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A coalition has been formed to lobby for the preservation of public spaces in Malta in the wake of reports that the government is considering handing l-Aħrax and Miżieb woodlands to the hunters' federation. The coalition will also be tackling issues related to the conservation of ecological features, the management of such sites and transparency. Spazji Miftuħa, as the coalition is called, said it objected to a limitation of public access to places of natural amenity to suit a small part of a minority group. Читать дальше...

1. O2 be a fly on the wall during BT and Vodafone's video calls: Telefónica's UK biz, Virgin Media officially merge  The Register
2. Virgin Media and O2 join forces to take on BT  BBC News
3. Liberty Global, Telefonica agree to merge UK operations  RCR Wireless News
4. John Malone Proves Market Wrong Again With Virgin Media Deal  Bloomberg
5. How will O2's merger with Virgin Media affect consumers?  The Independent
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Gocycle doesn't have the history to match cycling giants like Trek, Raleigh and Bianchi. In the folding e-bike space, however, it's one of the oldest contenders. Karbon Kinetics, the company behind the brand, was founded in 2002 and launched its firs...

Thursday’s U.K. megamerger answered one longstanding question concerning the European empire of cable billionaire John Malone. Other questions loom larger than ever.

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This two-man interceptor plane was designed to shoot the Luftwaffe out of the sky—with a turret in the fuselage. 

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This unusual fighter was designed as an interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force and drew upon lessons learned in the inter-war years. Aircraft designers were transitioning from single-engine biplane designs, to more aerodynamically refined and faster monoplane designs.  

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Virgin Media and O2 tie-up suggested the bulk of negotiations took place under lockdown, making it one of the few large transactions in Europe to make it over the line during the crisis

The number of people who have died in UK hospitals after being diagnosed with coronavirus has risen by 464.

By challenging claims that Indonesia has coronavirus under control, Jakarta Governor Aneis Baswedan has become the Andrew Cuomo of south-east Asia.

The revelation raises further questions over the state government’s handling of the abattoir outbreak, which is Victoria’s biggest coronavirus cluster.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has urged employers to disburse Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds paid to them by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). This comes after the Minister received numerous complaints from workers who alleged that their employers had not paid them the money, even though their employers had been paid the TERS benefit.

In the early morning of last May 3 Venezuela has witnessed the first attempt of a raid by speedboats with armed mercenary forces on the central coast of Venezuela, just a few kilometres from the capital city, Caracas. The response …

Arjen Robben has been linked with a move to join Brazilian club Botafogo. The 36-year-old hanged his boots last season after winning his ninth Bundesliga title.

ITV’S Isolation Stories has been a hit with viewers who have taken to social media to express their love of show. The bitesize episodes – which are 15 minutes long each – have left fans hungry for more. Will Isolation Stories return for series 2? Currently this hasn’t been confirmed or denied. Social distancing measures […]

1. Kevin O'Leary estimates 20% of small business loan recipients will go bankrupt  CNBC Television
2. Small Businesses Counting on Loan Forgiveness Could Be Stuck With Debt  The New York Times
3. SBA slashes disaster-loan limit from $2 million to $150,000, shuts out nearly all new applicants  The Washington Post
4. How I finally got a PPP small-business loan without losing my mind  MarketWatch
5. PPP is a compliance minefield for banks  American Banker
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According to our optimistic forecasts, we expect an active summer season on July 1st. This was stated by the Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova during the discussion of the Health law at the meeting of the Legal Commission.

Allegiant General Pryde was a member of Palpatine's Galactic Empire and the Final Order - but was he in the original Star Wars movies as well?

Defense company will upgrade the vehicles with advanced military technologies

There’s a lot you can do with the food scraps you usually throw away.

The atempt by Okoi Obono-Obla, the former president of SPIP to stop ICPC's investigation into allegation of certificate forgery has been finally dismissed.

Netflix has confirmed out of the blue that popular E! show Keeping Up with the Kardashians is joining the streaming service in June

The New York City subway system is halting service from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. indefinitely. Transit officials say they need more time to clean and have to save money while ridership is down.

1. Ministers warned coronavirus app must not be rolled out without strict safeguards  Mirror Online
2. UK contact-tracing app could fall foul of privacy law, government told  The Guardian
3. Coronavirus: Isle of Wight reacts to contact-tracing app  BBC News
4. 'Small price to pay' Isle of Wight nurse defends coronavirus tracing app in first trial  Express.co.uk
5. The Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must do no harm  The Guardian
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World Rugby’s chief medical officer Dr Éanna Falvey expects to see competitive rugby resume before the end of 2020.