Новости за 26.12.2017

Wall Street's main indexes came under pressure on Tuesday following a 2.8 per cent drop in Apple's shares on a report of weak iPhone X demand. Apple will slash its sales forecast for its flagship phone in the current quarter to 30 million units, down from what it said was an initial plan of 50 million units, Taiwan's Economic Daily reported, citing unidentified sources. That, along with some bearish brokerage calls on iPhone X demand, put its shares on track for their worst single-day percentage fall since August 10. Читать дальше...

A Jack Russell had to be rushed to the vets after managing to glue its teeth together by chewing on a glossy leaflet. Oscar, aged 10, was stumbled upon by his owners looking extremely agitated and unable to open his mouth earlier this month. Nearby lay a chewed-up leaflet that had apparently been posted through the door of the family's Blackpool home. Owner Pat Finnerty, 55, realised what must have happened and took the small dog for emergency treatment at Blackpool Pet Hospital. The vet organisation... Читать дальше...

A five-year-old boy was taken off the life support machine on Christmas Eve some days after he choked while eating a sausage at his home Żabbar, according to a news report.  One News reported that the young boy started choking as he was eating right next to his mother who realised something was wrong as the colour in his face started changing. Realising the impending danger, his mother immediately tried to remove the food from the boy's windpipe but he soon lost consciousness. The boy spent some... Читать дальше...

Substitute Jesse Lingard came to Manchester United's rescue as his second-half double secured a 2-2 Boxing Day draw with Burnley at Old Trafford. The stadium was left stunned in the first half as the Clarets claimed a 2-0 lead via Ashley Barnes' close-range finish in the third minute and Steven Defour's superb strike in the 36th. Having come on for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the interval, Lingard then pulled a goal back eight minutes after the break with a back-heel before striking an equaliser in stoppage time. Читать дальше...

Substitute Jesse Lingard came to Manchester United's rescue as his second-half double secured a 2-2 Boxing Day draw with Burnley at Old Trafford. The stadium was left stunned in the first half as the Clarets claimed a 2-0 lead via Ashley Barnes' close-range finish in the third minute and Steven Defour's superb strike in the 36th. Having come on for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the interval, Lingard then pulled a goal back eight minutes after the break with a back-heel before striking an equaliser in stoppage time. Читать дальше...

Warriors 99, Cavaliers 92 Klay Thompson broke a late tie with a 3-pointer and Kevin Durant protected the lead with two key defensive plays on LeBron James, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 99-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA's marquee matchup on Christmas Day. Neither team led by more than nine points in the tightly contested rematch of last spring's NBAFinals, which the Warriors won in five games. Durant, despite just 8-for-19 shooting, had 25 points to pace the Warriors... Читать дальше...

The arrival of a new year marks another edition of the President’s New Year’s Concert, which will be held on January 7 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. Organised by Festivals Malta, Arts Council Malta and the Malta Philarmonic Orchestra, the concert is inspired by the world-famous New Year concerts organised by the Vienna Philharmonic. In fact, the President’s New Year’s Concert welcomes the arrival of a new year with a programme of festive music – naturally, including numbers by Johann Strauss II – under the direction of Mro John Galea.

A 27-year-old girl from San Gwann was seriously injured when the quad bike on which she was riding pillion overturned. The driver - a 30-year-old man from Mosta - was only slightly injured. The accident took place at 9am on the Regional Road in St Julian's.

Saudi Arabia is hosting a world chess tournament for the first time nearly two years after the country's top cleric issued a religious edict against playing the board game. Politics have also interfered, with players from Israel and Qatar missing the tournament due to regional tensions. Saudi Arabia's top cleric, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, said in early 2016 that chess is "forbidden" in Islam because it wastes time and can lead to rivalry among players. Similarly, top Iranian clerics have also decried the game... Читать дальше...

Celtic moved 11 points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a businesslike 2-0 Boxing Day win over Dundee at Dens Park. In-form wide-man James Forrest opened the scoring from close range in the eighth minute before former Dundee striker Leigh Griffiths added a second ahead of the break for the impressive visitors. Brendan Rodgers' side dropped a gear in the second half but still had plenty in hand as they increased their advantage over the Dons who host Partick Thistle on Wednesday night. Читать дальше...

Egypt has said the World Bank should be brought in to resolve tensions with Ethiopia over a massive dam on the Nile River that Egypt says threatens its water security. Cairo's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry was speaking in Addis Ababa after a 10-month impasse over the dam's technical negotiations. Tuesday's talks also involve Sudan. Mr Shoukry calls the World Bank "neutral and decisive" and says "science should be the determining factor" in resolving the issue. Ethiopia says the Grand Renaissance... Читать дальше...

Harry Kane rounded off a sensational 2017 by scoring a record number of Premier League goals and hat-tricks in a calendar year, as well as toppling Lionel Messi as the top scorer in Europe as a rampant Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Southampton 5-2 on Tuesday. The England striker followed up his treble over Burnley on Saturday by heading in a Christian Eriksen free-kick in the 22nd minute for his 37th league goal of 2017, beating Alan Shearer's 22-year-old record for the most goals in England's top flight in a calendar year. Читать дальше...

A €1.5 million road works project in Gozo was announced today by Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana. The minister said a number of roads which needed to be rebuilt were identified after meeting all Gozitan councils. Most roads were residential and the ministry, in agreement with the respective councils, felt the need to take action. She said this would not be the only investment on roads in 2018. Another €1.8 million had been voted by the ministry for roads under its responsibility. The ministry, she said... Читать дальше...

