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Regno Unito
Updated (3): UK government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament
Britain's government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to trigger exit negotiations by the end of March.The 8-3 ruling from the judges forces the government to put a bill before Parliament, ...
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Malta
Architects' president slams €8 million evaluation claim for former Lowenbrau land
There is no way that the former Lowenbrau factory land (renamed Landmark) could be valued at €7,838,515 in 2012, as suggested by Minister for Justice and Culture Owen Bonnici.Speaking exclusively to The Malta Independent Professor Alex Torpiano, Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of Malta and ...
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Spagna Panama Malta
Mizzi, Schembri, Zammit, Fenech Adami and Scicluna all called to appear before PANA Committee
Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi, the Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri, former PN Minister Ninu Zammit, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, PN Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami and former FIAU CEO Manfred Galdes have all been called to appear before the PANA Committee, sources within the committee have told ...
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Portogallo Regno Unito
Parliament or PM? UK's Supreme Court to rule on Brexit case on Tuesday
Britain's Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on whether the prime minister or Parliament has the right to trigger the process of taking Britain out of the European Union.The 11 justices will either uphold an earlier ruling giving Parliament a direct role in invoking Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty ...
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Malta
Government working towards more family-friendly approach in labour laws - minister
Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Helena Dalli emphasised the importance of combining the needs of the family and of work, which would benefit society as a whole.Speaking during a business breakfast for employers on work-life balance and the use of family-friendly measures for both men and ...
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Turchia USA Nigeria Malta
‘If I’m sent back to Nigeria, they would shoot me’ – migrant at risk of losing protection status
Innocent Lokri, a Nigerian migrant who has been in Malta since 2009, told The Malta Independent that if he goes back to Nigeria, the least that would happen is that he would be shot and killed.Speaking with the Malta Independent, he said that he had tried to expose what was ...
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Arabia Saudita
Relegation fears real for Ranieri and struggling Leicester
The momentum that carried Leicester to the Premier League title last season has been replaced by genuine worries of relegation.Leicester has only 21 points from 22 games this season, the worst record for a defending champion since Ipswich had the same in the 1962-63 season."Our goal is to reach 40 ...
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USA
Alfred Mifsud’s partner says she received an SMS intended for new lover, court hears
Alfred Mifsud’s former partner has told a court that she had realised that the deputy Central Bank Governor was seeing someone else during their relationship as he had sent her messages that had been intended for his other lover.Taking the witness stand before Judge Silvio Meli, Anna Zelbst testified in ...
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Bulgaria Regno Unito Malta
Serbian woman filmed alleged victims so as ‘not to be blamed for anything’, court hears
The Serbian woman who is being charged with the deaths of two UK pensioners had filmed the victims as they insisted on not going to the hospital when they fell ill. A court heard today how the police managed to extract videos of the woman ‘interrogating’ the elderly man while ...
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USA Malta
Minister Herrera outlines his main priorities during EU committee grilling
Climate change, the circular economy, low carbon emissions, and anti biotic risks infections are the main environmental priorities during Malta's EU Presidency, Minister Jose' Herrera told MEPs during his grilling with committee on the environment, public health, and food safety. The Minister was praised by a number of his ...