timesofmalta.com newsletter - 5 Jun 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 5 Jun 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands]( National - [Watch: Daughter distraught over father’s missing memorial stone]( A Maltese-Canadian was shocked to find her father's gravestone missing when she visited a cemetery in Rabat. Carol Tonna Bellefleur told Times of Malta she had come to Malta to visit her father’s grave. She and her husband used to visit her... - [How the electoral districts swung]( Updated 8.44am Gozo has swung for the Labour Party, with 51.23 per cent of voters in district 13 casting their votes for Joseph Muscat's PL. In the previous election, the PL had come within a whisker of winning the traditional PN stronghold,... - [Live: Check which MPs are elected]( Updated Monday, 8am Thirteen MPs have been elected from 12 districts: seven Labour and six Nationalist. Joseph Muscat (PL) and Simon Busuttil (PN) were both elected from two districts, as was to be expected. In the 2013 election, 12 MPs were... - [District 3]( Select a district: Select your option District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13  Name: Chris Fearne Party: PL First Count... - [Today's front pages]( As is to be expected, the Labour Party's resounding electoral win makes all the front pages this morning. The Times of Malta reports that the PL has won a record victory with the highest ever majority by a party in government. The Malta... World news - [Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE sever ties to Qatar over "terrorism"]( Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar today, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world. Qatar said it... - [Putin denies having compromising information on Trump]( Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly denied he had any compromising material about U.S. President Donald Trump in a sometimes combative televised interview broadcast on Sunday. "Well, this is just another load of nonsense," Putin said on NBC... - [Iran's leader lashes out at Trump, Saudis for anti-Tehran alliance]( Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out today against US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's leaders for their new regional alliance against Tehran, saying it would bear no fruit. Trump singled out Iran as a key source of... - [London victims death toll rises to seven]( Updated: 5pm The death toll from last night's terrorist attack in London rose to seven this morning, with Prime Minister Theresa May vowing to step up anti-terrorism efforts. Twenty-one of those injured in Saturday's London Bridge attack are in a... - [UK PM May calls for beefed up terror response after London attack]( British Prime Minister Theresa May reacted today to an attack that killed seven people in London by saying things could not continue as they were and that the strategy for dealing with terrorism needed to be reviewed in four ways. Three assailants... Opinion - [Simon Busuttil’s mistakes]( I am writing this piece on Tuesday, May 30, so I do not know the result of the election. However, I am willing to predict that the Labour... - [Failure of revolution]( This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Russian October Revolution. The bloody regime established at the close of the... - [Sustaining the economy]( One of the main challenges of Malta’s newly elected government will be to sustain the country’s economy. This requires a proper balance... - [Are ‘fat acceptance campaigns’ encouraging us to dig our own grave?]( A string of adverts promoting self-love and fat acceptance have been doing the rounds. What started out as a couple of adverts portraying... - [Holistic approach to obesity]( A report was published last year (Eurostat, 2016) showing that one in four Maltese are obese, the highest rate in Europe. A blunt report... Letters - [Dubious visions]( The Times of Malta looks more and more like a parochial Church newspaper. It devotes too much space to devotional topics. The latest,... - [Trapped in a bus]( I write to warn people about a situation I found myself in, hoping others would not have to go through it too. I took a bus at the... - [Obsolete]( I refer to Charles Barbara’s letter of 27 May. The nameplate ‘Freedom Square’ does refer to independence from the British. I remember in... - [Education conference]( I would like to thank the Malta China Friendship Society, its president, Reno Calleja, and Education Minister Evarist Bartolo for their... - [Marsa flyover project]( Regarding the recent supplement supplied with The Sunday Times of Malta that showcased the ongoing and future projects of the Ministry of... Sport - [Sporting briefs]( Friendly: United States striker Christian Pulisic grabbed a second-half goal to rescue a 1-1 draw with Venezuela in a friendly in Utah... - [Funding and fresh blood key for sound future]( The 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe have come and gone and the Maltese Olympic Committee contingent returned home saying they... - [Real’s remarkable Ronaldo delivers when it matters]( Cristiano Ronaldo just seems to get better and better. On Saturday he made the difference yet again with two goals to help Real Madrid... - [Football news]( Jonny Evans is intrigued by the possibility of playing abroad in the future, having learned Spanish on his daily commute to the... - [Zidane can stay at Real for life – Perez]( Zinedine Zidane can stay at Real Madrid for life, club president Florentino Perez said yesterday, after the Frenchman became the first... Business News - [UTair starts daily flights to Moscow-Vnukovo from Vienna Airport]( Russia can now be reached even more easily as UTairhas started offering flights to Moscow-Vnukovo. At a press briefing, Pavel Permyakov,... - [Digital banking platform launched]( FIMBank announces the launch of FIMBank Direct, a secure digital banking platform targeting the evolving needs of both personal and... - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The Maersk Bali from Port Tangier to Izmit and the Maersk Taikung from Port Said to Port Tangier (both... - [What’s truly Italian?]( For the Italian government, it seemed like a recipe for success: create an official “Made in Italy” logo to defend the country’s finest... - [Appreciation for healthcare providers]( Soon hundreds of University students will be finishing their studies after years of hard work. Most will be excited that in a few months’... Social - [Announcements]( Major PATRICK BEACOM. Thinking of you with love on your birthday. Your sister Vikki, Simon and Jonathan. Obituaries ARRIGO AZZOPARDI. On... - [Consume artworks]( Victor Agius is currently exhibiting a number of installations and other documentation and mixed media artworks, called Consume, which... - [Art exhibition]( S P E K T R U M is an art exhibition created by a group of seven Bachelor of Education (Honours) students majoring in art. The starting... - [A Plastic Ocean]( A documentary, organised by the NGO ‘No to Plastic Malta’ and Cinexjenza, entitled, A Plastic Ocean, highlighting the harmful impact... - [Calls for applications for Malta International Arts Festival]( The Malta International Arts Festival has issued three calls for applications for interested individuals working across different... Blogs - [My first time]( Voting. Back when I was simply excited to finally obtain what I believed to be a degree of influence on the way my country is run... - [Master Crooks]( Malta’s Destiny had a chance of pushing our international musical reputation sky-high but alas she lost out even if she gave a superb... - [It is not Sophie’s choice]( As the day of reflection draws closer I thought I’d write about the profound choice we’re all facing come election day. Voting is... - [Have a good look]( Pick up a hard copy of the Times, or take a look at the PDF version online. Count the number of column inches that exhort you to vote to... - [We do have a choice]( Wednesday morning Martin Scicluna told readers of the Times of Malta that, poor fellows, they have a Hobson’s choice in the coming election. Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Monday, 5 Jun 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with timesofmalta.com. 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