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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...

Risk aversion is back on the currency market

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 09:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

US equities rallied strongly despite continued tensions over Crimea. In addition, the Chinese housing market slowdown didn’t worry Asian investors and most of the major Asian exchange rallied today,...

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...

New Horizons

Monday, 17 March 2014, 10:51 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Following the recent announcement that The Coffee Company Malta Limited, has been awarded the right to develop the Costa Coffee brand in the territory of Spain, it has now been announced...

Western bloc loses a battle but prepare to fight back

Monday, 17 March 2014, 09:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As widely anticipated Crimea referendum resulted in a 95% vote in favour of Russia. The western bloc (mainly made of the US and the EU) disagree firmly with this referendum and they consider it...

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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