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India’s Modi takes early lead as vote counting begins

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party taking an early lead, TV…

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L-Orizzont Headlines – Wednesday 22 May

L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at a political event in Żejtun who used campaign slogans and appealed for voters to ‘be with him again to show that Malta is…

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The Malta Independent Headlines – Wednesday 22 May

The Malta Independent leads with a Council of Europe warning about a weak system of checks and balances in Malta that is ‘seriously undermining rule of law’. A draft…

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The Times Headlines – Wednesday 22 May

The Times quotes Aditus foundation director Neil Falzon who disagrees with the Prime Minister’s comments that there is shift in public mood towards racism. Falzon said there is nothing to…

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In-Nazzjon Headlines – Wednesday 22 May

In-Nazzjon says that Malta’s reputation has been clouded by a government that is attracting harsh criticism. PN Leader Adrian Delia said that EU states look at Malta as a…

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Malta Today Headlines – Wednesday 22 May

Malta Today carries an interview with PN MP and MEP candidate David Stellini who says that unless the political funding system is revised parties will remain dependant of big business,…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Good morning The latest headlines from Malta's newspapers and the main news from Europe and around the world, in your Morning briefing, to start your day informed. The headlines…

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In-Nazzjon Headlines – Monday 20th May

In-Nazzjon also follows the case against Fenech and Scicluna presided by magistrate Josette Demicoli. The soldiers are being accused racially motivated crimes including murder, attempted murder, and a hit-and-run incident.…

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The Malta Independent Headlines – Monday 20th May

The Malta Independent says that two AFM soldiers, Francesco Fenech, 21, and Lorin Scicluna, 22, were charged with the murder of Lassane Cisse in the drive-by shooting in Triq il-Ġebel,…

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L-Orizzont Headlines – Monday 20th May

L-Orizzont says that the accused appeared calm in court while the charges were being brought against them. At one point, though, Scicluna’s eyes were filled with anguish when he saw…

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The Times of Malta Headlines – Monday 20th May

The Times says that the soldiers pleaded not guilty but no request for bail was made. In the same incident, two other migrants were wounded with shots from a firearm…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Monday 20th May 2019

Good morning, The leading story on all Maltese newspapers relates to the latest developments in the case of the murder of Lassane Cisse. The world headlines include the latest developments…

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Morrison set to secure an outright majority in Australian Parliament

Australia's conservative coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on Monday poised to secure an outright majority following a surprise election victory. This will put Morrison in a…

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Indian vote enters final phase

Indians lined up to vote amid unprecedented security on Sunday as the final phase of a massive, staggered election got underway to decide whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns…

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It-Torċa Headlines – Sunday 19th May

It-Torċa places the Labour Party at just under 57 percent of the vote, trailed by the Nationalist Party with 37 percent. The survey shows Alternattiva Demokratika in third place.…

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Ilum Headlines – Sunday 19th May

Illum carries a special editorial describing news of soldiers targeting migrants ‘a black day for Malta’. The paper says that the killing leaves no doubt about the spread of…

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Il-Mument Headlines – Sunday 19th May

Il-Mument says that Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne took part in a debate on Xarabank against instructions from Castille. The paper says the rivalry between Fearne and co-debater Miriam…

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The Malta Independent on Sunday Headlines – Sunday 19th May

The Malta Independent on Sunday reports on what it says is the first racially motivated murder in Malta. One of the accused told investigators that the victims were…

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Kulħadd Headlines – Sunday 19th May

Kulħadd quotes President George Vella who said the Ħal Far shooting case must bring us all closer together. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the soldiers involved do not…

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The Sunday Times Headlines – Sunday 19th May

The Sunday Times leads with the arrest of two soldiers expected to be charged today with the killing of Lassana Cisse in a drive-by shooting in April. One of…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Sunday 19th May 2019

Good morning The developments in relation to the murder of Lassana Cisse and the polls related to next Saturday"s elections dominate the front pages of today's newspapers in Malta. In…

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Morrison thanks Australians for surprise victory

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison thanked "all Australians" for returning his conservative coalition to power in a shock general election result. While the Labor Party had been tipped to…

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Poland’s pro-EU opposition with a 10-point lead

The European Coalition, Poland's pro-EU opposition has a 10-point lead over the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) ahead of European Parliament elections. According to a survey issued on Friday,…

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Polls show Australian Government heading for election defeat

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on course for defeat at this weekend's national election. An Ipsos poll for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers shows Australia's Labor…

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Business Today Headlines – Thursday 16th May

Business Today reports that an SME loan facility launched by Bank of Valletta and the Malta Development Bank generated great interest. MDB chairman Josef Bonnici said a second scheme…

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L-Orizzont Headlines – Thursday 16th May

L-Orizzont says that the PN delegation in the European Parliament has a voting track record in favour of amendments to introduce EU tax harmonisation. The paper says such a move…

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In-Nazzjon Headlines – Thursday 16th May

In-Nazzjon quotes National Statistics Office figures showing an increase in Price Index from 1.3 percent to 1.7 percent in April. The paper says that expenses related to water, gas, housing,…

