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US says Boeing 787's design, manufacture safe

Thursday, 20 March 2014, 05:43 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Boeing's design and manufacture of its cutting-edge 787 jetliner is safe despite the many problems encountered since the plane's rollout, including a fire that forced a redesign of the its...

APS Bank opens a new branch in the centre of Attard

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 18:08 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

APS Bank officially inaugurated a new branch in Attard, extending its network across Malta and Gozo. With this investment Attard Branch was relocated in the village core to better reach existent APS...

GO records another year of strong levels of profitability

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 16:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

GO plc today announced profits before tax of €15.6 million and cash generation from operations of €39.6 million for 2013.  The Company is proposing a dividend of €0.07 net of...

Greece reaches long-delayed deal on bailout loans

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 14:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Greece concluded its tortuous negotiations with its international debt inspectors Tuesday, reaching a deal that will allow the release of a long-delayed rescue loan installment.   The deal...

Why do airplane transponders have an 'off switch?'

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 09:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Ever since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, a fascinated public has asked: Why can somebody in the cockpit shut off the transponder?   It turns out there are several legitimate...

Investors follow aftermath of Crimea referendum

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 09:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Investors were pretty much glued to their screens and monitors yesterday, closely following the aftermath of the weekend’s Crimean referendum and the possible repercussions the 96% majority...

Eurozone inflation in surprise fall to 0.7 percent

Monday, 17 March 2014, 12:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pressure on the European Central Bank to do more to prevent prices from falling in the 18-country eurozone ratcheted up Monday after figures showed inflation across the region unexpectedly fell in...

China to raise urban residents to 60 pct by 2020

Monday, 17 March 2014, 06:26 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

China will build more railways and increase the number of small and medium-sized cities as it seeks to raise the proportion of urban residents in the population, which it sees as the country's...

Amsterdam canal house built with 3-D printer

Saturday, 15 March 2014, 08:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Hundreds of years after wealthy merchants began building the tall, narrow brick houses that have come to define Amsterdam's skyline, Dutch architects are updating the process for the 21st century:...

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