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Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised

ROME, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday, with party chiefs asking him to carry on after a week…

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Italy’s right proposes 3 possible candidates for president as second round of voting begins

Italy's conservative alliance on Tuesday proposed three possible candidates for head of state, leaving the centre-left to respond as parliament remains divided over a successor to outgoing President Sergio Mattarella. The League,…

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Italy gears up for presidential election

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 21 - Lawmakers from both houses of parliament and regional representatives will start the process of electing Italy's new president on Monday. In total 1009 'grand…

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Italy parliament to begin voting for new head of state on Jan 24

The Italian parliament will convene on Jan. 24 to begin voting for a new head of state to replace the outgoing Sergio Mattarella, the chief of the lower house of…

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Malta President calls for European consensus on migration and a ‘coalition of the willing’ among EU partners

President of Malta George Vella commended the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the only European Union agency based in Malta, for having been a success story since it was established…

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Malta: President inaugurates memorial dedicated to health care professionals

The President of Malta George Vella has inaugurated a memorial dedicated to health care professionals at San Anton gardens. The memorial was restored since it had sustained a lot of…

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Algeria’s Ex-President Bouteflika dies at 84

France 24 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 as huge protests engulfed the country, died on Friday aged 84, public television announced. The former…

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41-year-old man dies of Covid19 – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 5 September 2021

Midday Briefing A 41-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman died overnight while positive for COVID. The deaths were announced by the health authorities on Sunday, whose data on Facebook shows…

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Malta: President ready to visit Daphne Caruana Galizia grave

President George Vella has no qualms in paying his respects to murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia by visiting her grave, or the murder scene in Bidnija, or the memorial in…

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Mexicans vote in midterm elections seen as referendum on president

Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lower house of Congress, state governors and local lawmakers, in a race seen as a referendum on President…

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ERA approves Manoel Island project / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 5 June 2021

Updated 1245 Covid-19 Update: Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Saturday, while seven persons recovered. A total of 2764 swab tests were carried out yesterday. No…

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Malta: President hits back at social media backlash on Zejtun uglification post

The Office of the President has issued a rare statement defending a social media post in which George Vella voiced his concern at the construction of a four-storey tenement just…

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In NATO debut, Biden’s Pentagon aims to rebuild trust damaged by Trump

President Joe Biden's administration will use a NATO defense gathering this week to begin what is expected to be a years-long effort to rebuild trust with European allies shaken by…

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Malta: President visits ERA saying “There should be no deviation from what is required at law”

President George Vella has declared that efforts being made in favour of quality of life, sustainability and safeguarding of the environment in today’s world, deserve to keep the country’s reputation…

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Trump’s legacy – Big policy changes that often got lost amid the din and scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may be best remembered for his use of Twitter as a bully pulpit to stoke controversy or browbeat opponents, but the noise his tweets…

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Biden plans to reverse Trump policies during first days in office

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign dozens of executive orders and send sweeping bills to Congress in his first days in office, aiming to roll back some of Donald Trump’s signature policies on immigration and climate change while taking…

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Biden plans ‘roughly a dozen’ Day One executive actions -aide

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will cap a busy day of inauguration pageantry by using the powers of his new office to push policy changes…

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Factbox: What’s in Joe Biden’s stimulus package?

President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion spending proposal aimed at boosting the coronavirus vaccine program while providing economic relief to millions of Americans hurt by the pandemic. The following is…

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EXPLAINER-Did Trump break the law by pressuring a Georgia election official to ‘find’ votes?

President Donald Trump may have broken a U.S. federal law and a Georgia law against election tampering by pressuring the state's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his loss to President-elect Joe Biden in the state, according to some legal experts. The experts…

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Why Trump’s lawsuits are unlikely to change the outcome of the election

U.S. President Donald Trump's litigation campaign to discredit President-elect Joe Biden's victory is very unlikely to change the outcome of the election and is mostly about politics and fundraising, according…

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Biden camp considers legal action over agency’s delay in recognizing transition

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency's delay in recognizing the Democrat's victory over President Donald Trump in last week's election, a Biden official said on Monday. The General…

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Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania

Joe Biden has taken the lead in Pennsylvania by 5,587 votes after 95% vote counted. If Biden wins the state, he wins the presidency. Developing story

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Malta: President Vella encourages people to open up about Covid-19 worries

President of Malta George Vella, emphasized the importance of encouraging those who are finding it difficult to cope with the circumstances brought about by COVID-19 not to contain their worries…

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Peruvian President allies pledge to fight impeachment attempt

Allies of Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra pledged on Saturday to fight an attempt by Congress to impeach him and accused a congressional official of trying to involve the military in…

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Malta: President ‘constitutionally bound’ to decide on opposition leader, experts say

Three constitutional experts have argued that the President must verify whether Adrian Delia has lost the support of Opposition MPs, and if so, move to appoint a replacement. Source: Times…

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Live Update: Covid-19 Bulletin Malta – Wednesday 20th May 2020

Updated 1346 We cannot remain in a state of emergency - Chamber of Commerce ‘The country needs to find a new sense of competitiveness and an energy of resilience to…

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President George Vella first year in office

Full Text: Għaddiet sena mindu ħadt il-ġurament tal-ħatra bħala President tar-Repubblika ta’ Malta. Kienet sena mimlija avvenimenti li seħħew kemm fuq bażi nazzjonali u anke internazzjonali. Il-bidu ta’ din…

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Obama’s supporters fuelling Buttigieg’s campaign

Former Vice President Joe Biden drew dozens of Barack Obama's fundraisers to his presidential bid during the April-to-June fundraising quarter, but his rivals -- led by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor…

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Tunisian President Essebsi wants to retire

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 93, announced that he will not run for a second term in presidential elections expected this year, despite his party's calls for him to stand.…

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TV comedian frontrunner for Ukraine’s President post

A Ukrainian comedian known for his role of playing the president in a popular television show is now the actual frontrunner for Ukraine's top job, according to a recent poll.…

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16 States challenge Trump’s emergency declaration in court – The 58 other emergency situations declared by US Presidents

A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on…

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Romanian Government reduces budget for country’s critical President’s office

The Balkan Insight reports that a Romanian cabinet move to cut the spending of the country’s presidential administration and intelligence service and fund a huge Orthodox cathedral has boosted political…

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That’s not the president of Croatia in those viral bikini photos

Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was in the president's box at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on Wednesday July 11 to watch her country storm to victory over England in the World Cup…

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Who will be the next President of Malta?

The Malta Independent on Sunday: This week President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca started her last year as President of the Republic of Malta. In the coming months, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,…

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