Новости за 22.05.2017

Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has died, five days after the American was hit by a car while cycling in eastern Italy, his Honda World Superbike team said. "It is with great sadness that Red Bull Honda... has to announce that Nicky Hayden has succumbed to injuries suffered during an incident while riding his bicycle last Wednesday," the team said. "Nicky passed away at 7.09 this evening at Maurizio Bufalini hospital in Cesena. His fiancee Jackie, mother Rose and brother Tommy were at his side."... Читать дальше...

New research at the University will look into ways of creating ‘artificial muscle’ that can imitate precise human gestures and even lift heavy objects. The research could eventually give some answers to the challenge of developing robots with functions that emulate human motion. Following “a lot more research”, it could also come in handy during the development of lifelike prosthetics, Ruben Gatt, from the Metamaterials Unit, Faculty of Science, told this newspaper. At present, prosthetic limbs are limited to a number of movements. Читать дальше...

A man was arrested this evening after he allegedly fired a pellet gun at a British woman in Gzira. The incident happened at about 7.30pm. A man who was accompanying the woman chased the aggressor, who was later arrested. The gun was recovered by the police. The woman was not injured.

Eleven babies were born through IVF procedures last week alone, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this evening, calling for politicians to leave the matter to medical experts. Speaking at a Labour campaign event in Mġarr, Dr Muscat dismissed as “scaremongering” claims by Partit Demokratiku candidate and former Labour whip, Godfrey Farrugia that the proposed introduction of embryo freezing would pave the way for abortion. “Embryo freezing is already in our law, and allowed whenever specialists deem it necessary,” Dr Muscat said. Читать дальше...

Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil this evening expressed solidarity with the people of Marsascala after the waste recycling plant fire which produces a column of black toxic smoke. Dr Busuttil urged the authorities to ensure that the people's health came first. He said, however, that what happened today was no coincidence but the result of gross incompetence by people who for the past four years were interested in making money from corruption rather than doing what was most important.  Dr Busuttil was speaking in Gzira... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump made an historic visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall today, standing before the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray and saying a few words before inserting a note between the monumental stones. He was accompanied by the Rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinowitz, who said on Israel Radio that he recited two psalms with the US leader. One of them, Psalm 122, speaks of Jerusalem as a "city that is united together". It is the first time a sitting US president has visited and prayed at the site. Читать дальше...

Discord between the eurozone's three largest countries is stalling the European Central Bank's efforts to come up with a way to force euro clearing out of London and put it under its watch, three sources told Reuters. Currently UK clearing houses, particularly the London Stock Exchange's LCH.Clearnet, guarantee the vast majority of the trillions of euros worth of trades conducted every year and their location will likely be a point of contention in divorce talks between Britain and the European Union. Читать дальше...

Tourists had the shock of their lives when a young girl was pulled underwater by a sea lion as she sat on a dock near Vancouver, Canada. The shocking incident captured on camera first shows the girl watching the sea lion as it approached the edge of the dock. When she turned her back on it, the sea lion grabbed her by the back of her dress and pulled her underwater. A man immediately jumped in to rescue the girl and both walked away unharmed. Bob Baziuk, the general manager of the Steveston Harbour Authority... Читать дальше...

The MSE Share Index kicked-off the week in negative territory as it slipped by 0.19% to 4,622.994 points. Trading activity was broad as 14 equities traded, seven of which trended lower, four closed flat while another three shares edged higher. Volumes remained encouraging as €0.43 million worth of shares changed hands. The worst performing equity today was Medserv plc as it extended its recent losses by a further 4% to a fresh near two-year low of €1.20 across 55,600 shares. The company issued an... Читать дальше...

The Armed Forces of Malta today formally took delivery of a King Air maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal robot. The €16 million investment was co-financed by the EU. The King Air is the third to be operated by the AFM. The other two were commissioned in 2011 and 2012 respectively,  when a new hangar was also built for fixed wing aircraft. Today's commissioning ceremony was presided by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela, who said that in the past four years alone, the AFM... Читать дальше...

British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to publicly backtrack on one of her most striking election pledges today after plans to force elderly people to pay more for their social care halved her party's opinion poll lead in just a few days. In what amounts to her biggest misstep of the campaign to date, May set out plans on Thursday to make some elderly people pay a greater share of their care costs, before hastily announcing on Monday there would actually be a limit. Questioned at an election event... Читать дальше...

A year since the disappearance of her husband, Phyllis Stewart is offering a €1,000 reward to anyone with information that would lead to his whereabouts. Tom Stewart, 60, escaped from Mount Carmel Hospital in May last year and his wife has not stopped looking for him since. He had been voluntarily admitted to the hospital, where he was meant to be accompanied by medical personnel at all times. He escaped a couple of days later, and as far as his wife knows, he has not left the island. Mr Stewart’s... Читать дальше...

The owner of a restaurant in Mistra Bay has filed a judicial protest against the Police Commissioner, complaining that the police are failing to act against caravan owners who are illegally staying at the bay. Claude Camilleri, owner of Margo's/Palazzo Santa Rosa, said the bay had been invaded by caravans and their owners were harming his business, especially with the way they disposed of their waste, the way they lit barbecues without permits and played music at high volume. In August 2015 he had... Читать дальше...

