timesofmalta.com newsletter - 11 Jan 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017 [Times of Malta] [TimesTalk] National - [Cold leads to record electricity demand - final preparations for commissioning of new power station] Cold weather has forced electricity demand to shoot up to an all-time high, Enemalta has confirmed. As Malta was gripped by the cold spell that pushed across Europe and into the Mediterranean and people resorted to using air conditioners and... - [Cold spell to ease for a few days] The cold spell will start to ease off today but temperatures will start to dip again during the weekend, independent weather forecaster FirstMalta.com said today. The temperature high is expected to reach 15 degrees celsius from today to Friday,... - [EU Commissioners to meet Malta's Cabinet today before presidency opening ceremony] The members of the European Commission led by president Jean Claude Juncker arrived in Malta last night for the formal inauguration of Malta's EU presidency today. The commissioners will have a meeting with the Cabinet at the Palace this morning... - [Malta newspapers review] The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta reports that the cold snap has caused record demand for electricity. MaltaToday reports that Simon Busuttil has ruled out internal debate on euthanasia. The Malta... - [FKNK reacts to BirdLife invitation, says it will continue to feed Gozo swans] The FKNK has given a guarded response to an invitation by BirdLife for collaboration in the protection of birds and the feeding of the swans currently in a reservoir in Marsalforn. The ornithological society yesterday called on the hunters’... World news - [British teenage girl charged with murder of 7-year-old girl] A 15-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl and with possession of an offensive weapon, police in the northern English region of Yorkshire said. The suspect, who cannot be named because she is a minor, is due to appear... - [Twenty people rescued from roller coaster in Australia] Twenty people were trapped and later rescued from the top of the Arkham Asylum roller coaster ride at a theme park on Australia's Gold Coast. Four people were helped down by emergency personnel using a ladder platform, the spokeswoman... - [Reports - Russia has compromising information about Trump] Top intelligence figures have briefed US president-elect Donald Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia has compromising personal and financial information about him,. The briefing about the document was first reported by CNN, which said... - [Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address] With a final call of his campaign mantra "Yes We Can," President Barack Obama urged Americans last night to stand up for US values and reject discrimination as the United States transitions to the presidency of Republican Donald Trump. In an... - [Dylann Roof condemned to death for South Carolina church massacre] A US jury has condemned white supremacist Dylann Roof to death for the hate-fueled killings of nine black parishioners at a Bible study meeting in a Charleston, South Carolina, church in 2015. The same jury last month found Roof, 22, guilty of 33... Opinion - [God’s own country] I have been visiting Australia for the last 20 years. Physically, at three million square miles, the Australian continent is over 30... - [A Europe for all the people] Malta’s presidency of the Council of the European Union is an opportunity for us to reassert a common vision for Europe. It is a vision... - [Booming economy and inequality] Local economists, particularly the politically partisan ones, continue to exalt the statistics supporting our booming economy, while... - [Panama Papers scandal] During the year just ended the Labour government con­tinued to dig itself deeper into a culture of institutionalised corruption with... - [Word of 2017: immigration] We have started a new year. What will be the words that will dominate 2017? I thought I would start with ‘immigration’. Three years ago,... Letters - [A sad departure] On January 20, the political side of my brain will breathe a sigh of sadness at Barack Obama’s departure from the White House. For a... - [Political contradictions] The leader of the Opposition (there are those who consider him as ‘leader of no opposition’) continues to baffle his own party supporters. - [Dump the referendum] In Malta, as in my own country – the United Kingdom – our democracies rely most heavily on the principle that elected legislatures reign... - [Turn-off] Allow me to refer to the letter ‘Good publicity’ by Alfred Gauci (December 29) wherein he said that certain articles, similar to the one... - [Thoughts for 2017] The new year started with Malta assuming the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe. Joseph Muscat now seems to be happy with... Sport - [National team player Falzon joins Spanish side Zornotza] Tevin Falzon is continuing his basketball career in the Spanish League after agreeing terms to play for Zornotza. Last month, the LEB... - [Sports round-up] Motor Racing: Mercedes technical head Paddy Lowe is departing the Formula One world champions and has started on a period of ‘gardening... - [Teenaged Russian ousts no.1 Kerber] Angelique Kerber’s build-up for next week’s Australian Open suffered a setback when the world number one was beaten 7-6 6-2 by Russian... - [Overseas fail to last the pace] Sliema Stompers 38Swieqi Overseas 18 Played in cold and windy conditions at Marsa last weekend, this opening match from the Mediterranean... - [Scerri wants to see more fight as Reds face Nadur] Ħamrun Spartans coach Jacques Scerri is expecting a strong response from his players today as they take on Nadur Youngsters in the final... Business News - [Alibaba’s Ma promises to bring 1m jobs to US] Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma met US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce giant’s new plan to... - [Company briefs] The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather stakeholders’ views on possible options for multilateral reform of... - [Saudi embrace of ride-hailing apps drives economic, social change] Saudi Arabia hopes its plan to bring a further 1.3 million women into the workforce by 2030 will be given a lift from ride-hailing apps... - [Equities gain on commodities rise while dollar falls] Stocks rose worldwide yesterday supported by a rally in commodities such as copper and precious metals, while the US dollar fell on... - [Retaining telecoms data] The conflict between data protection and data retention is of deep significance, particularly in the wake of terrorist attacks in the... Social - [Ballad singing and the murder of a priest] A public seminar is being held today at the University of Malta on the murder of Fr Viċenz Grimani. The seminar explores the relationship... - [Vocal concert] The Friends of the Manoel are organising a vocal concert this evening in Valletta. Taking part in the concert are soprano Rosabelle... - [A treat for cinema lovers] Ranier Werner Fassbinder’s masterpiece Berlin Alexanderplatz is being brought to local audiences by the German-Maltese Circle, starting... - [Announcements] BUGEJA. On January 10, at Mater Dei Hospital, LINO of Vittoriosa, residing at Marsascala, aged 86, passed away peacefully comforted by... - [Announcements] BALDACCHINO. With regret we announce the death of LOUIS of Msida, who passed away on January 6, aged 67. Funeral Mass præsente cadavere... Blogs - [I never saw Star Wars] That's right. I never saw Star Wars until last night. That may strike many as strange. After all, Star Wars first hyper-spaced itself... - [Take this plane to Uganda] This is not to be taken as any manner of negative criticism of the men and women on the ground who handled the "hijack" last week, or of... - [A glimmer of hope at the end of the year] 2016. One hell of a year, right? Seriously it was one hell of a year. Syria, South Sudan, terrorism all over Europe, thousands of... - [The angry politics of corporate nationalism] Confronted by angry politicians whose followers refuse to be rational and who have a total disregard towards empirical facts, we are... - [When words resonate] It's not about how our politicians look or dress but about what they say and the way they act. This has never been more true than it has... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with [timesofmalta.com]. 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