timesofmalta.com newsletter - 29 Dec 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Friday, 29 Dec 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Architects and Knights]( National - [President of a Malta-based company arrested in Italian operation]( Updated 9.10pm The president of a Malta-based company seeking to purchase flight routes to and from the airport of a regional capital in central Italy has been arrested by Italian police. Italian media reported that the 38-year-old, from Parma,... - [Today's front pages: December 29, 2017]( Pictures of the aftermath of the unmanned plane crash on Wednesday night featured prominently in today's newspapers: On the front page of the Times of Malta, a story explains how the published list of new Maltese citizens does not identify which... - [Equipment damaged in Malta aircraft incident, dramatic pictures released]( Equipment used to transport bricks to a storage facility in Luqa was badly damaged when an aircraft was blown out of its parking position by strong winds on Wednesday night. The damaged equipment consisted of rails inside a building on the other... - [Passport buyers hidden among ‘new Maltese’]( The names and details for many millionaires who bought Maltese passports last year remain concealed in an official list that contains the people naturalised and registered as citizens of Malta. The list, published in The Malta Government Gazette,... - [Karin Grech was killed 40 years ago today]( Updated at 7.20pm with Prime Minister's tribute Karin Grech was killed through a letter bomb on December 28, 1977... and 40 years later her case remains one of most elusive in Malta's criminal history. The 15-year-old girl was killed when a parcel... World news - [Britain braced for heavy snow amid warning of 'nasty' travel conditions]( Britain has seen one of the coldest nights of the year as parts of the country brace for heavy snow and strong winds of up to 70mph on Friday. The mercury plummeted to minus 12.3C at Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands overnight while most... - [Fire in India's financial capital kills at least 12]( At least 12 people died and three were critically injured in a late night fire at a multi-storey building in India's financial capital Mumbai, local authorities said on Friday. The majority of those killed were women attending a birthday party at... - [Ex-football star George Weah to be Liberian president]( Updated 9.15pm Former football star George Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai to win Liberia's presidential run-off election and succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country's first democratic transition in over 70... - [Four men break out of Berlin prison]( Four detainees have escaped from a prison in Berlin, breaking out part of a concrete wall and climbing over a barbed-wire fence, authorities said. The men had reported for work at a workshop in Ploetzensee prison before their escape. They broke a... - [Women in Tehran will not face arrest for flouting dress code, say police]( Police in Iran's capital have said they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe the Islamic dress code imposed since the 1979 revolution. The reformist daily Sharq quoted General Hossein Rahimi, the Tehran police chief, as saying "those... Opinion - [Abortion and human rights - Tonio Fenech]( In his opinion piece of December 13 titled ‘Women’s Rights’, Martin Scicluna goes to great pains to try and frame the argument in favour... - [Valletta after 2018 - Deo Debattista]( In the weeks following the Christmas season, starting on January 20, Valletta will assume the role of European Capital of Culture. All... - [Feeding the poor worldwide - John Consiglio]( Possibly the best piece of news over the Christmas period was the commitment by Tesco, the well-known British supermarket chain, that... - [A red tie and a cookery book - Frank Psaila]( There is nothing remarkable with exchanging gifts at Christmas time... unless it happens on prime time television and the protagonists... - [The debate is on - Steve Pace]( No doubt, the abortion debate has started. As expected, the discussion has degenerated to a banal level. From the statistics quoted by... Letters - [Rubble walls and lizards]( The small island of Cominotto (Kemmunett) lies to the west of Comino island, across the Blue Lagoon (in Maltese bejn il-Kmiemen, between... - [Honest crew]( I would like to thank the Gozo Channel crew who were on duty on Ta’ Pinu ferry on the afternoon of December 16 for retrieving an item I... - [New Year gift]( I have read on this newspaper recently that, according to this year’s Charities Aid Foundation index,  we Maltese have placed among the... - [Political responsibility]( Reference is made to the letter by Edward Torpiano on ‘Political responsibility’ (December 23). He wrote that former Nationalist Party... - [Fourth department]( I refer to the report entitled ‘Tax departments to merge within a year’ (December 23). For correctness’ sake, it must be said that the... Sport - [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... - [Montella set to take charge at Sevilla]( Former Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has agreed to take over at Sevilla, the LaLiga club have announced. The ex-Italy international will... - [Watch: Highlights of Wednesday's NBA games]( Pelicans 128, Nets 113 Anthony Davis scored a team-high 33 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo dished... - [City extend unbeaten run]( Raheem Sterling fired Manchester City 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League table as they extended their winning run to 18... - [10 most expensive footballers in the world]( Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk is joining Liverpool for a fee that is understood to be worth £75million. It is the highest price... Business News - [World stocks rally with surge in metals prices]( World stocks trotted higher in light, holiday trading yesterday, moving to record levels as rising industrial metals prices gestured to a... - [Apple, Amazon in talks to set up in Saudi Arabia]( Apple and Amazon are in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia, two sources told Reuters, part of Crown Prince... - [US holiday sales set to break records in surprise boon to retail]( The US holiday shopping season is on track to break sales records on the back of surging consumer confidence and increased use of mobile... - [One bidder remains in takeover talks for Niki, Lauda pulls out]( One bidder is left in what was a four-party competition to take over Air Berlin’s insolvent Austrian airline Niki, its administrator said... - [UK firms see fourth-quarter pick-up, expect slowdown in early 2018 – CBI]( British businesses reported a pick-up in growth in the three months to December but they expect a slowdown in early 2018 as high... 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 - [10 things we have to tackle in 2018]( It's been a year of triumphs and tragedy, successes and too many scandals, all sprinkled with a good layer of construction dust. So what... - [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... 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