The rescue operation currently underway in Thailand dominated most of the international news outlets agenda. However during the past hours Theresa May’s latest setback on Brexit, with the resignation of her chief negotiator, the death of a woman exposed to the Novichok nerve agent and Japan’s torrential rains also took their share of headlines.
Here’s the latest from Malta, Europe and the World.
Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more than two weeks, as a dangerous and complicated operation unfolded amid heavy rain and the threat of rising water underground. For updates click here
FIFA’s President Infantino invites Thai football team, currently being rescued, for World Cup Final.
David Davis, Britain’s most senior official in charge of negotiating the country’s exit from the European Union resigned Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of undermining Brexit with her plan to keep close trade ties with the bloc. Keep updated on this story.
Indications that it was not all rosy already started to appear on Saturday night. Theresa May’s desperate attempts to unite her party and country behind a new Brexit blueprint were under severe strain on Saturday night, as more than 100 entrepreneurs and founders of UK businesses dismissed it as unworkable – and hardline anti-EU Tory MPs warned it could mean an outcome worse than “no deal” at all.
The Japanese government says at least 100 people have died or are presumed dead from the heavy rains, floods and mudslides that have struck western Japan.
A British woman has died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in western England, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday. The victim was named as Dawn Sturgess, aged 44.
The 20-year-old Dutchman who was critically injured by a driver on the St Julian’s promenade last Friday has passed away in hospital, the police have confirmed. Tim Scholten lost his life after several medical interventions and treatment at Mater Dei hospital. (The Malta Independent)
Clashes between a notorious armed group led by Ghaniwa Al-Kikly and an armed group that defected from under his command took place on Saturday at Al-Hadba in Abu Salim, Tripoli.
Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said.
Government measures to stop humanitarian vessels raise “serious doubts about the State’s abidance to human rights obligations”, Coun cil of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatović told the Times of Malta.
Europe’s “criminal” attitude towards migrants should never justify decisions by Malta that endanger lives, Gozo Bishop Mario Grech said in a hard- hitting homily at Kerċem yesterday morning. (Times of Malta)
Malta’s approach to the Mediterranean migration problem was already bearing fruit as EU countries were accepting the migrants who recently landed in Malta, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said yesterday. (Malta’s Press)
A Syrian girl who used tuna cans for legs receives prosthetic limbs.
“The Middle East has become a land of people who leave their own lands behind,” Pope Francis said. Pope Francis on Saturday voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle East amid “murderous indifference” as war rages on.
Writer Andrea Camilleri says in an interview with Repubblica , where he defines today’s Italy as “a country that comes back, like the crayfish.” It’s as if he started to proceed in the opposite direction, losing the important social conquests he had achieved In the past, if I have to be honest, I no longer recognize Italians.”
The Maltese National Audit Office report on Mount Carmel Hospital was a “certificate of shame”, Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia said.
A 13-year-old girl agreed to pimp out her friend to a 37-year-old man in exchange for a mobile phone, in a sordid Facebook deal detailed in Maltese court yesterday. Mohammed Abdullah Musa of Sudan, stood in silence in the dock as he was charged with rape and engagement in prostitution with minors.
With laughter and hugs, the leaders of longtime adversaries Ethiopia and Eritrea met for the first time in nearly two decades Sunday amid a rapid and dramatic diplomatic thaw aimed at ending one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts.
The main concern for medium- sized companies is increasing competition from illicit trade, an RSM – Chamber of Commerce survey has shown. Competition and a lack of a level playing field was disheartening business owners who said they were the primary constraints to the growth of their business.
The Malta Independent reports that just under 200 of the 1,813 vehicles called in since the start of 2014 following citizen’s reports through the Emissions Alert messaging system had failed its testing,
Recently the European Commission published the Spring 2018 Standard Eurobarometer results which indicate a growing trust by the European Union citizens in the EU and its institutions.
