Новости за 05.10.2021

A jury in California on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million (€118m) in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered at the firm’s car plant in Fremont, US media reported. Owen Diaz was hired through a staffing agency as an lift operator at the electric vehicle maker’s Fremont factory between June 2015 and July 2016, where he was subjected to racist abuse and a hostile work environment, according to the court filing. In his lawsuit, Diaz said African-American employees at the factory... Читать дальше...

The €15 million Rużar Briffa complex project at St Vincent de Paul has been concluded. The Minister for the Elderly, Michael Farrugia, said this was another project in a series through which the existing infrastructure is being strengthened and the level of service offered to the elderly upgraded. Work at the complex included repairs of existing structures, extensions, restoration of the façades and other works to respect the historical value of the building. The latest technology has been installed... Читать дальше...

The Trofeo BMW Group remains firmly in Italian hands. The Ferrari 250 GT TDF is overall winner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021. The endurance racing car made in 1956 and owned by American Brian Ross was awarded the honour of “Best of Show” by the Jury of experts. For the seventh time in succession, the most important award at the world’s most traditional and most exclusive heritage beauty contest for Historic Cars was conferred on a car from Italian production. The three-day festival... Читать дальше...

Following the success of the first cultural symposium held jointly with the French Embassy in Malta, the Office of the President shall be holding a second cultural symposium, this time with a focus on the Sovereign Order of Malta. The symposium will take place on October 13, to also coincide with the feast of Blessed Gerard, the founder of the Order in Jerusalem in 1048. This second symposium will seek to explore the political, cultural, and institutional relationship between Malta and the Order of Malta... Читать дальше...

Another 25 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, with eight virus patients currently requiring hospital treatment.  There were six patients in hospital on Monday. There are currently no patients in intensive care for the fifth successive day without ITU patients.  Data provided by the Health Ministry on Facebook also shows that 27 patients recovered overnight, leaving a total of 292 active cases in the country.  Vaccination A total 831,113 vaccine doses have been administered to date, including 17,597 booster shots. Читать дальше...

More than 100 sittings of the Gozo courts have had to be postponed due to strike action being taken by lawyers. The lawyers are refusing to attend sittings, bringing the Gozo courts to a complete standstill since Thursday. Among those issues is the absence of an assistant registrar and of a full-time court marshal. Staff shortcomings are being experienced in several branches of the courts, documents are being lost or go unscanned and others are not being served on time to the parties or judges, the lawyers say. Читать дальше...

A woman who has spent 15 years chasing her former partner to pay child support has appealed to the authorities to show humanity and enforce the court order against him. Elaine* feels like her life has been on hold for years due to lack of enforcement and lengthy bureaucratic processes. She and her former partner went their separate ways when their two children were aged under 10. The court ordered the father to pay child maintenance 15 years ago. However, he has never paid the full amount, Elaine claims... Читать дальше...

The Northern General from Rotterdam to Gebze, the APL Boston from Trieste to Port Said, the As Svenja from El Dekheila to Algiers, the MYNY from Singapore to Koper, the Atlantic Merchant from Naples to Annaba (all CMA CGM Malta Agency Ltd), the MV Eurocargo Palermo from Catania to Catania, the MV Eco Livorno from Genoa to Catania (Sullivan Maritime Ltd) and the MV Elisabeth Russ from Genoa to Genoa (Gollcher Co Ltd) on Monday. The Contship Fun from Sfax to Izmir, the Mona Lisa from Piraeus to Valencia... Читать дальше...

As Desmond Tutu turns 90 on Thursday, he remains indisputably the moral voice of South Africa. But age is catching up with him. The jovial emeritus archbishop retired in 2010 and rarely speaks in public, in a country that sometimes feels adrift without the leadership of its anti-apartheid liberation icons. Archbishop Desmond Tutu attending the launch of Cape Town's Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre on July 30, 2013. Even though South Africa has eased its COVID-19 precautions... Читать дальше...

Planting more trees is not a miracle solution to environmental degradation. Trees have unwittingly become the mascot of any cry against an unsavoury development. Be it a road-widening  exercise where some trees are uprooted (with or without permits) or a new urban park where the few planted trees barely contrast the sea of grey coming from concrete, the centre of public outcry against such developments are always the infamous trees. And this constant media spotlight on trees has had an unexpected... Читать дальше...

Breast surgery operating lists at Mater Dei Hospital are being doubled to maintain the target date of four weeks from diagnosis, the Health Ministry has said, following concerns about “unacceptable” delays for cancer patients. The patients have been experiencing waiting times of up to three months for urgent operations over the last few months as surgeons’ operating lists, with up to seven patients on each, were slashed by more than half, from five lists a month to two. The “worrying” delay in... Читать дальше...

EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe's place in the world on Tuesday as they seek unity on how to approach ties with superpowers China and the US. The 27 heads of state and government are set to converge on Brdo Castle in the former Yugoslav Republic of Slovenia, the country that currently holds the EU's rotating presidency. While no concrete outcome is expected from the meeting, "this is the first time leaders have met since June, and with everything that has happened, that seems ages ago", a senior EU diplomat said. Читать дальше...

