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Members of Parliament are entitled to a service pension in terms of Chapter 280 of the laws of Malta. On the other hand,  members of the Public Service, including the Malta Police Force, the Armed Forces, the Correctional Services and others, who were in employment in the Service up to the December 31, 1978 are entitled to a pension in terms of Chapter 93 of the laws of Malta under the Pensions Ordinance. It is a reality that the conditions and benefits provided under the Members of Parliament Pensions... Читать дальше...

Just what the Lakers need: another injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers just can’t seem to stay healthy as another name was added to the injury list on Friday night. After trying to play through a mild ankle sprain that he suffered in the early minutes of the game, rookie Kyle Kuzma was ruled of the remainder of the Lakers’ game against the Timberwolves.

Kuzma has been playing on a bad ankle for a few games now, but the way he tweaked it on Friday must have caused him too much pain to play through. Читать дальше...

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• Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail and travel arrangements cost around $3 million, according to sources cited by the Associated Press on Friday.
• Unlike the former EPA chief, Pruitt's security team has provided around-the-clock protection, even during family trips and sporting events.
• Pruitt was granted several security upgrades, including a soundproof phone booth at his office, biometric locks for his doors... Читать дальше...

At least nine Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed by Israeli forces on the Gaza border on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators burned tyres and sent towers of thick black smoke billowing over the isolated Mediterranean enclave.  The latest fatalities mean that 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli snipers since Gaza residents last week began “the Great March of Return”, a series of weekly border protests demanding the right to return to their ancestral homes in what is today Israel. Читать дальше...

A look at where things stand in the NBA playoff picture, with five days remaining in the regular season: ___ EAST UPDATE The top two seeds are locked up: Toronto is No. 1 going into the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time in franchise history, and Boston will open the playoffs as the No. 2 seed. Everything else is unclear. Philadelphia (49-30) now leads in the race for the No. 3 spot, passing Cleveland (49-31) by beating the Cavaliers 132-130 on Friday night. The 76ers, who haven't been... Читать дальше...

Australian hackers took over two electronic billboards in the city of Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia, to display pornography on them.

Campaigners want a Hebridean arts centre stripped of its public funding if it goes ahead with Sunday opening – after accusing its board of “cultural vandalism” for defying strict Sabbath observance traditions on the Isle of Lewis.

Does the roof on your home or business look a little worse for wear? It might be time to consider roof replacement. As far as residential and commercial roofing is concerned, it’s easy to fall into the pattern of simply replacing existing roof material with the same type of material. While there is certainly no problem with this, you’re missing out on the opportunity to reinforce the defenses of your structure.

It’s easy to extrapolate from a failure or bad experience to conclude that you need to change directions entirely. Here’s how to know when to stick it out.

As relations between Beijing and Pyongyang thaw slightly, the prospect of China relaxing its sanctions imposed on North Korea and thwarting U.S. President Donald Trump's “maximum pressure” campaign makes experts wary. In an attempt to renew relations with China, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unexpected visit to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month.  Experts on the North Korean economy speculate that Kim may have asked Xi to ease sanctions during his visit and that if Xi... Читать дальше...

Americans 7, Royals 0 First Period 1. Tri-City, Rasmussen 6 (Geekie, Mutala) 11:18. Penalties — Mutala T.c (interference) 6:20; Coghlan T.c (interference) 11:57. Second Period 2. Tri-City, Geekie 10 (Rasmussen) 6:08. 3. Tri-City, Bean 1 (Coghlan, Dea) 12:50. 4. Tri-City, Yaremko 5 (Bean, Johnson) 16:45. Penalties — Yaremko T.c (tripping) 3:43; Martynov Vic (slashing) 14:40; Prowse Vic (tripping) 19:17. Читать дальше...

Winterhawks 5, Silvertips 2 First Period 1. Portland, Gricius 2 (Ludvig, Mannek) 2:13. 2. Portland, MacEachern 1 (Newkirk, Kolle) 9:32. Penalties — None. Second Period 3. Portland, Ludvig 1 (Kolle) 2:52. 4. Everett, Fonteyne 4 (Walker, Bajkov) 12:36. 5. Everett, Richards 2 (Pilon) 18:53. 6. Portland, McKenzie 3 (Bellows) 19:58. Penalties — None. Third Period 7. Portland, Glass 4 (Bellows) 9:57. Читать дальше...

As a former Arkansas cowboy who also worked for a company in Florida and married a New Yorker, Lord Thurso is no stranger to the United States.