Новости за 03.07.2016

Hosts France brought Iceland's dream Euro 2016 run to a grinding halt when they demolished the outsiders 5-2 in their Euro 2016 quarter-final to earn a mouth-watering last four meeting with Germany. Iceland's resistance was broken after 12 minutes when Blaise Matuidi's pass over Iceland's defence sent Olivier Giroud clear and he placed an angled shot past keeper Hannes Halldorsson. Paul Pogba headed the second in the 20th and France ended Iceland's hopes when Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann scored... Читать дальше...

A car went up in flames in a Tarxien street this evening.  The car is believed to have been parked at the end of Triq Pietro Gagliardi when it caught fire at around 10.20pm, sources said.  Nobody was hurt and the flames were put out by a fire engine that was rushed to the street. Police sources said they were not suspecting foul play at this point in time. The above video was sent to Times of Malta by a witness at the scene. In it, a fire engine can be seen arriving as the car blazes on the side of the road.

Malta's national basketball team won the 2016 FIBA Small Countries Women's European Championship today after beating Ireland 67-59 in the final.  Ireland started strongly and were ahead 27-19 at the end of the first quarter. But Malta gradually got into the game and clawed back the deficit. They trailed the Irish with 7 minutes remaining on the clock but rallied strongly to win and take home the gold medal.  The Irish basketball federation was sporting in defeat, saying Malta had been "excellent" and congratulating them on the win. Читать дальше...

A 19-year-old tourist suffered a severe injury to his left foot in an explosion in Central Park, said a spokesman for the New York Police Department, which was investigating the cause of the incident. The teen was in the park with two friends, who had also travelled to New York, when the blast occurred just before 11 am near East 61st Street and East Drive, the NYPD spokesman said. "He stepped on a rock or some object and there was an explosion that followed," the spokesman said. He was hospitalised in critical but stable condition. Читать дальше...

The United Kingdom is unlikely to try to lure international investment by becoming a tax haven after it leaves the European Union, according to an internal memo prepared by the body responsible for the drafting international tax rules. The head of tax at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which advises developed nations on policy, said the UK could use its freedom from EU rules to slash corporate tax but the political price would be high. The idea the country may cut tax on multinational companies' profits... Читать дальше...

Whoever said getting to your destination shouldn’t be as enjoyable as being there? There’s no reason the journey can’t be half the fun. Guest experience is a priority for Malta International Airport, which is partly why it consistently ranks among the best airports in Europe and the La Valette Club is a perfect example of the focus MIA has placed on the traveller’s journey. This membership programme is particularly suited to frequent travellers who want to enjoy the most comfortable airport experience. Читать дальше...

READ: Death toll rises to nearly 120 in Baghdad Iraqi civilians vented their fury at Prime Minister Haidi al-Abadi by throwing stones at his convoy as he left the scene of two bombings that killed nearly 120 people today.  The bombings occurred in a busy shopping area and left a further 200 people wounded.  In unverified video posted to Twitter and YouTube, civilians can be seen hurling stones, bottles of water and even slippers as Mr Abadi's convoy drives away from the Baghdad neighbourhood of Karrada. Читать дальше...

The last quarterfinal game of Euro 2016 sees hosts and tournament favourites France play underdogs Iceland, in the tournament's clearest example of a David-and-Goliath clash so far.  READ: Why is Iceland so much better at football than Malta? France are the overwhelming favourites to win this one, with Iceland having already surpassed expectations by having first qualified from their group and then eliminated England.  But Iceland's joint coach Lars Lagerback has made it clear the pressure is all on the hosts. Читать дальше...

A man was seriously injured this afternoon after crashing his car into a ditch in Zabbar.  The incident occurred at around 1.40pm, police said, on Triq Santa Duminka.  An ambulance rushed the man, a 34-year-old Cospicua resident, to Mater Dei hospital for treatment. Although his injuries are serious, they are not life-threatening.  An investigation is underway, police said.

Eight Cuba national team volleyball players have been detained over a suspected rape in Finland, police said today. According to central Finland police three of the players were apprehended on Saturday, and five on Sunday. The Cuban men's team was playing in a World League tournament in the city of Tampere in central Finland. The police gave no further information about the suspected rape. Finnish news agency STT reported the incident occurred at a hotel in Tampere, where the Cuban team was staying.

Finding Dory dominated the Independence Day box office, overcoming a trio of new releases to provide the weekend's biggest fireworks. The Pixar release swam to the top of the charts for the third consecutive weekend, picking up $41.9 million to bring its domestic total to $372.2 million. The follow-up to Finding Nemo should end the four-day holiday with another $50.5 million in receipts. It is on pace to surpass Toy Story 3 and its $415 million haul as the highest-grossing Pixar film in history on a domestic basis. Читать дальше...

An incinerator on a disused oil rig platform, which Environment Minister Jose Herrera announced as “the next big thing in Malta”, is not supported by studies on its feasibility or impact, according to answers received by The Sunday Times of Malta. When pressed to substantiate his comment given during an interview with this newspaper three weeks ago, the Environment Minister backtracked, saying studies so far have not identified any specific direction. “Since no decision has yet been taken, no site was identified whether land or marine”... Читать дальше...

