timesofmalta.com newsletter - 9 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 9 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Delicata]( National - [Today's front pages: June 9, 2018]( Emma Muscat's return to Malta following her performance on Italian TV show Amici featured prominently on the front pages of Saturday's newspapers. Times of Malta reports the right-wing Italian Home Affairs Minister's warning that Malta will no... - [Fashion retailer nominated to chair Malta Gaming Authority]( A successful fashion retailer has been proposed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to become chairwoman of the Malta Gaming Authority, Times of Malta is informed. The MGA supervises hundreds of companies employing thousands of employees in an... - [Frankfurt, Paris cancelled, Sicily delayed... Air Malta routes in chaos]( Yet more Air Malta flights have been cancelled or delayed as the disarray at the national carrier persisted. Air Malta announced that a flight from Frankfurt yesterday and another to Paris Charles De Gaulle airport today were both cancelled “due... - [Watch: "Malta cannot always say 'no'": Italy fires warning over migration]( Updated at 7.10pm with Malta reaction Italy's new Home Affairs Minister has warned that the country will be adopting a far tougher stance towards Malta on migration issues than it did in the past shortly after an NGO vessel with migrants was... - [Migrants land safely in Pozzallo, one dies; Malta was ‘not nearest safe haven’]( A group of 119 migrants at sea since Wednesday have been rescued by an NGO vessel and are now safe – but exhausted – in Sicily. One person, however, had drowned after falling from the dinghy. The plight of the migrants had been raised by Italy's... World news - [Trump, Macron cool down the buddy act as tense G7 kicks off]( It was only six weeks ago when US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron grinned, laughed, and hugged their way through a state visit in Washington, showing all the signs of two leaders with a genuine friendship. But at the G7... - [For the first time, Afghan Taliban announce three-day ceasefire]( The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, following a ceasefire announced by the government on Thursday. The militants said foreign forces would be... - [Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians, wound 600 as Gaza protest resumes]( Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians and wounded at least 618 others on Friday with live fire or tear gas used against protesters at the Gaza Strip border, medics said. The army said it took action to disperse around 10,000 Palestinians,... - [Trump would take a tougher stance if he were leading Brexit talks - Johnson]( Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson said that US President Trump would take a tougher stance were he leading the talks, according to BuzzFeed. He also swarned there could be a Brexit meltdown but it will be "all right in the end". Johnson's... - [EU's Tusk anticipates tough G7 talks, sees Europe united]( Talks at the Group of Seven summit will not be easy as the United States is in conflict with the rest of the group on trade, climate change and the nuclear deal with Iran, the chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk said on Friday. "Our... Opinion - [The financial crisis - André DeBattista]( The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published a much-needed... - [Create oases in Malta - Frank Salt]( The other day I was talking to a good friend who told me she had just been to a wedding in Cornwall, England. She said that the place was... - [Question time: Unequivocal stand]( Claudio Grech, Opposition spokesman on Well-being, Family, Social Solidarity, Pensions, Children Rights and the Unborn Intrinsically,... - [Cohesion policy beyond 2020 - Corina CreÅ£u]( It is worth €374 billion, it is Europe’s main source of investment and its aim is to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities... - [Equal treatment for pensioners - Carmel Mallia]( The Alliance of Pensioners’ Organisations refers to the opinion piece by Joseph Grech (May 23) titled ‘Letter of protest’. In terms of... Letters - [Dealing with dementia]( It is certainly no joke living with a person who has dementia. It’s like living with a child you do not know what s/he will be up to... - [Body of evidence]( Allow me to refer to the report titled ‘Daphne’s laptops given to German federal police’ (May 24), which said: “Two laptops and three... - [Pressure groups]( Permit me to say how refreshing it was to read Kenneth Wain’s article on democratic governance (June 5). Although he was critical of some... - [Triumph of secularism]( Secularism continues to make great strides in the Western world while the influence of the Catholic Church diminishes step by step. In... - [Crimes of compassion]( It is said that Madame Roland, a supporter of the Girondist faction during the French Revolution, uttered the following words while... Sport - [Kramaric shines as Croatia fight back to beat Senegal 2-1]( Croatia Forward Andrej Kramaric staked a strong claim to break into their starting lineup for their opening World Cup match against... - [Seferovic scores morale-boosting goal in Swiss win]( Switzerland striker Haris Seferovic gave his morale a much-needed boost when he scored the second goal in a 2-0 warmup win over fellow... - [Eduardo Dos Santos joins Birkirkara]( Birkirkara added more signings after they completed their fourth acquisition of the summer window in Eduardo Dos Santos, who put pen to... - [New coaching set-up at Melita FC]( Edmond Lufi has been appointed Melita FC Senior Team Head Coach for season 2018-2019. Lufi will be assisted by Etienne Vella, while... - [English FA to introduce two-week winter break]( The English FA, Premier League and English Football League announced on Friday that they would implement a two-week, mid-season break in... Business News - [BOE to raise rates in August if economy recovers – poll]( The Bank of England will raise interest rates in August, a Reuters poll found, but that call is hanging in the balance as pol­icy­­makers... - [Stocks dip as central bank talks weigh on risk sentiment]( World stocks slipped yesterday as expectations that trade tensions will dominate this weekend’s summit of G7 countries and renewed talk... - [Index turns positive year-to-date]( The equity market turned positive by just under one per cent year-to-date, as it logged a strong performance during the four-day... - [Volkswagen’s labour boss aims to foster, not sell, non-core assets]( Volkswagen’s powerful works council will continue to block potential sales of the carmaker’s non-core industrial assets and instead seek... - [Buffett, Dimon say quarterly profit forecasts harming economy]( Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon have voiced concerns that the financial markets’ focus... Community - [Bus service frequency to increase by almost 300 routes during summer]( With effect from Sunday, Malta Public Transport will be introducing the summer service with more frequent buses on busy routes and an... - [More than €335,000 raised for Dar tal-Providenza]( A total of of €335,293 was raised for id-Dar tal-Providenza following a telethon on popular programme Xarabank on Friday night. Several... - [Watch: Make dust while the sun shines]( Any form of construction or roadworks normally whips up a cloud of dust but the footage above shows workmen turning a Birżebbuga street... - [Announcements - June 9, 2018]( Monday, June 11, 2018, being the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Judge MAURICE CARUANA CURRAN, a Mass in his memory will be... - [Lufthansa Orchestra in Malta concert]( After two successful concert tours to Bulgaria and Puerto Rico, the Lufthansa Orchestra will give a concert at the Mediterranean... Blogs - [Prime Minister, we need to chat]( I must confess I liked Joseph Muscat's Facebook interview with Katriel, the brave young man who suffers from a rare form of... - [Educating post-millennials]( Most of us know that educational success is no guarantee of wellbeing in adulthood. Fewer of us are familiar with the debate on how... - [Free votes and unanimity]( In the last few weeks Adrian Delia, leader of the Nationalist Party, gave his group free votes on two bills presented in Parliament. The... - [The Montebello debacle]( Sunday started with a concentrated barrage against the Archbishop. It-Torċa fired the first volley, though truth be told It-Torċa’s... - [Because football matters]( The World Cup will soon kick off. Hurrah—what marvellous news. What a breath of freshest air. We can now get down to a serious and...