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Driver injured in Birkirkara Bypass crash
A 48-year-old man was seriously injured when his car crashed into the centre strip at the Birkirkara bypass this morning. The police said the incident happened at about10.30 a.m. when the man lost...
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Woman who bit off attacker's tongue is living in fear
The 27-year-old Nepalese woman who bit off part of the tongue of the man who sexually assaulted her is living with the fear that he will seek revenge. She feels “it’s not fair” that he only received a...
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Former Commissioner Joe Borg heads PN candidates commission
Former European Commissioner and Foreign Minister Joe Borg has been appointed to head a Nationalist Party commission which will review the process for the selection of election candidates by the...
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Tomorrow: Woman who bit off attacker's tongue speaks out
The 27-year-old Nepalese woman who bit off part of the tongue of a man who sexually assaulted her speaks to The Sunday Times of Malta in an interview appearing tomorrow. “He grabbed me and threw me on...
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Updated - PM reacts to Labour anger on Bondi' appointment - 'I know what I am...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat acknowledged this morning that his appointment of Lou Bondi' to a government committee had raised the blood pressure of many genuine Labourites. "My reply to genuine...
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John Dalli to be given Mater Dei reform role
Former European Commissioner John Dalli is to head a reform body within the administration of Mater Dei Hospital, informed sources said today. Mr Dalli had a meeting with the prime minister yesterday,...
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23 migrants brought to Malta
Updated - A group of 23 immigrants has been brought to Malta after their dinghy was intercepted by the AFM this morning. The group consists of 20 men and three women, one of whom is pregnant. The...
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Updated - Expired permits given one year extension
Expired planning permits issued after August 2006 have automatically been extended until March next year, Parliamentary Secretary Michael Farrugia said this morning. The policy targets some 265...
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Stay-at-home dad quite a rarity
Conrad Sciortino is a home maker. He works reduced hours which allow him the time to take care of his two children after school, and to manage the household. His wife works full-time and comes back...
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Gozo bridge study: Chinese company was blacklisted by World Bank
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Limited, the company which is to conduct a feasibility study on the building of a Malta-Gozo bridge, had been blacklisted by the World Bank in 2011...
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Murder trial - Accused's brothers called back to the witness stand
The brothers of a man who stands accused of murdering a Gozitan lawyer have been called back to the witness stand after the prosecution observed discrepancies between their police statement and...
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Beetles threaten survival of local fig trees
A “cancerous” beetle which is attacking fig trees may have eradicated up to three quarters of local figs, according to farmers and agriculture department officials. Members of the Farmers’ Association...
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Traffic and bus arrangements for Isle of MTV announced
Arriva and the Transport Authority have announced bus and traffic arrangements for the Isle of MTV concert. As from tomorrow at 5 p.m., the car park at the end of the Granaries (in front of Catholic...
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Labourites see red over post for Bondi
Some of Labour’s rank and file are up in arms over Joseph Muscat’s decision to include TV presenter Lou Bondi in an 11-member committee tasked with preparing national celebrations of important...
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Worker injured in Valletta fall
A construction worker was injured at the site of the new Parliament House in Valletta this morning. Informed sources said the man had been resting against railings when he fell a height of four...
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Four charged over human trafficking
Two Syrians and two Maltese were taken to court today after being arrested yesterday when a boat carrying 18 migrants was escorted to Cirkewwa. Mahmoud Hamd, 28 and Issam Hamd, 29, admitted to...
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Updated - Foreign prisoners want longer amnesty
Updated - Eighteen prison inmates have started a hunger strike, complaining of 'empty promises'. Informed sources said the hunger strikers are claiming inferior treatment compared to Maltese...
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The real de Valette sword - Vittoriosa's best kept secret
While Malta argues about the ceremonial sword presented to Jean Parisot de Valette and now held at the Louvre, hardly anyone knows that the sword said to have been used by the Grandmaster in battle...
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New rules for beaches being brought in
The long-awaited beach management programme seeking to iron out differences between frustrated bathers at Għadira and lido and kiosk operators are being implemented from this weekend. Under the new...
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Muscat explains Bondi, Dalli appointments as former Labour minister fumes
Updated - Adds Joseph Muscat's comments on video this morning Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has again explained his position over criticism of his decision to appoint Lou Bondi' to a government...
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