timesofmalta.com newsletter - 27 Dec 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 27 Dec 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [Today's front pages - December 27, 2017]( The Times of Malta carries two stories on its front page: that Vitals must seek written consent before it can sell its hospitals concession, and the arraignment of a man in connection with the 150kg cannabis find in a van which had just arrived... - [Watch: L-Istrina surpasses last year's record]( A new record was reached in the 19th edition of L-Istrina, the country's biggest fund-raising event. It is being held at Kirkop sports complex and will raise funds for the Community Chest Fund Foundation. Last year's record of €5,562,000 was... - [Five-year-old dies after choking on food - report]( A five-year-old boy was taken off the life support machine on Christmas Eve some days after he choked while eating a sausage at his home Å»abbar, according to a news report. One News reported that the young boy started choking as he was eating... - [Quad bike pillion seriously injured]( A 27-year-old girl from San Gwann was seriously injured when the quad bike on which she was riding pillion overturned. The driver - a 30-year-old man from Mosta - was only slightly injured. The accident took place at 9am on the Regional Road in St... - [€1.5 million road works project in Gozo announced]( A €1.5 million road works project in Gozo was announced today by Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana. The minister said a number of roads which needed to be rebuilt were identified after meeting all Gozitan councils. Most roads were residential and the... World news - [Japanese woman, confined by parents for years, found frozen to death]( Japanese police said on Wednesday they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter froze to death in a tiny room where they had confined her for years because they believed she had a form of mental illness that made her violent. Western... - [Apple down on report of tepid iPhone X demand, suppliers fall]( Wall Street's main indexes came under pressure on Tuesday following a 2.8 per cent drop in Apple's shares on a report of weak iPhone X demand. Apple will slash its sales forecast for its flagship phone in the current quarter to 30 million units,... - [Former Peruvian president Fujimori asks for forgiveness]( Peru's former authoritarian President Alberto Fujimori asked for forgiveness "from the bottom of my heart" to Peruvians he acknowledged having disappointed, and thanked President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for granting him a pardon on Christmas Eve. In... - [Explosion hits pipeline feeding Libya's Es Sider terminal]( Updated 5pm Libyan oil firm Waha Oil stopped pumping crude to the Es Sider terminal after a feeder pipeline was blown up on Tuesday, a Libyan oil source said. This means a massive drop in the North African country's crude production, with a Libyan... - [Egypt urges World Bank to intervene in dispute over Nile River dam]( Egypt has said the World Bank should be brought in to resolve tensions with Ethiopia over a massive dam on the Nile River that Egypt says threatens its water security. Cairo's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry was speaking in Addis Ababa after a... Opinion - [Education for a stronger Europe - Jyrki Katainen and Tibor Navracsics]( How do we best shape our future and respond to the deep structural changes and challenges facing Europe? For us, the answer is clear: we... - [Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions - George Ebejer]( I wish to share this information so as not to let others deceive people with false teaching about the subject of blood transfusion. The... - [Century of Marxism - Martin Scicluna]( Human beings can be remarkably stupid. The practice of blood-letting as a medical treatment persisted despite centuries of clear evidence... - [The curious case of Christopher Bartolo - Michela Spiteri]( I almost wrote about William Agius a couple of weeks ago, then decided not to. All I could say was that I had met him in January at the... - [Reaching out to youths - Michael Piccinino]( Armchair critics tend to vent their anger at the lack of youth participation in many spheres. Be it students or working youth, none are... Letters - [Haphazard development]( The Jerma Hotel has been in the news for the wrong reasons. In an island that has seen tourist numbers soar, it is indeed a shame that... - [Realistically speaking]( After reading Michael Owen’s latest rant I can only assume he has his head buried in the sand. Maybe he and his ilk should star in a new... - [PN ‘magic’]( The total sum allegedly collected by the Nationalist Party during its last fundraising marathon – about €620,000 ‒ raised eyebrows among... - [Christmas without Christ]( People all over the world are celebrating Christmas, an event that is continuously occurring in memory of that nativity night when... - [An illogical decision]( The decision by the Nationalist Party executive to dissolve the agreement which created Forza Nazzjonali because it did not win the... Sport - [Takeaways of last weekend's games from the NFL]( Eagles 19, Raiders 10 Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the No. 1... - [Live: Football transfers news and rumours]( The winter transfer window is less than a week away and the timesofmalta.com SportsDesk is back with you to follow all the latest gossip... - [Updated: Lingard's second-half brace earns United draw with Burnley]( Substitute Jesse Lingard came to Manchester United's rescue as his second-half double secured a 2-2 Boxing Day draw with Burnley at Old... - [Watch: Highlights of Monday's NBA games]( Warriors 99, Cavaliers 92 Klay Thompson broke a late tie with a 3-pointer and Kevin Durant protected the lead with two key defensive... - [Celtic defeat Dundee]( Celtic moved 11 points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a businesslike 2-0 Boxing Day win over Dundee at... Business News - [Japan PM urges firms to raise wages]( Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday urged companies to raise wages by three per cent or more next year, keeping up pressure on... - [India to leapfrog UK and France in 2018, CEBR predicts]( India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next year to become the world’s fifth-largest economy in dollar terms, a report showed... - [Russian finance ministry to increase foreign currency buying in 2018]( The Russian finance ministry plans to increase purchases of foreign currency for its reserves next year, reducing rouble volatility in a... - [Apple suppliers drop on report of weak iPhone X demand; analysts’ views mixed]( Shares in several of Apple Inc’s Asian suppliers fell for a second straight day yesterday, hurt by a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily... - [Boulder revetment completed at Marina di Valletta]( A rubble mound boulder revetment has been installed along the quay of Marina Road in Pietà . The revetment works were initiated in early... Social - [Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina]( President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio... - [Jean Borg Bartolo]( Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her... - [60th school-leaving reunion]( Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church,... - [Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run]( Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community... - [The President’s engagements]( 10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial... Blogs - [Appeasing interest groups at Majjistral Nature Park]( The Majjistral Nature Park near Manikata was established in 2007. After years of discussion, a decision was reached to allow hunting... - [I love my gilded cage]( There are a few facts of life we just can’t get away from. Labour won the last election in amazing style. Period. Maltese people in their... - [Pardon William]( Fact: prison is anything but a rehabilitation service and most people get out of there even less inclined to live a law-abiding life than... - [New ways to remove old buildings]( Think of a historic building and imagine an internal ceiling is found to have rotten or unstable beams. Or perhaps some pillars look... - [Let the party split now]( The political scenario in Malta is one incredible mess. Since the 1970s it has been completely dominated by the two major parties - the... 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