Новости за 27.11.2015

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended the traditional Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting dinner at the Corinthia Palace Hotel in Attard. As the newest head of government, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked the Queen for her “dedication and selfless service” which, he said, inspired all. He noted that the Queen’s first public appearance in Canada was on a postage stamp in 1935 when she was just nine years old. Читать дальше...

Pope Francis has arrived in Uganda on the second leg of his Africa pilgrimage, honouring the country's most famous Christians and declaring Africa the "continent of hope". Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, flanked by a military brass band as well as traditional drummers and dancers, welcomed Pope Francis as he landed at Entebbe International Airport. The Pope, who arrived from Kenya and also is scheduled to visit Central African Republic, is in Uganda mainly to honour the memory of a group of Ugandan... Читать дальше...

Commonwealth leaders agreed today to set up a climate change hub which would facilitate access to funds for small states like Malta. Commonwealth general secretary Kamalesh Sharma said the hub was set up after small state leaders said they had experienced difficulty securing financial support. "These small states are often told about money but none of them know the number to dial," Mr Sharma, the outgoing secretary general, said. He also announced that leaders had agreed on a new mechanism to help... Читать дальше...

French President Francois Hollande said today that despite the "terrible incidents in Paris", he insisted on attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta to discuss climate change. He was addressing a press conference at the Golden Sands resort where Commonwealth leaders are agreeing on an action plan on climate change. Mr Hollande said the UN climate summit was being held in Paris next week and he would not let terrorist attacks stop leaders from meeting round a table to discuss the matter. Читать дальше...

The 66-year-old owner of a shoe shop in Rabat has been hospitalised after he was injured in a hold-up this afternoon. The man’s condition is not yet known but he is not in critical condition, according to sources. The police said two hooded men armed with a knife entered the man’s shoe shop in College Street at around 4pm and stole a considerable amout of money. Sources said the police are on the lookout for the getaway car used in the hold-up. An inquiry is being held.

Belgian authorities have charged a man with involvement in "terrorist attacks" as investigations continue into the massacre in Paris two weeks ago. The federal prosecutor's office said the unidentified man was "charged with terrorist attacks and taking part in the activities of a terrorist group". The unidentified man was arrested in Brussels yesterday.

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil left Malta for Vancouver today where he is addressing a conference on the fight against diabetes. The conference is organised by the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network which brings together parliamentarians from around the world who are active in this fight. Dr Busuttil is vice-president of the network. Some 32 million people in Europe suffer from diabetes while millions more have the disease without knowing. A person in the EU dies from the disease ever two minutes. Читать дальше...

Baroness Patricia Scotland from the UK was elected secretary general of the Commonwealth by leaders of the 53-nation bloc. She was one of three contenders for the post and will officially take office in April next year as the sixth Commonwealth secretary general. Born in Dominica, the 60-year-old, is a former attorney general in Britain and will be the first woman to occupy the post. Ms Scotland and the other contender, Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba from Botswana, are the only two women to have ever contested the Commonwealth’s top post. Читать дальше...

Air Malta has added 15 flights to London’s Gatwick airport this winter. The airline said the additional capacity will cover the peak periods in December and January and, starting on March 4, the airline added two additional weekly flights on Tuesday and Friday to a total of nine weekly flights.  The airline also flies daily to Heathrow airport.

The share I index advanced by 0.31 per cent to 4,480.165 points – the highest level since early May 2008 – as the positive performance of five equities offset the declines in the prices of another three equities. Trading volumes remain exceptionally high with over €736,000 worth of shares changing hands during today’s session. Most notably, the equity of RS2 Software advanced by 2.8 per cent to close at a new all-time high of €3.10 across 37,690 shares. FIMBank also continued to trade higher as the... Читать дальше...

Two Syrian men apprehended in Italy trying to catch a plane to Malta with false passports have denied any links to terrorist organisations. Testifying in court, Alali Faowaz, 30, said he had actually fled from jihadist extremists in Syria, according to Corriere di Bergamo. Faowaz and Hazem Alhamed, 19, were intercepted in Bergamo airport, Italy, last week. Suspicions were raised after pictures of people in combat were intercepted on one of the men's mobile phones. According to the Italian news report... Читать дальше...

Louis van Gaal expects Jamie Vardy will be a "nasty" problem for Manchester United to tackle when they head to Leicester tomorrow. Vardy will break Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 straight Premier League matches if he finds the net at the King Power Stadium. If his performance against United last year is anything to go by, he will have little trouble rewriting the history books. The 28-year-old scored one and had a hand in the other four goals in Leicester's 5-3 win over Van Gaal's team 14 months ago. Читать дальше...

Tanzanian officials will not be allowed to send out the usual government printed Christmas and New Year cards this year as part of belt-tightening measures by the new president. John Magufuli has implemented a series of austerity steps since being sworn in on November 5, including cancelling independence day festivities and restricting foreign travel by officials.

