timesofmalta.com newsletter - 27 Feb 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 27 Feb 2016 [Times of Malta] [Pama] National - [Footballer injured during Gudja training no longer critical] An 18-year-old who was badly injured in an incident during football training on Thursday evening is no longer critical, the police said this morning. The police said the Albanian man who lives in Birzebbuga, was playing at Gudja football ground... - [Want to avoid Fgura’s black soot? Just stay indoors, research says] If you walk or cycle down Fgura’s main road during peak hours, you could inhale up to 20 times as much soot from diesel engines as staying indoors, according to recent research. On average, the amount of soot in the air – properly known as black... - [Maltese newspaper review] These are the main stories carried in today's Maltese newspapers: Times of Malta reveals that the controversial spring hunting season will be opened again this year following a recommendation by the government’s advisory body – the Ornis Committee. - [Spring hunting to open again this year, Ornis recommends] A spring hunting season will be opened this year following a recommendation by the government’s advisory body – the Ornis Committee – yesterday afternoon, sources confirmed. Turtle doves and quails will once more be targeted during their migratory... - [Road diversions tomorrow to make way for marathon] A number of roads will be closed and traffic will be diverted tomorrow as Malta hosts the 2016 Vodafone Malta Marathon. Motorists are being urged to avoid the routes from Msida and Marsa between 9.30am and 1pm since it will be used as one of the... World news - [Trump wins Christie backing, marches toward Super Tuesday] Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the surprise endorsement of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the most prominent mainstream Republican to get behind the former reality TV star's White House campaign. Christie said the billionaire... - [China state TV airs confession by lawyer who helped Christian groups] A well-known Chinese rights lawyer has appeared on state television confessing to crimes after a months-long disappearance, the latest case in China's widening crackdown on dissent. Zhang Kai had represented a group of Christians who were detained... - [Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in] Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria today after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into effect under a U.S.-Russian plan which warring sides in the five-year conflict have accepted. If the temporary halt in... - [Kosovo Parliament fails to elect new President after tear gas chaos] Kosovo's parliament has failed to elect a new president in the first round of voting, which came after proceedings were disrupted when tear gas canisters were opened on the opposition benches. The main contender, foreign minister Hashim Thaci, got... - [Pope's first children's book brings curious kids to Vatican] Pope Francis met a group of children who helped him write his first kids' book at the Vatican today. The pontiff has penned weighty encyclicals and decrees, and now has taken a stab at the simpler side of his job with a book for children entitled... Opinion - [Road strategy on the slow lane] Strategies aimed at addressing transport issues are clearly not a priority for this government. The only finalised strategy undertaken... - [Show that never ends] Greg Lake had sung it: “Welcome back, my friends to the show that never ends. We’re so glad you could attend! Come inside! Come inside!... - [Brexit – leap in the dark] A leap in the dark - that is how David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, described a possible vote by the British electorate in the... - [A project for Munxar, again] While most of us were celebrating Christmas and New Year, it became known that the planning authority had received an application to... - [Defending the indefensible] Your story about Labour MP Joseph Sammut lodging an objection with the Speaker of the House on an article in this newspaper that... Letters - [Cultural diversity] Having read the article (February 17) about conflict in Malta’s cultural field, I am sadly reminded of the statement, often attributed... - [Rape in the media] The way the news was broken in the media about the young Hungarian woman alleged rape should really bring about a change in how such... - [Gift of a book] Late last year, a relative in Australia wrote to ask whether I knew of any publications on Valletta in Maltese to give as a Christmas... - [Removal of director] How unwise of Archbishop Charles Scicluna to remove Mgr Victor Zammit McKeon as director of the children’s homes and replace him with... - [Remembering Ä orÄ¡, old times] The rehabilitation of Il-Foss at Vittoriosa caught our attention and we decided to spend a day there. The day could not have started... Sport - [Greco expects a tough encounter with Floriana] Sliema Wanderers will start life under Alfonso Greco this afternoon when they face Old Firm rivals Floriana at the Tedesco Stadium... - [Focus on other matches] Valletta will be without three first-team players when they take on struggling Qormi this afternoon. The Citizens are on a roll as five... - [FIFA elects Swiss Infantino to lead it out of era of scandal] UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino vowed yesterday to lead FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, out of years of corruption and... - [The right man won says Darmanin Demajo] Malta FA president Norman Darmanin Demajo is confident that newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino is the right man to steer the... - [Arsenal hope to keep title chase] Arsenal, who drew 0-0 at home to Hull City in the FA Cup last week, will have a huge test to their Premier League title credentials... Business News - [RS2 shares continue to rally] The MSE Index registered an increase for the third consecutive week having edged 0.91 per cent higher to close at 4,528.666 points. - [Stocks rise, boosted by oil, US GDP data] Global equity markets gained yesterday, backed by higher prices for oil and other commodities, while data showed the US economy grew... - [Belgium charges UBS with money laundering, fraud] A Belgian judge has charged Swiss bank UBS with money laundering and serious and organised tax fraud, Brussels prosecutors said in a... - [Daily currency report] Yesterday’s US GDP revisions was an important trading point for the US dollar. But with global risk aversion dominated trading in... - [Euro zone economy hits wall of worry, deflation concern] A wall of consumer and business angst is standing in the way of euro zone economic recovery and there are renewed signs of deflation in... Social - [Announcements] FARRUGIA. On February 25, at Roseville, Attard, STELLA, née Xerri, widow of George, of Sliema, at the venerable age of 90, passed away... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow] St Publius Pharmacy, 48, Gunlayer Street, Floriana; Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun; Brown’s Pharmacy, 82, Victory... - [Carmel (Lino) Gatt] Anthony Stivala writes... Lino was a colleague, an architect and civil engineer. As students we were at university together. Soon after... - [Announcements] FARRUGIA. On February 25, at Roseville, Attard, STELLA, née Xerri, widow of George, of Sliema, at the venerable age of 90, passed away... - [Re-enactment events at Bir Miftuħ] The Compagnia San Michele, in collaboration with Din l-Art Ħelwa, is holding the first of a series of re-enactment events at the... Blogs - [The Church and the gay community] The establishment of a good relationship between the Church and the gay community is a process which, from time to time, hits problems. - [She said, me said] She [Minister Dr the Hon. Helena Dalli] said that: "[she] took exception to an article by Andrew Borg Cardona, one of the authors of the... - [A few thoughts] I’ve been away from this blog for some time, being of a moderately lazy disposition and that.  On medical advice (self-administered)... - [Know your enemy] Three hospitals and a school were hit in air strikes in northern Syria, killing 23 people. Syrian government forces are believed to be... - [A sham, a crying shame] When you watch a movie with hardly any plot and an unending series of gags, laughs and funny situations, usually that film turns boring... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 27 Feb 2016 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. 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