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The Malta Independent Headlines – Thursday 16th May

The Malta Independent leads with a story about a wife accused of grievously stabbing her husband in an argument after her repeated reports of domestic violence to the police fell…

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The Times of Malta Headlines – Thursday 16 May

The Times reveals that the government has approved the addition of a fourth Gozo Channel ferry. The leased vessel is likely to start operating within the coming few weeks, with…

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The Malta Business Weekly Headlines – Thursday 16 May

The Malta Business Weekly reports that the Malta Financial Services Authority published its strategy document to transform Malta into a FinTech hub. The authority said that it received positive feedback…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Thursday 16th May 2019

Good morning Your morning briefing for Thursday, with a round up of news from Malta, Europe and around the world. This is our headline selection. Candidates in the race to…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Wednesday 15th May 2019

Good morning, Your morning briefing for Wednesday with the headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. A quick review of our headlines this morning: The UK government will…

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Photo Story: Duterte faces key election test

Voting is under way in the Philippines, in mid-term polls seen as a popularity test for President Rodrigo Duterte after his first three years in office. Several of his…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you a review of the latest news headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. For more details click on the headlines. …

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Lithuanian PM Skvernelis to step down

Lithuanian PM Saulius Skvernelis announced he will be steping down after failing to qualify for the second round in the country's presidential election. Skvernelis, who was one of the expected…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the stories from the Front pages of Malta's papers. MaltaToday speaks to US deputy assistant secretary for cyber and international affairs Robert Strayer who raised concerns…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Saturday 11th May 2019

Good morning, This is your morning briefing for Saturday, with a review of the main news from Malta, Europe and the world. Latest News At least 50 migrants die off…

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Greek Government wins vote of confidence

Greece's left-wing government late Friday won a confidence vote called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras nearly two weeks before European Parliament elections. The vote of confidence followed a motion by…

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Buttigieg continues making inroads with the American electorate

Pete Buttigieg, a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for the Presidential election in 2020, continues to ramp up support amongst the American electorate. The 37-year-old mayor of South…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing for Friday follows with a review of the main stories and headlines from Malta and around the world. The latest headlines: An earthquake with a…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing, May 9th 2019

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today, reviews the main news from Malta, Europe and the World. Start your day informed. Cover Story On Europe Day, European Union leaders meet…

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Farage wants a seat at Brexit negotiating table

Nigel Farage will seek a place at the Brexit negotiating table if his nascent political party, the Brexit Party, comes out top in the European elections. He made the claim…

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Marine Le Pen surpasses Macron’s party in EP election poll

In France, the party of far-right leader Marine Le Pen will top the upcoming European Parliament elections with 22 percent of the vote, just ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's REM…

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Cortizo wins in Panama… vows to clean up country’s image

Political veteran Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo won Panama's presidential election in an unprecedented close race on Sunday, with the electoral tribunal declaring a winner after 95 percent of votes had been…

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North Macedonia elects pro-western president

North Macedonia’s pro-western candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, won a run-off presidential vote after a campaign dominated by divisions over a change to the country’s name that was agreed to mollify Greece…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Monday 6th May 2019

Good morning, The aviation tragedy in Russia, the clashes in Tripoli, a cease fire in Gaza and US's warning to Iran dominate the world headlines. The political activities leading to…

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Possible final vote in North Macedonia presidential election

Polls have opened in North Macedonia for a presidential election runoff between two top vote-getters from the first round. More than 3,400 polling stations opened Sunday for the final vote.…

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Australia’s Labor Party officially launches its election campaign

Australia's opposition party officially has launched its election campaign, putting health care and climate change at the forefront of its bid for election within two weeks. Center-left Labor Party…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today leads with two tragedies. A 31-year old white-taxi driver from Safi, is reported to have died, after a head-on collision in Burmarrad, Malta.…

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Pete Buttigieg gets the cover of Time magazine

Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg continues to dominate the American media, adding another milestone to his Presidential campaign by ending up on the cover of the latest issue of…

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Conservative and Labour suffer big losses in local elections

Britain's two biggest parties — Conservative and Labour — suffered big losses in Thursday's local elections in England and Northern Ireland, according to partial results from the BBC. A BBC…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, The televised debate between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Nationalist Party dominates the front pages of today's newspapers in Malta. Here is how the TV…

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Smaller popular parties determining factor in MEP elections

While the Centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the two biggest groups in the European Parliament, continue to be forecast as scooping up the most…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing, Thursday 2nd May 2019

Good morning, Start your day informed with your morning briefing prepared and delivered by Corporate Dispatch. Our main stories selection The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he had agreed…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is your morning briefing for Wednesday. The latest from Venezuela, Libya and Italy dominate our morning briefing for Wednesday, together with a review of the headlines from…

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Spain’s Socialist mull next move after victory but no majority

The PSOE, Spain’s socialist party, has begun considering its options for government after gaining the most votes in Sunday’s snap general election but failing to win a majority. The prime…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Tuesday April 30th, 2019

Good morning A group of 147 mainly African refugees, rescued from the Libyan city of Misrata, were flown to an Italian military airport near Rome on Monday for resettlement. Maltese…

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