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Francia
Former French president Sarkozy to face trial for fraud
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered Tuesday to stand trial in an inquiry into alleged campaign finance fraud during his failed 2012 re-election bid, the Paris prosecutor's office said.Sarkozy and 13 other "protagonists" will go to court on the order of a magistrate to answer allegations that his presidential ...
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USA Malta
VGH to set up Stroke Unit, company employees to reach 150 by end of June
Vitals Global Healthcare, the company entrusted with the management of St Luke’s Hospital, Karen Grech Hospital and the Gozo General Hospital, will be setting up a Stroke Unit. A VGH spokesperson confirmed that the Stroke Unit will provide specialised post-acute stroke care to patients in Malta. Throughout the past months ...
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Malta
Din l-Art Helwa alarmed at government's handling of ITS site in St George's Bay
Din l-Art Ħelwa today expressed its alarm at the way the government is handling the development of the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) site in St George's Bay. By signing the agreement with the developers, the Government has committed itself to the development as proposed, without taking into account urban ...
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Cina
Watch: Konrad Mizzi dodges questions about wife Sai’s apparent ongoing government employment
No portfolio minister Konrad Mizzi told journalists that questions about his wife should be made to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Sai Mizzi is still listed as the Consul General in Shanghai on the Foreign Affairs Ministry website. PN candidate and radio presenter David Thake yesterday called the consulate in Shanghai ...
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Messico Germania Spagna Malta
Updated: Minister Cardona ‘not worried at all’ about reputation, insists he was in hotel; PN reacts
Economy Minister Chris Cardona insisted “he is not worried at all” about his reputation in the wake of allegations made against him about his whereabouts while on a Ministerial visit to Germany.He also maintained that he was in his hotel room in Essen, following a conference, at the time when ...
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Panama Malta
AD says Speaker has not yet accepted invitation for PANA committee to meet MPs
Despite the fact that the PANA enquiry committee have asked to meet the present Maltese members of parliament on 20 February, to date this request has not yet been accepted by the Speaker of the Maltese parliament, Alternattiva Demokratika said in a statement.Moreover, politicians of special interest to PANA, like ...
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USA Francia Malta
Record-breaking chart-toppers The Chainsmokers confirmed for Isle of MTV
The Chainsmokers have today been announced as the first and headline act to perform at MTV's annual open-air, summer music festival – ISLE OF MTV MALTA. Widely regarded across the music industry as one of the ‘breakout acts’ of 2016, the multiplatinum selling duo will perform the closing set under ...
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Cina Malta
Watch (2): Mizzi avoids giving deadline, says Delimara plant will go online in coming weeks
No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi today would not commit himself to a date when the new gas-fired power station at Delimara will be fully commissioned.Press by journalists during a press conference to explain the power shortages Malta experienced last night, Dr Mizzi said that tests are being carried out and the ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: If Muscat removes Mizzi, Schembri, I would be the first to applaud – David Casa
If Prime Minister Joseph Muscat were to remove Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri from their respective posts I would be the first to go to the European Parliament to applaud his decision, the PN’s head of delegation at the EP David Casa said.Interviewed on INDEPTH by The Malta Independent online ...
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USA Francia Regno Unito Malta
Maltese businessman finds priceless lost Bob Marley master recordings in a rundown London hotel
A Maltese businessman has discovered a hoard of lost Bob Marley Master recordings in a rundown hotel in London.Marley fan and businessman Joe Gatt found the thirteen 2” reel-to-reel analogue master tapes in cardboard box files, in a damp hotel basement in Kensal Rise, North West London, where Bob Marley ...