Feast patrons looking for something different were dazzled today by a colourful show of confetti synchronised to music that formed part of St Paul's feast celebrations in Rabat.  Times of Malta videographer Mark Zammit Cordina was on hand to record a short part of the midday show.

Germany's Mario Gomez has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2016 with a thigh muscle injury while Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger are doubtful after being injured in Saturday's quarter-final win over Italy. Striker Gomez, who had scored twice and is the team's only out-and-out striker, tore muscle fibre in his right thigh on Saturday, a medical check has revealed.  Khedira, who also missed their winning 2014 World Cup final through injury, was taken off in the 16th minute after overstretching... Читать дальше...

Britain’s exit negotiations with the EU may become one of the top priorities in Malta’s presidency of the European Council, according to a Brussels veteran. Peter Agius, who heads the European Parliament office in Malta and has helped in the preparations for 10 different presidencies, says Brexit talks may very well be one of the main issues Malta has to deal with when it takes over the six-month rotating presidency on January 1 of next year. The UK has not yet initiated the exit procedure, with... Читать дальше...

Abolishing an existing police academy and replacing it with one centralised academy serving recruits from different corps would be a mistake, the Malta Police Association has said.  Army, police, civil protection and a correctional facility officers all had distinct technical, tactical, legal and operational needs, the MPA said, and overlap would be so minimal that there was "no justification" for creating one centralised academy.  The MPA position comes after Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela... Читать дальше...

You would have thought that an aid worker based near the hellhole of Fallujah in Iraq would welcome a chance to expound on how the atrocities taking place around him have affected his outlook on life. But Karl Schembri says he has no time to deal with any of that. Instead, he is focusing on getting the stories of the victims out – the men, women and children who fled the Isis-held city as it came under attack from Iraqi forces. “I can’t stop and think about anything else. My top priority is getting these people’s stories out to the world. Читать дальше...

A man in the US city of Albuquerque, New Mexico was blown away when he stepped out of his home one morning to discover mystery thieves had stolen his roof.  All Cory Archuleta roof's shingles had been torn off and cleaned up. Neighbours said that they had seen a work crew with a flat-bed trailer remove the shingles over the past days, but nobody suspected anything. "They just figured it was part of the sale of the house," Mr Archuleta said. He is in the process of selling the house.  Mr Archuleta... Читать дальше...

Australian Nick Kyrgios turned on the style to book a Wimbledon fourth round clash with favourite Andy Murray as he outplayed Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez on People's Sunday. The unpredictable 15th seed wowed a packed Court One crowd with a dazzling exhibition of his mercurial skills, knocking off two sets in quick time for a 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 after the match had been stopped by bad light the previous evening. A focused Kyrgios took the third set after breaking left-hander Lopez in the eighth... Читать дальше...

World number one Serena Williams kept her Wimbledon title defence on track today, downing Germany's Annika Beck 6-3 6-0 with a crushing display of power and booming serves to chalk up her 300th grand slam victory. Williams looked in no mood to follow men's top seed Novak Djokovic out of tournament after his shock defeat on Saturday and treated the middle Sunday party crowd to an imperious 51-minute performance. Warning her last-16 opponent, Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, that there is more to come... Читать дальше...

At least eight people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies have reported. Rescue workers found the Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane in the early hours of Sunday morning in Russia's Irkutsk region, according to a statement on the Emergency Situations Ministry website. A photo accompanying the statement showed the plane smashed to pieces in dense forest, with the tail but little else intact. RIA news agency said eight bodies had been found at... Читать дальше...

Seventh seed Richard Gasquet moved stealthily into the Wimbledon fourth round for the seventh time in his career on Sunday, finishing off Spain's Albert Ramos 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-3. The French stylist required only 31 minutes to seal victory on Court 18, having moved two sets to one ahead the previous evening against the world number 36. Gasquet, who reached the semi-finals last year as he did in 2007, could face compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last 16 if he beats American John Isner. His win was his 28th at Wimbledon... Читать дальше...

Seven militants who killed 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka were local Bangladeshis and authorities had tried before to arrest five of them, police said, as investigators probed for possible links with international Islamist extremist groups. The gunmen stormed the upmarket restaurant in the diplomatic zone late on Friday, before killing mostly non-Muslim hostages, including at least nine Italians, seven Japanese and an American. Islamic State claimed responsibility, warning citizens of "crusader... Читать дальше...

Backing Boris Johnson to become the next prime minister would have been a "betrayal" of the country, Michael Gove has said. London's former mayor "ducked" crucial decisions and failed to show the qualities needed to take over from David Cameron, according to the Justice Secretary.Explaining his shock decision to withdraw support from Mr Johnson, a move which has been branded treacherous by some Tory colleagues, Mr Gove insisted he had been putting the country first. "I've taken some difficult decisions... Читать дальше...

Update 4.27pm - Full race report Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after a last-lap collision with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg handed the triple Formula One world champion a dramatic first Austrian Grand Prix victory on Sunday. Championship leader Rosberg, who had been in front with Hamilton in his slipstream, nursed his damaged car over the line for fourth place with his advantage cut to 11 points after nine of 21 rounds. "I am gutted, it's unbelievable," said the German, accusing Hamilton... Читать дальше...