Новости за 11.04.2016

The spread and impact of the Zika virus is wider than initially anticipated and the first vaccine candidate for the virus should be available in September, U.S. health officials said today. Dr Anne Schuchat, a deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters the type of mosquito in which the virus is carried is present in more U.S. states than initially thought. She said what authorities are learning about the virus is "scarier than we thought." Anthony Fauci, director... Читать дальше...

A U.S. Navy officer is in custody at a military prison under charges of espionage, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. The officer is being held at the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Virginia, Earnest said. He declined to comment on the "substance of the allegations" and referred reporters' questions about allegations of the officer passing sensitive U.S. intelligence and state secrets to other countries to the Department of the Navy. A U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday that a U.S. Читать дальше...

Edward Snowden, the American computer professional who leaked classified information from the American National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 has commented on the anti-corruption protest held by the PN yesterday, saying it was 'huge'. Mr Snowden retweeted pictures first tweeted by Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola. Mr Snoweden has been variously described as a whistleblower and a traitor for leaking the American secrets, particularly about government surveillance programs. He fled to Russia where he has avoided US efforts to prosecute him.

Two 13-year-old girls are among 123 school girlmothers under the age of 18 who have been assisted by Servizz Għożża since 2014, after becoming pregnant. Servizz Għożża is provided by the Educational Services Directorate. Replying to a parliamentary question by Godfrey Farrugia (PL) Education Minister Evarist Bartolo gave the following  breakdown of the services provided and the recipients.   Age Pregnant girls (2014 – April 2016) supported by Servizz Għożża 13 2 14 8 15 15... Читать дальше...

A man is under arrest for having punched a female warden in Sliema this morning. He is expected to be arraigned in court tomorrow. The incident happened in Cathedral Street at about 12.45pm. The warden had been diverting traffic because of the temporary closure of the street while children left school. She asked the driver of a car parked at the corner to drive on, but he allegedly refused before he assaulted the warden. The incident was condemned by the Police Officers' Union, with its general secretary... Читать дальше...

A coin from the time of Grand Master Alof De Wignacourt was among discoveries made during the repaving of Castille Square, Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi said in parliament this evening. Replying to a question by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis, he said the works revealed part of the old surface of St Paul’s Street, a coin from the time of Alof De Wignacourt (Grand Master between 1601 and 1622) and pottery also from the time of the Order of St John in Malta. The items are being held by the Superintendence of Cultural heritage. Читать дальше...

Government and opposition this afternoon disagreed in the House Business Committee over when the no confidence motion presented in the wake of the Panama Papers should be debated. Government whip Godfrey Farrugia said the debate should be held on Friday, lasting all day if necessary. But Deputy Opposition leader Mario de Marco said the Opposition was against restricting the debate to one sitting. With 30 Opposition MPs prepared to speak, he proposed the holding of three sittings, in the evenings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Читать дальше...

France will seek tougher EU sanctions on people who help to facilitate tax evasion and a G20 blacklist of uncooperative tax havens, the Finance Ministry said today following the Panama Papers leaks. Countries on the blacklist should be subject to "counter-measures coordinated by different states", the ministry said in a statement outlining the issues that Finance Minister Michel Sapin will push at meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the Group of 20 leading economies this week in Washington. Читать дальше...

Who needs a UNESCO world heritage view when you can have propaganda billboards from Malta's two major parties? The decision to place these two billboards right in front of Valletta’s 450-year old bastions has set tongues wagging on social media. Hundreds of billboards have appeared all over Malta in the past months, in what is increasingly looking like a state-sanctioned free-for-all.  "The fact that the government itself at times makes use of such billboards is the cherry on the cake," Michael... Читать дальше...

Two football supporters ended up in court this afternoon charged with slightly injuring a police officer after a heated argument erupted yesterday at the Sirens football pitch in St Paul's Bay. Matthew Borg, 35 from Siggiewi and Jonathan Urry, 27 from Paola, stand charged with slightly injuring sergeant Anthony Buttigieg, disobeying police orders, breaching public peace and exhibiting abusive behaviour. The two men are denying the charges brought against them. The incident occurred after the Marsaxlokk-Santa Lucija football match had ended. Читать дальше...

Presidential candidate Donald Trump says two of his children feel guilty about missing a voter registration deadline, meaning they will not be able to vote for him next week in New York's Republican primary. Eric Trump, 32, and Ivanka Trump, 34, the Republican front-runner's second and third children, have campaigned extensively with their father, but both missed the deadline for registering as Republicans to vote in the New York primary on April 19. In a telephone interview with "Fox & Friends,"... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid are determined to create an intimidating atmosphere for visitors VfL Wolfsburg as they try to overturn a two-goal deficit in tomorrow's Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. "Tuesday will be like a war, with 80,000 spectators; we are going to try and walk all over Wolfsburg," said defender Dani Carvajal. "We're going to play to the death and with 80,000 souls behind us we will do it," added winger Lucas Vazquez. Forward Cristiano Ronaldo told the club website (www.realmadrid.com)... Читать дальше...

