Новости за 09.12.2017

Hosts Al Jazira edged past Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to set up a Club World Cup semi-final clash with favourites Real Madrid. The Japanese side had 65 percent possession but it was Ali Mabkhout who scored the winner seven minutes after halftime in the first all-Asian clash for a final four spot since 2010. Earlier, Mexico's Pachuca needed extra time to overcome Wydad Casablanca and book their semi-final place against Brazil's Gremio. Victor Guzman headed in after 112 minutes against the Moroccans... Читать дальше...

Paris St Germain shrugged off two consecutive defeats to beat Lille 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday and open a 12-point lead at the top of the standings. PSG lost in their previous league match against Strasbourg last Saturday, and then came undone against Bayern Munich in the Champions League in midweek. However, they led through Angel Di Maria's 28th minute opener at the Parc des Princes and Javier Pastore doubled their advantage four minutes after the break. Anwar El Ghazi pulled one back for Lille before Kylian Mbappe struck in stoppage time. Читать дальше...

Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi filed a police report on Saturday night claiming he had been tailed by two suspicious cars. Contacted after posting a tweet, the lawyer said he had enough suspicion to believe he was being followed earlier in the day when he was meant to have a meeting with a client in Qrendi. Around 12.15pm, Dr Azzopardi said he realised there was a white car in pursuit, with another grey vehicle at a distance. At one point he stopped his vehicle close to the St Matthew chapel to make... Читать дальше...

Scores of people marched in Valletta on Saturday evening demanding the protection of life "from conception". Organised by the Life Network Foundation, the anti-abortion participants walked from Castille Square to parliament. Present for the activity was Rebecca Kiessling, an  American anti-abortion activist, who was born as a result of sexual assault. The chairperson of the network, Miriam Sciberras, said human life during pregnancy was facing a constant threat, and it was therefore important to send a message that human life was precious.

BALZAN            1 Alves 90 HIBERNIANS   0 Alex Alves scored an injury-time winner as Balzan edged Hibernians to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League standings. The match turned out to be a draft affair with the only two scoring chances coming in the first half. On 35 minutes Hibs midfielder Dunstan Vella slalomed past two defenders before picking up Johann Bezzina who fired wide. Balzan’s response arrived a minute from the break when Cadu showed great pace to move past his marker but his thumping drive flew just wide. Читать дальше...

ĦAMRUN SPARTANS  0 BIRKIRKARA    1 Montebello 84 Birkirkara needed a late goal from Luke Montebello to overcome Ħamrun Spartans at the National Stadium. The Stripes created the first chance of the match oneight minutes, in a quick counter attack, Carlos Alberto released Kurt Zammit who sprinted inside the area but his low shot was blocked by Steve Sultana, the Ħamrun goalkeeper. A minute later, the woodwork denied the Spartans an opener when Davide Succi’s deflected shot had the better of goalkeeper... Читать дальше...

FLORIANA 6 og. 58, S. Pisani 63, Cabral 66, Varela 78, Fontanella 85, 86 LIJA 0 Following the resignation of Giovanni Tedesco, Nicolas Chiesa was leading the team for the first time since his appointment as new coach earlier this week. Right from the start, the Greens were clearly in control but during the first half, Lija defended well to keep them at bay. Floriana did score a goal but the goal was disallowed in a rather controversial manner. In the second half, once Floriana managed to take the lead... Читать дальше...

A master plan guaranteeing a “more homogenous” Marsalforn promenade, has been given the green light by the Planning Authority after being submitted by the Gozo Ministry. The approved master plan sets out the layout and the preferred options of design furnishings associated with the placing of the tables, chairs and canopies in the seaside village. The Planning Authority said the master plan would serve to ensure that a more homogenous approach is adopted by outdoor catering areas along the promenade. Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his recent Ballon d'Or award by scoring twice for the first time in a La Liga game this season as champions Real Madrid swept to a stunning 5-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday to go five points behind leaders Barcelona. Real faced a crisis in defence with Raphael Varane, captain Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal and holding midfielder Casemiro all unavailable but Zinedine Zidane's side produced a lethal attacking display, scoring all their goals before halftime. Nacho Fernandez... Читать дальше...

SENGLEA ATHLETIC 2 Sammut 11, Palmieri 30 NAXXAR LIONS 1 Messias 64 First half goals from Paul Sammut and Nicola Palmieri were enough for Senglea Athletic to beat Naxxar Lions. Naxxar started strongly and Yuri Messias carved out an opening in the Lions defence with a thrilling run but the Brazilian striker was stopped when he was about to pull the trigger. But the Athletic came back well and took the lead on 11 minutes. Picking up Palmieri’s pass, Sammut beat his man before thumping a right-foot... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich struggled to a scrappy 1-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday but it was still enough to stretch their lead to eight points and make sure they will stay top when the winter break starts this month. The German champions, who showed none of the spark that saw them beat Paris St Germain 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, needed an Arturo Vidal header in the 20th minute to edge past the hard-working hosts, who have the league's second-best defence. Victory moved Bayern eight points clear of RB Leipzig... Читать дальше...

Senior members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Saturday rejected the vision for a United States of Europe put forward by the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom they are hoping to form a governing coalition. SPD leader Martin Schulz said on Thursday his party, which suffered its worst post-war election result in September, would only gain support by providing a clear vision of Europe, and called for a "United States of Europe" by 2025. Merkel's conservatives, who lost voters to... Читать дальше...

