Good morning
Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing provides you with a review of the main headlines and the stories appearing in Malta’s newspapers and international news outlets.
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Hope last to die despite no contact with Julen as rescue operations continue
May outlines plan to change or remove the Northern Ireland backstop from the EU withdrawal agreement
Israel says it hit Iranian targets in Syria
Thousands of Greeks protest against Republic of Macedonia’s name change
IRA dissidents suspected to be responsible for Londonderry bombing
Local Newspaper Review
The Times reports some 150 engineers are considering acting against the government’s Engineering Professional Board for granting warrants to Mcast students. The Warranted Engineers Action Group said it wants an audit of the Mcast course to be made public.
The Malta Independent says that the Għargħur local council is objecting to the construction of four terraced houses in the village, spilling onto an outside development zone. Residents, too, have raised concerns about the row of three-storey houses.
The Times says that fuel station owners are meeting on Monday to discuss the steps forward after talks with the government over increased margins have failed. GRTU CEO Abigail Mamo has not excluded a strike.
The Malta Independent quotes Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana that the breakwater r Marsalforn has been selected. The paper says that the masterplan also includes a rebuilding of the seafront promenade and an extension of the sandy beach.
L-Orizzont quotes the Prime Minister who said the government is committed to universal free public transport ‘within a few year’. Speaking at a political event, Joseph Muscat said that public transport was one of the areas that saw major changes over the past 10 years.
In-Nazzjon covers an address at a political event by PN Leader Adrian Delia who accused government of throwing away millions in dubious contracts while some families cannot even make it to the end of the month. Delia also warned that abstention in the upcoming election would be a vote for Joseph Muscat and Konrad Mizzi.
L-Orizzont speaks to Clare Agius about the consequences of plastic on the environment and sustainability. Agius says that, by 2050, there will be more plastic that fish in the seas, putting animal and human life on the planet at risk.
Other News Headlines
- Nicaraguan journalist flees to Costa Rica, fearing government threats (Reuters)
- China records slowest growth rate in nearly 30 years (DW)
- Hungary: pithy insult dogs Orbán as anti-government protesters resort to ridicule (The Guardian)
- Japan’s squid industry in crisis amid record low catches (The Telegraph)
- US government shutdown sends ripples across the country (Al Jazeera)
- Death toll in Mexican pipeline fire reaches 85 (Euronews)
- Rival groups demonstrate in Thailand as election tensions grow (Reuters)
- Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south (Reuters)
