timesofmalta.com newsletter - 14 Sep 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 14 Sep 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Architects and Knights]( National - [Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Mosta]( A 27-year-old man from Lija was seriously injured following a traffic accident in Mosta this morning. The Yamaha motorcycle driver crashed into a Renault Kadjar on Triq l-Aħwa Galea at 6am. The 54-year-old man who was driving the car, who comes... - [Pulling out of last concert led to conductor sacking]( Brian Schembri’s decision to pull out of last June’s season-closing concert was the straw that broke the camel’s back, forcing the National Philharmonic Orchestra to sack its conductor, this newspaper has learnt. In a Facebook post two days ago,... - [SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi residents protest over exaggerated development]( Around 60 residents met on Dun Manwel Zammit Street in SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi this evening, protesting over planned social housing development which they believe will increase congestion and density issues in the area. The public meeting was organised by the... - [Impassioned call for national burden sharing of migrants]( Simon Busuttil yesterday called for national burden sharing, dismissing the proposal to close the Marsa open centre and move migrants to Ħal Far. “The European Court last week gave credence to arguments made by Malta and other European countries... - [Today's front pages]( Juncker's upbeat State of the European Union speech was given prominence on today's front -page of the Times of Malta, but the main story drew on the call for national burden sharing for migrants. In the Malta Independent, Albert Marshall insists... World news - [Watch: Blaze kills 24 at Islamic school in Malaysian capital]( A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur this morning, officials said. Officials suspected an electrical short circuit caused the blaze that broke out... - [8 perish in sweltering Florida nursing home, 150 evacuated]( Eight elderly patients died after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, officials said on Wednesday, prompting a criminal probe and adding to the mounting loss of life from the storm. Three... - ['Expedition 53' crew arrives at the International Space Station]( Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut arrived at the International Space Station today, about six hours after their Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan. Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and... - [Hungary rejects 'dead end street' of ceding powers to EU]( Hungary will not relinquish any of its national sovereignty to the European Union and will keep fighting against the EU's quota system for taking in asylum-seekers, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Reuters. As the EU plunges into an intense... - [10 key ideas from Juncker's State of the European Union speech]( The European Union should combine the posts of Commission and Council presidents into one to ensure it is “steered by a single captain,” Jean-Claude Juncker told MEPs during his annual State of the Union address today. In an hour-long speech to... Opinion - [Long haul ahead]( June 5 confirmed an astonishingly negative election result for the Opposition, a feared outcome that re-established a 36,000-vote lead... - [An example for coexistence]( The Qatari society is a unique example of peaceful coexistence between different religions, faiths and cultures. Qatar is at the... - [UN losing poker handÂ]( In poker, smart players know that the best thing to do with a weak hand is dump it. Not so the United Nations. Libya is doubling its... - [Rise of the rabble soother]( Barring something very unexpected, like winning a grand lottery, Adrian Delia is on course to accept the leadership of the Nationalist... - [Supporting women’s empowerment]( Throughout the last legislature, the government strived to empower women by providing incentives that allow them to work while... Letters - [PN tribute]( The Nationalist Party sat on a ‘throne’, the Nationalist Party had a great fall and all the Nationalist Party’s horses and all the... - [Generous help]( Two months ago, our car developed a mechanical fault and crashed in Triq il-Mistra, Xemxija. Passers-by phoned the emergency services and... - [Death sentence]( Can Transport Malta kindly inform readers whether a red cross sprayed on tree trunks indicates a death sentence for those trees? - [Money-laundering]( I wonder: can the Planning Authority be used for money-laundering purposes? I mean, a person making loads of money, whether legally or... - [Excellent service]( The other day I needed some information from the Social Services Department and, on phoning, a female officer answered all my questions... Sport - [Watch: Shakhtar Donetsk upset Napoli 2-1 in Champions League group game]( Shakhtar Donetsk stunned Serie A's Napoli with goals either side of half-time to win 2-1 in their Champions League Group F match on... - [Watch: Ronaldo fires holders Real to easy victory over APOEL]( An imperious Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice on his first competitive start of the season as Real Madrid beat APOEL Nicosia 3-0 on... - [Watch: Kane double helps Tottenham to victory over Dortmund]( Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur made a flying start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund... - [Watch: Aguero reaches goals milestone as City thrash Feyenoord]( Striker Sergio Aguero scored his 50th goal in European club competitions as Manchester City romped to a record 4-0 victory over Feyenoord... - [Watch: Correa equaliser for Sevilla leaves Liverpool ruing penalty miss]( Liverpool paid a heavy price for a first-half penalty miss as Sevilla grabbed a late equaliser to earn a 2-2 draw in their Champions... Business News - [Shipping movements]( These ships are expected in Malta: The HS Paris from Tanger Med to Alexandria, the AHS St Georg from Avcilar to Misurata, the K Pegasus... - [Apple takes the shine off stocks rally]( Disappointment over the timing of Apple’s iPhone X release hampered further gains for world stock markets yesterday after an easing of... - [Unemployment rate in UK lowest since 1975]( Britain’s unemployment rate hit its lowest since 1975 but wages slipped further behind the cost of living, taking some of the urgency out... - [EasyJet unveils global airline partnership]( British budget airline easyJet launched a new booking platform yesterday to allow customers to more easily connect on to long-haul... - [The rationale for spin-offs]( A spin-off is a corporate action whereby a parent company hives off a subsidiary into a separate business via the payment of a dividend... Social - [Announcements]( AQUILINA. On September 12, at Mater Dei Hospital, JACKIE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her beloved children, Adam, Maxine and... - [How attitude reached America with Columbus]( Christopher Columbus may have been out to explore the New World but his crew members had their own agendas. In Dario Fo’s mind, one of... - [Be the light during the night]( Hospice Malta is organising a midnight walk tomorrow, in aid of patients and their families. Entertainment will be provided before the... - [Final preparations under way for Cliff Zammit Stevens concert]( Preparations for Cliff Zammit Stevens’s ninth annual summer concert in Valletta on Saturday are currently in full swing. The tenor will... - [Announcements]( AQUILINA. On September 12, at Mater Dei Hospital, JACKIE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her beloved children, Adam, Maxine and... Blogs - [Simon Busuttil, an incredible loser?]( Isn’t Simon Busuttil an incredible loser? Adrian Delia sounds amazingly sure of winning against the establishment and launching his new... - [Answer the old question](  Who benefits? It is an old, central question – cui bono? – already asked by the ancient Romans, and which every policeman, lawyer or... - [The pirouetting pieties of the self-elected]( Inasmuch as I remain allergic to those who insist that, as they are always on the right side of history, everything must be moving around... - [The odd feast in five]( 8th September also known as Victory Day is a super day when we commemorate three glorious victories against the Turks, the French, and... - [The end of “glorious” parties]( The point that one seems to be missing in the saga that has become the PN’s leadership election has nothing to do with low morale or... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 14 Sep 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with timesofmalta.com. 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