Новости за 21.12.2021

Germany's leaders on Tuesday limited private New Year's parties to 10 people and banned spectators from football games to stem Omicron's spread, stopping short of imposing new coronavirus curbs before Christmas. Speaking after talks with Germany's 16 regional leaders, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country was facing "a fifth wave" as the new, highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps the globe. "We are all tired of the pandemic, but that doesn't help us, we must once again stand together," Scholz... Читать дальше...

The Women for Women Foundation has created a calendar of 12 "ordinary" women who do extraordinary things, with all funds going towards supporting women and children in need. The calendar women, range in ages, ethnicity, and backgrounds and all have their own individual story.  They include Republic Day medal recipient and cancer advocate Ethel Vento Zahra,  Caroline Galea, who was on site when migrant Lamin Jaiteh was dumped on the road in Mellieħa this year and Alessia Bonnici, a 16-year-old musician on the autism spectrum. Читать дальше...

Ex-Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi faces a 2023 court appearance after blowing up his brother-in-law’s window with a firecracker in what the former driver called a “bad joke”, AFP learned from the prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. Alesi, 57, will be tried at the Nimes magistrate’s court “for damaging the property of others by a means dangerous to people, committed in the context of a family conflict”, the local public prosecutor Eric Maurel told AFP. Maurel added that Alesi’s son will also be prosecuted for complicity in the incident. Читать дальше...

Inter and AC Milan revealed on Tuesday what their new shared home could look like after announcing a project designed by Populous, who drew up the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Named The Cathedral, the new stadium will be located in the same San Siro district of Milan as their current ground, officially called the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Milan and Inter said in a joint statement that the new stadium design is inspired by the world-famous Duomo and Vittorio Emmanuele Galleries. They did not reveal... Читать дальше...

The health authorities reminded the public on Tuesday that people who positive for COVID-19 should isolate immediately and go into obligatory quarantine for 14 days. All other people living in the same household must do the same. The statement was published after 386 new COVID-19 infections were reported earlier in the day, the second-highest daily total registered in Malta since the start of the pandemic. The authorities said that to avoid the spread of the virus, people who test positive should... Читать дальше...

The Nationalist Party has cancelled Bernard Grech’s public greetings with the public in view of the rising number of cases of COVID-19. In a post on Facebook, the party said the event was being cancelled as a sign of responsibility.  It wished the public a happy Christmas and a happy New Year. The event had been planned for Thursday between 11am and 1pm.

Thomas Tuchel said Tuesday that Chelsea must “start from scratch” in selecting a squad for their League Cup quarter-final after reporting yet another Covid-19 case as Liverpool’s assistant manager criticised the “absurd” festive schedule. Chelsea were only able to name four outfield players on their bench for Sunday’s goalless draw against Wolves due to a wave of coronavirus infections and injuries. Midfielder Lewis Baker was in line to feature at Brentford in Wednesday’s League Cup quarter-final... Читать дальше...

Four Libyans charged with money laundering and tax evasion amounting to more than €20 million were leaving and entering the country with cash linked to the purchase of luxury cars, jewellery and branded clothing, among other goods. Most of the money was being taken to Turkey, a court heard on Tuesday. In November, the police said they had seized two luxurious vehicles, €100,000 in cash, a considerable amount of jewellery and branded clothing, foreign number plates, and electronic equipment, which includes mobile phones and computers. Читать дальше...

Sliema Wanderers have reached an agreement with Gżira United to take winger Martin Davis on loan for the rest of the season. The Jamaican winger was a regular member of Darren Abdilla’s team at the start of the season but as the weeks passed the player has failed to keep a regular place in the team. With the Maroons keen to give an opportunity to the young player for more first-team opportunities they have agreed to let him move to another Premier League club. Sliema Wanderers immediately made... Читать дальше...

There are outstanding sporting events all over the globe, but Europe seems to have more than its fair share of next-level sporting competitions. And with the continent well-connected and thus easily traversed, it’s more than possible for people living in or visiting Europe to attend these world-famous occasions. And we know just how to experience these events to the fullest. From reading expert Cheltenham Festival insights to enjoying a glass of Pimms at Wimbledon, we’ll run through everything you need to know in this blog. Читать дальше...

The PN has insisted that a "lot of silent people" will speak with their votes against Labour in the next election despite polls showing they are on course to win by a large majority. In a news conference on Tuesday, the Nationalist Party reiterated their claim that Prime Minister Robert Abela has lost control of the government and must sack Education Minister Justyne Caruana immediately. The PN said that in just one day on Monday, Ian Castaldi Paris announced he will not run for the next election and Silvio Grixti resigned from parliament... Читать дальше...

CareMalta recently unveiled two art pieces – Everlasting Memories and Tifkiriet – at Casa San Paolo and Roseville respectively.  Everlasting Memories is a sculpture in limestone by Jennings Falzon, while Tifkiriet is a piece in acrylics and soft pastels by Stephanie Borg. Both works of art are part of the Zaren Vassallo Art (ZVART) initiative launched by the Vassallo Group to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Finished in October, both Falzon’s 1m x 70cm figurative piece, as well as Borg’s 63cm x 51.5cm drawing were commissioned by CareMalta... Читать дальше...

