timesofmalta.com newsletter - 19 Jun 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 19 Jun 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Marsa accident leaves motorcyclist seriously injured]( A 26-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after an accident on Triq l-Għassara tal-Għeneb in Marsa at 6.45am on Tuesday. The Cospicua man was involved in a collision with a car driven by a 30-year-old woman from Pembroke. The... - [Rabat Road trees would not survive being transplanted - expert]( A biodiversity expert has branded a plan to uproot dozens of trees along the so-called ‘Rabat Road’ the result of an unprecedented “wave of environmental destruction” financed through taxpayers’ money. Alfred Baldacchino also warned that measures... - [IVF debate: Can the President refuse to a sign a law?]( With controversial amendments to IVF legislation on the brink of a final vote in parliament, NGOs staunchly opposed to embryo freezing seem to have come against a brick wall. The Attorney General reckons there’s nothing to indicate the amendments... - [Today's front pages: June 19, 2018]( The scale of the alleged bribery involving visas given to Libyans was the main story in the Times of Malta, with as many as 88,000 believed to have been issued. It also carries a story confirming that there is no provision in the Constitution of... - [No legal basis for blocking the new IVF Act - Attorney General]( Divisive amendments to the IVF law cannot be blocked on constitutional grounds, the Attorney General confirmed to the Health Ministry on Monday. The AG informed the government that he saw no legal basis for arguing that the amendments to the Act -... World news - [UN refugee boss concerned over US separating children from families]( The United Nations refugee agency is very concerned over the United States separating children of asylum seekers from their families, and has raised the issue with Washington, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. In an interview... - [Man fires into Malmo crowd celebrating World Cup win]( Updated 9.52pm - Several people were injured after a man opened fire in Central Malmo, Sweden on Monday evening. The man fired an automatic weapon at a crowd celebrating the win of Swedish national team in the World Cup, according to preliminary... - [Driver attacked police with sword 'out of hatred for the Queen']( An Uber driver attacked police with a Samurai sword outside Buckingham Palace out of "hatred" for the Queen, a court has heard. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 27, shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is the greatest") as two officers grappled with him near the... - [Merkel to support Italy in tackling migration challenge]( German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Berlin wanted to support Italy in its efforts to reduce the number of migrants arriving on its shores by possibly handling asylum requests for Europe in non-European countries such as... - [Merkel's coalition partners give her two weeks to sort migrant policy issues]( German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies have put on hold moves to turn back some migrants unilaterally at the country's border. The decision gives Ms Merkel two weeks to find an agreement with other European governments, news agency dpa... Opinion - [Pro-life Americans - Tony Mifsud]( In his article ‘Pro-choice Irish’ (May 30) Martin Scicluna said: “In an overwhelming and defining vote – which may hold lessons for Malta... - [A delicate property market - Frank Salt]( The property market in Malta and Gozo is doing very well. Or is it? When a property market is conceived to be doing well, more and more... - [Eating my words, 20 years on]( I am really the last person in the world who should have presented an achievement award to Adrian Mizzi for his 20 years building up... - [Ageing as a process - Michael Briguglio]( A paradox of our times is that we are living in ageing societies, but the public sphere seems to give relatively less importance to... - [Why Gozo should go green - Steve Pace]( Dear Gozo, as I sit down writing out these few thoughts about my home since 2012, I cannot help but wonder how Gozo will look in a few... Letters - [Salaries and the gender gap]( The article ‘The more educated, the wider the gender pay gap’ (June 12) emphasised the persisting inequality in salaries between males... - [Case of déjà vu]( Further to Mario Dingli’s letter ‘Good news’ of May 27, the move by Bet365 to Malta really has nothing to do with Brexit, much as all... - [Sette Giugno surprise!]( Here we are, five Maltese and eight foreign guests... wondering where to go to watch the races etc... after we were not allowed into the... - [Maltese madness]( Sometimes I ask myself: “Why didn’t our forebears tear down their houses and build flats instead? Is it because the ideadidn’t occur to... - [Cost of living]( Just a couple of hours after having seen the result of the last public opinion survey on MaltaToday on June 3 – the first anniversary of... Sport - [Watch: Jubilant fans after Kane's late winner for England]( Harry Kane headed home a late winner for England as the Three Lions started their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Tunisia, on... - [Watch: Senegal can spring a surprise, says Samb]( Amadou Samb is hoping that Senegal can spring a surprise in this year's World Cup as the African representatives open their commitments... - [Saudi team's plane suffers engine fire, lands safely]( The Saudi Arabian football team was safe on Monday after an engine on its aircraft apparently caught fire in flight. The plane landed... - [Watch: Kane double gives England victory over Tunisia]( A stoppage-time header from two-goal Harry Kane gave England a 2-1 win over Tunisia in their opening World Cup Group G match on Monday. A... - [Buzz kill: Gnats swarm players during Tunisia v England game]( England and Tunisia players swatted away swarms of gnats during their opening World Cup game in Russia's riverside city of Volgograd on... Business News - [Plastic, plastic everywhere?]( Plastic is ubiquitous, and its presence daunting. Today, a world without plastics seems unimaginable, yet their large-scale production... - [Money market report for week ending June 15]( On June 14, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations... - [China’s Huawei blasts Australian security concerns amid Sino-Canberra tensions]( Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said Australian claims it poses a security risk are “ill-informed” as it... - [Global stocks fall as US-China trade spat in focus]( Global stocks slid yesterday as investors focused on an escalating trade dispute between the United States and China, the world’s two... - [CYBG clinches £1.7 billion takeover of Virgin Money]( Mid-sized bank CYBG said yesterday it had clinched a deal to take over rival Virgin Money after over a month of talks, in a deal valuing... Community - [Announcements - June 19, 2018]( TOLL. On June 16, at Mater Dei Hospital, FRANK WILLIAM, passed away peacefully at the age of 80. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife... - [Countryside walk]( The Ramblers Association of Malta is organising a walk tomorrow, starting at 4pm from the Roman Domus in Rabat, which will visit the... - [Announcements - June 18, 2018]( TOLL. On June 16, at Mater Dei Hospital, FRANK WILLIAM, passed away peacefully at the age of 80. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife... - [Summer solstice at ĦaÄ¡ar Qim and Mnajdra Temples]( To mark the summer solstice, Heritage Malta will once again be organising guided tours of ĦaÄ¡ar Qim and Mnajdra Temples on Thursday 21st... - [President's Trust invests €600,000 for six projects for vulnerable youth]( The President’s Trust has invested more than €600,000 into six innovative projects to help vulnerable young people facing social... Blogs - [The 'influss' hypocrisy]( If you ever wondered what's really wrong in the state of Malta, then look no further than Net News's reportage of Joseph Muscat's Sunday... - [No to a watery grave]( At the time of writing the crisis around the migrant rescue ship Aquarius is still ongoing. It is a sign that the migration honeymoon... - [John Suda wins another big award]( A few days ago, journalist blogger Manuel Delia listed his most read blog posts. Some were quite obviously top of the pops material. Then... - [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...