timesofmalta.com newsletter - 11 Feb 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 11 Feb 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [Almost €70,000 raised for Daphne Caruana Galizia]( Around €70,000 were raised in 36 hours in a crowdfunding initiative to support Daphne Caruana in the wake of a controversial garnishee order instituted by Economy Minister Chris Cardona following the blogger's brothel claims. The figure raised... - [Maltese newspapers in review]( These are the main stories featured in today's Maltese newspapers: Times of Malta reports that football authorities may act immediately to suspend anyone suspected of child abuse from participation in football, according to a draft policy. It also... - [Muslim secondary school to shut down after 20 years]( Malta's only Muslim school will be closing its doors to secondary students in the wake of extreme financial problems, Times of Malta has learnt. The Mariam Al Batool Muslim School has been struggling to make ends meet in recent years and staff... - [Photos of the week - Times of Malta]( Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days. - [St Paul’s feast colours Valletta]( Hundreds of Pawlini gathered in Valletta yesterday to celebrate the feast of St Paul's Shipwreck as bemused tourists soaked in the joyous atmosphere. Bathed in a warm winter sun, the streets on the capital’s eastern flank transformed into a sea of... World news - [Rescuers form human chain to help stranded whales in New Zealand]( Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves again in a remote bay, where 300 of the animals died this week. The incident, in the shallow muddy waters of Golden... - [Watch: Trump considers new travel ban]( US President Donald Trump is considering issuing a new executive order banning citizens of certain countries travelling to the United States after his initial attempt to clamp down on immigration and refugees snarled to a halt amid political and... - [Stampede at stadium kills 17, injures scores in Africa]( At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede at an Angolan football match last night when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium gates, a medical official said. The crowd in the northern city of Uige pushed against barriers... - [Polish Prime Minister is flown to Warsaw after car crash]( Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has suffered minor injuries in a car crash and been flown to the capital Warsaw for medical tests, a spokesman said. The accident happened about 6.30 pm on Friday in the town of Oswiecim, southern Poland -... - [Trump promises action 'very rapidly' after travel ban halted]( US President Donald Trump has promised to take action "very rapidly" to protect the country and its citizens, a day after a federal appeals court firmly kept his travel ban on hold. He did not reveal his planned next step to control travel into... Opinion - [The ECHR and Malta]( I refer to recent media reports that a man was awarded €10,000 and costs by the European Court of Human Rights for the findings of a... - [Is history dead?]( Yosanne Vella History is a subject which offers many challenges for students. It is an area where howling mistakes are quite common, to... - [Private lives and public interest]( All it takes to get the country’s hormone levels up a notch is one blogger backed by a few sordid politicians and fewer still... - [The emerging contradiction]( The recent survey on household finance and consumption published by the Central Bank of Malta has punctually evidenced the glaring... - [Valletta: striking a balance]( Urban regeneration is a process spanning decades. Valletta’s regeneration gained momentum with several public sector projects in the... Letters - [Save the flour mill]( Millions of euros are being spent in the area of Buskett forest. Well done. Unknown to many is the underground emergency flour mill in... - [Out of touch]( I’m shocked and appalled by the editorial ‘It’s only right if abortion’s wrong’ (February 7). I presume this newspaper employs... - [Poverty is no perception]( With reference to the article ‘Poverty is real in Malta’ (February 7), the Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity fully concurs... - [Good tree management]( Now that the walls and bastions of the Floriana land front are to be rehabilitated, quite a few trees and shrubs must be removed. The... - [Insensitive attitude]( Can someone from ARMS Ltd please explain why, after nearly a year, my account still does not bear my name. My husband died nearly one... Sport - [Napoli seal 2-0 win over Genoa to climb to second]( Napoli secured a 2-0 win over Genoa thanks to second-half goals from Piotr Zielinski and Emanuele Giaccherini at the Stadio San Paolo to... - [Sporting briefs]( Friendly: Brazil will play Argentina in an international friendly on June 9 in Australia, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said. - [Football news]( Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA. “Now it’s... - [Sports round-up]( Athletics: Peres Jepchirchir set a world record in the women’s half marathon yesterday, the Kenyan clocking a time of one hour, five... - [England’s Jones takes back-row risk against Wales]( England will field one of their most inexperienced back-row combinations ever against a likely trio of British and Irish Lions when they... Business News - [Ukraine PM sees IMF deal by end-Feb amid new fighting in east]( Kiev expected to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund by the end of the month to allow the next tranche of aid, Prime... - [Trump tax cut talk, Chinese data spur risk rally]( Wall Street hit records highs for a second day and the dollar rose on hopes of business-friendly tax cuts, as upbeat Chinese trade data... - [Daily currency report]( An overnight descent took the euro to late January lows against the dollar, a decline spurred by rising political risk ahead of France’s... - [BOV shares reach a nine-year high]( The Malta Stock Exchange index recouped last week’s losses as it gained 0.4 per cent, to close the week at 4,734.735 points. Trading in... - [Company briefs]( STM is recycling 58 per cent of its water at the Kirkop site, it was reported in the company’s group annual Sustainability Report for... Social - [Announcements]( CAMILLERI. On February 10, at Mater Dei Hospital, Fr SEBASTIAN CAMILLERI, ofm, aged 95, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of... - [Pharmacies open tomorrow]( Chemimart Pharmacy, 14, St Anne Street, Floriana (2123 9310);Trinity Pharmacy, 32, Marsa Road, Marsa (2123 5595);Anici Pharmacy, Anici... - [Back in time with love]( Anyone looking for some good natured fun this weekend can enjoy a nostalgic trip down memory lane today with a drive-in movie night... - [In Guardia Parade]( The In Guardia Parade is a re-enactment portraying the inspection of the fort and its garrison by the Grand Bailiff of the Order of the... - [St Paul celebrations]( On the occasion of the feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul commemorated yesterday, the Anglican church is hosting a Mass, lecture and lunch... Blogs - [Fake news]( ● Ann Fenech is a snob and does not think pastizzi from Is-Serkin are suitable for prime ministers.● Ann Fenech likes to slum it and... - [Tacit Genocides and the curse of a punitive morality]( While they take delight in using any opportunity to attack each other, our MPs have kept their peace over what is being planned by... - [Right-wingers, grow a pair]( I don't usually resort to this sort of crassness, but the time for kid gloves clearly has gone. Where are your balls? I direct this... - [We’re going to make it after all]( Way back when I was just over a decade old, a woman would walk down the streets of Minneapolis week after week and fling her hat in the air. - [KISSing the Affaire Lowenbrau]( Given the awesome level of prevarication and obfuscation to which Premier Joseph's minions, now including yet another legal luminary in... 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