timesofmalta.com newsletter - 14 Jun 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Wednesday, 14 Jun 2017 [Times of Malta]( [A&A Mizzi ]( National - [Muscat expected to face tough questions during Euro Parliament rule of law debate]( Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is expected to face tough questions from MEPs during a European Parliament debate this afternoon on the rule of law in Malta. Both Dr Muscat and the European Commission will be giving statements during the debate. Dr... - [Cabinet holds first meeting, cabinet table not big enough]( The Cabinet held its first meeting at the Auberge de Castille yesterday, around a Cabinet table that was not quite large enough, as the picture below shows. Parliamentary secretaries joined ministers for the meeting. The Cabinet, including the... - [Man suffers knife injuries in Gzira argument]( A man suffered knife injuries during an argument with another man in Gzira last night. The brawl was reported just after 9pm in Ponsomby Street. The victim, 39, was hospitalised while his alleged aggressor was arrested. Police investigations are... - [David Thake calls for fair casual election mechanism]( Decisions on which seats are to be vacated by Nationalist Party candidates elected in two districts should no longer be taken by the party, but through a mechanism based on who is next in line to make it to Parliament. PN candidate David Thake... - [Today's front pages]( The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta reports how illegal drugs on the Maltese market are among the cheapest and of the lowest quality in Europe. The newspaper also gives prominence to Simon Busuttil's... World news - [US blames North Korea for spree of global hacking]( The United States government has issued a rare alert squarely blaming North Korea for a series of cyber attacks stretching back to 2009. It has warned that more are likely on the way.  No specific victims have been named but the report refers to... - [Watch live: Huge fire engulfs London tower block]( More than 200 firefighters are tackling a massive blaze at a block of flats in London, with reports of people trapped in their homes. Forty engines were called to the 27-storey Grenfell Tower at just after 1.15am, on the Lancaster West Estate,... - ['Let us come together in a spirit of national unity' - UK's May]( The UK parliament returned today for the first time since last week's general election, with Prime Minister Theresa May saying "at least someone won a landslide" after John Bercow was re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the House of Commons. "As we... - [Jeff Sessions denies 'false and scurrilous Russia allegations']( US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has heatedly denied that he had any undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador or conversations with Russian officials about the US elections. He vowed to defend his honour "against scurrilous and false... - [North Korea releases US student, Tillerson says]( North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, a US university student who has been held captive there since January 2016, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today. Warmbier, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, is on his way... Opinion - [Simon Busuttil should stay]( The general election is over. The Labour Party was confirmed as Malta’s government for the next five years. Let’s look at the results and... - [Brexit nightmare]( The United Kingdom’s referendum a year ago gave the government the mandate to take Britain out of the EU. That was all. Voters did not... - [Violence against women: an EU concern]( The European Council has just approved the signature of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against... - [Securing peace after war]( On June 3, Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) gained its most significant strategic military victory in the southern part of the... - [Failing the children]( Too many of our children are not succeeding in our schools around the world. This is an urgent issue that requires a radical rethinking... Letters - [The Duke and Malta]( With reference to the feature “11 things you may not know about the Duke” (June 10), I wonder if I might be permitted to add a 12th? The... - [Best-dressed man]( The photo published alongside my letter entitled “Best-dressed man” (June 10) was not the photo I referred to in my original e-mail... - [Regenerational attitudes]( On June 1, 2017, Pope Francis outlined three attitudes for us, young priests, that help us be missionary disciples in permanent formation. - [Bemusement]( I read John Guillaumier’s letter, ‘The good old days’ (June 7), with a degree of amusement but also an equal degree of... - [Spiritually poor]( During the past 20 years I have been living in Swieqi. Perfectly nice, and even beautiful, two-storey houses have been torn down – and... Sport - [Spiteri, Bezzina establish course records]( For the fifth year running, the National Mountain Running Championships were held in BinÄ¡emma, under the auspices of the MÄ¡arr local... - [Bold Blues recover to upstage Neptunes]( Sliema Frank Salt ended on a high yesterday when they managed to turn round a three-goal deficit which lasted almost three minutes into... - [Galea, Vella Wood take honours at Ta’ Penellu]( Keith Galea outsprinted his rivals to clinch a memorable victory in the second race of the National Championship series at the grueling... - [Farrugia wins skeet title at Grand Prix]( The Malta International Open Grand Prix could not have got to a better start for local shooters after Clive Farrugia won the skeet... - [Roma sign Moreno from PSV]( Roma have strengthened their defence for next season by signing Mexico centre-half Hector Moreno from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a... Business News - [Stocks and US bond yields rise as Fed meets]( World stock markets rose with bank shares and short-dated United States bond yields hit multi-week peaks yesterday as investor focus... - [Qatar ‘comfortable’ despite the sanctions, markets stabilise]( Qatar’s financial markets stabilised on Monday after a week of losses as the government showed it could keep the economy running in the... - [Manchester, London attacks hit demand for attractions such as Madame Tussauds]( Merlin Entertainments, operator of Madame Tussauds waxworks and other attractions, has seen a fall in demand from domestic tourists... - [Female entrepreneurs]( She Started It, an award-winning documentary following the trailblazing stories of five women web entrepreneurs, was shown in Malta. For... - [Rise in passenger volume]( The total number of passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport, Kosice Airport) last month increased... Social - [A retrospective look at an artist]( A retrospective exhibition will be held for late painter Isabelle Borg, who was known for her bold and expressive works. Borg studied... - [Celebrating St John the Baptist]( The Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is organising its seventh Orchestral Charity Concert in celebration of... - [Operatic arias in Strait Street]( The Strada Stretta Concept, under the auspices of the Valletta 2018 Foundation, is tonight presenting Opera Under Stretta Stars, which... - [Announcements]( ABELA. On June 12, at Mater Dei Hospital, VINCENZA, widow of Costantino, passed away peacefully, aged 89. She leaves to mourn her loss... - [Announcements]( ABELA. On June 8, CHRISTOPHER PAUL (Chris) of Rabat, aged 28, passed away tragically in a traffic accident, comforted by the rites of... Blogs - [Two Labour victories and the politics of modesty]( Now that the British general elections are sealed by leafy Kensington turning to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, one might start to make... - [Media personalities, switchers and controversy]( The final results are seeping through our complex electoral system, revealing who our MPs will be. Besides the overall party majority,... - [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... 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