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Obama: US will host first talks on EU trade deal

Monday, 17 June 2013, 17:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama says the U.S. will host the first round of negotiations toward a broad trade deal with the European Union next month in Washington.   Obama says there will be...

G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets

Monday, 17 June 2013, 11:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of...

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

Sunday, 16 June 2013, 08:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so.   Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains — and a few robots...

Pope taps trusted prelate to oversee Vatican bank

Saturday, 15 June 2013, 13:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pope Francis has taken his first major step in reforming the troubled Vatican bank by tapping a trusted prelate to oversee its management.   Francis signed off Saturday on naming Monsignor...

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race

Friday, 14 June 2013, 14:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Airbus A350's maiden flight ended with a safe landing on Friday, setting the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing in the long-haul wide-body aircraft...

Euro fund chief: do without IMF in long term

Friday, 14 June 2013, 10:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The head of Europe's bailout fund says the region should eventually aim to do without help from the International Monetary Fund.   Klaus Regling's comments in Friday's edition of...

All wired up but nowhere to go

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 13:43 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The European Commission yesterday published its annual Digital Agenda Scoreboard.   With regards to Malta, the scoreboard shows that while Malta enjoys one of the highest availability rates...

LEADER: Preparing for a ‘perfect summer’

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 13:42 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Most of what was announced at last week’s Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association presentation of the latest quarterly survey must have been music to the ears of the country.   The...

Launch of EU-US trade talks may be hitting snag

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One of the big goals of President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Europe may be in jeopardy, with French objections threatening to hold up the launch of negotiations on a sweeping U.S.-European...

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 09:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Vatican put a new coin on sale last week to commemorate its historic papal transition. Too bad overseas collectors won't be able to buy it for months.   The Associated Press has...

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