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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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Putin signs law stopping plutonium disposal deal with US
President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law suspending an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium amid a rise in tensions with the West. The law, published Monday in the government’s online database, comes weeks after Putin had ordered the deal — signed in 2000 to ...
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Putin signs law stopping plutonium deal with US
President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law suspending an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium amid a rise in tensions with the West. The law, published Monday in the government’s online database, comes weeks after Putin had ordered the deal — signed in 2000 to ...
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Oregon, fra natura selvaggia e aziende high-tech
L'Oregon è uno Stato federato degli USA affacciato sulla costa del Pacifico e che gode di una posizione geografica favorevole confinando con due fra i più importanti Stati a stelle e strisce: California e Washington. Esso conta un numero di abitanti pari a circa 4 milioni di persone di cui ...
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US beef overtakes Australian beef in import volume in Oct.
The United States has become South Korea's largest source of beef imports in October as more consumers prefer American p
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NY law targeting commercial operators of illegal hotels seen hurting small-scale Anrbnb ranks
Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there’s not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That’s why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they’re not there. But a new law that carries fines of ...
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Editorial: The right decision… in the end
Malta’s constitutional neutrality is being increasingly called into question these days – from the country’s arguably correct stance during the Libyan revolution to the surveillance missions that have purportedly been undertaken by French forces, as revealed this week after their ‘spy plane’ went down in a ball of flames over ...
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European Union and Canada sign long-delayed trade pact
The European Union and Canada signed Sunday a landmark trade pact, ending days of drama after a small Belgian region refused to endorse the agreement and deeply embarrassed the EU.As protesters gathered outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President ...
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Joseph Muscat is the worst thing to happen to Malta since the plague - Salvu Mallia
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is a "parasite" who only wants to "please Labour Party members and its inner circles" according the newly announced PN Candidate Salvu Mallia.Speaking in Victoria, Gozo the PN candidate for second and twelfth districts said that Dr Muscat was "the worst thing to happen to Malta ...
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Çavuşoğlu, Kerry discuss US decision to remove families of diplomats from Istanbul
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the latter’s decision to remove the families of U.S. consulate personnel in Istanbul due to security reasons.
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Brother Louis Camilleri f.s.c. – Cause of Veneration
Born on 1st September 1923 at Zurrieq, since the age of 15, the young Anthony Camilleri had a desire to become a De La Salle Brother (otherwise known as the Brothers of the Christian Schools or Freres), ever since he was 15 years old. During his life, Br Louis' priority ...
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Uncertain Harvest: Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.
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Millonario Elon Musk saca a la venta primeras tejas solares del mundo
La instalación de estos techos comenzará "en determinado momento del año próximo" y su producción arrancará "de aquí a ocho o nueve meses", señaló, y remarcó que California será "probablemente el punto de partida, porque es el mayor mercado para lo solar".
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Musk unveils solar roofs made of glass tiles
Elon Musk showcased his ambitions to make Tesla Motors Inc. a clean-energy behemoth on Friday, unveiling a new solar roof product at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. As the sun set, Musk told hundreds of guests gathered in an outside courtyard on the “Desperate Housewives” set that Tesla and SolarCity ...
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Editorial: Malta is the only EU country not in the anti-Isis coalition
A full, three-hour long debate in the House on Thursday about the Budget vote for the Foreign Ministry did not tackle, except fleetingly, the elephant in the Chamber: Malta is the only EU country not in the anti-Isis coalition.According to the US State Department, the participants in the coalition are ...
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Malta Chamber expresses concern over World Bank ranking, Commissioner highlights road ahead
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has expressed concern with the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking of 190 countries, where Malta placed 76th – last place amongst EU member states.Both the Malta Chamber and the Commissioner for simplification and reduction of bureaucracy Anthony Agius Decelis praised ...
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Malta most difficult place to do business in EU: Minister Cardona acknowledges challenges
In response to the news that Malta once again remains the most difficult place to do business in the whole of the EU, Economy Minister Chris Cardona spoke of the simplification of bureaucratic practices and other measures that address this challenge.Malta ranked 76th out of 190 countries surveyed. The main ...
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The Asian contribution to Kenya’s politics and economic development
I was called to Bar here in London just over 55 years ago. June 16, 1959, to be precise by Lincoln’s Inn. A few weeks later I returned to Kenya. The big law firms then were all European and before independence it was their stated policy not to accept Asian ...
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US stocks, dollar fall after FBI Clinton probe
Wall Street fell broadly yesterday, with US stocks and the dollar lower after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it would probe additional e-mails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server while secretary of state. The dollar slipped against major currencies, including the Euro and ...
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Today's newspapers in review
The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says documents published by the Environment and Resources Authority show that the Civil Protection Department does not yet have the necessary equipment to tackle a major accident related to the LNG tanker in Marsaxlokk. In another story, the ...
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MSE eyes new classes of funds
The Malta Stock Exchange has launched a 19-point plan for capital markets, which chairman Joe Portelli said could be a “milestone – or just another day” depending on whether they were actually put into force or not. The strategic plan proposes three main changes which would enable the Exchange to grow ...
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Dow Chemical earnings up
The Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co has posted a 10% rise in sales volume in the third quarter of 2016 with operating Ebitda rising US$118 million to $2.5 billion.