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Malta
Proposal to shift Comino tuna pens off St Paul's Bay stirs concern
An application has been filed to move four tuna pens from Comino to an area off St Paul's Bay, a move which would pollute beaches were it to go ahead, activists have warned. A planning application filed on behalf of AJD Tuna and attached to the railings opposite the Xemxija kiosk ...
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Malta
€38.9m in Malta lira could go to waste unless exchanged
A staggering €38.9 million in old Maltese lira banknotes, stashed years ago in case of a rainy day, could go down the drain if they are not exchanged by January. Replaced by the euro nine years ago, the Maltese lira ceased to be legal tender as from the end of January ...
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Cina USA
US balks at branding China a ‘currency manipulator’
Criticism for Beijing foreign exchange policy but Trump campaign vow left unfulfilled
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USA
Fall in US consumer prices dents ‘Trumpflation’ hopes
‘Huge downside miss’ in March inflation reading comes as retail sales disappoint
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Cina Giappone
Japan, China remain on U.S. list
The Treasury Department said Friday it has retained Japan, China and four other nations on a list of countries it monitors over potentially “unfair” currency practices. The department, however, concluded that no major U.S. trading partner is manipulating its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage, suggesting that President Donald ...
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USA Giappone
Going mobile: Apple enters race for self-driving cars
Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that the company that has already reshaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation too. Ending years of speculation, Apple’s late entry into a crowded field was made official Friday with the disclosure that ...
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Giappone
Trump, after easing views on Export-Import Bank, picks a critic to lead the credit agency
President Donald Trump plans to nominate a vocal critic of the U.S. Export-Import Bank to serve as its president. The White House announced late Friday that Trump plans to nominate Scott Garrett, a former Republican congressman from New Jersey, to serve as president of the credit agency, which helps overseas ...
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Giappone
U.S. commerce chief Ross expected to meet with Abe this week
Arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Tokyo this week, government sources said. Japan and the U.S. are to launch a bilateral economic dialogue on Tuesday in Tokyo. Seen as a trade hawk, Ross has expressed his intention to ...
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Malta
10 independent schools have more first aiders than 109 state schools
Malta's 10 Independent schools have more teachers and workers trained in First Aid in total than the 109 state schools put together.These statistics were tabled in Parliament by Education Minister Evarist Bartolo earlier this week in reply to a question by Nationalist MP Claudio Grech. Within the 109 state schools, ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Viral sex video: Malta’s legislation needs to catch up with digital advancements – lawyer
Developments in technology are moving at a much faster pace than the developments in the legislative progress, according to Criminal Lawyer Dr Roberto Montalto.For this reason, there are many situations involving digital technology, (such as applications like Whatsapp or Facebook), where a case would be judged in line with a ...