Новости за 07.07.2017

A 63-year-old man from Gżira was injured after he fell off a ladder while working on the ceiling of a house in Armier at 4.10pm today. The man only fell the height of one storey, the police said, but was nevertheless seriously hurt.

At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when two suicide car bombs tore through military checkpoints in North Sinai province today, security sources said, in one of the bloodiest coordinated assaults on security forces in years. Islamic State militants are waging an insurgency in the rugged, thinly populated Sinai Peninsula. They have killed hundreds of soldiers and police since 2013, when the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi after mass protests against his rule. The two cars blew... Читать дальше...

Milan’s summer spending spree continues after the Rossoneri captured promising Italy Under-21 defender Andrea Conti from Atalanta on Friday. After finishing in a disappointing sixth place in Serie A last season, Milan are rebuilding for a renewed tilt at honours and, backed by their new Chinese owners, have signed no fewer than seven proven talents in this transfer window. Full-back Conti, 23, arrives from Atalanta and follows Andre Silva, Ricardo Rodriguez, Hakan Calhanoglu, Mateo Musacchio, Franck... Читать дальше...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on a ceasefire in southwestern Syria during talks at the G20 summit, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. The truce, agreed during talks held in a "constructive atmosphere", would start on July 9, Lavrov told reporters. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was expected to provide more details of the deal to reporters in Hamburg, Germany, later today, the official said. Jordan was also involved in the talks.... Читать дальше...

Protesters injured at least 160 police officers, torched cars and lorries and broke into a locked-down metro station today, seeking to wrest control of the streets of Hamburg as leaders from the world's biggest economies met nearby. The escalating violence prompted Hamburg's police to call in reinforcements from around Germany to help the 15,000 officers already deployed to the northern port city for the G20 summit. A Reuters witness said protesters from the radical Black Bloc movement appeared to... Читать дальше...

The government has drawn up individual programmes for 604 students who are persistently absent from school, according to Education Minister Evarist Bartolo. The programmes are being monitored and assessed by social workers every month and are tweaked where necessary. This was one of the measures taken by the government, Mr Bartolo said in reply to a parliamentary question tabled by Labour MP Alex Muscat. Other measures included better monitoring of the attendance system by social workers, the collection... Читать дальше...

Villa Castro in Naxxar, a project by Architecture Project in collaboration with Jens Bruenslow, has been shortlisted in this year’s World Architecture Festival Awards, New & Old - Completed Buildings category. There are 16 other buildings in the category, ranging from a stadium in Malaysia to a studio in Vietnam. There are 18 categories in the awards, which will be presented during the festival in Berlin in November. The festival is a three-day event for architects and interior design professionals, which has been held since 2008. Читать дальше...

The third EP by Australian boy band In Stereo has raced to the top position on the Australian iTunes pop charts and is sitting at Number 4 on the iTunes Albums charts, just hours after its release. In Stereo is made up of members Jakob Delgado, Ethan Karpathy and Chris Lanzon – the son of Ingrid German and Peter Lanzon. Both Ethan and Chris were contestants on the first (and only) season of The Voice Kids Australia in 2014. They were also a part of The Voice Kids: The Concert tour. In 2015, In Stereo... Читать дальше...

A party organiser accused of raping an underage girl received a conditional discharge today after a court found that while he had encouraged the minor to have sex over Facebook, charges related to rape had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt. Marvin Buttigieg, 33, from Victoria, was accused of having raped the 16-year old, defiling her and holding her against her will. Mr Buttigieg was also accused of sexting the girl on social media and through mobile phone messages. The alleged incidents dated back to the summer of 2011. Читать дальше...

Gaming operator Betsson has written to the European Commission complaining about what it described as “the continued and flagrant breach by the Dutch authorities of EU law”. The complaint claims that this goes against the fundamental principles upon which the EU was founded. “Betsson view the ongoing confusion in the Dutch market as unacceptable. We have therefore submitted an official complaint to the European Commission. The current law in the Netherlands is not in line with EU law and we have... Читать дальше...

French police took thousands of migrants living in tents on the pavements of northern Paris to temporary lodgings in and around the city on Frida today. They loaded 2,771 people, including dozens of unaccompanied children into vans and coaches at dawn, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said, noting that the government was determined to prevent a proliferation of makeshift, illegal camps. "These illegal camps present a security and public health risk for both the occupants and local residents," the... Читать дальше...

The MSE Share Index trended lower for the first time in the last three trading sessions as it slipped by 0.13% to 4,723.692 points from its highest level in over three months of 4,729.757 points. The declines in the share prices of IHI (-1.6%), BOV (-0.4%) and Farsons (-0.4%) outweighed the gains in HSBC (+0.05%), RS2 (+1.1%) and Malta Properties (+2.7%). Trading volumes remained relatively subdued today as €0.26 million worth of shares changed hands. The local equity index moved higher for the fifth consecutive week. Читать дальше...

Comino has received an ecological face-lift with bulky waste removed, sand dunes cordoned off and alien plants which threatened indigenous species removed. The spruce-up forms part of the island's management plan and is being coordinated by the Environment and Resources Authority, which recently issued a stop and compliance order for construction and bulky waste in various parts of Comino.  In a statement, the ERA said that its officials worked with Wasteserv counterparts to remove the waste and coordinated with the Directorate for Parks... Читать дальше...

