timesofmalta.com newsletter - 30 Aug 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016 [Times of Malta] National - [Man seriously injured in early morning Burmarrad crash] A St Paul's Bay man was seriously injured early this morning after he lost control of his Toyota Landcruiser and crashed on Triq Burmarrad, Burmarrad. Police were called to the scene at around 3.50am. Preliminary investigations suggest the man,... - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the leading stories in today's Maltese newspapers. The Times of Malta recounts a mother's horror at seeing her son engulfed in flames after being soaked in flammable liquid in a barbeque-related accident. In another story, the Times... - ['I saw my son light up in a ball of flames'] A mother stood in shock as she watched her five-year-old son engulfed in flames as a barbecue soaked him in flammable liquid. “My son was suddenly washed in the flammable solution that this person had tried to use to light his barbecue. I saw my... - [Business leaders told Air Malta will not become a feeder airline] Air Malta will not become a feeder airline, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told business leaders during a meeting this afternoon. Dr Zammit Lewis "categorically denied" reports that negotiations between the government and Alitalia, which is... - [Octogenarian PhD graduate marches to her own beat] A woman who lived through the war and received her doctorate aged 82 is publishing a book about everything that happened in between. “I wish that whoever picks up this book in 50 years’ time understands that, if a woman born before the war was... World news - [6,500 migrants rescued off Libya in one day] An estimated 6,500 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya in a series of about 40 coordinated rescue missions, the Italian coastguard has said. The rescue operations, which also involved EU border agency Frontext and NGOs Proactiva... - [US accepts 10,000th Syrian refugee, reaching target] The Obama administration will meet its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year a month ahead of schedule and is working with Congress to increase the target by a few thousand in 2017, the White House said yesterday. The 10,000th... - [Canadian tourist body accused of censorship by Chinese celebrity] A Chinese talk show host has accused a Canadian government-backed tourism organization of trying to censor discussion of the country's aboriginal issues on his program and caused an episode to be dropped. Gao Xiaosong, also the head of Alibaba... - [Germany pushes Facebook to crack down on trolls and racists] Germany's interior minister visited Facebook's offices in Berlin today and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform. "Facebook should take down racist content or calls for violence from its... - [Turkmenistan wants to start selling gas to the EU] Turkmenistan is discussing diversifying its gas exports and selling gas to European Union countries, President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said today at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The former Soviet republic has... Opinion - [Breathing life into the goose] A number of years back, the then minister of tourism and culture, Francis Zammit Dimech, published an opinion piece entitled ‘Polishing... - [Nature of the economy] These are times of unprecedented economic growth. There is no point repeating the figures, that employment is at a record high and that... - [Bishop’s act of courage] The decision by Gozo Bishop Mario Grech to invite Imam Mohamed El Sadi for the pontifical Mass of the Santa Marija feast was definitely a... - [So politicians may be trusted] Anything you can do I can do better. That is the feeling I get when faced with comments and actions I read about wherever. Comments on... - [Inadequacies to build upon] Under the previous administration, all illegal development carried out prior to January 1, 1993 within the established building zone... Letters - [A warm place] My family and I visited Malta over many decades. My children, Sally and David, learnt to swim when they were four and five, crossing over... - [First rate service] For the past 10 months, I have been attending regularly at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre at Mater Dei Hospital. On August 15, I needed... - [The runaround] My wallet and I very recently parted company with one another while travelling in the afternoon on a Malta Public Transport bus between... - [Great publication] Some weeks ago I read a short news item in the Floriana community paper, Il-Furjana, about a book which narrates the history of St... - [Protecting creation] I would like to convey a message to all those who, knowingly or unknowingly, through their actions and/or use of money damage the... Sport - [Napoli president pleased to ‘enrich’ midfield with Rog signing] Aurelio De Laurentiis believes Napoli have further “enriched” their midfield by signing Croatia international Marko Rog from Dinamo... - [Experienced duo right to retire, says Loew] Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski have picked the right time to bring their international careers to an end, according to Germany... - [Allardyce defends Barkley omission] England manager Sam Allardyce has defended the decision to leave Everton midfielder Ross Barkley out of his first squad for the 2018... - [Swimmer prepares to represent Malta at Rio Paralympics] Swimmer Vladyslava Kravchencko is heading to Rio de Janeiro to represent Malta at the Paralympic Games, the Malta Paralympic Council has... - [Shearer says England retirement would benefit Rooney and United] Former England captain Alan Shearer has encouraged Wayne Rooney to retire from international football. The 30-year-old is England’s... Business News - [Global central bankers unite in plea for help from governments] Central bankers in charge of the vast bulk of the world’s economy delved deep into the weeds of money markets and interest rates over a... - [Money market report for the week ended August 26] On Monday, August 22, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted... - [China State enterprises ‘account for two-thirds of debt defaults this year’] China’s government-run enterprises account for 66.5 per cent of total debt defaults so far this year, China’s official Securities Daily... - [US-EU free trade talks have failed – Germany’s economy minister] Germany’s Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade deal... - [Iraq plans to sell its oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail] Iraq’s government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing... Social - [Announcements] BALDACCHINO. On August 26, at her residence in Melbourne, Australia, TESSIE, née Mizzi, aged 76, passed away peacefully, surrounded by... - [Festa Tfal in Naxxar] A special feast for children is being held in Naxxar for the first time ever on Thursday, in the run-up to the parish’s celebrations of... - [Spanish night at the Gardjola] A unique night of Spanish entertainment is set to take place on Friday, September 2 at the Gardjola Gardens in Senglea. The location is... - [Postponed Triq Cinemoon screening this Thursday] The third night of the Triq Cinemoon Festival was postponed to this Thursday due to inclement weather last week. The film being screened... - [John Cutajar] Michael Bonnici writes: Thinking with a human mind, I consider that, when the soul of my friend John Cutajar expired last on August 27... Blogs - [To boycott or not to] Unphased by the deafening chorus of "are you nuts?" that greeted his notion that a boycott of the Gasan and Fenech commercial empires was... - [Fiscal conservatives and a dormant opposition] Bar a few hasty comments here and there, the PM’s recent interview with Il Foglio did not exactly arouse much excitement. While this is... - [Jesus, Mohammed and Buddha walk into a bar…] Look, I get it. Some people take offence when others joke about their beliefs. After all, religion is a very personal thing. For many it... - [Syrian children and American puppies] Another photo of another boy victim of war grabbed the world's attention. It shocked all those who saw it and drove many to tears.The... - [Victim Shaming 101] The Salott on Facebook – it has a lot to answer for. Free speech is all very well and good, but it does prompt all the ugly lice to crawl... 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