Новости за 13.09.2021

Joe Biden will host the prime ministers of India, Japan and Australia for an in-person summit on September 24, the first-ever White House gathering of the "Quad" grouping, the president's office said on Monday. "The Quad Leaders will be focused on deepening our ties and advancing practical cooperation on areas such as combatting COVID-19, addressing the climate crisis, partnering on emerging technologies and cyberspace, and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. Читать дальше...

AC Milan on Monday asked the Italian Football Federation to investigate racist chants both the Serie A club and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko said were directed at him by Lazio fans at the weekend. In a short statement placed on the club’s social media channels, Milan said it had “made a complaint” with the FIGC “so that there is clarity regarding chants from the away end” during Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Roman club at the San Siro. Earlier on Monday Bakayoko hit back at the Lazio fans he says hurled... Читать дальше...

Young Maltese player Sebastian Cassar Torregiani has decided to continue his career in Scotland when he joined the football team of the University of Stirling FC. A product of Luxol St Andrews, Cassar Torregiani is regarded as a bright prospect in Maltese football and in fact, forms part of the Malta U-19 national team. Cassar Torregiani has now decided to move to Stirling University where he has already made his debut for his new team. The 18-year-old enjoyed a very positive outing as he provided... Читать дальше...

A prospective PN government would ensure treatment for any form of cancer is covered by the state, Opposition leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.   Speaking during a political activity in Mqabba, the leader of the Nationalist Party said the time had come to stop telling some cancer patients that they would have to pay for their own medical treatment or else depend on charity.  Some cancer patients are forced to resort to charities to secure life-saving treatment because the state does not provide certain drugs on its formulary list. Читать дальше...

A California man espousing white supremacist views and armed with a bayonet and a machete was arrested on Monday outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, police said. Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California was arrested for possession of prohibited weapons, US Capitol Police said. Craighead was spotted outside DNC headquarters by law enforcement overnight in a Dodge Dakota pickup truck that had a swastika and other white supremacist symbols painted on it, police said. Читать дальше...

Three family members, forced to quarantine for 14 days at a hotel upon their return to Malta from a ‘dark red’ destination, say such a "draconian" measure by the superintendent of public health breaches their fundamental rights.  and detained to date in spite of twice testing negative to COVID-19, are claiming their detention is “illegal, excessive and unjustified". The two women and a minor child have been cooped up in a 20-metre square room, with no cleaning facilities, no change of laundry... Читать дальше...

A woman was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car on the Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq  Coast Road. The police confirmed the accident happened at 6pm. More to follow.

Smartphone usage has increased tremendously, in particular, the number of payments executed via smartphones. According to statistics, both the number of users engaging in this kind of payments as well as the transaction values have increased considerably.  The latest predictions estimate that digital wallets may become a $2.5 trillion industry this year. The total value of all digital transactions displayed an increase of close to 25 per cent compared to the previous year. It is further forecast... Читать дальше...

Emma Raducanu’s stunning US Open triumph showed the British teenager can “rule the world” of women’s tennis, according to her former coach. Raducanu has become a global sensation after the 18-year-old stormed through qualifying to win the US Open in just her second Grand Slam appearance. She defeated Leylah Fernandez in Saturday’s final in New York to become the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977. Raducanu’s former coach Mark Petchey... Читать дальше...

Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-tipped Belfast – a love letter to the hometown he fled as a child – comes at a poignant time when peace remains fragile in Northern Ireland, the director said Sunday at the Toronto film festival. The deeply personal, black-and-white dramedy, which hits theatres in November, captures the late-1960s outbreak of the province's violent "Troubles" from the perspective of Buddy, a nine-year-old boy. At that same age, Branagh and his family moved to England to escape escalating... Читать дальше...

Robert Arrigo's medical condition has improved and he is no longer receiving intensive care.  The PN deputy leader first entered hospital on September 3 after experiencing pain that was suggestive of the presence of kidney stones. After this was confirmed, he developed an infection before treatment could be administered. He was subsequently transferred to Mater Dei Hospital's intensive treatment unit the following day. On Monday, his wife Marina and children Alan and Andrew said on Facebook that... Читать дальше...

September 11 marked the first-year anniversary of Advance, a training platform launched by Grant Thornton Malta. To celebrate this milestone, the financial services company is offering a 10 per cent discount for any course booked and paid by the end of September. The company is aware that different professionals and business organisations may have distinct training requirements, hence Advance Training was created with the aim to inspire continuous professional development that leads to career advancement. Читать дальше...

Nigerian gunmen have freed dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped this month in northwest Zamfara State, according to the local government, after an army crackdown helped end the one of a series of mass abductions of pupils this year. Nigerian troops also came under attack in Zamfara at the weekend after an armed group raided a military base there killing 12 security officials, while gunmen stormed a jail in another central state and freed scores of inmates.  Security forces began operations in Zamfara... Читать дальше...