Luke Coppini is joining the Von der Heyden Group as group chief financial officer and will be appointed as a management board member of Timan Investments Holdings Ltd as of September 18. Mr Coppini has gained vast experience in the field of finance during the last more than 30 years of his professional career serving the last five years as CEO of Midi.He will be ultimately responsible for the group’s financing and financialreporting, which also includes IBB Hotel Collection. Former CFO Javier Errejón... Читать дальше...

Malta's marriage equality bill wasmore complex and more sophisticated than similar legislation in Ireland or New York State, an expert within the Civil Rights Ministry told the House Consideration of Bills Committee today.  Silvan Agius, who serves as director of human rights and integration within Helena Dalli’s office, was discussing a clause that changes forms annexed to the Bill after Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo had suggested the “traditional forms” be kept in parallel with the new ones, rather than substituted. Читать дальше...

The Association of Operations Controllers has agreed to call off all industrial action against Air Malta and resolve its pending issues before the Industrial Tribunal. The industrial action was called on Wednesday but the airline managed to continue operations as the work was outsourced to a service provider. The airline said in a statement this afternoon that the agreement was reached following the intervention of Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi. The dispute erupted because the association, which... Читать дальше...

A young Bulgarian pickpocket was conditionally discharged and ordered out of the country following her arraignment this morning on charges of attempted theft. Stoyka Georgieva, 26, reportedly residing at a St Julian's hotel, was arrested after attempting to steal from unwary passers-by two days ago at around 11am in Republic Street, Valletta. She pleaded guilty and the court, presided over by Magistrate Joseph Mifsud, gave her a conditional discharge for three years. The court also ordered that the... Читать дальше...

Two men who engaged unwary passers-by in an illegal game of chance were each fined €500 today and ordered to leave Malta this very evening. Over the past days, police had been alerted to various instances of illegal betting allegedly taking place on the streets. Reports had even been published on social media. Two culprits, Macedonian national Nita Alamaru, 52, from St Paul's Bay and Romanian national Abedin Latifovski, 46, residing at Buġibba, were arrested in Republic Street, Valletta. The men were seen producing a carpet... Читать дальше...

Formula One title contender Lewis Hamilton will have a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix after his car required an unscheduled gearbox change, Mercedes said on Friday. The drop means he cannot equal Michael Schumacher's all-time pole position record of 68 at his home British Grand Prix next week. Hamilton is currently on 66 and had been favourite to take the top slot in Austria. A Mercedes team spokesman said the gearbox problem resulted from the previous race in Azerbaijan. Читать дальше...

France will sell €10 billion worth of state assets to finance projects geared towards innovation, a finance ministry source said today. "It will be done as soon as market conditions will allow," the source said, adding that these would mostly concern minority stakes. While campaigning for the presidency, Emmanuel Macron had said he would set up a €10 billion fund to promote industrial and research projects, but official comments over the past days had raised questions over whether this would all be financed by the sale of state stakes or not. Читать дальше...

A large mound of rubbish was set alight in Ħandaq Industrial Estate this afternoon, in what firefighters wearily told Times of Malta has become a yearly occurrence.  The fire, which choked nearby streets in thick black smoke, was reported at around 2pm.  A Civil Protection Department spokesman said the flames rose from a notorious spot in the area known as il-Ħofra.  "People dump rubbish there and then it's set alight, but nobody ever comes forward with any information about who's responsible. It's... Читать дальше...

Youths in Kirkop went back to the 80s and 90s last month during a street festival that raised €1,300 for the Inspire Foundation.  The festival was organised by the youth section of Kirkop's Għaqda Mużikali San Leonardu and featured DJs Alex Grech, Ryan Spiteri and Renato Vella among others.  "These young people have so generously offered their time and commitment to organise an event in aid of a good cause. Such support means the world for an organisation like ours,” Inspire Foundation fundraising manager Claire Galea said. Читать дальше...

A Spanish court said on Friday it has exchanged a 21-month prison sentence handed to Soccer player Lionel Messi for tax fraud last July for a quarter-of-a-million-euro fine. The Barcelona player and his father were found guilty by a Catalan court last year of three counts of tax fraud to the tune of 4.1 million euros ($4.68 million) over income earned from image rights. The father also had his 15-month sentence exchanged for a fine of 180,000 euros, the court said. Neither Messi or his father would... Читать дальше...

Red Bull have slapped down "disingenuous" Carlos Sainz after the Spanish Formula One driver suggested he was likely to leave their Toro Rosso team at the end of the season. "We've taken the option on Carlos Sainz and he will be in a Toro Rosso next year," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Sky Sports television during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday. "It makes no sense loaning him out. I don't know where he thinks he'll be. "It's a bit disingenuous saying stuff like that. Читать дальше...

A man who early yesterday morning allegedly took the police on a wild, movie-like car chase, was today denied bail after pleading not guilty to a string of charges. Police in court explained how George Azzopardi, 38, from Naxxar, was flagged to a halt by the police but rather than obeying the order he allegedly rammed a police car. Then, throwing all caution to the wind, the man sped off, leading the officers on a car chase through the streets of Birzebbuġa, Żejtun and Żurrieq. The man allegedly drove in a reckless manner... Читать дальше...