Новости за 24.08.2018

ST ANDREWS 1 Satariano 62 TARXIEN RAINBOWS   5 Falzon 14 Aquilina 22 Paolucci 52 Faria 78 pen., 90 Tarxien Rainbows provided the right response following last week's defeat to Gzira United when they brushed aside St Andrews at the Tedesco Stadium. The Rainbows took 13 minutes to forge ahead when Michele Paolucci beat the St Andrews offside trap and quickly squared the ball into the path of Daren Falzon whostabbed the ball into an empty net. The Saints were stunned and they tried to regroup in a bid... Читать дальше...

FLORIANA                                   0 SLIEMA WANDERERS                  1          Muchardi 16 Following an impressive 3-0 win over champions Valletta, Sliema Wanderers made it two wins in a row as they defeated Floriana 1-0. The Wanderers continued where they had left in the game against the Citizens and showed their intentions right from the start. They created the better chances throughout the ninety minutes and were also unlucky to hit the woodwork twice.   The Wanderers showed better... Читать дальше...

SENGLEA ATHLETIC          0 MOSTA                               2 De Cerchio 8 Sammartino 45 Mosta broke little sweat to see of Senglea Athletic by two clear goals to pick up their first league win of the season. It was a convincing performance from the Blues who had too much firepower for a poor Senglea side who suffered their second successive defeat. y. Alessio De Cerchio broke the stalemate after eight minutes when he caught goalkeeper Philip Schranz out of position and he lobbed the ball over the Senglea goalkeeper. Читать дальше...

The Church provides accommodation to some 400 migrants in shelters across the country, according to the head of the Emigrants Commission. Mgr Alfred Vella told the Times of Malta that those asking why the Church had not opened its doors to migrants living in poor conditions were “misinformed”. “The Church has opened its doors, and has been doing so on a constant basis for decades,” he said.  Mgr Vella said the Church had 14 community homes, across seven localities, that offered shelter to varying... Читать дальше...

Matt Talbot, a Dubliner who died in 1925, was a man with a drinking problem. Now, he is on his way to sainthood. On Saturday, Pope Francis will pay tribute to him, but not by raising a glass. Francis will instead pray before the relics of the man sometimes called the "Holy Drinker" and who is known as the patron of those struggling get or stay on the wagon. Born into a poor Dublin family of 12 children and the son of a violent alcoholic father, Talbot himself began drinking heavily at the age of 12 when he worked for a wine merchant. Читать дальше...

Next Monday, Valletta Futsal will fly to Macedonia for their UEFA Futsal Champions League experience in the preliminary round. In a press conference held on Friday afternoon, Valletta coach Xavier Saliba together with his assistant Josef Borg said the team has been preparing since early July.  “Ending our league commitments in March was not easy to get back to the court after almost three months absent, nevertheless, we rolled up our sleeves and we put all our effort to get ready for this challenge”... Читать дальше...

A Maltese doctor, who spearheaded a breakthrough in the fight against prostate cancer, is being awarded a prestigious professorship by Queen Elizabeth. The professorship celebrates Johann de Bono’s world-leading research in the clinical development of cancer treatment. London’s Institute of Cancer Research, where Prof. de Bono heads the clinical studies division, is one of only 12 across the UK to be awarded the Regius Professorship marking the Queen’s 90th birthday. The award falls on the 10th anniversary... Читать дальше...

US Senator John McCain, the maverick Republican who survived a Vietnam War prison camp and ran unsuccessfully for president, is discontinuing medical treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family said in a statement on Friday, a year after he announced his diagnosis. "John has surpassed expectations for his survival," the family said, adding that the disease's progression and McCain's age, 81, have led him to stop treatment for the "aggressive glioblastoma." "With his usual strength of will... Читать дальше...

More than a month after the 1,500-page Egrant inquiry report was handed to the Attorney General, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has yet to make good on his promise to publish all the findings. On July 22, the Attorney General had released 49 pages of the report consisting of the main conclusions. Dr Muscat had immediately declared he would release the full report “within a few days”. The findings published so far show no evidence had been found to substantiate claims that the Prime Minister’s wife, Michelle, owned the Panama company. Читать дальше...

Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus collided with five cars and plunged off a bridge onto railway tracks on Friday, Finnish emergency services said. The charter bus, carrying a party of pensioners, landed on its side below the bridge in the town of Kuopio in central Finland. The driver survived and told police brake failure caused him to lose control of the vehicle. Three people died at the scene and one more on the way to Kuopio University Hospital, where all the injured were taken. Читать дальше...

A Maltese missionary has written to Brazil’s chief justice in support of the presidential candidature of imprisoned Lula, the country's former president and currently its most popular politician. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, universally known as Lula, registered his candidacy for the October presidential election from jail. In the coming days, the Brazilian judicial system is expected to decide whether it will bar him from running. The UN human rights committee has already said that the imprisoned... Читать дальше...

New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised generational change in the warring Liberal party on Friday, seeking to end an internecine battle that has scarred the conservative government ahead of an election due by May 2019. Morrison, who was treasurer under outgoing prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, emerged the surprise winner in a three-way challenge for the leadership of the Liberal party brought on by a right-wing rival this week. Stepping up to become Australia's sixth prime minister in less than 10 years... Читать дальше...

