Новости за 27.12.2017

Suns 99, Grizzlies 97 Tyson Chandler slammed home an alley-oop dunk off a Dragan Bender inbounds feed with four-tenths of a second left, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Memphis Grizzlies for the second time in six days with a 99-97 win on Tuesday night. Memphis tied the score at 97 when Jarell Martin slammed home a Tyreke Evans miss with six-tenths of a second left and the teams seems headed to overtime. With the subsequent inbounds play moved to midcourt, Bender threw the ball just over the far side of the rim... Читать дальше...

A number of people have been injured by an explosion at a supermarket in St Petersburg, according to news reports in Russia. Russian news agencies quoted St Petersburg's branch of the Emergencies Ministry as saying that a device containing 200 grams of explosives went off on Wednesday at a storage area for customers' bags. The explosion happened at the market in the city's north-west Kalininsky district. The Investigative Committee has sent experts to look into the explosion. Russian President Vladimir... Читать дальше...

At least six of the 10 members sitting on Gozo Channel’s new board of directors are Labour Party activists. Appointed by Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana, the board is again chaired by Joe Cordina, Labour’s major in Xagħra and a candidate in the last general election. Sitting with him are two former Labour MPs, a Labour local councillor, a member of the party’s executive committee and a Labour electoral candidate. According to a notice in the Malta Government Gazette, Josianne Cutajar, a legal officer... 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. 9.25pm According to L'Equipe, Layvin Kurzawa is set to part ways with Paris Saint-Germain this January. It is reported that the French club wants to meet the FFP requirements, therefore they must... Читать дальше...

It's been a year of triumphs and tragedy, successes and too many scandals, all sprinkled with a good layer of construction dust. So what should we challenge in 2018? Let's challenge the bulliesYou can spot them from a mile away – the wealthy businessmen and the uncouth with flashy cars who bought their way into power, the ones who bullied their way into managing ‘the system’ instead of being monitored by it. Cue: everybody feels they can get away with it. It is not enough for the media to probe the ills of society. Читать дальше...

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton, the Anfield club have announced. The deal is understood to be worth £75million, a world-record fee for a defender. "Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk," a statement on the club's official website said. "The Reds have agreed a deal with the south coast club, and the player himself, that will see the 26-year-old defender move to Anfield when the transfer window re-opens on January 1, 2018. Читать дальше...

Two dogs were tied in Marsa and abandoned, according to a report on social media. A woman claimed that although she reported the case to the Animal Welfare Department the dogs were still unattended to six hours later. A spokesman for the department, the woman said, told her that since the dogs had water and shelter, they could not do anything. Angry readers said they would take the situation in their own hands and were on their way to the site to free the dogs. However, one reader said that on arriving on site... Читать дальше...

With Christmas over and New Year resolutions looming, most people are looking to popular superfood ingredients, especially turmeric, matcha tea and cocoa, to help them recover from the festive excesses. London-based nutritionist Georgios Tzenichristos has looked into the benefits and nutrient content of each of these popular superfoods and has come to some surprising findings. According to Georgios, each of these food ingredients have a key active molecule, responsible for the vast majority of their health benefits. Читать дальше...

Israel's transport minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem's Old City, which will end at the Western Wall with a station named after US President Donald Trump. The tunnel will pass close to sites holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Yisrael Katz's plan, currently in the initial stages, involves constructing two underground stations and excavating more than two miles of tunnel beneath downtown Jerusalem and under the politically sensitive Old City. The project... Читать дальше...

Malta has been a longstanding supporter of the Palestinian people and of their inalienable rights and aspirations, Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a visit to the West Bank. During the visit, Mr Abela also met Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and other cabinet ministers. Malta, he said, was committed to continue strengthening the already excellent bilateral relation. Mr Abela reaffirmed Malta’s longstanding commitment towards a two-state solution in the area. Читать дальше...

A Tokyo-bound flight returned to Los Angeles hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane, an airline said. A statement from All Nippon Airways said the pilot decided to return to the originating airport as part of the airline's security procedures. Flight 175 left Los Angeles International Airport at 11.36am and returned to LAX at 7.33pm. Model Chrissy Teigen was on-board and live-tweeted the developments. She wondered on Twitter why the... Читать дальше...

A Syrian man who was arrested on Christmas Eve upon disembarking from the catamaran with some 48kg of water pipe tobacco stacked inside his van has been granted bail. Al-Abbar Baraa Mohammed Al Maamun, the 31-year old, was stopped by Customs officers last Sunday as he drove his van off the catamaran upon its arrival from Sicily. Although he told officers that he had nothing to declare, a search inside his van yielded a number of bags containing water pipe tobacco. The man was arrested and was on... Читать дальше...

