Malta Independent - 2018-01-17

• Crafts Village operators and craftsmen relieved that longoverdu­e project is underway
• ‘I only react to comments made by prime ministers’ – Muscat, dismissing MEP tweet
• ‘Realignmen­t’ on vacation leave conditions led to agreement with pilots
• Mag]tab residents to appeal controvers­ial fuel station applicatio­n
• Italian man agreed to transport 32kg of cannabis to Malta for €1,000
• Gozo Bishop pleads for amicable solution in slander case of Guatemala-based priest
• Libyan man cleared of rape charges after partner claimed not to remember the incident
• PN presents private member’s bill to clamp down on SLAPP lawsuits
• Defence objects to presentati­on of documents by Busuttil’s legal team
• Main monuments dressed up with Daphne’s last words three months after murder
• Foreign MPs to hold event to honour slain journalist at CoE
• Price of electricit­y from interconne­ctor rose by an average of 25% in 2017 – Mizzi
• Informatio­n about police ammo, army weapons ‘sensitive and confidenti­al,’ minister says
• Passing on the baton
• Gilmore executed by firing squad
• PN got it right in the end
• Proof of ownership of agricultur­al land subject to perpetual ground rent
• Kids chained in California house of horrors; parents arrested
• California highway to stay shut another week after mudslides
• Seized ivory probed for clues t
• Hat could help save elephants
• Pope Francis under pressure to confront sex abuse in Chile
• City uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages
• The ‘greatest pandemic in history’ was 100 years ago - but many of us still get the basic facts wrong
• Dollar rebounds from lowest close in three years
• FBIC expands its premium Amarone portfolio
• EU chief urges Britain to change its mind over Brexit
• Internatio­nal appointmen­t for Maltese Multisport Club Agones SFC Founder and President
• Easy wins for Qormi and Hotsticks
• Siggiewi maintain promotion hopes with win over Attard
• St Venera retain top place
• First race of Eurosport Trail Running League confirms growth in popularity of Trail Running
• JIVAL remain unbeaten
• A World Cup fix and flaws in referee integrity checks
• Sirotkin chosen ahead of Kubica to drive for Williams in F1
• Sharapova back in Oz, joins Federer, Djokovic in 2nd round
• Djokovic: Players held meeting, but boycott not discussed
• Anthony Joshua won’t take Parker’s drug-cheat bait
• 2019 Tour will honour 1st victory of 5-time champion Eddy Merckx
• We do not have mandate to open debate on access to abortion, PM tells CoE commission­er

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