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Malta’s Prime Minister was reported saying that despite having a booming economy, record unemployment and a financial surplus, Malta’s best days are still yet to come but it needs to further embrace diversity and become a cosmopolitan society. The Times was reporting an event organised by the Labour Party on the 10th anniversary since Joseph Muscat took the helm of the party. House Speaker Anġlu Farrugia said that witnesses testifying before Parliament standing committees should be protected as otherwise they would be reluctant to spill the beans for fear of being prosecuted. Having the Prime Minister interviewed by a child is not an issue in itself, what is important is the way that interview is presented, Children’s Commissioner Pauline Miceli said in comments to The Malta Independent. Miceli was responding to questions by this newsroom following an interview carried out by a child named Katriel Zahra, who suffers from a rare form of Lupus. Following the 2017 snap general election, Miceli had sounded the alarm against using children during political campaigns. A similar sentiment had also been expressed by President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.
The European Union announced it will start imposing duties from July on a list of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Europe.
Theresa May is facing a revolt from Eurosceptic Cabinet ministers after disclosing plans which they fear could keep Britain tied to the Customs Union “indefinitely” after Brexit.
The U.N. Security Council has given its endorsement to the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in December, which could be a significant step in bringing stability to a country where lawlessness has fed Islamic militancy and instability. The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) and the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) have agreed on economic reforms that would end “deformed prices of fuel” and “foreign currency rates at the market.” The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 101 civilian casualties –47 deaths and 54 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities, including car and suicide bombings, across Libya during the month of May.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem led to “people dying” and did not advance peace.
Sources close to the Malta Football Association denied a report on Mundo Albiceleste quoting Fox Sport (Argentina) which said that the Maltese national team was a potential opponent of the Argentinian national team, after the decision taken by Argentinian Football Association to cancel their friendly match against Israel.
Research by Internet Matters, which educates parents about their children’s online behaviour, found that nearly as many children aged four to five are live-streaming their own content as those aged 14 to 16.
The summit between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, will be the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island.
Tunisia on Wednesday announced the sacking of officials accused of negligence over a shipwreck this weekend that killed at least 66 migrants.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez did not include ministers in his cabinet from far-left party Podemos despite having helped him oust conservative Mariano Rajoy. He has named Spain’s first astronaut, Pedro Duque, as minister of science.
Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 99 people were killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend.
Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including a manufacturing giant that has a close relationship with China’s government.
Although broadband coverage has generally been improving across the EU, not all targets set for 2020 will be met, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.
EU countries that have not legalised gay marriage must respect the residency rights of same-sex spouses who want to live together in their territory, the European court of Justice has ruled, in a move hailed as a victory for human dignity.
Around twenty five fire engines and 120 firefighters were deployed to tackle a fire at the historic Mandarin Oriental building in Knightsbridge.
Venice has decided to clamp down on takeaway food by not issuing any licences for new shops and making the rules stricter for those already open.
Prince Charles has been asked to give a witness statement to the child sexual abuse inquiry about a paedophile bishop with whom he was in correspondence and who was jailed for grooming young men.
The Guardian revealed that a Cambridge Analytica director apparently visited Julian Assange in February last year and told friends that the reason for the meeting was to discuss what happened during the US election.
Despite the fact that for the past two decades, the benefits of high-protein nutritional regimes have been relentlessly marketed to the general public, largely through the booming diet, fitness and protein supplement industries scientific research has suggested it is harmful for one’s health.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked criticism for kissing a woman on the lips on stage at an event in Seoul.
Distressed Lithuanian shoppers are asking questions about a game that surfaced in the market. The Russian-made game is named ‘Polite People’, a not-so-subtle reference to the so-called ‘polite’ Russian soldiers who appeared in Crimea shortly before it was annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Samuel Loyd, the director of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil’s footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced that one of the goal nets used in Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 defeat in the 2014 World Cup against Germany will be cut up and sold for charity.
Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas Issa has dismissed Spanish media outlet AS report that the Egyptian footballer was offered to Barcelona. In a tweet he said “This never happened” adding “@English_AS you need better sources.”
Jesmond Saliba
Managing Editor