A cat which disappeared three years ago has turned up safe and well in a different state. Raja was brought as a stray to an SPCA shelter in Georgetown, Delaware, where staff found his cat's microchip and through some sleuthing connected him to his owners, the Tuttle family. As it turns out, the Tuttles lost Raja back in 2014 when they were living in Florida. They now live in Virginia but travelled to Delaware to reclaim their prodigal feline.

Egypt hanged 15 men convicted of attacks that killed security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources said on Tuesday, in what appears to be the largest number of executions on a single day since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office in 2014. The hangings took place at two prisons in the north of the country early on Tuesday, the sources said. A military court issued the sentences and interior ministry officials carried out the executions simultaneously at Borj al-Arab and Wadi al-Natroun prisons, the sources said. Читать дальше...

The winter transfer window is less than a week away and the timesofmalta.com SportsDesk is back with you to follow all the latest gossip and rumours from the football world, including the Maltese Premier League. So stay with us for the next five weeks to keep yourself up-to-date with all that is happening. 1.30pm Marouane Fellaini looks set to leave Manchester United after he reportedly turned down a new contract. The towering Belgian midfielder is out of contract in the summer and reports said that he is not planning to remain at Old Trafford.

A storm that battered the Philippines killing more than 230 people in floods and landslides lost its power on Tuesday as it passed over Vietnam where hundreds of thousands had taken cover. Vietnam, like the Philippines, is regularly battered by typhoons that form over the warm waters of the Pacific and barrel westwards into land. The storm entered Vietnamese water but weakened to a tropical depression and did not cause any casualties, the disaster prevention committee said. The government had ordered... Читать дальше...

Alfred Camilleri, a 42-year-old taxi driver from Msida, was remanded in custody on Tuesday after having been accused of importing 150kg of cannabis grass on Christmas Eve. He was arrested after a search of his van when it was driven off the catamaran from Sicily. READ: Busy Christmas weekend for Customs - Major drug haul in Grand Harbour Mr Camilleri pleaded not guilty to association to sell and traffic drugs, illegal possession of a firearm, money laundering and possession or transfer of property acquired through crime. Читать дальше...

Actor James Norton has revealed that his heart "breaks every morning" over Brexit. Interviewed by The Big Issue magazine, Norton said he feels the country is "spiralling out of control". He said: "My heart breaks every morning. "I get a Brexit update and like a lot of people I am slightly addicted, in a perverse way, to following this story. I digest everything. "I feel like, as an actor, if you have a little bit of a voice you have a responsibility to use that voice. "To a point. But every time I tweet about that... Читать дальше...

An experimental blood test accurately identifies people who do, or don’t, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets, researchers say. The two main blood tests used to screen for celiac disease rely on detecting an immune response to gluten, but that immune response gradually disappears in people who avoid gluten. “Unfortunately, many persons with gluten sensitivity go gluten-free without consulting their clinician for exclusion of celiac disease," said lead study author Vikas K. Читать дальше...

The 19th edition of L-Istrina, the country's biggest fund-raising event, has kicked off. It is being held at Kirkop sports complex and will raise funds for the Community Chest Fund Foundation. By 1.30pm, almost €300,000 had been raised. A record €5.5 million were raised last year. President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in a message in the run-up to L-Istrina, spoke on the way the Malta Community Chest Fund has been transformed to make it more relevant to today's needs. She pointed out how the MCCF is now a registered foundation... Читать дальше...

L-Istrina, the country's biggest fund-raising event, kicks off on Boxing Day for the 19th year. It will be hosted at Kirkop sports complex and will raise funds for the Community Chest Fund Foundation. A record €55 million were raised last year. President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in a message in the run-up to L-Istrina, spoke on the way the Malta Community Chest Fund has been transformed to make it more relevant to today's needs. She pointed out how the MCCF is now a registered foundation, with its own legal personality... Читать дальше...

MICALLEF. On December 25, CARMEN nèe Cini of Luqa, aged 79, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of the Holy Catholic Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband Anthony, her son John, daughters Claire, Marija and Dorianne and her husband Roland Cachia, grandchildren Martina, Jan, Zac and Tyler. The funeral leaves St Vincent De Paul today, Wednesday, December 27 at 2.30pm for Luqa parish church where Mass præsente cadavere will be said at 3pm followed by interment at the Luqa Cemetery. Читать дальше...

A private investigator has been handed a two-month suspended jail term and fined €2,400 for working without a licence after he himself complained to the police that a man he had followed for two weeks in a marriage separation case had suddenly turned up at his home. Vincent Oliver Abela was accused of working as a private investigator and employing others to work as private investigators without a licence. He was also accused of having harassed the man he had followed for two weeks. The court heard... Читать дальше...

The Archbishop's Curia and Caritas yesterday hosted 440 lonely people for a hearty Christmas Day lunch, but they are not proclaiming the event a success. “The success would have been had nobody turned up, and everybody could share Christmas with a loved one,” Caritas PRO Marika Mizzi told Times of Malta. But, she said, the event was a joyous and rewarding one, with those present able to enjoy Christmas and the Caritas army of volunteers able to learn valuable information they will follow up to assist those who need help. Читать дальше...