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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Court clears former PN councillor of taking bribes from mayor
A court has cleared a former Sliema PN councilor who was charged with taking bribes from former mayor Nikki Dimech. The court of magistrates found that there was no criminal pact between the accused, Patrick Pace, and Dimech.Pace stood charged with accepting bribes amounting to €5,000. The money was allegedly ...
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Man originally sentenced to 11 years for running a brothel argues rights were breached
A man who was previously convicted for several offences relating to running a brothel had his request for bail, pending the outcome of a Constitutional case he has filed, denied.Raymond Mifsud was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment back in 2012 after being found guilty of running a modern prostitution ring. ...
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Indonesia, Russia to trade palm, coffee for Sukhoi jets
JAKARTA -- Indonesian state trading company PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia and Russian state conglomerate Rostec have signed a preliminary deal to trade Sukhoi SU-35 jets for commodities like palm oil and coffee, the Indonesian trade ministry said.
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Russia: new EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law
Russia said today the European Union's decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens' turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea was politically motivated and illegal. The EU first imposed sanctions on Russia after the 2014 military annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On Friday, it introduced additional measures in ...
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The decline of international law and the fear of war
NATO’s relationship with Russia is more difficult than it has been at any point since the end of the Cold War, according to Western defense alliance NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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Trump’s reboot of sanctions ushers in ‘new normal’ for Russia
As Russia hunkers down for “decades” of U.S. sanctions, the chill in geopolitics is threatening to turn into a deep freeze for an economy retooling ...
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Now cleared for the takeoff
Air Malta’s recent announcement of reintroducing Frankfurt to its route network after a brief hiatus was greeted with universal cheers of approval. Constituted bodies, particularly organisations representing stakeholders who operate directly or indirectly in the travel sector, were understandably keen to highlight their satisfaction at this development. On our part, we ...
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Aug. 2, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration
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The FBI: With great power comes great scandal
Drama at the FBI is nothing new. Given its 109-year history, the FBI has seen many scandals and numerous directors come and go.Its directors, in fact, have always been the face and driving force of the FBI. Most have retired or moved on to other work, four were forced to ...
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Donald Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions into law
US president bows to domestic pressure and puts efforts to improve ties with the Kremlin in peril.
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Russia blasts US sanctions as 'economic war'
Russia's foreign ministry says sanctions a "dangerous" and "short-sighted" policy.
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US sanctions dangerous, short-sighted – Russia
Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that new US sanctions, signed into law by President Donald Trump, amount to “dangerous” and “short-sighted” policy. In a statement, the ministry said the sanctions against Russia had put global stability at risk, a matter Moscow said it and the United States bear particular responsibility ...
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Trump signs Russia sanctions law, but slams it as 'flawed'
Updated 6.20pm US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law on Wednesday new sanctions against Russia that Congress had approved overwhelmingly last week, criticizing the legislation as having "clearly unconstitutional" elements. After signing a bill that runs counter to his desire to improve relations with Moscow, and which also affects Iran and ...
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Donald Trump signs 'seriously flawed' Russia sanctions bill
President Donald Trump today signed what he called a "seriously flawed" bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on his own toward a warmer relationship with Moscow in light of Russian actions.The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 ...
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Trump approves new Russia sanctions
United States President, Donald Trump, has signed into a law a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia for their alleged meddling in the 2016 election. The White House had indicated that Mr. Trump would sign the bill after it had passed through both houses of Congress, the BBC reports. ...
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Foreign tourist arrivals to Turkey rise sharply in June, hit nearly 3.5 million
The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey rose 43 percent in June to nearly 3.5 million with a 1.573 percent year-on-year increase of arrivals from Russia, official data has shown.
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Three killed in Moscow court after trying to grab officers' weapons
Three people being taken to stand trial in a Moscow court were shot dead after they tried to grab sidearms from court security officers and escape, Russian law enforcement officials said today. Five defendants were in a lift in the Moscow regional court building when they tried to seize the weapons ...
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Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755, heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow three days after the U.S. Congress approved sanctions against Russia.In response, the U.S. State Department deemed it "a regrettable and uncalled for ...
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AP sources: US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections
The Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength of the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump desperately wants to cancel, senior U.S. officials said.The inspections are one element of what is designed to be a more aggressive approach to ...
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North Korea says 2nd ICBM test puts 'entire' US in range
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of ...
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Russia sanctions bill heads to Trump, Moscow retaliates
The Senate is sending a package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia to President Donald Trump to sign after the bill received overwhelming support in Congress. Moscow has already responded, ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia and closing the U.S. embassy's recreation retreat.Trump's likelihood of ...