Gemma Arterton is returning to the West End in a starring role. The former Bond girl will appear in a play called Nell Gwynn which enjoyed a sell-out run at Shakespeare’s Globe. Arterton, 29, who recently starred as Rita O’Grady in Made in Dagenham in the West End, will play the cheeky, charming and clever Nell - one of the first and most acclaimed women to appear on the London stage. The play, by Jessica Swale, charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress... Читать дальше...

The suicide bomber in Tunisia who blew himself up in a bus packed with presidential guards on Tuesday had been arrested by police before on suspicion of jihadist ties but was released for lack of evidence, a security official said. Tunisia, one of the Arab world's most secular nations, is struggling to counter Islamist militancy since becoming a beacon of democratic change in the region after its 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Zine Abidine Ben Ali. Houssem Abdelli, a street vendor from an impoverished neighbourhood of Tunis... Читать дальше...

Prince Charles has called for states to push for the elimination of plastic waste, alongside other "real solutions" to safeguard marine biodiversity. Visiting a marine photography exhibition at the Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa while in Malta for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the Prince of Wales said: "Nature's blue assets are critically important to hundreds of millions of people living on coastlines around the world. Everything we do on land impacts our oceans and reduces benefits that we now take for granted." Plastic waste... Читать дальше...

Three new parish priests have been appointed. Fr Christian Anthony Borg OFM Conv is new parish priest of Burmarrad, Fr William Bartolo OFM Conv of Qawra and Fr Michael Attard of St Paul’s Bay. Born in 1987, Fr Borg has served in Valletta. Fr Bartolo was born in 1958 and has served in Valletta and Birkirkara and Fr Attard, who was born in 1967, has served in St Paul’s Bay, Victoria, Bugibba and Rabat.

The Turkish foreign minister has said Turkey wants to overcome tensions with Moscow over the downing of a Russian warplane through "diplomacy". Speaking during a visit to Azerbaijan, Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Russia to help deflate tensions through "level headed statements and acts", the Anadolu news agency reported. He said: "We don't favour tensions. We believe we can overcome this problem through diplomacy. We expect the same understanding from our friend and neighbour Russia." Aides to Turkish president... Читать дальше...

Crowds of smiling children waving Union flags greeted the Duchess of Cornwall today when she visited them at the Zejtun Primary School. She was presented with a bouquet of flowers at the gates of the school and stopped to speak to her young admirers as she made her way inside. Camilla joined in with the pupils as they read stories and sang songs as part of her Read With Me literacy programme. She chatted with several of the children and even gave one little girl a cuddle when she came to say hello. Читать дальше...

Armed attackers have abducted five Polish seamen, including the captain and three officers, from a cargo ship on Nigerian waters. Polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said the five were abducted from the ship Szafir on Thursday night. A further 11 crew members, who escaped abduction by barricading themselves inside the ship, were safe and in contact by phone, he said. Sea Industry and Navigation Minister Marek Grobarczyk said it looks like the attack was carried out by pirates. The ship,... Читать дальше...

New air strikes targeting the Syrian city of Raqqa have killed at least eight people, including five children, according to opposition groups. The strikes came as French foreign minister Laurent Fabius declared that destroying the Islamic State headquarters and "neutralising and eradicating" the extremist group is the main objective of the international military campaign. Raqqa, in north-eastern Syria, is the group's de-facto capital and has become the focus of air strikes in the wake of the Paris... Читать дальше...

Indesit Company Spa today announced an ongoing corrective campaign to remedy possible safety and quality issues with certain of its products. The campaign is focused on dryers sold under the brand names of Hotpoint-Ariston and Indesit between April 2004 and October 2015. Following Whirlpool Corporation's acquisition of the Indesit business in October 2014, Indesit began working with Whirlpool’s global safety experts in reviewing the Indesit product portfolio in accordance with Whirlpool’s industry... Читать дальше...

The government’s Consolidated Fund registered a deficit of €204.5 million between January and October, a positive change of €78.1 million. The National Statistics Office said that in the period under review, recurrent revenue was recorded at €2,766.1 million, up from €2,499.9 million last year. The major contributors to the comparative increase of 10.6 per cent were higher proceeds from customs and excise duties (€83.4 million) and income tax (€74.8 million). Proceeds from the Central Bank of Malta recorded a decline of €2 million. Читать дальше...

9.40am - Arrival at Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta for CHOGM opening ceremony – The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall 10.00am – Arrival at MCC, Valletta - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh 11.15am – Departure from MCC to St Paul’s Co-Cathedral - The Duke of Edinburgh 12.10pm – Arrival at Casino Maltese - The Duke of Edinburgh 11.20am – Departure from MCC to San Anton Palace - The Prince of Wales 11.20am – Departure from MCC to Zejtun Primary school - The Duchess of Cornwall 11.35am ... Читать дальше...

Two weeks after Paris's deadly gun and bomb attacks, a remembrance service for the victims is underway at Les Invalides in the French capital. President Francois Hollande is among those attending the event as part of a national day of mourning. The co-ordinated attacks, in which 130 people were killed, prompted France to declare a national state of emergency and to step up air strikes against Islamic State, the militant group that has claimed responsibility. France has subsequently moved its flagship... Читать дальше...