A young driver ordered to reimburse a hefty sum to his insurance company after the accident has filed an appeal, saying that the Civil Court had failed to produce convincing evidence that he was over the limit at the time. Alexander Jan Edward Van Reeven had been driving his mother's car towards Vittoriosa after an evening out in Sliema on January 5, 2009 when the vehicle suddenly skidded and slammed into two cars parked in Għajn Dwieli Road, Paola. The driver had left the scene of the accident so as to file a police report... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump, at the start of a two-day visit to Israel, said today in Jerusalem that he seeks a higher level of bilateral commerce but a lower US trade deficit with Israel. The United States is Israel's single-largest trading partner by country, but third-largest regional market behind Europe and Asia. Israel was the first country to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the US, in 1985. In 2016, the US exported $8.1 billion of goods and services to Israel while importing $17.6 billion from... Читать дальше...

Turkey and Russia signed a memorandum on lifting trade restrictions against each other, Turkish presidential sources said today, after Ankara and Moscow agreed at a meeting this month to settle trade disputes. The memorandum was signed by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich in Istanbul, the sources said. The signing marked an important step in normalising and improving economic and trade relations between Turkey and Russia, they said. A diplomatic... Читать дальше...

A future Nationalist government will give every youth between the age of 18 and 21 a one-time grant to be used to visit any EU country of his choice. Speaking on Net TV, the party's spokesman on culture, Karl Gouder, said a PN government would invest in the cultural infrastructure that over time will include a new national theatre, a museum for modern and contemporary art, an academy of fine arts and an architecture and design centre. The National Library would be revamped and a new National Archives facility will be set up. Читать дальше...

Gozo has been doing very well over the past five years, but that does not mean it could not do better, the Gozo Tourism Association has warned. “For Gozo these positives trends are very encouraging as the Gozitan economy depends mostly on the performance of the tourism industry. However these increases should be maintained and sustained with several specific measures,” it said. The association council has sent its proposals to the political parties to be considered for their electoral manifestos. Читать дальше...

Political parties should stop using children to relay their political messages, the President has appealed. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said children want their voices heard, but in reality their opinion is hardly hard during an electoral campaign. She cited the message relayed by the Children and Youth Council, facilitated by the President's Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society: "Children said: don't use our faces, use our minds. If you want to use our faces, use our minds, listen to our voice. Читать дальше...

An AFM gunner with a 20-year long grievance over a missed promotion has filed a constitutional application claiming a breach of his right to a fair hearing. He said this was the results of a complete shift in the interpretation of a legal provision. Stephen Bartolo, 49, enlisted with the Armed Forces in 1987 as a gunner. Ten years later he filed proceedings before the Tribunal for the Investigation of Injustices, claiming that he had been unjustly denied a promotion. However, his claim was adjudged... Читать дальше...

Malta should ensure the effective supervision of internationally-oriented business by financial institutions in cooperation with the host supervisors in the countries where they operate, the European Commission warned today. Its comments were aimed at financial institutions licensed in Malta, and coincidentally came just days after the publication of a report on foreign entities and individuals using Malta to evade tax, and weeks after allegations surfaced that the Ta' Xbiex-based Pilatus Bank was used to launder money. Читать дальше...

Eligible voters who have not received their voting document at home may call personally at their local police station to pick it up, the Electoral Commission said.   The documents may be picked up tomorrow from 4pm to 9 pm; Wednesday to Friday between 8am and 1pm, and between 3pm and 9 pm; on Saturday between 8am and 1pm and between 3pm and 10pm; or on Sunday between 8am and noon. In St Paul’s Bay voting documents must be collected from the Qawra Police Station, and in Għasri they from the Government Clinic. Читать дальше...

A fierce fire has broken out at the Sant' Antnin recycling plant in Marsascala, with eyewitnesses reporting that the main shed had been destroyed. The blaze was noted at about 1.30pm, produced a plume of thick smoke seen from all over Malta and even parts of Gozo.  No one appears to have been injured, according to initial reports. The workers were evacuated as firefighters of the Civil Protection Department moved in. Fire-fighting vehicles were deployed from various stations. The fire is believed... Читать дальше...

A man accused of misappropriating €2,500 entrusted to him for the payment of registration tax on an imported vehicle was cleared of the charges after the criminal complaint was withdrawn by the victim. Francis Caruana, 62, from Qawra, had been charged with fraud and misappropriation, as well as with having violated the conditions of three previous suspended sentences. The man was further accused of having breached a probation order and with being a relapser. The court, presided over by magistrate Josette Demicoli... Читать дальше...

Joseph Muscat went on a whirlwind tour of three factories in Ħal Far as he stressed the Labour Party's commitment towards industry today.The Prime Minister visited the Crane Currency construction site where works are at an advanced stage.The currency printing company is expected to start delivering its first packages to customers by the end of the year. At Metalform, the Prime Minister was given a warm welcome by employees.Dr Muscat reiterated his party's pledge to reduce taxation on overtime but... Читать дальше...