La Vuelta 2022 will start in Utrecht in the Netherlands, organisers announced on Monday.  The first three stages of the race will take place in the Dutch city, which was the starting point for last year’s edition before having to be cut due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Next year’s la Vuelta, one of cycling’s three grand tours, will take place between August 19 and September 11. “These months of waiting have not altered our desire to collaborate (with the Netherlands),” said la Vuelta director Javier Guillen in a statement. Читать дальше...

The Malta Arts Council is collaborating with the Malta Trust Foundation on a groundbreaking project to encourage children with disabilities to develop their skills by playing a musical instrument.  During a press conference, Malta Trust Foundation chairwoman Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca signed an agreement with the Malta Arts Council through which the Arts Ministry will provide €45,000 over a three-year period for the purchase and maintenance of musical instruments at Villa Bianca in Birkirkara. Читать дальше...

A man who claimed to have been lured into selling his passport to a fellow migrant, and who was later caught by airport officials, was jailed for three years on Monday.  Mohamad Hamed Mohamad, a 40-year old Eritrean construction worker with a Maltese identity card, was arraigned, barely 24 hours after a fellow migrant admitted in court to attempting to travel out of the country by using someone else’s passport.  That passenger, a Sudanese migrant from Ħal Far Tent Village, had been flagged to... Читать дальше...

PN leader Bernard Grech has come out against a COVID-19 measure that forces Maltese residents travelling back from dark-red countries to pay to quarantine in a hotel.  Anyone who travels from the list of more than 150 countries and regions must get permission from the Superintendent of Public Health and must pay to stay at a quarantine facility, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated. The rules have been in place since July but have come under scrutiny after complaints from Maltese residents... Читать дальше...

The price of aluminium hit exactly $3,000 (€2,540) a tonne in trading on Monday, the metal’s highest level for 13 years, with tight supplies worsened by the recent military coup in Guinea. The African nation is rich in bauxite rock, from which aluminium is processed. Aluminium prices had already been soaring before the coup struck at the start of the month, rising by about 40 per cent since January as global economic activity bounces back from the COVID-19 trough. After striking the highest level since 2008... Читать дальше...

A suspect drug trafficker, charged with complicity in an arson attack on his ex-girlfriend’s car two months ago, was denied bail after pleading not guilty on Monday.  Ian Zammit, a 32-year old Żejtun resident, employed as a garage manager, was escorted to court under arrest over his alleged involvement in the incident dating to July 6, the day when the suspected arson was flagged to the Birżebbuġa district police.  A report was filed on the day about a Range Rover that had caught fire on Triq il-Ġebel. Читать дальше...

Mosta FC goalkeeper Christoffer Mafoumbi has vented his frustration after the Maltese Health Authorities forced him to go into a two-week quarantine after returning from international duty from a dark-red-listed country with the Congo national team despite he was following strict COVID-19 protocols set by FIFA. The Malta national team and the U-21 selection returned to Malta early last week after taking part in international qualifiers against the dark-red-listed Russia in Moscow and the members... Читать дальше...

GSD Marketing Ltd has launched Amstel Beer on the local market. Amstel was founded in 1870, from the very particular friendship of its two founders: Charles de Pesters and Johannes van Marwijk Kooy, brothers-in-law and best friends who, as the story goes, could not find a single beer in Amsterdam that they both liked. Therefore, they decided to create their own Bavaria style Pilsener with great taste, clarity, and consistent quality.  Amstel is a distinctive golden beer with mildly bitter taste and excellent quality ... Читать дальше...

Israel's Naftali Bennett was to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, on the first visit to Egypt by an Israeli premier in over a decade, the presidency said. Sisi was to host Bennett in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss "efforts to revive the peace process" between the Israelis and Palestinians, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said in a statement. Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, in 1979 became the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel, after decades of enmity. Читать дальше...

Data from Keith Schembri's mobile phone is still subject to an ongoing magisterial inquiry that is secret and confidential in terms of law, the police commissioner said in court on Monday, but that phone is not the same one allegedly "lost" some months ago. Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff had ordered that phone data be divulged in constitutional proceedings filed by Yorgen Fenech to have lead investigator Keith Arnaud kicked off the investigation into the 2017 car bomb explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia. Читать дальше...

The mother of a girl with Down Syndrome is appealing to the authorities to allow her daughter to quarantine at home when she returns from Nigeria, since being in closed, unfamiliar environments causes her untold anxiety. Nigeria is one of 155 countries and zones designated dark red where incoming travel to Malta is only allowed in exceptional circumstances. A 14-day quarantine is mandatory at a designated hotel, irrespective of whether the person is vaccinated. However, Carmen Umanah, is pleading... Читать дальше...

The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital rose marginally to 35 on Monday from 33 on Sunday as 35 new cases of the virus were detected. The heath authorities said in their midday bulletin that four patients remain in intensive care. A total of 43 patients recovered overnight, leaving 723 active cases. The number of vaccine doses has climbed to 805,479 doses, with 2,240 being booster doses.  Booster doses for immuno-suppressed persons started being administered on Monday.