The tragic life of celebrated writer Oscar Wilde will be Talenti's second theatrical production this season. The drama has been written and adapted by Alfred Palma and will be directed by Mario Micallef. From his prison cell, a sick and humiliated Oscar Wilde recounts to the audience how the scandal of his sexual relationship with the young Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) landed him in misery and shame, and vilified and cold-shouldered by the London society which once worshipped him. He ends up deprived... Читать дальше...

A 21-year-old man from Senegal has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting to trying to use a passport belonging to another person to travel from Malta to Italy. Bayla Bah was apprehended at the airport after officials realized that the valid passport he had tried to pass as his own in fact belonged to someone else. Prosecuting officer Victor Aquilina told Magistrate Josette Demicoli that the accused had told him that he had "found" the document and decided to use it as his own. The sitting... Читать дальше...

Dubai's top religious authorities say that stealing WiFi from your neighbour would not be proper Islamic conduct. That is according to a religious edict - known as a fatwa - from Dubai's Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. It was posted online on the department's website as a response to a question asked by an anonymous reader. The edict says: "There is nothing wrong in using the line if your neighbours allow you to do so, but if they don't allow you, you may not use it." The fatwa... Читать дальше...

Three young men who stand charged with carrying out a string of armed robberies from convenience stores and a lotto booth between January and March have been granted bail. Kane Grima, 20, Perrie Daniel Amarni Sciberras, 27, and Josef Galea, 19, had already had their request for bail turned down twice: once upon their arraignment and the second time two weeks ago. Their request for bail was reconsidered by Madam Justice Edwina Grima, who granted Mr Grima bail against a €5,000 deposit and a €10,000 personal guarantee. Читать дальше...

A Libyan national has been acquitted of smuggling cannabis resin into prison and trafficking it after a court ruled that it could not believe the version of events given by two other inmates who had know each other. The case dates to February 2009 when Diaeddin Arab, 49, was charged with possessing and trafficking cannabis resin, smuggling it into prison and being a repeat offender The court observed that following a decision by the first court, the accused had fled to Libya in April 2009 but returned out of his own will in September 2015. Читать дальше...

A court has temporarily upheld a request by the Nationalist Party to stop Transport Malta and the Planning Authority from removing its roadside billboards. The PN requested the warrant of prohibitory injunction as it protests over a legal notice issued on April 3 which limits political billboards to three months before an election. Should the parties wish to put up billboards outside that time span they would have to pay a licence of €1,500 per billboard, as in the case of commercial billboards.... Читать дальше...

Girls are to start being accepted at St Albert the Great College at primary level, the Church said today. It said in a statement that applications for girls born in 2011 and who come from church homes, are siblings to someone already at the college, or whose parents are among the staff are being accepted until Friday between 9am and 1pm at 16, Triq il-Mall, Floriana.

Justice Minister Owen Bonnici has welcomed the results of the latest EY Justice Scoreboard published by the European Commission, which shows modest improvements for Malta across a range of judicial issues. The Commission report, which is based on data from 2014, shows that the length of all court proceedings is now has continued to improve sharply since 2010, although Malta is still ranked among the bottom four countries across the EU. The biggest improvement was registered in the clearance rate... Читать дальше...

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning had a meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah Ensour with whom he discussed bilateral relations. This is the first time that a Maltese Prime Minister is visiting Jordan. Dr Muscat said he wanted to continue to give a sign that cooperation in the Mediterranean region was of utmost importance. Malta was sending a clear message about this and would give the Mediterranean an impetus when it took over the European Presidency at the beginning of next year. Читать дальше...

The first major traffic disturbance from the Kappara junction, works on which started this morning, are expected in May. Transport Malta said drivers would be encouraged to take alternative routes as of May as new culverts would be dug around the Kappara roundabout for electrical cables supplying Mater Dei Hospital and Sliema. These works will form part of the second of 10 stages of works and will mark the first in a series of road closures. TM said much of the disturbance would be when schools were... Читать дальше...

Getting into a water fight with elephants is part of the Songkran festival marking the start of the traditional Thai New Year.

French police have evacuated protesters who have been gathering in Paris's Place de la Republique square over the past 11 nights, tearing down the structures set up in the famous square. Paris officers said the evacuation, which took place after some protesters rioted over the weekend, was carried out without incident. Video footage showed police officers removing tents and banners installed by the demonstrators, who began their Occupy-like movement in protest at contested labour reforms. Protesters are... Читать дальше...

A €20 million loan aimed at financing the investment in telecommunication infrastructures has been signed between the European Investment Bank and GO plc. The project is about GO’s investments aimed to enhance the availability and quality of mobile and fixed high speed broadband services in particular through 4G and FTTH technologies. This project is part of an ongoing multi-year investment programme through which GO is strengthening its infrastructure, introducing new technologies and improving... Читать дальше...