Новости за 24.06.2016

Portugal have yet to win at Euro 2016 and face a testing last-16 clash against Croatia but Cristiano Ronaldo’s first two goals at the tournament have filled the team with confidence. Ronaldo scored twice and Portugal came from behind three times to earn a 3-3 draw against Hungary on Wednesday, a result that allowed Fernando Santos’s side to progress from Group F as one of the four best third-placed sides. Ronaldo was under scrutiny after a poor start to the tournament as Portugal drew their opening games against Iceland and Austria. Читать дальше...

Wednesday evening’s dramatic Euro 2016 group stage finale concluded an engrossing opening round that was tight and tense to the last as the expanded new-look European Championship passed its first test. Analysis: Ed Dove Critics of the tournament’s expansion from 16 to 24 teams will point to the lowest goals-to-game ratio of any Euros since 1992 (1.92) as evidence that lower entry standards have diluted quality. Yet Euro 2016 has not been short of excitement even if the goals have not exactly flowed. Читать дальше...

When people talk about the progressive loss of the countryside over the last 10 years following the ill-judged and uncalled for expansion of the development areas in 2006, they have in mind the plundering of outside development zone, or ODZ, land by successive governments for construction development. The issue of ODZ land reached the height of public concern when the government announced it would allow a large stretch of open land and protected coastline in Żonqor Point, Marsascala, to be built... Читать дальше...

The latest attempt by the Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti regarding loan words seems more reasonable and open than the earlier deċizjonijet (decisions) quite unnecessarily changing long-established orthography and grammar. What we seem to have here are proposals rather than decisions and less dictatorial ones. This is more in the spirit of the original 2005 law setting up this council to offer guidelines (linji ta’ gwida) concerning the writing of Maltese. Some respect is also shown to the autonomy... Читать дальше...

I refer to the article ‘Examiners warn of students’ “very mediocre” Maltese’ (June 20). In fact, five months ago (repeat, five months ago) this report had already been referred to in another section of the local media. Is it not strange that the Times of Malta felt the need to publish it now, to coincide with the publication of the orthographic reform? As stated on a previous occasion, the Akkademja tal-Malti admires how Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti has continued to work calmly and... Читать дальше...

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio has survived Mexico’s shock 7-0 pasting by title holders Chile in the Copa America Centenario after being confirmed in his position by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) last night. Mexico, among the favourites and counting on massive support in the tournament in the United States, were crushed by Chile in their quarter-final in Santa Clara, California, last weekend. FMF general secretary Guillermo Cantu told a news conference Osorio’s departure was not a good option and... Читать дальше...

I would have loved to write about the outcome of the referendum that took place in the United Kingdom yesterday and to comment about the future of the European Union in the light of the result. However, the editor requests that I send in my contribution a couple of days prior to publication, hence, I am still in the realm of hoping, possibly against all hope, that right reason has prevailed and that at the end of the day, the majority of voters in the UK came to the conclusion that leaving the EU would not be in their interest. Читать дальше...

Undoubtedly, RTK is one of the best radio stations in Malta. It has a significant cross section of listeners. As a Catholic Church radio, its mission is to spread the joy of the gospel, the Catholic doctrine, the moral values and the social teaching of the Church, particularly, those relating to family values. The station should be above party politics and be seen as such. Its programmes should promote unity and suppress division. Very often, it is being manipulated and politically abused. Читать дальше...

Last updated 1.20am - Vote-counting in the UK's EU referendum is in progress tonight with the outcome very uncertain.  Nigel Farage, one of the leaders of the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, declared even before vote-counting started that "It looks like the Remain will edge it," but the pendulum went both ways as the hours progressed and so did the value or Sterling. The British currency soared immediately after Farage's comments, but then dropped sharply after Remain got a narrower... Читать дальше...