timesofmalta.com newsletter - 14 Feb 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Vanity, Profanity & Worship]( National - [Doctors' association gives warning of industrial action]( Notice of industrial action affecting all sectors of the medical profession has been given by the doctor's association, which gave until March 14 for pending issues to be resolved. The Medical Association of Malta said in a statement this morning... - [Task force proposes prison time for sport corruption]( Athletes and club officials guilty of sport corruption may face up to five years in prison and interdiction from sporting events, a proposed law suggests. The penalties, which include a hefty fine running into thousands of euros, is harsher than... - [Today's newspapers in review]( The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says Deniro Magri, a 27-year-old man, has been charged with the murder of Sylvester Farrugia last Sunday. The court heard that he opened fire on three people who had... - [Nationalist MP's claims contradicted in court - PL]( Sworn testimony in court by George Farrugia, the man at the heart of the oil procurement scandal, contradicted claims by Nationalist MP Claudio Grech that they had never met him, the Labour Party said today. Mr Farrugia had been given a pardon by... - [After a decade in Malta, a man’s stability at risk]( A man whose dream to study medicine drove him out of Sudan 11 years ago, feels like all his efforts to survive and build a decent life will vanish come October. Mohammed Ahmed’s protection status is up for renewal in October, but the government... World news - [Playboy brings back naked women, saying nudity ban was a mistake]( Naked women are back in Playboy magazine, ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous. Playboy celebrated the reversal on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal. The U-turn came on Monday with the release of... - [Trump's security adviser resigns over Russia row]( President Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure comes after less than a... - [Top cardinals back the Pope after anonymous attacks by conservatives]( Senior Roman Catholic cardinals from the around the world defended Pope Francis today against a spate of recent attacks from conservatives challenging his authority. In an unusual move, nine cardinals in a group advising Francis on Vatican... - [Islamic State leadership targeted in airstrike, Baghdadi fate unclear]( The Iraqi airforce carried out a strike on a house where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was thought to be meeting other commanders, Iraq's Iraqi military said in a statement today, without making clear whether he had been hit. The... - [Four dead in French Alps avalanche]( At least four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, local emergency services said. The skiers were caught off piste at the resort of Tignes, according to local newspaper Le Dauphine Libere. Others are still trapped in the snow,... Opinion - [It’s all about people]( Or shall I say ‘ordinary people’, by which I mean to refer to those who try to live a decent life without asking or expecting privileges,... - [The special relationship is back]( Days after the shock of Pearl Harbour Winston Churchill journeyed across the Atlantic to meet with President Franklyn D Roosevelt,... - [So, are you love sick?]( Plato said “love is a mentalillness”. Author Fran Lebowitz described love as a “pleasurable mental illness”. A psychology graduate... - [The great American wall]( When the rock band Scorpions performed its iconic hit song Wind of change live in Berlin in 1990, singing the words “Did you ever think... - [Public interest in media law]( Deborah Schembri (‘Private lives and public interest’, February 11) asks: “Should the private life of politicians, and by private here I... Letters - [Red card]( Allow me to refer to a news item titled ‘Commission “morally convinced” Jimmy Magro solicited €25,000’ (February 2, 2017). The following... - [Marsascala inconvenience]( In the beginning of this year, a new pavement started to take shape in the old bypass connecting Å»abbar to Marsascala. A pavement in this... - [Mercy inpractice]( The agreement with Libya on migrants is not much help to them. Libya cannot cope with migrant problems as it has a lot to deal with ... - [Pigs and troughs]( One of my favourite songs is Stop this world, written by jazz pianist and singer Mose Allison in 1966 and recently recorded by Diana... - [Fitting tribute]( I was moved by Peter Busuttil’s memorial article on Pino Scicluna. It was written not only with much knowledge of that very fine actor... Sport - [Sporting briefs]( Dyer: Swansea City’s Premier League survival hopes were dealt a blow yesterday with the news that Nathan Dyer has been ruled out for the... - [Football news]( Borussia Dortmund have been fined €100,000 and will have part of their ground shut for their next home Bundesliga match following recent... - [Lopes banned for defacing shirt]( Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes has been suspended for one game for sparking a bizarre dispute with rivals St Etienne. Lopes blocked out St... - [Bilic charged with improper conduct]( West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has been charged with improper conduct after Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw against West... - [City win at Bournemouth]( Sergio Aguero roared back into action for Manchester City, claiming a sharp goal and helping them move into position as Chelsea’s top... Business News - [UK employers worry that EU workers will leave this year – survey]( More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or... - [Stocks move higher on Trump policy bets]( A gauge of global equity markets advanced yesterday and bond yields rose, lifted by a re-emergence of assets likely to benefit from... - [EU sees eurozone economy weaken this year, Britain to halve growth by 2018]( The eurozone’s economic growth was expected to lose some speed this year and to rebound in 2018 while the British economy would nearly... - [IMF’s Lagarde says worried about European elections]( International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde said she was worried about the result of looming elections in Europe,... - [Samsung chief appears for second round of questions in graft probe]( Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor’s office for questioning yesterday as part of a wider... Social - [Lunchtime concert]( A delightful and sparkling piano concert of classic music is going to be held today in Valletta. Upcoming young pianist Julia Aquilina... - [Call for local food producers, artisans and craft makers]( Malta Artisan Markets (MSM) is looking for people who grow, make, create, style, craft or bake their own products. Those passionate about... - [Talk on Tabucchi]( This month’s Magic Box talk taking place today in Valletta focuses on contemporary Italian author Antonio Tabucchi (1943-2012). A writer... - [Announcements]( AGIUS. On February 12, Rev. Canon MARIO AGIUS of Paola, aged 82, passed away peacefully at Mater Dei Hospital, comforted by the rites of... - [Announcements]( AGIUS. On February 12, at Mater Dei Hospital, Rev. Canon MARIO AGIUS of Paola, aged 82, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of... 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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