Restoration of Palazzo Verdelin in Archbishop Street has been completed ahead of Valletta 2018. An early example of baroque architecture in Malta, the 17th century building overlooking St George’s Square had its façade restored and parts of it replaced. The project started in September. Palazzo Verdelin is the largest of the three Valletta buildings owned by knight Jean-Jacques de Verdelin and is privately owned. Part of it is however leased to the government and is used to house the Valletta police station. Читать дальше...

A yo-yo ball that was found to be dangerous due to its very long cord has been withdrawn from the market. The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority the ball's cord could circle around the neck of the child, risking strangulation. The toy also lacked a CE mark and all other necessary information, including brand name, model number, batch number and manufacturer details. It was liquid-filled and contained another small ball which flashed as it hit the ground. Consumers who have bought the... Читать дальше...

Circus acrobats performed for Pope Francis during his weekly audience, in what has become a regular feature of the Vatican festive season. A pair of acrobats dressed as lumbering polar bears announced the performance during the weekly audience at the Pope Paul VI hall. The pope appeared to be delighted as the jugglers, acrobats and a strongman from the Golden Circus took turns showing off their tricks. During his remarks, Pope Francis said the tradition of gift-giving over Christmas was "a sign of... Читать дальше...

Malta Public Transport will be operating special services on New Year’s eve. The following special routes shall be available to all commuters: S10: departure time from Valletta Bay A2 at 11.30pm, 12.30am and 1.30am S20: departure time from Valletta Bay A3 at 11.30pm and from 12.15am to 1.45am every 30 minutes S30: departure from Valletta Bay A4 at 11.30pm and every 20 minutes from 12.15am to 1.55am S40: departure from Valletta Bay A11 at 11.30pm, 12.30am and 1.30am S41: departure from Valletta Bay A5 at 11.30pm... Читать дальше...

To die because of exercising the freedom to express oneself was a price too steep to pay, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said today. Speaking while exchanging New Year Greetings with President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, the archbishop spoke about the need for freedom of expression in a strong and healthy democracy. He said after making his statement: "and you know who I'm talking about". His reference to the murder, on October 16, of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was obvious. He added that, even... Читать дальше...

To die because of exercising the freedom to express oneself was a price too steep to pay, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said today. Speaking while exchanging New Year Greetings with President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, the archbishop spoke about the need for freedom of expression in a strong and healthy democracy. He said after making his statement: "and you know who I'm talking about". His reference to the murder, on October 16, of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was obvious. He added that, even... Читать дальше...

Both banks and non-bank financial institutions continued to operate prudently limiting excessive risk-taking despite a challenging low interest rate environment, according to the Central Bank of Malta. In its Financial Stability Report – Interim 2017, it noted that the banking system posted healthy profitability levels, with the core domestic banks maintaining such returns through stable interest margins. However, lower returns from fixed-income investments coupled with more onerous financial supervisory... Читать дальше...

One person was killed when a gunman opened fire at the pastry-making factory "Menshevik", in Moscow, on Wednesday. More soon.

Two-and-a-half months after being contacted by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat about the matter, the Nationalist Party has yet to nominate a member to sit on the Permanent Commission Against Corruption. A PN spokesman said last week that the party was still awaiting “a positive reply” from the selected nominee. On November 2, the Times of Malta carried an item titled ‘Corruption Commission in limbo for six months’. The commission had not conducted any investigation for the previous six months pending the appointment of two new members. Читать дальше...

A row of eight houses in Torri Street in Msida has been protected by the Planning Authority, a move welcomed by ENGO Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar. The properties forming a row of houses on Triq it-Torri represent a period of this town that has largely been lost over the past decades due to intense urbanisation. "Their inclusion as scheduled properties is a necessary step to ensure their protection and preservation as valuable facets attributing to the historical development of our urban fabric and identity." Read... Читать дальше...

If Angela Merkel becomes German chancellor again, nearly half of voters would want her to quit her term early, according to a poll offering a rare sign that domestic support for Europe's most influential leader may be waning. Merkel's conservatives won a national election in September, setting her up for a fourth stint in office. But they bled support to the far right, and talks on a three-way coalition with the Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats collapsed in November. Merkel is now pinning... Читать дальше...

Older adults who take vitamin D and calcium are no less likely to break their hips or other bones than peers who don’t use these supplements, a research review suggests. Researchers examined data from 33 previous trials with a total of more than 51,000 people aged 50 or older who were living in the community, not in nursing homes or other institutional settings. They found no difference in fracture risk among people who got no treatment, a placebo, or vitamin D and calcium alone or in combination. Читать дальше...

Malta Public Transport will once again be operating special services to facilitate travel during New Year’s eve.The following special routes shall be available to all commuters: S10: departure time from Valletta Bay A1 at 23:30, 00:30 and 01:30N13: departure from Bays A11, A12 and A13S20: departure time from Valletta Bay A2 at 23:30 and from 00:15 to 01:45 every 30 minutesS30: departure from Valletta Bay A3 at 23:30 and every 20 minutes from 00:15 to 01:55S40: departure from Valletta Bay A10 at 23:30... Читать дальше...