For the third year running, Atlas Insurance is raising awareness of the importance of good mental health during the month of October. Taking a step back and reflecting about one’s personal mental well-being and that of others is one of the important messages that Atlas Insurance wants to convey during the month. In fact, Atlas is engaging with its stakeholders, in particular its employees and clients, and will be organising a number of webinars this month as part of this initiative. “World Mental... Читать дальше...

GROUP A Hibernians                   74 Starlites Naxxar           79    (17-15, 22-23, 17-22, 18-19) The men’s MBA Shield competition set off with a balanced and tight game where the score regularly changed hands and only was determined in the final moments when Paola-based Hibernians squared off against Starlites Naxxar. The latter emerged winners mainly thanks to a late seven-point rally which opened a nine-point margin, 77-68, with one minute to go. Both sides paraded their new foreign imports... Читать дальше...

The Melita Foundation is supporting the Cast-Out project which saw thousands of plastic bottles turned into an image of Christ that was unveiled at Ta’ Pinu in Gozo last Friday. The work of art, was created by Joseph Barbara. Throughout the project, which began at the start of this summer, two groups of volunteers have been conducting weekly clean-ups at numerous localities across Gozo. Apart from the plastic bottles, the volunteers have collected some 451 sacks of litter, car tyres, rusted machinery... Читать дальше...

ECB monetary operations On September 27, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO).  The operation was conducted on September 28 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €147 million, €103 million more than the previous week. The amount was allotted in full at a fixed rate equivalent to the prevailing MRO rate of zero per cent, in accordance with current ECB policy. On September 29, the ECB conducted the three-month, longer-term refinancing... Читать дальше...

Eyes to Argus will perform their latest album in its entirety at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta on Friday and Saturday. The band released In Habit on US record label Post. Recordings in summer. The album is about the spaces the band grew up in, the spaces that changed throughout the years and the people within and around those spaces. The event will be opened by Aidan Somers on Friday and Bennie Blue on Saturday. The stage has been designed with Late Interactive to visualise the core themes, colours and moods of the album. Читать дальше...

A man awaiting trial for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl will have the statement he gave the police during his interrogation read out to jurors after a panel of three judges reversed a previous decision to have it deleted from the case file. The judges, presiding over the Court of Criminal Appeal, ruled that they could not determine at this stage whether the disclosure of the statement could potentially infringe Christoph Doll’s right to a fair hearing. Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti and judges... Читать дальше...

Chains are as strong as their weakest links. These last two years have proven that the globalised economy’s supply chain has a few weak links that need urgent attention. At the beginning of the pandemic, a shortage of toilet paper led to panic buying by many who may not necessarily understand how the just-in-time inventory system works. Thanks to the promotion of free trade in the last few decades, global trade has built its critical success factor on efficient delivery of raw materials to producers... Читать дальше...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all countries, diverse populations and all strata of society. But what has been the impact on one of the most important groups, namely children, who make up 20-30 per cent of any given population? Firstly, what has COVID-19 contributed in terms of direct sickness in children in Malta? Although there have been several COVID-related hospital admissions, complications have been unusual or very rare and mortality zero among children. Essentially, COVID is a (serious)... Читать дальше...

The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says migrants and their lobby group gathered in Valletta on Monday to protest policies that they say strip them and their children of human rights. In another story, the newspaper quotes the Police Commissioner saying that a police inspector is facing disciplinary action over his failure to properly investigate the case of a woman who was brutally raped. The Malta Independent quotes the mayor of St Julian’s saying he does... Читать дальше...

Obituaries CEFAI. On October 4, at his residence, LAWRENCE, of Rabat, aged 94, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church and surrounded by his family. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Annie née Fenech, his children Joseph and his wife Ingrid, Miriam wife of Saviour Mifsud, Lorraine wife of Philip Schembri, Aris and his wife Olga, his adorable grandchildren Annmarie, Alec, Andrew, Aaron, Maria Paola, Kristian, Annalise, Cristina, Luke, Valentine Paul, and Maximilian, their spouses and fiancés... Читать дальше...

Facebook battled duelling crises Monday as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social network went offline for seven hours, and the company fought against a whistleblower's damning revelations. Many long-held fears and criticisms about the platform seem to have been backed up by Facebook's own research, which ex-worker Frances Haugen has turned over to authorities and the Wall Street Journal.  But as US senators prepared for her highly anticipated Tuesday testimony on the documents... Читать дальше...

Parishes in Gozo will link up for the recitation of the rosary on Thursday at 7pm.  Parish priests are urging the faithful to visit their respective parish to pray the rosary with other parishioners through live-stream. Every parish will recite a mystery. The Cathedral parish in Victoria will be one of the 15 parishes taking part. The feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary was celebrated at the Cathedral last week.  It has been marked ever since 1578, seven years after the start of the... Читать дальше...

Our cold indifference Maltese society has lost its moral compass. The recent case of Lamin Jaiteh, left injured on the pavement by those who ought to have offered him assistance, is another case in point. This incidence turns the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10, 25-37) upside down. What will it take to make us admit with shame that this latest anti-social and anti-moral episode indicates a much more pervasive ethical sickness that our society is suffering from?  Are these just single, separate... Читать дальше...