timesofmalta.com newsletter - 17 Oct 2016

Copyright © 2016 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 17 Oct 2016 [Times of Malta] [Vanity, Profanity & Worship] National - [Customs seize €52,000 in undeclared cash] Customs officers last night seized €52,000 in undeclared cash found on a passenger about to fly to Tripoli. The cash was discovered during the screening of passengers in the MIA departures lounge. The passenger said he was a businessman and... - [Woman, 20, seriously injured in car crash] A 20-year-old woman from Mellieha was seriously injured late yesterday when a VW Golf crashed into a wall in Msida. The police said the car was being driven by a 19-year-old man from Fontana, Gozo, who was unhurt. The Mellieha woman was a... - [PN fund-raiser yields €177,645] A fund-raising marathon raised €177,645 for the Nationalist Party yesterday. The activity started with a political activity in Marsaxlokk and continued with a telethon on Net Television until the late evening. The funds will be used in the... - [Malta newspapers in review] The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers today. Times of Malta reports how the punctuality of buses took a knock this month as traffic congestion increased. The newspaper also focuses on the contrasting comments made by the... - [Buses take punctuality knock because of traffic] Buses are not immune to the traffic chaos as punctuality and reliability levels dropped by 30 per cent in October, according to a top company official. Julio Tironi, group transport division director at Autobuses de León, the company running the... World news - [Major offensive to retake Mosul from IS launched] Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants. Mosul is Iraq's second largest city and the push to retake it will be the biggest military... - [Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's teen daughter killed in Kentucky crossfire] The 15-year-old daughter of US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died today after being caught in an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles outside of a Kentucky restaurant, police said. After the shooting in Lexington at about 4am EDT (0800 GMT),... - [Boko Haram faction ready to negotiate release of 83 Chibok girls] The Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president's spokesman said... - [Putin dismisses US hacking claims as campaign rhetoric] Russian President Vladimir Putin has shrugged off new US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers, saying such statements only confirmed that Washington used cyber attacks for political ends. Speaking after a summit of developing... - [At Guantanamo, the wheels of justice barely turn] War crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay for suspects accused of attacks against the United States have ground to a near halt a decade after the military courts' creation, with lawyers warning that some detainees could spend many more years waiting to... Opinion - [Empowering people] Power to the People is a song written by John Lennon. It speaks about the power that people ought to have over their destiny. Disgruntled... - [The tanker goes pop] It is not the first marine vessel to do so. Titanic, Bismarck, Costa Concordia and Enterprise are well-known around the world. Yellow... - [Compare and contrast (2)] The expression ‘comparisons are odious’ was coined hundreds of years ago but it has resisted the test of time.  Notwithstanding,... - [Life on the scooter lane] I have a Vespa. It’s not pink, but almost: it’s plum with a beige seat. It’s old, it’s got a tiny, barely visible, knock on one side, but... - [Lives no longer pre-determined] For hundreds of years the lives of Maltese citizens were determined from birth according to the family they were born into. “Who’s your... Letters - [That elusive audit] Joseph Muscat has of late been giving reporters the slip. Quite obviously, this is not pre-election 2013 when he was courting them as he... - [To vote at 16] I cannot agree more with Ray Azzopardi when he wrote (September 29) about the vote for 16-year-olds. I write from personal experience as... - [Dangerous fumes] I have noticed that cars emitting dangerous fumes are on the increase. This, together with the constant traffic on the roads must be... - [Bad governance] Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted his three fresco panels themed Allegory of Good and Bad Government between late February 1338 and the end of... - [Values – a 60-year evolution] 1956: An old lady goes up a bus. The moment they see her, three secondary school boys spring up from their seats offering her their place... Sport - [Lithuania-Malta raises betting alert] Malta’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania was closely monitored by FIFA after the game attracted irregular betting... - [Mourinho says added pressure could affect referee’s display] Jose Mourinho believes the furore that has surrounded Anthony Taylor’s appointment as referee for Liverpool’s clash with Manchester... - [Naxxar secure win in second half] Melita 0Naxxar Lions 2 Naxxar Lions scored two second half goals to see off 10-man Melita and clinch their third victory of the... - [Football results....] Ligue 1Rennes vs Bordeaux - 1-1Saint Etienne vs Dijon - 1-1 Marseille vs Metz - 1-0 Leading standings: Nice 23; Paris SG, Monaco 19;... - [President’s Cup gets underway] The first races from the President’s Cup championship, open for Premier Class trotters, were held yesterday during the 42nd meeting of... Business News - [What future for Gozo’s tourism?] The peak of the tourism season is practically over. It has been another record year as far as numbers are concerned. As usual Malta... - [­­­Shipping movements] These ships are expected in Malta: The BC Hamburg from Algiers to Algiers and the Maersk Regensburg from Algiers to Algiers (both Thomas... - [Africa’s population boom fuelling ‘unstoppable’ migration to Europe] When German Chancellor Angela Merkel toured three African nations last week for talks on curbing migration to Europe, the leader of the... - [When spontaneity meets technology] Steve Mercieca smiles when asked what distinguishes Quicklets and Zanzi Homes from other real estate companies and removes his shoes to... - [Misco study shows 4.9% rise in salaries] Misco’s recent ‘Salaries and Benefit Report’ shows there was a 4.9 per cent rise in annual average salaries in Malta. The highest... Social - [Announcements] BAJADA. On October 15, CARMEL, aged 61, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his... - [Czech cultural week] An exhibition on Emperor Charles IV celebrating the 700th anniversary of his birth is being held at the Chamber of Commerce in... - [An opera workshop ahead of Aida] A free workshop featuring the artistic and music directors from Teatru Astra’s forthcoming production of Aida is taking place tonight at... - [Week celebrating Italy worldwide] From today, all those territories that host an Italian embassy and cultural institute will be promoting Italian language and culture... - [Così Fan Tutte live] Semyon Bychkov conducts a cast of young, up-and-coming talent including American soprano Corinne Winters in a new production of Mozart’s... Blogs - [What a coincidence - not] I hold no brief for Beppe Fenech Adami, and if he’s acted in any manner that is not in accordance with the standards of propriety to... - [To each his own] All twenty articles that I have since written for this blog, come from one premise: that the “disagreement” between the Opposition and... - [Lie witness news] The big oil-storage tanker that will be feeding the still-to-be-inaugurated power station will be entering the Marsaxlokk harbour within... - [MAP(ping) women’s control] Picture suffering a medical emergency in the middle of the night. You know that there’s a pill that will sort out this emergency in no... - [A journalist dies in Jordan. May his death be a clear sign to all of us] Over the past few days there has been a major debate in the US and the murder of a prominent journalist in Jordan. These two facts seem... 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