timesofmalta.com newsletter - 23 Mar 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 23 Mar 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [One dead, one hospitalised after suspected gas poisoning in Msida]( A man died and another was hospitalised after suffering suspected gas poisoning at a private residence in Msida this morning. The incident happened in Achille Ferris Street, close to the Msida skate park. The two men, both foreign, are believed to... - [Printing press equipment safety deemed ‘worrying’]( Nine out of every 10 printing presses inspected last year by the occupational health and safety watchdog did not have adequate machine safety measures in place, exposing staff to unnecessary risks. It transpired that safety guards, emergency stops... - [Today's front pages]( The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta leads with yesterday's terrorism in London under the heading: Terror is Westminster. It also highlights plans for Manoel Island, which include a hotel, casino, yacht... - [Hotel, shopping complex, casino planned for Manoel Island]( A hotel at Fort Manoel, an extensive shopping complex and a casino-hotel at the historic Lazaretto are among the proposals in Midi’s official development plans for Manoel Island. The plans were immediately described as “completely unacceptable” by... - [Muslim community in Malta condemns London terror attack]( The Muslim community in Malta has condemned “the terror criminal attack” at Westminster in London, “irrespective of the identity or ideology of the criminal perpetrators and their motives”. In a statement this evening, Imam Mohammed Elsadi said... World news - [London terror latest: Theresa May to lead Parliament in show of defiance]( The UK Parliament will put on a show of stoic defiance this morning as MPs attempt to go about their daily duties, less than 24 hours after a terror attack brought death and destruction to the heart of London. Both the House of Commons and the... - [British police make seven arrests after London attack]( Seven people have been arrested and six addresses raided in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with yesterday's Westminster terror attack, Mark Rowley, the Met's senior anti-terror officer, has said. Four people were killed and about... - [London terror: Tributes to unarmed policeman who challenged terrorist]( The London policeman who challenged a terrorist at the House of Commons and was stabbed to death, was unarmed. PC Keith Palmer was among four people killed before the terrorist was shot dead by other policemen. The 48-year-old husband and father... - [Terror at Westminster as assailant mows down pedestrians and stabs policeman before being shot]( Updated 5.58pm Car runs over pedestrians on Westminster Bridge Man shot as he tries to enter UK parliament Witnesses say assailant was in his 40s and had a long knife Police say they are treating incident as terrorism 'until we know... - [Deadly attacks in Western Europe since 2014]( Following are some of the deadly attacks in Western Europe over the past two years: March 22, 2017 - Police say there are an unspecified number of casualties including police officers in a "terrorist incident" close to the British parliament in... Opinion - [Vision for cooperation in health]( Earlier this week, ministers for health from 23 European Union countries convened in Valletta under the auspices of the Maltese... - [Abortion kills the unbornÂ]( Octogenarian and pro-abortion Martin Scicluna (March 8) rowed again into his usual rhetoric on abortion and women’s rights in Malta. In a... - [Which Europe for Malta?]( The future, they say, is not what it used to be. No kidding. Just look at the various futures, proudly trumpeted and then usually quietly... - [Between truth and perception]( It is more than obvious that the Nationalist Party has little to offer to the electorate at the next general election. PN leader Simon... - [Brexit is unleashed]( Theresa May will forever be recorded in the history books as the Prime Minister that led the UK out of the European Union. She may even... Letters - [Untimely death]( Recently, I received a post via Facebook which I would like to share with readers. Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely... - [Monument at Castille Square]( Following Ivan Camilleri’s article ‘Plans for Dom Mintoff monument modified’ (March 13) I feel bound to clarify a point regarding the... - [The real motive]( Small-minded people with a warped mentality have hurled considerable invective at Mario de Marco after it transpired that his law firm... - [Bountiful bundle of joy]( On March 14, Konrad Mizzi was celebrating the fourth birthday of his bouncing, bountiful bundle of joy: ‘earnville’. This self-effacing... - [Light of their God]( Zorba the Greek once said in his film: “Life is trouble. Only death is not.” To surmount the world’s troubles many nations and... Sport - [Scicluna takes honours at Ä nejna]( Set against the backdrop of the MÄ¡arr-Ä nejna coastal ridge, the second race of the BDO Malta Cross Country National Points Series race... - [Sports round-up]( Wrestling: British freestyle wrestler Chinu Sandhu, who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, has been handed a four-year ban for... - [Long-serving Cassar faces challenge to his post at MOC]( Joe Cassar and Marie Therese Cuschieri will contest the election for the post of Maltese Olympic Committee general secretary as... - [UEFA considers transfer market changes to reduce dominance of elite clubs]( UEFA will consider introducing squad limits and changes to the transfer system to prevent European teams hoarding players and stem the... - [Sports round-up]( Baseball: Puerto Rico made it to their second straight World Baseball Classic final on Monday with a 4-3 extra-innings win over the... Business News - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The Analena from Algiers to Algiers (Thomas Smith Shipping Ltd), the MV Eurocargo Malta from Genoa to... - [Stocks slip on Trump policies and gold rallies]( Most US and European share indexes fell or were little changed yesterday as concerns over potential delays to President Donald Trump’s... - [US farm heartland lobbies to steer Donald Trump away from Mexico trade war]( Farmers in the US agricultural heartland that helped elect Donald Trump are now pushing his administration to avoid a trade dispute with... - [‘Trade policies may increase not reduce trade deficit’]( Protectionist trade policies may increase, rather than reduce, a country’s trade deficit, the European Central Bank said in a study... - [Not oil but trade – the economic case for Scottish independence]( While the economic case for Scottish independence once centred on oil, people like company director Niall McLean now argue that trade is... Social - [Announcements]( AZZOPARDI. On March 20, at Mater Dei Hospital, MARGARET, widow of Edgar, passed peacefully away. She leaves to mourn her loss her son... - [Hedda Gabler at St James Cavalier]( St James Cavalier is showing an encore of the live broadcast of Hedda Gabler, as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme. Director Ivo van... - [Malta Robotics Olympiad 2017]( The largest technology event in Malta is being held this weekend at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali. This year, the Malta Robotics Olympiad (MRO) is... - [Public talk in Mdina]( The Carmelite Friars in Mdina, in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology, and the Maltese, Arabic and Libraries’ departments, will be... - [Gaulitana Espresso lunchtime concert]( The Espresso series today features the concert Viola and Piano Cincin Encores by the Duo Comuzzi-Curti Giardina, which will play works by... Blogs - [On excluding my religion]( Archbishop Scicluna, during a speech on the first anniversary of the death of dear Archbishop Mercieca, said that Church schools have to... - [Where's everybody?]( Nothing could have stopped the iconic Azure Window succumbing to its watery death. The most the authorities could have (possibly) done is... - [PN, listen up]( That the PN has not yet rid itself of the negative aura that got it dumped out of power in 2013 is a given. That since then, in the eyes... - [Trolls and minions, please note]( That Premier Muscat's trolls and minions were, are and will forever be simply gagging for the opportunity to deflect the country's... - [New lamps for old]( One of my favourite stories as a kid was the ever popular Aladdin. It lay deep in my copy of the 1001 Arabian Nights (the kid’s version,... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 23 Mar 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with timesofmalta.com. 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