timesofmalta.com newsletter - 30 Dec 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 30 Dec 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Alfred Sant questions Crane Currency ‘subsidies’]( Former Labour prime minister Alfred Sant on Thursday raised questions about government “subsidies” to lure US company Crane Currency to open a money-printing plant in Malta. Read: Crane Currency changes hands for $800m Writing in The Malta... - [Dogs left abandoned in Marsa for at least six hours]( Two dogs were tied in Marsa and abandoned, according to a report on social media. A woman claimed that although she reported the case to the Animal Welfare Department the dogs were still unattended to six hours later. A spokesman for the... - [Today's front pages - December 30, 2017]( These are the main stories featured in today's newspapers. Times of Malta reports that the unmanned private jet that crashed into a building at Luqa on Wednesday was properly secured and parked according to procedure,according to preliminary... - [PN leader files application to settle tax arrears]( Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has filed an application with the taxman to settle his dues but no arrangements have been made yet, the Times of Malta has learnt. Dr Delia owes more than €50,000 in tax and another €35,000 in penalties and... - [Photos of the week ending December 28, 2017]( World news - [Boy allegedly killed by father's girlfriend in Texas]( A seven-year-old Texas boy has died after his father's girlfriend allegedly opened fire as the man drove away with his son and two other children, police said. Greenville police said Kaden Green died at a hospital after being taken there by a... - [10 killed as shooting outside church and shop targets Christians in Cairo]( At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, have been killed in a shooting outside a church and a nearby shop owned by a Christian in a Cairo suburb, Egypt's Health Ministry said. It was the latest attack targeting the majority Muslim... - [Homeless and elderly at risk as dangerously cold weather sweeps half of US]( A prolonged spell of dangerously cold weather across half the US means homeless charities are scrambling to get people off the streets and officials urging residents to help their elderly neighbours. Forecasters warned people to be wary of... - [Court rules "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz", 96, must go to jail]( Germany's constitutional court has ruled that a 96-year-old German must go to jail over his role in mass murders committed at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War Two, refusing to overturn a lower court ruling. Oskar Groening, known... - [Gunmen attack church near Cairo, killing nine]( Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security sources said. The two attackers opened fire at the entrance to the church of Mar Mina in Helwan... Opinion - [Elusive third term: points to ponder - Godfrey Baldacchino]( In 1976, the Labour government won re-election with a stronger majority than in 1971. It was flush with an economic revival after a... - [Spirit of Augustus Caesar - Denis Tanti]( In 31BC, Augustus Caesar, known at the time as Octavian, became the first Emperor of Rome at the young age of 32 with the promise to... - [Question time: Peaceful and united]( Lydia Abela, Secretary of the Labour Party National Executive Malta is not defined through colours – red or blue, orange or green. Malta... - [Abortion and human rights - Tonio Fenech]( In his opinion piece of December 13 titled ‘Women’s Rights’, Martin Scicluna goes to great pains to try and frame the argument in favour... - [Valletta after 2018 - Deo Debattista]( In the weeks following the Christmas season, starting on January 20, Valletta will assume the role of European Capital of Culture. All... Letters - [In command]( I hope Air Malta pilots will not give in to the arrogant and haughty Konrad Mizzi who thinks he is able to manipulate anything and anyone. - [Lights out]( Unlike the St Julian’s local council, who made a fine effort in decorating the promenade with festive lighting, the Sliema council, on... - [Unsightly billboards]( I have many a time flagged the use of the unsightly billboards next to the historical Porte des Bombes gate, in Floriana. It seemed that... - [Life is a dream]( In his play La vida es sueño, Pedro Calderón observes “that to live is but to dream”. In hindsight, life indeed looks like a dream. At... - [Transport emissions fines]( There have been numerous letters in the press and even a question in the European Parliament about transport emissions recently. Alfred... Sport - [Taylor moves closer to potential 17th world title]( Phil Taylor held off a spirited fightback from Gary Anderson to move closer to a dream William Hill World Darts Championship final... - [Live: Football transfers news and rumours]( The winter transfer window is less than a week away and the timesofmalta.com SportsDesk is back with you to follow all the latest gossip... - [Watch: Highlights of Thursday's NBA games]( Celtics 99, Rockets 98 The Boston Celtics pulled off the biggest comeback of the NBA season on Thursday. Down by 26 points early in the... - [Updated: Lewis eases past Webster into PDC Worlds semis]( Jamie Lewis stormed into the semi-finals of the William Hill World Darts Championship with a 5-0 whitewash of Darren Webster at Alexandra... - [Montella set to take charge at Sevilla]( Former Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has agreed to take over at Sevilla, the LaLiga club have announced. The ex-Italy international will... Business News - [With line-up widening, Apple depends less on iPhone X]( In years past, demand for Apple Inc.’s latest flagship phone was critical to the company’s results over the holiday shopping... - [A strong year for stocks, but no joy for the dollar]( Markets are ending 2017 in a party mood after a pick-up in global growth boosted corporate profits and commodities, while tame inflation... - [Index declines by 1.47% in 2017]( In a three-day week, the MSE Equity Total Return Index ended 2017 on a positive note having advanced by 1.34 per cent. Despite this... - [SoftBank succeeds in tender offer for Uber shares]( A consortium led by SoftBank Group Corp will buy a large number of shares of Uber Technologies Inc in a deal that values the... - [Brexit spurs near doubling of UK domestic deals]( Companies seeking to “bulk up” to offset the uncertainty caused by Britain’s looming EU exit helped to spur a near doubling of domestic... Social - [Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina]( President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio... - [Jean Borg Bartolo]( Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her... - [60th school-leaving reunion]( Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church,... - [Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run]( Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community... - [The President’s engagements]( 10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial... Blogs - [10 things we have to tackle in 2018]( It's been a year of triumphs and tragedy, successes and too many scandals, all sprinkled with a good layer of construction dust. So what... - [Appeasing interest groups at Majjistral Nature Park]( The Majjistral Nature Park near Manikata was established in 2007. After years of discussion, a decision was reached to allow hunting... - [I love my gilded cage]( There are a few facts of life we just can’t get away from. Labour won the last election in amazing style. Period. Maltese people in their... - [Pardon William]( Fact: prison is anything but a rehabilitation service and most people get out of there even less inclined to live a law-abiding life than... - [New ways to remove old buildings]( Think of a historic building and imagine an internal ceiling is found to have rotten or unstable beams. Or perhaps some pillars look... 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