timesofmalta.com newsletter - 12 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 12 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands]( National - [Turkish firm accuses Maltese road contract objectors of xenophobia]( The Turkish company entrusted with the Marsa junction project is accusing the Maltese contractors who have objected to its selection of “xenophobia” and using “reprehensible language and tone”. After a lengthy adjudication process, the Contracts... - [Aquarius to transfer some migrants to Italian vessels for trip to Spain]( The stranded migrant rescue ship Aquarius is to transfer some of its passengers to Italian vessels which will accompany it to Valencia in Spain, where all the migrants will be disembarked, it was announced on Tuesday morning. The... - [Today's front pages - June 12, 2018]( Good morning, the following are the top stories in Malta's daily newspapers. Times of Malta reports how Spain came to the rescue of a stranded ship refused entry by Italy and Malta. The migrant ship story features on most of the front pages. In... - [Spain offers to dock ship at heart of Malta-Italy standoff, Muscat says incident cannot be repeated]( Updated 4.15pm with reactions Updated 6.30pm with tweet Updated 9.54pm with NGOs statement Spain offered on Monday to take in a humanitarian ship stranded in international waters with 629 migrants aboard as Italy and Malta both continued to refuse... - [Malta offers medical assistance to migrants’ ship - Muscat]( Updated at 8.45pm Malta has agreed to offer medical assistance to some of the 629 people on board the stranded NHO ship, the Aquarius, following a request by the UNHCR. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat when he was briefing... World news - [Watch: Historic summit - Trump says talks with Kim 'better than expected']( Last updated 8.40am - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had forged a "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in their summit in Singapore, and talks so far had been 'better than expected'. President Kim said they were... - [US net neutrality rules expire, court battle looms]( The US open internet rules expired on Monday, handing sweeping new powers to internet providers to block, throttle or offer paid "fast lanes" for web traffic, but a court battle remains ahead. The Federal Communications Commission repealed the... - [US-bound United flight diverted after threat found onboard]( A United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday after "a message" was discovered on board, Irish police said. The message referred to a bomb on the plane, a source with knowledge of the... - [FBI says 74 arrested in global sweep targeting email compromise schemes]( The FBI announced 74 arrests on Monday, as part of a global law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting international business e-mail compromise schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers. The Federal Bureau of... - [Attack on Yemen could kill 'hundreds of thousands']( An "imminent" attack on a key port in Yemen could lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, a former foreign office minister has warned. Labour's Keith Vaz said Hodeidah has been "the last lifeline" to Yemen's civilians since the... Opinion - [Pensioners: victims of power]( A well-researched article on our pension system (‘Letter of protest’, May 23) lamented the discrimination in the manner in which... - [World Cup in Russia - Richard Galustian]( “I can assure you that all aspects have been taken into account and we have taken note of all threats,” said Alexey Sorokin, head of the... - [A colonialist’s rule of law - Eddie Aquilina]( Humility and accepting our own fallibility are key virtues that distinguish intelligence from pomp, depth from shallowness and strength... - [Wanted: affordable properties - Denis Camilleri]( The report titled ‘Crisis in housing, rental markets’ (May 17) referred to a minimum rental period and the mandatory registration of... - [Growth, deterioration - Michael Briguglio]( The situation in Malta indicates that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics do not necessarily measure the well-being of the country. Letters - [Power and responsibility]( The following expression has been attributed to two very different sources, Voltaire and the Spiderman comic book: “The people’s... - [‘Bikewash’ routes]( I can only agree with Margaret Camilleri-Pace’s letter ‘Awful Ħamrun road’ (May 31) as to the speed of traffic on Joseph Abela Scholaro... - [Abortion laws]( I refer to Martin Spinelli’s letter ‘Untie doctors’ hands’ (June 5). While I am unable to comment on how the anti-abortion laws have been... - [Terrace feat]( One must really be gullible and naive to believe that the structure on the terrace of the Foreign Affairs Minister’s residence was... - [Wanted: airliner]( The report ‘Chaos as Air Malta braces for more delays, cancellations’ (June 5) made me go back in years when the Labour Party ridiculed... Sport - [Salah still a doubt for World Cup opener against Uruguay]( Egypt forward Mohamed Salah remains a doubt to face Uruguay in their World Cup opener at Yekaterinburg on Friday, the country's football... - [For a brief moment, goalscorers forget poverty and war]( The eyes of the world will turn to Russia this week for the World Cup but it is far away you must look to find the sport's beating heart... - [Watch: Difficult World Cup group for Australia, says Ascroft]( Harry Ascroft is expecting a difficult challenge for Australia when they start their Group B commitments against France. Ascroft, who is... - [Watch: Nigeria can upset big guns in World Cup, says Garba]( Haruna Garba is confident about Nigeria's chances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup as they head to Russia to face heavyweights in Argentina and... - [Watch: It will be tough but Croatia have a strong squad, says Andjelkovic]( Mislav Andjelkovic will be one of Croatia's fans throughout the 2018 FIFA World Cup, even though he deems this tournament as a very tough... Business News - [A plea for European Atlanticism]( Angels and demons. Heroes and villains. These themes have formed the basis of endless fiction stories and Hollywood movies. They have... - [Money market report for the week ending June 8]( On June 4, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on June 5... - [White House’s Navarro says ‘three strikes you’re out’ for ZTE]( Chinese technology company ZTE Corp will be ‘shut down’ in the US if it engages in one more bad activity, White House trade adviser Peter... - [New Italian economy minister vows to stay in euro, cut debt level]( Italy’s new coalition government has no intention of leaving the euro and plans to focus on cutting debt levels, Economy Minister... - [Stocks shake off G7 row on eve of North Korea-US summit]( Stocks in the US and EU edged up yesterday as investors shook off the weekend’s chaotic G7 summit ahead of a week packed with diplomatic... Community - [Talk on fast disappearing tuna fishing culture]( Tuna fish and Malta and Sicily’s fast disappearing ‘tonnaroti’ (fishers of tuna), together with their stories, songs and handicrafts, is... - [Announcements - June 12, 2018]( EBEJER. On June 11, at Mater Dei Hospital, LINA of Balzan, widow of Ä eraldu, passed away peacefully at the age of 83, comforted by the... - [Two lottery tickets - worth €12,000 - have not been claimed]( Now is the time to check your handbag or wallet: two U*BET SW Horse Racing & Grand Lottery tickets bought in April remain unclaimed,... - [Announcements - June 11, 2018]( DEBATTISTA. On June 9, at Mater Dei Hospital, MARIO, aged 70, of Msida, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He... - [Showcasing Malta’s natural history]( Malta’s rich natural history thrilled the hundreds of people who on Sunday turned up for an open day at the National Museum of Natural... Blogs - [John Suda wins another big award]( A few days ago, journalist blogger Manuel Delia announced that his blog is a year old and listed his most read blog posts. Some were... - [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...