Новости за 07.09.2021

RUSSIA            2 Smolov 11; Bakaev 84 pen. MALTA            0 Russia Guilherme, D. Kuzyaev, I. Diveev, M. Osipenko, V. Karavaev, A. Erokhin (46 R. Zobnin), D. Barinov, A. Miranchuk (57 I. Samoshnikov), A. Ionov (78 R. Zhemaletdinov), F. Smolov (70 A. Zabolotny), A. Zakharyan (46 Z. Bakhaev). Malta H. Bonello, S. Borg, A. Agius (88 K. Shaw), Z. Muscat, R. Camenzuli, T. Teuma (85 T. Teuma), S. Pisani (65 T. Caruana), C. Attard (75 S. Dimech), P. Mbong, J. Mbong, L. Montebello (65 A Satariano). Читать дальше...

A crime fiction novelist who works as a deputy school principal has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Book Council.  Mark Camilleri was appointed to the role by the Education Ministry on Wednesday. He will lead a council composed of Daniela Attard Bezzina, Maria Brown, Aleks Farrugia, Joseph Mizzi, Christopher Gruppetta, John Portelli and Joseph Debattista.  The board will serve a three-year term.  The Council’s top job became vacant in August after Camilleri’s predecessor, who... Читать дальше...

El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to introduce bitcoin as legal tender, with high demand forcing a freeze of its online cyber "wallet" system on Day 1. Under the initiative of President Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran consumers can now legally use bitcoin -- along with the US dollar which has been the official currency for two decades -- to pay for any good or service. Bitcoin can be bought and spent using a cyber wallet called "Chivo" (which translates as "cool" in the local dialect), while cash can be drawn... Читать дальше...

A group of thieves struck the Bulgari store in Paris's Place Vendome on Tuesday, making off with around €10 million in jewellery after leading police on a high-speed chase that saw two of the suspects captured, sources told AFP. The attack on the luxury store in the heart of the French capital occurred around noon, and officers arrived at the scene shortly after, a police source said. The suspects fled in a grey BMW and on two scooters, with one arrested after he was shot in the leg by police. Читать дальше...

Video game publisher Ubisoft on Tuesday named insider Igor Monceau as its new creative director, a year after his predecessor left the company amid a sexual harassment scandal. The French company whose blockbuster titles include Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs and Far Cry, was convulsed last year by allegations of pervasive sexism, discrimination and harassment that saw several executives leave or pushed out of the firm. After a year in which the French company's CEO, Yves Guillemot, filled in temporarily in the strategic post... Читать дальше...

RUSSIA        6 Khlusevich 6, 14 Agalarov 16, 74 Bozhenov 80; Kravtsov 86 MALTA         0 RUSSIA M. Borisko; D. Khlusevich (65 N. Iosifov), D. Prokhin, K. Bozhenov, D. Stepanov, E. Sevikyan (56 V. Karapuzov), N. Umyarov, R. Litvinov, K. Maradishvili (75 M. Ignatov), D. Prutsev (56 K. Kravtsov), G. Agalarov. MALTA C. Formosa; K. Mohnani, M. Ellul, C. Zammit Lonardelli, A. Magri Overend, A. Garzia (90 A. Vella), A. Attard (90 J. Attard), M. Grima, B. Sciberras (78 J. Micallef), J. Engerer, J. Carbone (65 J. Читать дальше...

Belgium and the Netherlands have become major hubs for cocaine trafficking into Europe, overtaking Spain as the primary smuggling route, the EU's policing agency said Tuesday.  Cashing in on increased cocaine supplies, notably from Colombia, criminal gangs are using the port cities of Rotterdam, Hamburg and especially Antwerp to ship in the drug to the Netherlands, from where it is distributed across Europe, Europol said. "The epicentre of the cocaine market in Europe has shifted northwards," said Europol... Читать дальше...

Four suspected drug traffickers arrested last month in the biggest drug haul in Malta this year were granted bail on Tuesday. James Everett, 43, from Gżira, Wayne Attard, 26, from Pembroke, Stefan Vassallo, 30, from San Ġwann and Christopher Cordina, 26, from Ħamrun were remanded in custody in August after being arraigned over their alleged involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Acting on confidential information, police from the Drug Squad and the Rapid Intervention Unit set up a surveillance operation targeting the four suspects... Читать дальше...

The Taliban on Tuesday announced UN-sanctioned Taliban veteran Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund as the leader of their new government, while giving key positions to some of the movement's top officials. Chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader. Mullah Yaqub, the son of the Taliban founder and late supreme leader Mullah Omar, was named defence minister, while the position of interior minister was given to Sirajuddin Haqqani... Читать дальше...

Two former business associates of Yorgen Fenech were granted bail one week after being arraigned together with the businessman and a father-and-son duo over allegations of money laundering at a gaming company. Glimmer Ltd’s chief operating officer Patrick Demanuele, 44, and company director Anthony Farrugia, 36, are pleading not guilty to involvement in the ‘system’ of fictitious wagers which landed them under arrest last week, where they face charges of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. Читать дальше...

The Nationalist Party has called for the authorities to reconsider the development of solar farms on agricultural land and instead to relocate them to urban areas.  The problem is not the solar farm itself, but the large amount of land which will be taken up by these solar panels, said electoral candidate and head of PN Greens Janice Chetcuti. She proposed that solar panels be placed on the roofs of schools and government offices or in industrial areas.  Chetcuti was addressing a press conference at Mġarr... Читать дальше...

Potential negative impacts of the proposed Ramla Bay Resort development include changes to the views from the surroundings, according to an Environmental Impact Assessment report. The new 400-room hotel in Marfa is slated to replace the older property with three large blocks. The report says views will be impacted from Triq il-Marfa to the west of the site, from the Gozo ferry, the Comino ferry jetty at Marfa and from Comino itself, as well as from Ramlet il-Qortin. The proposal is currently undergoing a screening process. Читать дальше...

