timesofmalta.com newsletter - 29 Jun 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 29 Jun 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Progress Press]( National - [Widespread power cut last night]( A power cut was reported in several localities in Malta late yesterday, shutting down fans and air conditioners in one of the hottest nights so far this year. Enemalta has not yet explained the cause. Readers reported the power cut in Pieta'... - [Maltese local councils join the fight against Trump’s climate move]( Twenty-four Maltese local councils have joined a major international coalition of cities aiming to fight climate change through local initiatives. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, which met for the first time on Tuesday in... - [Today's front pages]( The following are the main stories making the front pages today. Times of Malta leads with a warning that a proposed hotel on the Delimara coastline will have a “major negative impact” on the stability of the adjacent cliff and the rural character... - [Young man injured in traffic accident]( A 19-year-old man from Victoria was grievously injured this afternoon after crashing into a wall at Nadur. The police said the accident happened in Triq ir-Rabat corner with Triq Ta’ Xħajma at 5.20pm when the young man lost control of his car. A... - [Gay marriage split would condemn PN to eternity in Opposition, Busuttil warns]( A split on the gay marriage issue would condemn the Nationalist Party for an eternity in Opposition, Simon Busuttil warned this evening warned. Delivering the concluding speech of the party's first general council following the June 3 general... World news - [Top papal adviser charged with sexual assault in blow to the Vatican]( Australian police have charged a top adviser to Pope Francis with multiple historical sex crimes in a case that poses a dilemma for the pontiff who has vowed no tolerance for such offences. Cardinal George Pell is the Vatican's de facto treasury... - [Mountains of garbage pile up on Greek streets as strikes continue]( Huge piles of trash are mounting across Greece, sparking concerns over a health hazard as garbage collectors continue a nation-wide strike to demand job security. The country is in the midst of the tourist season, and tourists are side-stepping... - [Mountains of garbage pile up on Greek streets as strikes continue]( Huge piles of trash are mounting across Greece, sparking concerns over a health hazard as garbage collectors continue a nation-wide strike to demand job security. The country is in the midst of the tourist season, and tourists are side-stepping... - [Venezuela hits out at EU and US for 'ignoring helicopter terror attack']( A Venezuelan minister has denounced the international community for not condemning the actions of a helicopter pilot the government accuses of using gunfire and grenades to attack the Supreme Court and Interior Ministry. Foreign relations minister... - ['Clever boy' Obama returns to Indonesia for a family holiday]( From white water rafting in Bali to visiting temples on Java, former US President Barack Obama's private family holiday is being closely tracked in Indonesia where he spent four years as a child. Obama was six when he moved to Jakarta after his... Opinion - [Marriage is a covenant]( In a 2015 pastoral letter on the same-sex marriage debate, themed ‘Don’t mess with marriage’, the Catholic Bishops of Australia observed... - [Death of a political giant]( Political life is a paradox. Politicians seek to achieve results in the short run because electoral success depends on this. However,... - [Gay marriage on principle]( Eighty-two years ago this month, Jesuit scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin spoke at the marriage of Hervé de la Goublaye de Ménorval... - [EU should be ambitious]( British voters have delivered the most unexpected election result in decades. Everyone expected Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party to be either... - [Agenda 2022: Muscat’s legacy]( Eddie Fenech Adami’s great legacy was Malta’s accession to the European Union. Ä orÄ¡ Borg Olivier’s, the attainment of independence. Dom... Letters - [Marian experience]( Two French friends, my wife and I happened to visit the national sanctuary of Ta’ Pinu, near L-Għammar, and Għarb on June 22. The old car... - [Hard-won rights]( I have become ever more worried for the world’s future. It seems democracy is under attack from within and without. The attacks from... - [The common good]( It has been reported (June 22) that, after being elected to Parliament, Godfrey Farrugia remarked that his election sends a strong signal... - [Bad planning]( When one lands at the Sliema Ferries from a Captain Morgan yacht, one is struck by the ugly development and townscape one is greeted... - [Just causes]( I would like to make it clear that, although I support amending the 2012 restrictive IVF law and agree being extended to single women... Sport - [San Ä iljan lay down marker as second round gets underway]( The second round of the BOV Premier and First Division championships starts today after each team in the top league played five matches... - [Shadows from the past (1,197): Keeper Sultana inspires Maroons to trophy glory]( Michael Sultana had all the ingredients of a fine goalkeeper. He was tall, had a safe pair of hands, his interceptions were prompt and... - [Football news]( Defender Dani Alves has confirmed that he has left Serie A champions Juventus after one season in Italy, with Manchester City the most... - [Floriana and Balzan face tough away matches]( Floriana and Balzan open their Europa League campaign with tough away assignments at Serbia’s Red Star and Videoton, of Hungary,... - [City coach not underestimating Folgore’s threat]( New Valletta coach Zoran Popovic is warning his players against complacency as the Citizens open their Europa League campaign with a... Business News - [Euro, bond yields drive higher on ECB scale-back bets]( The euro hit a one-year high yesterday and German 10-year Bund yields continued to rise after doubling the previous day, as bets grew... - [Minister says Greece needs privatisations]( Greece needs to step up its privatisation programme, deputy finance minister George Chouliarakis told reporters yesterday. Privatisations... - [Lloyds Banking Group compensation scheme set to miss deadline]( Lloyds Banking Group is set to miss an end-June deadline for offering compensation to victims of one of Britain’s largest fraud cases,... - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The Cielo di Agadir from Alexandria to Algiers, the APL California from Port Said to Koper, the CMA... - [Keen response to investor clinic]( An investor clinic was organised by Bank of Valletta and the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry with the collaboration of Saxo... Social - [Feasts today]( ■The Annunciation, Tarxien■St Peter and St Paul, Mdina and Nadur - [Big in Japan... and the world]( The British Museum presents an exclusive preview of its forthcoming exhibition, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, in the form of a... - [Attard-Zerafa performance]( Philip Attard (saxophone) and Christine Zerafa (pianoforte) will today give a recital at St George’s Basilica, Victoria, as part of the... - [Folk with strings attached]( Għanafest comes to an end today with two events in different locations, Buskett in the morning and BirżebbuÄ¡a in the evening. The... - [International Arts Festival starts today]( The Malta International Arts Festival starts today under the artistic direction of Michelle Castelletti. Featuring a varied programme of... Blogs - [“Kulħadd irid jiekol”]( My car was forced to a standstill as a heavy vehicle bulldozed its way into the street through a cloud of dust, belching noxious fumes in... - [An unsavoury defence]( Former GWU boss Tony Zarb has branded Opposition MEPs discussing Malta and the Panama Papers in the European Parliament as ‘traitors’. - [Small dogs, big dogs and silly laughs]( While Joseph Muscat, his followers and his many admirers gloat and plan more good times for all of us, the PN are seemingly at a low ebb... - [A Republic in abeyance]( It would be a disaster for the Labour Party to think that there is nothing to learn from its second landslide in a row. Likewise, it... - [Busuttil: a principled leader]( These last four years I was fortunate enough to come to know Dr Simon Busuttil quite well. He is an honest man and a good leader. Soft... 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