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USA
'My conscience is clean,' says Joseph Muscat
Updated 8.55pm Joseph Muscat says he does not fear the law enacted by his own government to remove the time-bar on corruption cases involving politicians, because he has a clean conscience.Speaking in Kalkara this evening, the Labour leader said any politician involved in corruption would not be able to escape the ...
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Malta
MSE Share Index drops to a fresh 4-month low
The MSE Share Index moved lower for the fourth consecutive day as it slipped by a further 0.51% to a fresh four-month low of 4,644.316 points. Trading volumes dropped notably as only €0.11 million worth of shares changed hands compared to just over €1 million yesterday. Week-on-week, the Index lost ...
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Malta
Economic sentiment up in May
Business conditions remained buoyant, with the Bank’s Business Conditions Index (BCI) continuing to signal above normal activity levels in April, the Central Bank of Malta reported today in its latest Economic Update, based on information available up to May 9. Economic sentiment increased marginally during the month, driven by improved confidence ...
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McDonald’s licencee Premier Capital exceeds €200 million turnover in 2016
Premier Capital plc, the Maltese-owned developmental licencee for McDonald’s in six European markets, has registered turnover in excess of €200 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Turnover for the year more than doubled year-on-year following the acquisition of the Romanian market in January 2016.Thanks to its team of ...
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Malta
Updated: Woman receives voting document with someone else's photo; PM reacts
A woman has received a voting document for the upcoming general election which has all her details in place but for the most important of all: the photo does not show her, but someone else.The Malta Independent has seen both the ID card and the voting document of the woman ...
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Malta
'We published 100 proposals in the manifesto, and all PL could do was send a letter' - Busuttil
PN Leader Simon Busuttil criticised his counterpart for sending a letter to Gozitan social partners to discuss proposals today, when the PN had already presented an entire personalised manifesto for the island.Dr Busuttil, who was speaking at a political activity in Ghajnsielem in Gozo, thanked the President of 'Ideat' in ...
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USA Malta
Watch: Only real polls are the ones published after 3 June, Muscat tells crowd in Kalkara
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the only and real important statistics will be those published after 3 June. When asked on the polls being published by the independent media, Dr Muscat said that the real polls will be those on 3 June.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the people of ...
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Senegal
Vol de bétail : les députés adoptent une loi qui durcit la peine
Dakar, 12 mai (APS) – Les députés sénégalais, réunis en séance plénière vendredi, ont voté une loi durcissant le vol de bétail dont les auteurs encourent une peine d'emprisonnement de 5 à 10 ans et une amende égale ou supérieure à 500.000 francs CFA. - Société
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Portogallo
World Shopper Conference Iberian 2017: Cox Automotive estreia-se em Portugal
A Cox Automotive aproveitou a conferência World Shopper para a sua estreia oficial no mercado português. São seis as novas marcas que esta holding coloca no mercado luso, todas ligadas ao setor automóvel.
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Portogallo
‘Pesados’ crescem mas produção de automóveis cai em abril
Quase 97% dos veículos fabricados em Portugal têm como destino o mercado externo, o que, segundo a ACAP, tem "contribuído de forma significativa para a balança comercial portuguesa".