Gambling on the outcome of an event, including sports, will be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) from January, as will the services of bookmakers and betting exchanges. A notice published in the Government Gazette this week shows that as from January 1, the placing of bets and wagers, including the services of bookmakers, betting exchanges and “equivalent facilities” will be exempt without credit for VAT purposes. Events on which betting and placing of wagers will be exempt include sporting events... Читать дальше...

Marko Arnautovic's first West Ham goal secured a 1-0 victory over Chelsea and a first win for manager David Moyes. Arnautovic struck after only six minutes to condemn the champions to a first defeat in seven Premier League matches. The £24million club-record signing was jeered by home fans earlier in the season after some below-par displays, but he looks a player reborn under Moyes. In fact West Ham look an entirely different side to the shambles they appeared towards the end of Slaven Bilic's spell in charge. Читать дальше...

Many human rights defenders in Malta are bullied, harassed, insulted, threatened and stigmatised, activists warned on Saturday. "We are not satisfied that our concerns are being taken seriously by the competent authorities, especially in view of the fact that we are often victims of hatred perpetuated by those entities responsible for our protection," the Aditus Foundation said. By tolerating this ongoing abuse, Malta is not only offending the principles that human rights embody – equality, non-discrimination... Читать дальше...

Several trees were planted across the Ta' Pinu sanctuary, the area known as L-Għolja t’Għammar, in Għarb, Gozo in a major afforestation drive. Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana was present for the plantation initiative, which saw a number of children planting the indigenous trees themselves. The land is owned by the Gozo diocese.  Dr Caruana underlined the need to promote an environmental culture among children.

Marsa mayor Frans Debono suggested that a park would be a suitable replacement for the Marsa power station. “A park would make a lot of sense, and it is something that has been missing from the community for some time,” he said. The last remaining two chimneys of the Marsa power station were brought down on Thursday. In total, five chimneys were pulled down after the power station became defunct in 2015 and fully disconnected earlier this year. Insisting the area has great potential, Mr Debono said... Читать дальше...

Pacers 106, Cavaliers 102 Victor Oladipo scored 33 points to help the Indiana Pacers top the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-102, snapping their league-leading 13-game winning streak. The Pacers made 15 3-point shots. Oladipo made 6 of 13 treys. Myles Turner added 15 points for Indiana. LeBron James paced the Cavaliers with 29 points on 12-of-22 shooting and also had 10 rebounds and eight assists. Kevin Love added 20 points and J.R. Smith 15 for the Cavs. The Pacers shot 44.2 percent (38 of 86) overall while the Cavs were at 43 percent (37 of 86). Читать дальше...

Local authorities have been given access to specific Panama Papers data about the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri and Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi. German authorities said in July they had the data and were willing to share it with other countries. Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Bastian Obermayer told the Times of Malta the German police had actually offered the data to the local authorities, rather than  being requested it by Malta. The data should offer insight into Mr Schembri's... Читать дальше...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Iraqi forces had driven the last remnants of so-called Islamic State from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory. The Iraqi forces recaptured the last areas still under IS control along the border with Syria, state television quoted Abadi as telling an Arab media conference in Baghdad. "Commander-in-Chief @HaiderAlAbadi announces that Iraq's armed forces have secured the western desert & the entire Iraq Syria border... Читать дальше...

Balluta Bay is one of Malta's most eye-catching addresses. But judging by this photo, some local businesses are not too bothered about keeping up that reputation. A photo sent in by a Times of Malta reader shows the pitiful state a pavement close to the promenade is in, with rubbish strewn around a recycling bring-in site.  "How can this be allowed? This is a weekly occurrence. What a disgrace," fumed the reader, who blamed local cafes and restaurants for indiscriminately dumping rubbish on the curb. Читать дальше...

As part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme, Electronic Music Malta, the Women’s Rights Foundation and the Malta Sound Women Network, are presenting the screening of the documentary film A Life in Waves. It explores the life and innovations of composer and electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani. The film is a journey into Suzanne’s mind, offering a feminine glimpse into the often complicated world of electronic music. It features her earliest days learning the piano to her multimillion dollar advertising... Читать дальше...

The Maltese government loudly rejected the "implication" made by a UK law firm that it was somehow complicit in the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. A UK law firm's conclusion that the investigation into Ms Caruana Galizia's murder violates the European Convention on Human Rights is "one-sided", "unethical" and "a huge insult to the Maltese courts," the government said on Saturday.  "The undertone of the so-called ‘Urgent Advice’ is that the State was itself involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana... Читать дальше...

A UK law firm's conclusion that the investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder violates the European Convention on Human Rights is "one sided", "unethical" and "a huge insult to the Maltese courts," the government said on Saturday.  "The undertone of the so-called ‘Urgent Advice’ is that the State was itself involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and on this basis it is argued that practically no Maltese authority should be involved in the investigation," it said in its statement. Читать дальше...

Meet some of the women protesters behind the #occupyjustice movement, which took root after the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in tomorrow’s issue of Pink, out with The Sunday Times of Malta. Malta’s leading women’s magazine interviews three members of this non-partisan pressure group to understand what has motivated them to stand up to the government and be the voice for those who remain silent and face criticism and intimidation in the process. The December issue also has a strong... Читать дальше...