A court has declared that although landowners have a right to enjoy property held under protected leases, the State has a “very wide discretion” to maintain the agricultural sector and prevent its collapse. The judgement, which concerned a parcel of land in the limits of Żurrieq and Qrendi, could prove to be a boon to government efforts to introduce new laws to protect farmers tilling leased land.   In the case in question, the land in an area known as ‘il-Bur ta’ Ħallew’ had been leased to a... Читать дальше...

A court has declared that although landowners have a right to enjoy property held under protected leases, the State has a “very wide discretion” to maintain the agricultural sector and prevent its collapse. This observation was made in a case filed by the owner of a parcel of land in the limits of Żurrieq and Qrendi, known as ‘il-Bur ta’ Ħallew’ which had been leased to a farming family long before the applicant acquired the land by title of donation from her uncle in 1982. The annual rent currently payable on the land... Читать дальше...

A group of speech and language therapy graduates have been unable to begin their careers because the person who issues their licence to operate has resigned and not been replaced. The six graduates have all been offered jobs but have been left in a state of limbo for months because of the situation. To get their warrants, they must receive extra certification from the Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine (CPCM). However, since October, they have been unable to acquire this additional... Читать дальше...

Victor Osimhen said Tuesday that he will be available to play for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations despite currently being out of action while recovering from a smashed cheekbone. Napoli forward Osimhen looked certain to miss out on the continental tournament, which is scheduled to kick off on January 9, after initially being ruled out for three months following surgery on face fractures suffered against Inter Milan in late November. But the 22-year-old insisted he would be ready to travel to Cameroon with the Super Eagles. Читать дальше...

In November 2021, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) issued a fact sheet on the typologies and red flags pertaining to tax-related money laundering.  Undoubtedly, tax evasion is a crime and such undeclared proceeds are thus considered as proceeds of crime. Any further use of the said proceeds or any efforts to legitimise such proceeds would constitute money laundering.  Under the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (Chapter 373 of the Laws of Malta), money laundering is defined... Читать дальше...

Sweden on Tuesday announced a slew of measures, including an expanded use of vaccine certificates, aimed at countering the spread of COVID-19 as cases mount, the government said. As of December 23, those able to were urged to return to working from home, public events with between 20 and 500 attendants would need to have the audience seated and events with a larger audience will need to require proof of vaccinations. "We now need to take joint responsibility and adapt to the reality at hand,"... Читать дальше...

Manchester United on Tuesday reopened their Carrington training ground following a coronavirus outbreak that forced the postponement of two Premier League matches. United closed Carrington for an initial 24 hours eight days ago and their matches at Brentford and at home against Brighton were subsequently called off. "Manchester United's players have started a return to training at Carrington on a staggered basis," the club said in a statement. "The complex was closed for first-team operations... Читать дальше...

Welsh clubs on Tuesday said the decision to ban crowds from sporting events in the country to help control the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus would have a “devastating” financial impact. All events – indoors and outdoors – must be held behind closed doors from December 26 under new Welsh government rules. Economy minister Vaughan Gething, who announced the measures, said a £3 million ($4 million) fund would will be available to support clubs and venues affected by the loss of revenue. Читать дальше...

A lawyer for two former directors of Zenith Finance claimed that money laundering proceedings against his clients were “a fishing expedition” and that the pair should never have been arraigned. This argument was stressed, somewhat animatedly, by lawyer Edward Gatt during the latest hearing in the ongoing compilation of evidence against Matthew Pace and Lorraine Falzon who are facing charges in their personal capacity as well as on behalf of the advisory firm they represented. The two were among... Читать дальше...

Malta Public Transport has "paused" a road safety campaign after the equality watchdog slammed its "problematic portrayal of gender and race”. The series of adverts run jointly by the MPT and Mapfre Middlesea Insurance depict a dark-skinned character called Mr Careless and a fair-skinned family named the Safe Family.  They were criticised by anti-racism campaigners, who described them as "shameful" and said they played into the 'Bad is Black' narrative. At the time, both Malta Public Transport... Читать дальше...

Updated 4.50pm A man died on Tuesday in a workplace accident inside an underground tank at Ħas-Saptan. The Occupational Health and Safety Authority said it was investigating the cause of the accident which happened around 12.15pm. According to TVM, the victim, a 46-year-old Gambian, was carrying out blasting works in one of the fuel tanks when he ended up caught up between a cherry picker cabin and the structure he was working on.  Rescuers rushed to the scene to try to assist the victim, who works with a private contractor... Читать дальше...

A 25-year-old man on Tuesday denied murdering British MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents earlier this year. At a hearing at the Old Bailey court in central London, Ali Harbi Ali pleaded not guilty to murder and preparing acts of terrorism. Ali, from north London, was arrested at the scene of the stabbing at a Methodist church in Leigh-on-Sea in southeast England, on October 15. Amess, a 69-year-old father of five, was a long-serving member of parliament for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party. Читать дальше...

Criminal proceedings against former EU Commissioner John Dalli over an alleged €60 million bribe to influence EU tobacco legislation have been put off again, at the request of the prosecution. In a letter to Times of Malta last week, Dalli said Tuesday's case would be put off because the prosecuting officer is on holiday. The case before the Magistrates’ Courts had already got off to a false start. In September, the first hearing was postponed because the prosecuting officer was indisposed. Last month... Читать дальше...