• India

    Indians line up at banks to deposit savings or watch them disappear

    Indians lined up outside banks across the country yesterday, the last day for them to deposit their savings or see them become worthless after large denomination notes were scrapped in a bid to fight corruption. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month said 500 and 1,000 bank notes – worth a combined ...

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    Balzan here to stay! Interview with Balzan coach Oliver Spiteri

    Until a few years ago no one would have imagined that Balzan FC would reach the heights of elite football in Malta.Balzan went into the Christmas and New Year break as the BOV Premier League winter champions.  34 points gained from 16 matches are the stats that catapulted the modest ...

  • Russia USA

    Updated: Russian President will not expel US diplomats; condemns new round of sanctions

    President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but says Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats.U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political ...

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    2016 in review: Panama Papers scandal turns popular sentiment against governments worldwide

    Globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took some hefty blows in 2016.The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Britain's decision to leave the European Union have raised questions over the future of tariff-free trade and companies' freedom to move production to lower-cost ...

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    Tourism Ministry ignores questions about Air Malta

    Questions sent to the Tourism Ministry and pending since last Tuesday regarding the ever-growing shroud of secrecy on the Air Malta–Alitalia talks have remained unanswered, despite numerous reminders being sent. The ministry was given a Thursday 4pm deadline for answers, yet by the time this article was submitted, yesterday at ...

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    Editorial: That was the year that was

    As we ring out the old year tonight, we can look back and see how momentous this year has turned out to be.Many will undoubtedly point to the Brexit decision by the British electorate and the Donald Trump election in the US as being the two most important events in ...

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    Ban Ki-moon buoyed by climate accord but laments conflicts

    Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but buoyed by a global agreement to combat climate change and new U.N. goals to fight poverty and inequality.As a final act before his term ends at midnight ...

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    Revellers to honour late celebrities in 2016 'era of chaos'

    As 2016 draws to a close, many are bidding a weary adieu to a year of political surprises, prolonged conflicts, refugees and deaths of some famous people. A look at how people around the world are preparing to usher in the new year:AUSTRALIAAfter a year that saw the deaths of ...

  • Nigeria

    Buhari, Saraki meet in Aso Rock

    President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday. The meeting, which was termed private, held at the President’s office. Speaking with State House correspondents after the jumaat prayer, Saraki said the economy of the country will mainly engage the attention of the legislature ...

  • Nigeria

    Buhari signs Endangered Species Bill into law

    President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assented the Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Amendment Act 2016. The amendment bill was passed and forwarded to the President by the National Assembly. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the ceremony, the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters ...