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Athleta stun Virtus to retain title
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Maroons leave it late to beat Lija
Lija Athletic 1Gżira United 3
Two goals in the last four minutes gave Gżira United an important win that moved them three points clear of Ħamrun Spartans at the top.
The result was harsh on Lija who played their hearts out and could have gone ahead when the score was still 1-1.
Both sides were without their influential foreigners. Gżira had Raphael Kooh Sohna unavailable while Erjon Beu was suspended for Lija.
Gżira’s early pressure paid off on 15 minutes. Clayton Giordimaina clipped Yanis Tonna in the box and a penalty was given. Moises Avila Perez sent the keeper the wrong way to score... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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Vet on perjury charge over long-running Gozo sheep case
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Sant: Time has come for strategic review of the European project
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New IS video shows Paris attackers committing earlier atrocities
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Press digest
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Early Carnival gets underway in Venice
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Obama keen to get out of 'the bubble' - reflects on his achievements
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No reports of casualties, major damage after Spain earthquake
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage across Spain's southern coast early today after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck about 162 km (100 miles) southeast of Malaga.
The quake hit at 5.22am, the Spanish National Geographic Institute said, and was followed by six lesser aftershocks. The U.S. Geological Survey had earlier reported the tremor had a magnitude of 6.6 and was registered at 33 km (20 miles) deep.
Emergency services in the southern region of Andalucia said in a statement on their Twitter feed they had received 250 calls from alarmed residents.
The tremors and aftershocks were felt throughout the region, including in the cities of Malaga, Cordoba, Seville and Granada.
In Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast, emergency services said they had received more than 200 calls from people warning of damage to properties. Schools would remain shut on Monday so buildings could be inspected.
Media in Melilla said power was being restored to areas where it had been cut.
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ODZ development benefits from an amended policy
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Woman is separated from guide dog following report
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Reporters banned from opening of MCESD meetings
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Updated - Serbs arraigned, granted bail, after drugs find
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Public consultation to focus on ways to rein in junk mail
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Dates to forget and others to remember
On the 31st December, we opened up a champagne bottle to celebrate a year which was acceptable for equity markets. It could have been much better had we not encountered a series of obstacles throughout the year. However, if you had to compare the performance of European equities to other asset classes, the performance was satisfactory.
I knew that the beginning of 2016 would not be a repeat of 2015 when the European markets were up 30% in just the first few months of the year. However, I didn’t expect the snowball effect on equity prices following a series of disappointing decisions which started at the end of 2015.
Dates to Forget
The first of a series of disappointments was announced on the 3rd December 2015 with the ECB’s inaction to ‘do whatever it takes’ to stimulate economic growth in Europe.
The second was taken by the Fed on the 16th of December when it decided to raise rates for the first time since 2006. This action by the Fed, increased risk aversion amongst equity investors. They started to fear that a potential series of rate hikes in an environment of slowing emerging market growth could send the US back into recession.
The third decision which hurt equity markets...
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Unemployment continues to fall
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Parents made to pay fee for childcare due to absence
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Metal on Thai beach was part of rocket, not missing plane
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Ira to perform in second half of first Eurovision semi-final
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€7,000 pay rise after Charlon Gouder resigns as private secretary
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