timesofmalta.com newsletter - 19 Sep 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [Maltese passengers stranded as Ryanair cancels Pisa flight]( Ryanair abruptly cancelled a Pisa-Malta flight on Sunday, leaving passengers stranded and fuming, but the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) says it does not expect any more  Malta-based routes to be affected. The low-cost airline on Friday announced... - [Air Malta cabin crew to discuss minister’s ‘threat’]( The Union of Cabin Crew will be holding an extraordinary general meeting today in order to discuss Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi’s warning that he may shut down Air Malta altogether if there is no cooperation. “We have called an extraordinary... - [Today's front pages]( Good morning. The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta and l-orizzont lead with comments by Marlene Farrugia that the Democratic Party will not cooperate with the Nationalist Party if its leader Adrian Delia... - [Teenager hit by motorcycle in St Julians]( A 16-year-old Italian girl living in Sliema was grievously injured in an accident this afternoon at 3pm in St Julians. Police said that the girl was hit by a motorcycle driven by a 41-year-old man from Swieqi. The man was not injured in the crash.  - [Watch: World not ready to abandon fossil fuel cars for electric]( The world is far from being able to ditch fossil fuel cars in favour of electric ones, with no capacity to churn out 100 million battery packs a year, the former CEO of Aston Martin told the Times of Malta. “There are 80-100 million cars built... World news - [US fires ship captains after collisions]( The US Navy has fired two senior commanders in the Pacific region in connection with two ship collisions which resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors. The announcement comes a day before the top US Navy officer and the Navy secretary are scheduled... - [Trump strikes a conciliatory tone with the United Nations]( US president Donald Trump pledged his country's support to the United Nations in his first meeting - despite strong criticism when he was a candidate for the White House. Mr Trump chaired a session aimed at reforming the world body alongside UN... - [Watch: Trump supports UN focus on people and outcomes]( Updated: 8pm US President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations on Monday as being hamstrung by bureaucracy and mismanagement and urged reforms so that the world body can become "a stronger, more effective" force for peace. More than 120... - [€100,000 flushed down toilets in Geneva]( Geneva prosecutors are investigating after toilets in a bank and three restaurants were blocked by about €100,000 in high-denomination euro banknotes, they said today. "We are not so interested in the motive but we want to be sure of the origin of... - [Ryanair expecting €20m compensation for flight cancellations]( Updated at 5.30pm Ryanair admitted today it had messed up after the Irish budget airline disrupted the plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers by cancelling flights to cope with pilot shortages and improve its punctuality record - with its... Opinion - [Encouraging youths to try drugs - Joe Gatt]( Many are those professionals and personalities who have spoken for or against the legalisation of cannabis. I am proud to have been... - [Visual, performing arts - Å»ep Camilleri]( The Malta Visual and Performing Arts School is an educational institution for students who have a high propensity towards visual and... - [Neo-liberal fundamentalism - Mark Sammut]( Unfortunately, Martin Scicluna’s self-styled defence of liberalism (August 23) was not only misinformed, but smacked of propaganda. The... - [A tale of two storms - Anthony Buttigieg]( This is a story: a tale of two storms; Irma and Jose. They dominated the news with their innocent names and, in the case of one, lethal... - [Falcone and Borsellino - André DeBattista]( In 1992, two crimes committed at a distance of two months from each other reminded a stunned world of the horrors of organised crime. On... Letters - [Fitting tribute]( Next year will be very important for Valletta. Pope Pius V had encouraged the Knights of St John to build the city of Valletta. I cannot... - [Poverty and housing]( The Anti Poverty Alliance’s proposals to the Budget with regard to housing (rent/purchase) say there should be a “tax rebate scheme” and... - [Pure consultation]( Nathaniel McGowan writes from Huddersfield (September 13) to “remind” everyone that the UK’s 2016 referendum was “not legally... - [Traffic in Attard]( It’s good to note the ministry responsible for roads accepts that central Attard has been turned into a bypass between Rabat, Balzan,... - [Passengers’ baggage]( Without trying to distract from the announcement by Ryanair’s CCO, David O’Brien, that Malta will be linked with 12 more routes from next... Sport - [Kirdi eyes elite spot for Lions]( The arrival of Yahya Kirdi as president of Naxxar Lions was greeted by enthusiasm among the club fans as the Syrian businessman has done... - [Round-up of Sunday's NFL games]( Falcons 34, Packers 23 The Atlanta Falcons built a big lead over the Green Bay Packers and, unlike in the Super Bowl against the New... - [Rooney admits drink-driving, loses his licence for two years]( Everton striker and former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has apologised for his "unforgivable lack of judgement" after pleading... - [Watch: Lukaku wins battle of the 'Old Boys']( Romelu Lukaku upstaged Wayne Rooney on his Old Trafford return as Manchester United produced a late flurry to thrash Everton 4-0. Rooney,... - [Own goals earn PSG 2-0 home win against Lyon]( Paris St Germain needed two own goals by Marcelo and Jeremy Morel to beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 at home and stretch their Ligue 1 lead... Business News - [World stocks reach new peak]( World stocks hit another record high yesterday and the dollar reached an eight-week peak against the yen on expectations the US Federal... - [Deutsche Bank CEO faces board grilling on turnaround progress]( Two years into the job as Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, John Cryan faces its board this week amid growing investor frustration over... - [Firm economic growth to ease French budget balancing act – ministers]( France’s economic recovery is strong enough for the government to be able to cut spending and the deficit without growth being affected,... - [Wenner Media explores sale of Rolling Stone magazine]( Wenner Media said it is exploring strategic options for its majority interest in the Rolling Stone magazine, as the New York-based... - [Volkswagen is ‘second mover’ in electric commercial vehicles – executive]( Volkswagen is a “second mover” in electrified commercial vehicles, after lagging companies such as Tesla and Deutsche Post DHL in putting... Social - [Announcements]( BONNICI. On September 18, HELENA COSTANTINA, née Tabone, aged 93, passed away peacefully at St Elizabeth Home, Nigret, Rabat. She is... - [Vocal, instrumental concert in Mqabba]( The Our Lady of the Lily Musical Band Club of Mqabba is today staging a vocal and instrumental concert in Mqabba main square in the... - [Interrupted communication]( Martina Camilleri, a student of the Institute of Creative Arts at Mcast, has created an installation titled Transmission, Interrupted as... - [Roman night]( The Magic Box series at the Italian Cultural Institute returns after the summer break with an event entitled La cucina romana (Roman... - [Autumn equinox at Mnajdra Temples]( Heritage Malta is organising two guided tours of the Mnajdra Temples early on Thursday and Friday to mark the autumn equinox. These will... Blogs - [A famous prostitute]( Back in the late 1980s, in the heyday of Mikhail Gorbachev, an old doyen observer of politics used to tell me and those who cared to... - [The crushing of the infamous blogger]( AD 2022: Having been crowned PN king in 2017, Adrian Delia has beaten his many demons and battles and has just led a resurgent party back... - [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... 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