timesofmalta.com newsletter - 17 Sep 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 17 Sep 2016 [Times of Malta] [Treasures of Malta] National - [Marsaxlokk councillor assaulted following fish festival row] A Marsaxlokk local councillor suffered a cut in his lip after he was attacked by a monti hawker who, he says, objected to a fish festival being given priority over the flea market last Sunday. Only fishmongers were allowed to set up stands at... - [Four hurt, one seriously, in Marsa bypass collision] Four people were injured, one seriously, in a head-on crash on Marsa bypass yesterday evening. The accident happened at around 9pm, when a 19-year-old Birkirkara resident driving a Kia Pride towards Marsa lost control of his vehicle, ran over the... - [Swimmers prove age is no barrier to making a splash] Age is no barrier for three swimmers who train daily at the National Pool, despite them being over 60. Speaking to this newspaper before leaving for a swim meet in Italy to compete with other swimmers over the age of 65, the trio – Irene Zahra,... - [Today's newspapers in review] These are the leading stories in today's Maltese newspapers. The Times of Malta leads with news that the government is willing to meet with development consortium Midi and discuss public access to the Manoel Island foreshore. The Malta... - [Government agrees to meet Midi over Manoel Island access] Justice Minister Owen Bonnici is expected to discuss public access to the foreshore at Manoel Island with the Midi consortium, the Times of Malta has learnt. The meeting is expected to be held in the coming days and will also be attended by... World news - [Watch: Sinkhole leaks 215 million gallons of contaminated water into Florida aquifer] More than 200 million gallons of contaminated waste water from a fertiliser plant leaked into one of Florida's main underground sources of drinking water after a massive sinkhole opened up beneath a storage pond.Mosaic, the world's largest... - [Fiscal discipline rules should have exceptions, says Greek PM Tsipras] The European Union should refocus its attention on ways to spur economic growth in the bloc, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said today, saying flexibility was needed on fiscal issues. Tsipras, whose country has received three international... - ['Obama was born in the USA,' Donald Trump admits] US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time today that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, reversing himself on a controversy that he helped launch but that has become a distraction to his... - [Middle East wars have a far bigger economic cost than others, IMF finds] Armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are not only devastating the economies gripped by fighting, but are sapping growth in neighboring countries and those hosting millions of refugees, the International Monetary Fund said today. In... - [Former Italian President Ciampi passes away] Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who played a key role in guiding the country into the European single currency, has died at the age of 95, the Italian government said. Prime Minister Matteo... Opinion - [Enough is simply enough] Two terms that are often confused in our daily lives are ‘value’ and ‘price’: how much it is worth, as opposed to how much it costs. - [Education for life] Evarist Bartolo We do not want an education system that simply prepares people for employability. We want to provide an education... - [Abducted and aborted] In his article entitled ‘United to protect children’ (August 6), Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela wrote: “When it comes to the... - [The secret debt schemeÂ] Baffled. This, I would say, is the predominant reaction of the country’s silent majority towards the dodgy financing scheme which Simon... - [The nation’s conscience?] Last Monday, The Muslim communities around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha. This is one of the two most important feasts in the Muslim... Letters - [What a shame] It is really a shame that the Victoria local council, after much complaining and reminding, has still not remedied the miserable state of... - [Daredevil investment] “It’s no surprise that this happened. The cliff looks unstable. I never understood why the authorities allowed a block of apartments to... - [The national anthem] The patriotic letter by Pierre Cauchi (September 12) reminds me of the words of a prime minister of Malta. “The habit of some to ignore... - [Visiting film locations] Since my boyhood days in the 1960s living next door to the much loved actor and operatic baritone, the late Josie Coppini, I have... - [Writ in rock] We hear a lot of talk about Dwejra window and how it is fast deteriorating. An endless number of photos have been taken of this natural... Sport - [Imagination and lies, says Infantino of UEFA election link] FIFA president Gianni Infantino has dismissed as “imagination and lies” any suggestion that he lobbied in favour of Aleksander Ceferin... - [Hart eager to put mistake on Torino debut behind him] Joe Hart insists he has already brushed off the mistake which marred his debut for Torino and is determined to prove a success in Serie... - [New Chinese owners won’t change much says Pulis] Manager Tony Pulis has dismissed media speculation about his future under West Bromwich Albion’s new Chinese owners, saying yesterday he... - [Car problems for Hamilton] Lewis Hamilton’s championship assault hit another road bump yesterday after he was forced out of practice for the Singapore GP with a... - [Vella’s boys suffer heavy defeat] Malta U-17 endured an uninspiring start to their UEFA Championship mini-tournament campaign as they crashed to a heavy 6-0 defeat to... Business News - [Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.9m cars worldwide over air bag defect] Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has said it is recalling 1.9 million vehicles worldwide for an air bag defect linked to three deaths and... - [Samsung to replace or refund 1m US Galaxy Note 7 smartphones] Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd formally recalled one million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in the US, replacing or refunding the flagship... - [Firm to restart phone sales in South Korea on September 28] Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd said yesterday it will resume selling new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to customers in South Korea starting on... - [Obama enlists Kasich to push for TPP trade deal] Ohio’s Republican governor, John Kasich, took over the White House briefing lectern yesterday to praise the 12-nation Trans-Pacific... - [ECB’s Villeroy sees cross-border bank mergers after regulations settle] Europe’s banking sector will be ripe for consolidation once international bank regulations currently being thrashed out are finalised,... Social - [Announcements] BROWN – MARY. In loving memory on the 10th anniversary of her demise. Sadly missed by her daughters, Yvonne, Dorothy, Monica, Annabel and... - [Artisan markets in Malta and Gozo] Fort St Elmo in Valletta is providing the majestic setting for an artisan market tomorrow. Organised by Malta Artisan Markets, it would... - [Exhibition showcasing the Travel Photographer of the Year awards] A collection of stunning images from the international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) currently features for the first... - [Quiz night to support research in ALS] The second edition of Battle of the Brains is taking place on Friday, September 23, at the University Residence Bar in Lija. The quiz... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow] Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street, Valletta (2124 5135);San Raffaele Pharmacy, 247, Qormi Road, Marsa (2122 1188);Drugshop... Blogs - [On going biblical] It is perhaps understandable that Super One hackette Janice Bartolo refuses, or hasn't the capacity, to grasp that the interests of Malta... - [The vain and the infantile] Let’s be very clear. Minister Konrad Mizzi continues to betray a sense of vanity when across the Labour, Nationalist and independent... - [Time(s) to Talk] First and foremost let me just say that I’m the last person who should be writing about this. After all, I’ve forgotten the last time I... - [Not in the national interest] One of the most important decades for people my age was surely the 1960s. There was a great awakening as well as a desire for freedom and... - [My country, always? Not so.] The rejection of the government's (second) nominee to the EU's Court of Auditors has brought the Premier Joe's Trolls and Minions out in... Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 17 Sep 2016 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click [unsubscribe] and follow the instructions. Problems to sign in? click [here] to go on the help page.