timesofmalta.com newsletter - 11 Apr 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 11 Apr 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [Car destroyed in fire]( The police are investigating a car fire in Ganu Street, Birkirkara on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at 7.45am. A spokesman for the police said officers on site were investigating whether the fire was suspected arson.  - [Developers plan square cutting right through Balluta’s Villa St Ignatius]( Developers behind the controversial demolition of part of Balluta’s Villa St Ignatius have now applied to create a public square cutting right through the remaining part of the historic building. The new zoning application comes despite a... - [Today's front pages - April 11, 2018]( The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta quotes the Health Minister saying that nine of the 50 people injured in Monday’s double-decker bus incident were still in hospital on Tuesday. In another story, it says... - [Motorcyclist injured in Birkirkara accident]( A 48-year-old motorcyclist from Birkirkara was grievously injured in a traffic accident on Tuesday. The police said on Wednesday the accident happened in Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara at 4.25pm. They said the biker was involved in a crash with a... - [Welcome restoration for San Pawl Milqi chapel]( Work at San Pawl Milqi chapel, where St Publius – venerated as the first Bishop of Malta – is traditionally said to have greeted St Paul when he was shipwrecked, are under way. The Roman-period agricultural villa and pagan temple in Burmarrad is... World news - [Zuckerberg resists effort by US senators to commit him to Facebook regulation]( Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday night navigated through the first of two US congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business. During nearly... - [Police footage shows 'intoxicated' man trying to stab officer]( British police have released "harrowing" footage of the moment a man armed with two large kitchen knives attempted to stab a police officer despite having been Tasered. Gwent Police said Tony Buttigieg, 36, appeared to be under the influence of... - [Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by public sector strikes]( Thousands of passengers were left stranded at German airports on Tuesday as more than 60,000 ground staff and other public sector workers staged walkouts across the country to increase the pressure in a pay dispute. Lufthansa had said it was... - [Girls' headscarf ban debate ties Merkel's conservatives in knots]( A debate over whether to ban Muslim girls under 14 from wearing headscarves in public, prompted by a similar proposal in Austria, has divided Germany's governing conservatives. Chancellor Angela Merkel, already struggling to paper over cracks in... - [Facebook launches bounty program for reports of data misuse by app developers]( Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it is launching a "data abuse" bounty program to reward people who report misuse of data by app developers. The announcement comes ahead of two days of congressional hearings starting on Tuesday, where Facebook Chief... Opinion - [A squandered opportunity - Tony Zammit Cutajar]( Rewind to 2012. After more than 20 years of administration by the Nationalist Party, along comes a relative newcomer to the political... - [Russian disinformation - Martin Scicluna]( My article of April 4 on Fake News drew some interesting comments, including a number which disagreed with my assessment of Russia’s use... - [The wear and tear of success - Frank Salt]( I have written many articles during the tenure of both political administrations and they were all constructively critical. I stopped... - [Regulate not investigate - Sergei Golovkin]( In June last year, I invited Parliamentary Secretary Clint Camilleri to address a major international conference of the Bern Convention... - [Owen’s own culture - Eddie Aquilina]( I have made it a habit of following Justice Minister Owen Bonnici’s articles and blogs. You should do so too. His writing is transparent... Letters - [Spoilsport]( Can Go please stop showing us series that we have seen three times over: Scott & Bailey, DCI Banks, Call the midwife, The coroner? I can... - [Keep Malta clean]( As summer fast approaches, inspections should be held in all beaches to gauge their state of cleanliness and safety across Malta, Comino... - [The crucified Christ]( This time it was Buddha’s serene death that impressed John Guillaumier. In October last year it was Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy... - [Negative reaction]( The extreme negative, if not vile, reaction by Nationalist Party exponents to the Prime Minister’s announcement on Xarabank that the... - [Child actor]( I refer to the article ‘Priests preview locally shot film – Paul, Apostle of Christ’ (March 23). The article mentions Maltese actors who... Sport - [Roma dump Barca out of Champions League with stunning win]( Roma pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks by knocking Barcelona out with a remarkable 3-0 win in their quarter-final... - [Salah and Firmino send Liverpool into last four]( Liverpool moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 2-1 win against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Spurs, Thunder, Pelicans clinch playoff bids]( Rudy Gay scored 18 points off the bench, and Manu Ginobili added 17 as the San Antonio Spurs bumbled and stumbled through the first 3 1/2... - [Watch: Van Dijk a big signing for Liverpool, says Riise]( John Arne Riise, a Betsson ambassador, told timesofmalta.com that he deems the signing of Virgil van Dijk as a very important signing for... - [Watch: Schembri scores for Apollon against Atalanta]( A historical night for Andre Schembri and Maltese football as the Malta vice-captain has notched a goal for Apollon Limassol against... Business News - [Stocks up and yen off as Xi calms US-China trade fears]( Global equity markets rallied and the Japanese yen fell yesterday as Chinese President Xi Jinping’s promise to cut import tariffs eased... - [British consumer spending wilts in March]( British consumer spending wilted under heavy snow in March, according to surveys on Tuesday that added to signs the economy probably... - [Supporting conference, networking opportunities]( The team from Equiom Malta will be attending the third Step Malta conference tomorrow and Friday at the Hilton in St Julian’s. Equiom... - [Strong investor demand for Merill SICAV plc Funds]( In less than two years, assets managed by Merill SICAV plc have surpassed the €60m mark as at the end of January 2018. This was stated by... - [MSE Equity Price Index halts 4-day negative streak]( Following the declines registered in the previous four days, the MSE Equity Price Index rebounded by 0.06% to 4,332.762 points on Tuesday. Community - [Maltese documentary wins Best Document, Best Trailer in New York Film Awards]( The documentary ‘Kannizzati Fishing’ produced by Chris and Maurice Micallef has been awarded two prestigious awards for Best Document and... - [Announcements - April 11, 2018]( BORG. On April 10, SUSAN, of Rabat, aged 52, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss... - [Roman anchors in Malta and ancient maritime religion]( A presentation entitled ‘A lucky throw every time: ancient maritime religion and Roman anchors from Malta’ will be held today as part of... - [Jazz, pop music concert]( Veteran singer Joe Cutajar, drummer Charles ‘City’ Gatt, saxophonist Sammy Murgo and bass player Ryan Abela, led by maestro Paul Abela,... - [Watch: Dangerous tree in Lija prompts online consternation](  A Facebook video of a large tree protruding dangerously onto a major thoroughfare in Lija has gone viral, less than 24 hours after a... Blogs - [Isn’t incest illegal?]( Malta's Finance Minister declared that the rate of corruption today is no higher than it was in the past. I have no clue how the... - [Charles Scicluna to the pillory]( Those who these days surf on the Kingdom on Inanities (Facebook) will be inundated with a tsunami of Happy Easter messages, Easter... - [In the front trenches]( Politicians are seeking credit for having taken a stand against the Gaffarena-Old Mint Street expropriation deal, which has now been... - [Down the rabbit hole we go]( Down some rabbit hole where all is upside down there is, I like to think, a parallel world where all is rosy, where it is truly L-Aqwa... - [Hush no more]( As I write this, Hush – the new Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre musical – today (Tuesday) finishes its run to packed audiences. Part of the... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Wednesday, 11 Apr 2018 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [>timesofmalta.com](. 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