Salina National Park will be upgraded and accessibility will be improved in a €250,000 investment. Ambjent Malta has conducted several upkeep projects in this park including the maintenance of rubble walls, clearing of litter, planting, and pruning of trees. The interventions announced include the installation of new picnic benches and restoration of existing ones, installation of new rubber flooring and synthetic turf, the construction of a new sanitary facility, and the restoration of the John F. Читать дальше...

The former main office of APS Bank in St Paul Street, Valletta will be transformed into a permanent gallery and exhibition space.  The historical palazzo, which will retain the name of 'APS House', will go through several months of upgrading and refurbishment that will create an outstanding art and cultural hub of international standard in Malta. The agreement came during a signing between Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti and APS Bank. The agreement marks a major step of collaboration between the... Читать дальше...

The Valletta local council is appealing the approval and construction of a metal platform in Merchants Street after the controversial structure for chairs, tables and umbrellas caused public outrage. The permit was granted without the consent of the Lands Authority, the council said in a hard-hitting letter to Planning Authority chairman Martin Saliba, demanding that the applicant be ordered to dismantle it. “All contractors working in Valletta require a permit but, in this case, no permit was... Читать дальше...

Valletta Football Club and the VBL Group, have released a sneak peek of their ambitious project of regenerating the Salinos Grounds into the Valletta Sports Club. The project, located right at the entrance of the City, is focused around what the Valletta community needs,” Valletta FC and the VBL Group said in a joint statement. “The Valletta Sports Club will offer modern sports facilities covering a variety of disciplines, childcare and other educational facilities and a 6,000 square meter lush... Читать дальше...

Mercedes has revealed an electric version of its famous G-Class four-wheel-drive with the Concept EQG.  Revealed at the Munich Motor Show, the Concept EQG takes the boxy dimensions of the current G-Class and elevates them with a series of futuristic-looking updates. So rather than a conventional radiator grille, a continuous black panel is fitted, while within this sits an illuminated star badge with 3D effects. The whole area is circled by an illuminated band while combined with the traditional... Читать дальше...

The recently restored façade of Naxxar’s parish church will get new lighting, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo announced on Tuesday.   Addressing a press conference, Bartolo said that the Malta Tourism Authority would invest €400,000 to install a new system to light up the imposing Church of the Nativity of Mary in Naxxar’s main square.  Bartolo was elected on the 12th district, which includes parts of Naxxar.   The Naxxar parish church recently had its façade restored as part of a €2.2million Curia project including churches in Attard... Читать дальше...

Air Malta will start operating its winter flight schedule on October 31, with 67 return direct weekly scheduled flights to 15 major European airports. London and Paris will be served with an average of nine weekly flights each, with services to London’s Heathrow Airport, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Paris Orly, while Munich, Rome, Vienna, Zurich and Catania will each be served an average of six times a week.  Air Malta will be operating direct flights to: Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Catania, Dusseldorf... Читать дальше...

Some 1.2 kilometres of roads will service the Luqa industrial estate, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri said on Tuesday, with works in similar zones earmarked for the near future.    In a statement, Schembri said the €5.5 million investment will see road upgrades and new routes that were long overdue in the Luqa industrial estate.  Schembri said more road network upgrades will be carried out around industrial areas with an investment of €30 million in the industrial areas of Ħal Far, Bulebel, Marsa, Corradino, and San Ġwann. Читать дальше...

Japanese youngster Yuki Tsunoda and Frenchman Pierre Gasly will stay at Alpha Tauri for the 2022 Formula One season, the team announced on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Tsunoda has impressed in his rookie season, winning 18 points with a best finish of sixth at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Gasly has been with Alpha Tauri since joining in 2017, except for a short stint with sister team Red Bull in 2019. “I have a very good relationship with Pierre. I have learnt a lot from him already this year and his... Читать дальше...

England boss Gareth Southgate says he is “open-minded” about holding the World Cup every two years and has spoken to Arsene Wenger about the proposal. Former Arsenal manager Wenger, who is now director of development at world governing body FIFA, has called for football’s showpiece competition to become a biennial event. Southgate revealed after England’s 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra on Sunday that he had spoken to the Frenchman about the proposals and that he is open to the possibility ... Читать дальше...

An employee was seriously injured when he fell from the top of a shipping container while working in an industrial estate on Tuesday.  In a statement, the police on Tuesday said the incident had taken place at around 9am in the morning.  The 24-year-old Somali national fell during works the Ħal Far industrial estate.   He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance where he was certified as having suffered serious injuries.   Duty magistrate Rachel Montebello has been assigned to conduct a magisterial inquiry. Читать дальше...

A total of 29 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in hospital, with 41 new cases registered overnight.  A further 29 recovered bringing the overall number of active cases to 722, according to daily data published by health authorities on Tuesday.    There were no deaths linked to the virus over the past 24 hours. Health authorities have stopped providing a daily number of swab tests as well as the total number of swab tests, total number of cases, and total recoveries.  Of those in hospital, two are receiving intensive treatment. Читать дальше...

Land Rover SV Bespoke has created a new Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition to celebrate the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, ahead of its world premiere later this month. Available to order as a Defender 110 or 90 and inspired by the specification of the Defenders that appear in No Time To Die, the stealthy Defender V8 Bond Edition features an Extended Black Pack with 22-inch Luna Gloss Black alloy wheels, signature Xenon Blue front brake calipers and a ‘Defender 007’ rear badge. The bespoke touches extend to the practical interior... Читать дальше...