Turkey has sacked another 18,000 state workers, in the latest purge triggered by a failed coup two years ago. Those dismissed include soldiers, police and academics.The move comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to be sworn in with sweeping new powers on Monday.
Express Trailers is about to take third-party logistics to the next level as work on its new 2,800sqm warehouse is in its final stages. Located centrally in Qormi, this new warehouse centralizes all Express Trailers’ managed warehousing activity in one depot to cater for the increased business in this sector.
Libyan Airlines announced on Thursday that it will suspend flights to Carthage airport in Tunis, justifying its suspension to a decision taken by Benghazi parallel administration to recruit new staff at the company’s office in Tunis.
Russia brought France’s brilliant run throughout the season to an abrupt end Sunday night in this northern France city, shutting out their opponents in the final, silencing the 10,000-strong partisan crowd and claiming the historic gold medal of the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Nations League.
Vettel wins Silverstone thriller as Hamilton recovers to second.
Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more than two weeks, as a dangerous and complicated operation unfolded amid heavy rain and the threat of rising water underground. For updates click here
FIFA’s President Infantino invites Thai football team, currently being rescued, for World Cup Final.
David Davis, Britain’s most senior official in charge of negotiating the country’s exit from the European Union resigned Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of undermining Brexit with her plan to keep close trade ties with the bloc. Keep updated on this story.
Indications that it was not all rosy already started to appear on Saturday night. Theresa May’s desperate attempts to unite her party and country behind a new Brexit blueprint were under severe strain on Saturday night, as more than 100 entrepreneurs and founders of UK businesses dismissed it as unworkable – and hardline anti-EU Tory MPs warned it could mean an outcome worse than “no deal” at all.
The Japanese government says at least 100 people have died or are presumed dead from the heavy rains, floods and mudslides that have struck western Japan.
A British woman has died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in western England, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday. The victim was named as Dawn Sturgess, aged 44.
Clashes between a notorious armed group led by Ghaniwa Al-Kikly and an armed group that defected from under his command took place on Saturday at Al-Hadba in Abu Salim, Tripoli.
Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said.
Government measures to stop humanitarian vessels raise “serious doubts about the State’s abidance to human rights obligations”, Coun cil of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatović told the Times of Malta.
A Syrian girl who used tuna cans for legs receives prosthetic limbs.
“The Middle East has become a land of people who leave their own lands behind,” Pope Francis said. Pope Francis on Saturday voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle East amid “murderous indifference” as war rages on.
Writer Andrea Camilleri says in an interview with Repubblica , where he defines today’s Italy as “a country that comes back, like the crayfish.” It’s as if he started to proceed in the opposite direction, losing the important social conquests he had achieved In the past, if I have to be honest, I no longer recognize Italians.”
With laughter and hugs, the leaders of longtime adversaries Ethiopia and Eritrea met for the first time in nearly two decades Sunday amid a rapid and dramatic diplomatic thaw aimed at ending one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts.
Recently the European Commission published the Spring 2018 Standard Eurobarometer results which indicate a growing trust by the European Union citizens in the EU and its institutions.
Turkey has sacked another 18,000 state workers, in the latest purge triggered by a failed coup two years ago. Those dismissed include soldiers, police and academics.The move comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to be sworn in with sweeping new powers on Monday.
Express Trailers is about to take third-party logistics to the next level as work on its new 2,800sqm warehouse is in its final stages. Located centrally in Qormi, this new warehouse centralizes all Express Trailers’ managed warehousing activity in one depot to cater for the increased business in this sector.
Libyan Airlines announced on Thursday that it will suspend flights to Carthage airport in Tunis, justifying its suspension to a decision taken by Benghazi parallel administration to recruit new staff at the company’s office in Tunis.
Russia brought France’s brilliant run throughout the season to an abrupt end Sunday night in this northern France city, shutting out their opponents in the final, silencing the 10,000-strong partisan crowd and claiming the historic gold medal of the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Nations League.
Vettel wins Silverstone thriller as Hamilton recovers to second.
