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Poland’s new retirement rules for judges break EU laws

Poland’s new retirement rules for judges, introduced in 2017, break European Union law, the advocate general for the EU’s top court said in an opinion on Thursday in a blow…

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Turkey: 24 persons given life sentences over 2016 failed coup

A Turkish court on Thursday gave life sentences to 24 people in one of the biggest trials over the 2016 failed bid to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media…

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France will not legalise recreational use of cannabis – Minister Borne

France will not legalize the recreational use of cannabis but could consider authorizing its medical use, Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Thursday. “The position of the French state is…

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Over a coffee with … Nikhil Patil, CEO of GO plc

You and Malta... How did it start? I have been involved with GO and Malta since 2005. Back then, when GO was still Maltacom, I had led the…

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Italian Prime Minister Conte says that Italy will lower deficit next year and is not seeking favours from EU

Italy will lower its structural deficit next year and is not seeking favors from the European Union, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has written in a letter to EU leaders as…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says shooting down of U.S. drone sent a clear message to America

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the shooting down of a U.S. drone has sent "a clear message" to America. Gen. Hossein Salami said also says that Iran does…

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Corbyn warned by Labour MPs on full remain stance

More than 25 Labour MPs have written to Jeremy Corbyn to urge him not to go "full Remain" as the party reviews its stance on another Brexit referendum. They warn…

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Chinese President arrives in North Korea for two-day visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Thursday morning for a two-day state visit to North Korea, where he’s expected to talk with leader Kim Jong Un about the stalled negotiations with…

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Iran claims that Revolutionary Guard shot down US drone

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. “No U.S. drone was operating in Iranian…

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Rory Stewart eliminated from Tories’ leadership race

Rory Stewart has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race after the third round of voting by Conservative MPs, as Boris Johnson again topped the ballot. Conservative Party MPs voted…

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French media report that former President Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption – UPDATED

Nicolas Sarkozy is set to face trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling after his last appeal was rejected, his lawyer said Wednesday. Sarkozy will likely have to appear…

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The UN states there is credible evidence’ Saudi crown prince liable for Khashoggi killing

A forensic UN report published today states that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia should be investigated over the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi because…

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Malta considering reopening embassy in Tripoli

The Maltese Government is considering reopening it's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The Libya Express quoted Malta’s ambassador to Libya Charles Saliba saying that the Maltese government was willing…

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The DB project permit for former ITS site declared null by the court

The appeals court ruled today that the planning permit granted in September last year for the DB project at the former ITS site in St George's Bay as null and…

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EU court rules that Adidas’s three stripes trademark is invalid

The European Union’s second highest court ruled on Wednesday that Adidas’s trademark consisting of three parallel stripes was invalid. The court called it "an ordinary figurative mark." The General Court…

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Michel Platini released from custody

The banned ex-Uefa chief Michel Platini was released from custody today after hours of questioning in connection with a criminal investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to…

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ExxonMobil and other oil firms targeted in rocket attack in Iraq

A rocket landed at a residential and operations headquarters of several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq's southern city of Basra early on Wednesday, wounding…

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More than 70 million displaced people worldwide, says UNHCR

The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year - the highest number in the UN refugee agency's almost 70 years of operations. The…

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Bulgarian Cybercrime Department in action against IPTV criminal network

Under the supervision of the Bulgarian Supreme Prosecutor’s Office of Cassation, police officers from the Bulgarian Cybercrime Department from the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Interior…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning These are the main stories making the news headlines for this morning. Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid Boris Johnson increases lead, Raab eliminated from Tories’ leadership race…

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EU delays accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania

EU ministers have decided to delay opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. The European Commission last month recommended that accession talks should begin with the Balkan countries after…

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Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to "keep this team in place" for four more years. Promising the "mother of all rallies" around 20,000…

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Corporate Dispatch BeInformed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories worked upon our editorial team on Tuesday. Boris Johnson increases lead, Raab eliminated from Tories’ leadership race Malta: Protest against developers…

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Egypts’s former President Morsi buried in Cairo, Erdogan claims that his death wasn’t normal

Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi was buried on Tuesday in eastern Cairo, his son said. Morsi had collapsed in court on Monday and died shortly after. He was buried at dawn…

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Merkel stresses that sanctions against Russia for Crimean annexation must remain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for his first official visit to Germany. At a joint press conference, Merkel backed Zelenskiy's remarks that sanctions…

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Malta: 23-year-old Malian worker dies after falling 4 storeys, while working on construction of new school in Qawra

TVM reports that a 24-year-old Malian construction worker passed away, after falling four storeys while working on the new school being built in Qawra, Malta. The man fell from a four-storey…

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Iran President vows country will not wage war against USA

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed Tuesday that his country would not "wage war against any nation" as the Trump administration orders another 1,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East to…

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Platini arrested over 2022 FIFA World Cup award to Qatar

Michel Platini, the former president of Uefa and head of European football, has been arrested over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He was taken into…

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Deaths and injuries reported 6.2 Earthquake hits Southern China

A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed twelve people and injured 125, officials and news reports said. The U.S. Geological Survey warned there…

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API technology and collaborative economy’s contribution towards Air Malta’s success – BBC

BBC reports that Air Malta managed to turn its business around after two decades of losses and soar with the big boys and girls in the airline industry thanks to web-based APIs (Application Programming…

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Italy is most credible and solid interlocutor of the US in the EU – Pompeo

Italy is "the first, most credible, most solid interlocutor of the US in the European Union," Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told the press after meeting Secretary of…

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US to send 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran increase

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East, as commanders try to bolster security for forces and allies in the region from…

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US releases new images showing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing unexploded mine from Japanese owned tanker

The US military has released new images it says show Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from a Japanese-owned tanker that was attacked last week in the Gulf…

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Buttigieg abruptly suspends presidential campaign trail after fatal shooting by a police officer in his mayoral city of South Bend

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said he abruptly changed his campaign schedule to return home to South Bend, Ind., where he serves as mayor, after a man died in a…

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Chinese President to make a state visit to North Korea this week – ‘Explosion’ minutes after announcement causes small “earthquake”

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea this week, state media announced Monday, as U.S. talks with North Korea on its nuclear program are at…

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