The MSE Equity Price Index extended Thursday's gains as it added a further 0.37% to 4,306.126 points on Friday. The increase was mostly driven by the upsurge in the share price of FIMBank which outweighed the declines in BOV and Plaza. Despite today’s gains, the local equity index still ended the week 0.1% lower. FIMBank plc climbed 9.8% to a near five-month high of USD0.56 level on activity of 101,648 shares. Last week, the trade finance specialist reported a net profit of USD6.04 million in the... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of fireworks enthusiasts tonight will gather on the outskirts of Żurrieq to witness the firing of the largest ever petard manufactured in Malta. The ‘shell of shells’ as it is known will be let off from a barge some three kilometres off the coast of Wied iż-Żurrieq at around 10pm. The event is part of the Valletta 2018 cultural events. Manufactured by the St Catherine’s Fireworks Factory, of Żurrieq, the giant petard was originally scheduled to be fired at Grand Harbour as part of the Valletta Pageant of the Seas last June. Читать дальше...

Żebbuġ residents will soon be able to receive nutritional health services at a public dispensary [berġa] in their town, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Friday. The dispensary, which has just undergone renovation, already offers doctor and nurse services three times a week and speech and language pathology services from Monday to Friday. It will soon add nutritionist, dietician and lifestyle health services to that list, in an attempt to help people avoid nutrition-based health problems, such... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump criticised social media companies on Friday, saying without evidence that they have silenced "millions of people" in an act of censorship. Trump did not mention any companies by name. On Tuesday, Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation, while Facebook took down a second campaign it said was linked to Russia. "Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people. Can’t do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake News like CNN... Читать дальше...

A concert of heavy metal music will be held today at the Aria Complex in San Ġwann. The gig will be headlined by Dark Tranquillity, a pioneering Swedish melodic metal band mainly responsible for creating the Gothenburg sound. Loosely within the same metal genre, although more progressive, is the second headlining act – Evergrey, who have 11 albums under their belt. Maltese band Colourblind will be opening the show. The concert begins at 7pm at the Aria Complex in San Ġwann. For tickets, visit www.showshappening.com... Читать дальше...

The Austrian rail company ÖBB treated a tricky situation with a witty tweet after a passenger tried to bring his horse on board a regional express train.  'A horse gets on the train and the conductor asks... why the long face?' it joked. The passenger, identified only as Benni in the local media, was told that his horse could not travel on the train, but pictures of the horse quickly became a social media sensation. The railway's guidelines stipulate that small, harmless animals in closed and secure containers... Читать дальше...

The owner of a number of massage parlours was given a two-year suspended sentence after he admitted to using them as a brothel. Four Colombian women who worked there of their own volition were also charged with prostitution. Joseph Zammit, 42 from Marsascala, was found guilty of living off the earnings of prostitution, owning or participating in the running of a brothel and permitting his property to be used for prostitution or immoral purposes. Inspectors John Spiteri and Paula Ciantar explained to the court... Читать дальше...

Over 21,000 plastic bottles and 2,000 caps were collected through a fun initiative by recycling cooperative GreenPak and environmental NGO Żibel at the Farsons Beer Festival. With the support of the Farsons Foundation, GreenPak and Żibel came up with PlastiKAXXA – whereby patrons at the Beer Festival were able to dispose of their crushed plastic bottles and cups in seven containers made from re-used nets and wood that were dotted around the site. A daily prize of €50 was awarded by GreenPak to lucky PlastiKAXXA participants ... Читать дальше...

New Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac said on Thursday he was confident the champions would get off to a winning start when they kick off their Bundesliga season against visiting Hoffenheim on Friday. The Croat, who succeeded the retired Jupp Heynckes in the close season after joining from German Cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt, brushed off any concerns following their lacklustre 1-0 German Cup win over amateurs Drochtersen/Assel last week. "I am convinced that my team will have a great game tomorrow... Читать дальше...

The Democratic Party is calling on Nationalist MPs and Labour backbenchers to hold the government to account over a €274 million direct order for the 10-year management of a new facility at St Vincent de Paul Residence. After asking the Public Accounts Committee to hold an urgent meeting on the matter, PD MPs Godfrey Farrugia and Marlene Farrugia have now sent a letter to the MPs calling them out for their lack of action. As elected public servants, the Oaths of Office obliged MPs to scrutinise the... Читать дальше...

Over 1,000 signatures have been collected in support of the controversial €55-million Central Link project meant to alleviate traffic congestion in Attard village core. Spearheaded by the Malta Automobile Club, the campaign was launched in reaction to hundreds of objections being submitted to the Planning Authority as part of a campaign by the Attard Residents Environmental Network. Residents insisted the project, which stretches from the Mrieħel bypass to the foot of Saqqajja Hill on the outskirts of Rabat, would attract even more traffic. Читать дальше...

Ferrari's title contender Sebastian Vettel bounced back from Formula One's August break with a spring in his step on Friday, lapping fastest in opening practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at an overcast Spa circuit. The four times world champion, 24 points behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton with nine of 21 races remaining, lapped the season's longest layout with a best time of one minute 44.358 seconds. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, with tens of thousands of his Dutch fans expected to make the short trip across the border... Читать дальше...

One of the world’s most widely followed music bands has finalised a partnership in a Malta-based company as it prepares to launch a revolutionary new gaming platform. Boyce Avenue – the American pop and rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano – have taken an equity stake and endorsement deal with Quizando, the Malta-based quiz game portal that is currently undergoing major global development. The American band has a whopping 11.5 million subscribers on its YouTube channel. Читать дальше...