Malta
The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology to start receiving applications on 24 July
The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology will be receiving applications from new students for its full-time courses beginning in October, from Monday 24 July 2017.MCAST will be receiving applications between 8.30am and noon on the following dates: Monday 24 July for applicants whose surname starts with the letter ...
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Malta
Central Bank’s Business Conditions Index edged downward in June
The Central Bank of Malta has just published its latest Economic Update, based on information available up to 18 July 2017.The Bank's Business Conditions Index (BCI) edged down in June, signalling slightly below average activity levels. However, economic sentiment rose marginally during the month, as improved sentiment in construction, industry ...
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USA Nigeria Malta
Minister Herrera and Chilean Minister for the Environment discuss ‘Our Ocean’ Conference
Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change José Herrera held a bilateral meeting in Chile, with Chilean Minister for the Environment Marcelo-Mena Carrasco.The Ministers discussed important environmental issues of mutual interest, including the collaboration between the two countries in the management of Marine Protected areas, whereby Minister Carrasco explained ...
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Malta
Cannabis legalisation may lead to increase in black market heroin, cocaine – Caritas drug expert
The legalisation of recreational marijuana could possibly increase the black market activity of other drugs, according to Caritas drug expert Anthony Gatt. A national discussion on the legalisation of the drug for recreational use was a pledge made in the Labour Party pre-electoral manifesto in the last general elections. The ...
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USA Nigeria Malta
President visits the Start-Up Chile Programme in Santiago
As part of the historic state visit to the Republic of Chile, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca together with Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change José Herrera visited the offices of Start-Up Chile in Santiago.Start-Up Chile is the most innovative organisation in Latin America as well as one ...
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India USA
Hinduism and its complicated history with cows (and people who eat them)
Just this past June, at a national meeting of various Hindu organizations in India, a popular preacher, Sadhvi Saraswati, suggested that those who consumed beef should be publicly hanged. Later, at the same conclave, an animal rights activist, Chetan Sharma, said, “Cow is also the reason for global warming. When she ...
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Germania Malta
TMID Editorial: National airline - Back to Air Malta’s core DNA
Maybe only a few have joined the dots.The new Air Malta board of directors brings back components from Air Malta’s historical DNA.Minister Konrad Mizzi is the son of a former high employee of the airline while board member and deputy chairman Ray Sladden is the former financial controller of the ...
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Belgio
Les gares de Bruxelles-Midi, Anvers Central et Liège-Guillemins davantage contrôlées
Près de deux ans après une tentative d'attentat jihadiste contre le train à grande vitesse Thalys, les autorités belges ont fini par installer des portiques de sécurité dans une grande gare de Bruxelles et deux autres stations internationales du ...
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Belgio
Menace terroriste: Les voyageurs internationaux contrôlés à Bruxelles-Midi
Des détecteurs de métaux et scanners de bagages sont opérationnels à la gare de Bruxelles-Midi depuis vendredi dernier. Des contrôles aléatoires sont ainsi menés sur les voyageurs désirant emprunter un train international (train à grande vitesse, Thalys ou ICE).