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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Over a third of sites used for trapping this autumn are illegal – Birdlife Malta
Over a third of trapping sites active during this autumn’s trapping derogation are not registered and illegal, while the remaining sites permitted by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) within Natura 2000 sites are in possible breach of habitat protection regulations, Birdlife Malta said today. BirdLife Malta and the Committee Against ...
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Naira records gain, now N485/dollar
Oyetunji Abioye The naira has recorded a major gain against the United States dollar at the parallel market as Christmas celebration weighs on the demand for the greenback across the foreign exchange markets. The naira closed at 485/dollar on Friday evening, up from 495/dollar recorded earlier in the day. The ...
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They said it here in The Sunday Times of Malta
In the first of a two-part feature Anthony Manduca lists some of the comments and controversial statements made during interviews with The Sunday Times of Malta in 2016. "It makes no difference to me who is in government" - General Workers’ Union general secretary Josef Bugeja, shortly after he took the helm ...
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Updated (2): Firefighters, waiters, journalists - the thousands working on Christmas Day
For many of us Christmas is all about spending the day with our families and loved ones, with the main highlight of the day being the traditional Christmas lunch.But thousands of workers are not so lucky and have to work on 25 December.Naturally, these include the disciplined forces. Crime does ...
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Updated: Knights of Malta to pope - Stay out of our internal affairs
The Order of Malta, the ancient Roman Catholic aristocratic lay order, has told Pope Francis that his decision to launch an investigation into the ouster of a top official over an old condom scandal is "unacceptable."In an extraordinary rebuke of the pontiff, the group said late Friday that the replacement ...
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Mosul crisis two months on: Humanitarian needs severe among displaced people in and out of camps
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: IraqPeople in retaken areas of Mosul city are also highly vulnerable, in urgent need of drinking water, food, and trauma care. Current displacement by the crisis has risen to 110,000 people. IN NUMBERS 110,000 PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY DISPLACED 85% OF ...
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Lagos, Kebbi Partnership On Lake Rice, Beginning of Nigeria’s Economic Recovery -Tinubu
Former Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) National stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the partnership between Lagos and Kebbi states, which produced Lake Rice, as the beginning of the country’s reconomic recovery. In the statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by Tinubu Media Office, the former governor ...
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A total of US$406 million requested to assist Burundi refugees in 2017
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of TanzaniaAs the crisis moves into its third year, the refugee response will continue to provide emergency assistance to the new arrivals and care and maintenance for those already in camps. REGIONAL STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Introduction The outbreak ...
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Trump backer wishes Obama dead and unleashes racist attack on Michelle
A businessman who co-chaired Donald Trump's New York campaign has said he wants to see US president Barack Obama die from mad cow disease and the first lady "return to being a male". The failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino made the comments in response to a survey by Artvoice, a Buffalo newspaper. The ...
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US hits Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank with toxic debt penalties
Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of US toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe’s leading investment banks as they grapple with falling profits. The penalty puts them at a further disadvantage to larger US rivals. Credit Suisse ...
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Roll up your sleeves for some delicious Christmas sweets
Christmas is only a couple of days away and there is no doubt that food is an integral part of the festivities. That is why this newspaper spoke to those who cook with passion to give us their two cents on what constitutes an ideal Christmas desert.The proof is in ...
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Updated: Man killed in Milan shootout is 'without a shadow of doubt' Berlin market attacker
The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan during a routine patrol, ending a Europe-wide manhunt.Italian police said Anis Amri traveled from Germany through France and into Italy after the attack, at least ...
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Gas Industry Enraged by Energy Minister's Remarks of More Gas Imports from the U.S.
After Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan emphasized the need for strengthening ties with the American shale gas industry to Korea's gas sector CEOs, he was given the cold shoulder from the leaders. In a meeting with top executives of Korea Gas Corp., SK E&S, GS Energy, SK ...
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BoT highlights upside odds
The Bank of Thailand sees upside risk to its 2017 forecast of 3.2% GDP growth if the US economy performs better than expected or the Thai government manages to get its infrastructure projects off the ground ahead of schedule.
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CPF acquires US food distributor
Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of agro-business giant Charoen Pokphand Group, yesterday announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Bellisio Foods, one of America's largest and fastest-growing frozen food firms.
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Forex scarcity: Naira may hit N500/dollar next week
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The naira is seen depreciating further and may hit the 500 mark to the United States dollar at the parallel market next week as the greenback scarcity persists and the Central Bank of Nigeria cuts supply to foreign exchange operators. The local currency was trading ...
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Buhari hails Lagos, Kebbi over Lake Rice
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Lagos and Kebbi states for the successful partnership that gave rise to the local production of Lake Rice. The President specifically commended the commitment of Governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Atiku Bagudu in bringing to fruition the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March 2016 on ...
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Situation in Syria still "catastrophic'' - UN relief chief
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab Republic"The evacuation of East Aleppo may have concluded, but 700,000 civilians are still trapped in besieged locations while humanitarians continue to struggle to access them", the Security Council was told. As delivered to the Council by OCHA Officer-in-Charge, Director of ...
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South Sudan 2017 regional refugee response plan targets 1.8 million beneficiaries
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, UgandaForty-seven humanitarian partners are seeking a total of US$1,212.9 million for the period January ‐ December 2017, including US$ 558.2 million for Uganda and US$313.6 million for Ethiopia. REGIONAL STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Introduction Conflict in ...
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US ‘found no involvement of Turkey in ISIL oil trade’
The United States has not discovered any involvement by Turkey in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) oil trade, the country’s ambassador to Ankara has said
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Raila calls for mass action over election
Opposition protesters plan to pour into the streets in mass action starting January 4 to protest what they call Jubilee's "legal coup". Yesterday Jubilee lawmakers passed amendments that Cord says weaken electoral laws and enable rigging and election theft. Cord leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka yesterday said the demonstrations ...