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The GRTU gave an ultimatum till the end of this week so that an agreement on the current dispute about fuel stations is reached. Read More Here
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BREXIT – Theresa May addressed the press after surviving a no-confidence vote earlier on Wednesday. She said that she believes that its her duty to deliver on the will of the people to leave the EU. The focus must now be on finding a way forward on Brexit. Events of last 24 hours will have been unsettling for those away from Westminster. She expressed her disappointment that Corbyn has yet to take part in talks, but “our door remains open.” Jeremy Corbyn has refused to meet Theresa May for talks to find a way out of the Brexit crisis, saying it would be impossible until she rules out a no-deal outcome. The Labour leader said he could not accept Ms May’s invitation because the idea of a no-deal Brexit is a “catastrophe” he cannot countenance.
A 21-year-old man from Georgia has been arrested and charged over allegations he plotted to attack the White House by blowing a hole in it with an anti-tank rocket then storming the building with guns and grenades, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday. – Reuters
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, set for Jan. 29, should be delayed if the government is still shut. “If it continues to be closed on the 29th, I think it’s a good idea to delay it until the government is open,” Schumer told reporters. Reuters
Severe weather conditions in Syria have killed at least 15 displaced children seeking refuge, over half of whom were in a camp under US military control. The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) said eight of them had died as a result of the cold in Rukban camp in southeastern Syria and seven others during the displacement from the jihadist bastion of Hajin, further north. The Telegraph
Newspaper Review
The Malta Business Weekly says that Malta’s Research & Development intensity sits among the bottom three in the EU.
The Times quotes a Eurostat report which shows that a quarter of the elderly are at risk of poverty.
The Malta Independent reports that the Administrative Council of the Nationalist Party backed Adrian Delia’s leadership unanimously at a meeting held on Wednesday evening. The paper said the council also condemned attacks on Delia’s private affairs.
In-Nazzjon reports that the highest officials and the party’s branches have expressed confidence in Adrian Delia. The paper says that the recent ‘coordinated and malicious’ attacks were intended to undermine the party.
The Times asked PN MPs and MEPs to declare whether party leader Adrian Delia had their trust. The paper said that only one replied, adding that no one was ready to go on record saying that Delia should step down.
L-Orizzont follows the situation at company Astracast after employees found the gates shut when they reported for work on Monday.
The Malta Independent says that British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a confidence vote in parliament submitted by Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn. May won by a thin margin of 19 votes which, the paper says, has further weakened her position.
L-Orizzont speaks to Foreign Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela about the developments with Brexit. He said that, at this point, there are more questions than answers. T
In-Nazzjon says the UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn does not exclude presenting another confidence vote in the Prime Minister.
L-Orizzont says that many farmers are upset about the negative connotations of pesticides. They told the newspaper that, whether they want it or not, pesticides have to be used in agriculture.
In-Nazzjon says that talks between the government and GRTU over fuel station operators have broken down after a meeting on Wednesday. The paper says that industrial action is still being considered and reports that motorists are stocking up on fuel to prepare for the eventuality.
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