timesofmalta.com newsletter - 3 Feb 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 3 Feb 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Architects and Knights]( National - [Malta-Gozo tunnel studies enter laboratory stage]( Rock samples from up to 200 metres beneath the surface are being tested in laboratories as the next phase of studies for an eventual Malta-Gozo tunnel gets underway. The samples were collected from nine different boreholes in Malta, Gozo and the... - [Malta faces migration uncertainty as EU launches new coast guard mission]( A new operation launched by the EU’s border agency Frontex has fuelled concerns Malta might face an influx of migrants for which it is not adequately prepared, Times of Malta has learnt. The fears stem from the fact that from now on, Frontex will... - [Today's front pages - Saturday 3 February, 2018]( Good morning. This is a summary of what is making the front pages of local newspapers this Saturday. The Times of Malta reports on the astronomical number of flu cases reported in the second week of January. The number was twice as large as that... - [Delia summons PN MPs as reshuffle looms]( Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia summoned members of his parliamentary group to meet on Friday evening, as talk of an imminent shadow cabinet reshuffle picked up steam. Times of Malta has learnt that the reshuffle could be announced as early... - [Alfred Sant says corruption is a Europe-wide problem, not just Malta's]( Corruption problems need to be discussed in a European context, former Prime Minister and Labour MEP Alfred Sant said on Friday evening, insisting that this was an issue across Europe and not one that was found only in Malta. Speaking during a... World news - [Hawaii worker who sent out false missile alert was '100% sure it was real']( A former Hawaii state worker who sent a false missile alert last month has said he is devastated for causing panic but was "100% sure" at the time that the attack was real. The man in his 50s spoke to reporters on the condition that he not be... - [U.S. Attorney General to refer Republican memo to Justice Dept]( US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is planning to refer a declassified memo released on Friday by Republican lawmakers alleging Justice Department bias against President Trump to the department's internal watchdog office for investigation. In a... - [US flu-related hospitalisations highest in nearly a decade - agency]( Flu activity worsened over the past week as more people headed to doctors' offices and emergency rooms, with hospitalisations at the highest in nearly 10 years, US health officials said on Friday. Sixteen children died of the flu in the week ended... - [Watch: Victims' father tries to attack gymnastics doctor Nassar]( The enraged father of three daughters sexually abused by Larry Nassar lunged at the former USA Gymnastics national team doctor during a sentencing hearing in a Michigan courtroom on Friday. Court guards pinned him to the ground before he could... - [South Africa's Zuma faces new no-confidence vote this month]( South Africa's Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote this month, a fresh attempt to unseat the president by opponents emboldened by splits within his own party. Zuma, who is battling a string of corruption allegations, is in a weakened position... Opinion - [Partisanship of forks and knives - Malcolm Borg]( Extolled and exalted, with low unemployment figures and relentless economic growth – a resounding reminder of the gallant resilience of a... - [Question time: Party expenses]( Aleander Balzan, Director of Communications, Labour Party There is no doubt that the party financing law is an important law that favours... - [Trump’s fire and fury - André DeBattista]( A clubhouse in a New Jersey golf course is the most unlikely setting for the leader of the free world to make one of his most defining... - [The new normality - Eddie Aquilina]( Martin Scicluna has recently made himself the prime apologist of what he calls Malta’s new normality, that is to say the huge corruption... - [Istanbul Convention fears - Tonio Fenech]( I can fully appreciate the shock of Ramona Depares in her contribution “Enabling gender violence?” (timesofmalta.com, January 25) on the... Letters - [Tower of Babel]( Paceville-Babylon is at last going to acquire its own Tower of Babel. The depiction, in the Times of Malta, of the proposed Mercury Tower... - [United team]( Replying to a question by the leader of the Opposition in Parliament last Monday, the Prime Minister said (I hope I am right because he... - [Different point of view]( I am given to believe Lara Dimitrijevic (January 19) disdains the epithet “two-legged incubator” because that contemptible term (of her... - [Excellent care]( Late last December I was involved in a traffic accident that left me in need of serious care at Mater Dei Hospital. Things turned for the... - [Lack of policies]( In his Sunday speech to the party faithful, Joseph Muscat said that the selling of EU passports is a fallback just in case Malta fails to... Sport - [Balzan, City ready to attack in direct clash]( The 2017-18 BOV Premier League title race could reach a decisive phase this weekend when leaders Balzan take on nearest challengers... - [Gżira lose further ground]( GZIRA UNITED 1 Samb 79 pen ST ANDREWS  1 Reid 62 Amadou Samb came to Gżira's rescue as the Senegalese striker converted a late penalty... - [Five talking points ahead of Liverpool vs Tottenham]( Liverpool host Tottenham on Sunday in what could prove to be a pivotal match in the race for the Premier League top four. Here, Press... - [Premier League - Talking Points]( The January transfer window has come to an end leaving many with points to prove as the Premier League settles back down after the... - [Super Bowl - Talking Points]( The New England Patriots will bid to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers' record of six Super Bowl titles on Sunday when they attempt to win... Business News - [Trident Estates plc listed on the Malta Stock Exchange]( Thirty million ordinary shares of Trident Estates plc at a nominal value of €1 were admitted to listing on the official list of the Malta... - [Oil falls on strong dollar, stalling rally that opened 2018]( Oil prices fell yesterday as the dollar surged following strong US jobs numbers, though compliance with output cuts by OPEC and rising... - [Equity index down as turnover drops]( The MSE Equity Total Return Index oscillated between positive and negative over the week but ultimately closed at 8,598.897 points, a... - [Are bonds in a mild bear market?]( Bill Gross, an esteemed figure known as the bond guru, believes that bonds are currently in a mild bear market. In addition, he predicts... - [Nokia tops quarterly expectations, buoyed by patent payment]( Nokia posted better-than-expected quarterly profits yesterday, boosted by a one-off patent payment from China’s Huawei, but said its... Blogs - [A virgin or a whore and nothing in between]( In Greek mythology, Prometheus, a demi-god, creator of men, steals fire from the skies and brings it to earth. Zeus, angered by his... - [The rot is everywhere]( They say that everyone who lived through the assassination of John F Kennedy remembers exactly where they were the minute they were told... - [Enabling gender violence?]( It’s official. This country’s political system has not only lost the plot but also the entire script to sanity. So prurient is our MPs'... - [Women are not expected to stay quiet]( My first reaction when it was first suggested to me that I should write a blog on Times of Malta was, where do I start? What shall the... - [Dedicated with bitterness to those who don’t shuffle their feet in protest]( Some things in life live forever in your heart. Perhaps a glance, a touch or a few words. Even a smile can be etched never to... 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