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PN announces changes to shadow cabinet
(Adds PL's statement) Changes to the shadow cabinet were announced this morning. The Nationalist Party said the changes follow the election of Chris Said as PN secretary general and the election of...
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Muscat ‘will regret’ Dalli, Debono jobs
The Prime Minister will live to regret his decision to give former Nationalist MPs – rebel backbencher Franco Debono and former European Commissioner John Dalli – government posts, according to...
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BirdLife's arrogance 'knows no boundaries' - FKNK
BirdLife's arrogance and their contemplated arbitrary exercise of pretended rights knew no boundaries or respect and correctness, hunters said this evening. The hunters' federation (FKNK) said in a...
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Cash stolen in Birkirkara hold-up
Cash amounting to less than €1,000 was stolen yesterday during a hold-up in Mgr Alfred Mifsud Street, corner with Karmnu Street, Birkirkara, the police said. The police said two sales assistants were...
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Updated: ‘No whimper’ when plant burned gas in past years
(Adds ministry statement) Gas flaring at the Marsascala recycling plant happened in the past and no one in authority bothered to flag the issue, according to scientist Edward Mallia. Writing in Times...
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AFM evacuates four migrants in need of medical attention
Four migrants on board a dinghy headed to Sicily were medically evacuated by the Armed Forces of Malta last night after they requested medical assistance. Two were pregnant. The other migrants on the...
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Hopes of an oil deal with Libya by end of the year
The Government is hoping to conclude talks on a preferential oil supply deal with Libya by the end of the year, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt. An understanding was reached on a deal that could...
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Forget ‘glamour’ of CSI, this is real forensics
A large, heavy door swings shut. A sign labelled ‘Scene of Crime Unit’ hangs above the pristine room, which is lined with black and white photographs depicting figures clad in white overalls carefully...
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Café owner loses battle with the Master Gunner
The owner of a Valletta café overlooking the Grand Harbour will have to pack up and leave after a planning tribunal threw out his appeal to save the property from being demolished. Martin Baron was...
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How not to do an accent from Mwolta
An American speech coach who thought it was a good idea to illustrate the “Maltese accent” to her audience was in for scathing reviews from thousands of people who thought the accent she did sounded...
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Bid to relax suit-and-tie policy in the courtroom
Men could be spared from wearing the obligatory jacket in court in summer if a proposal by the Justice Reform Commission goes through. The commission feels that a shirt and a tie should suffice in the...
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‘Phenomenal’ mismanagement at Mater Dei costing ‘exorbitant’ sums – PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described the level of mismanagement at Mater Dei Hospital as “phenomenal” saying that this was costing taxpayers “exorbitant” sums of money. Interviewed on One this...
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Young man in critical condition after crash
A 20-year-old man from Santa Venera is in a critical condition following a traffic accident in Sir Temi Zammit Street, Mgarr at 4.45am. The police said the man crashed into a crash barrier and a...
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Reshuffle blown out of proportion – Cassar
Former health minister Joe Cassar has dismissed the suggestion that criticism of his track record had a bearing on Simon Busuttil’s decision to remove him as Opposition spokesman for health. On...
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TV host: ‘I am a victim of the judicial system’
TV presenter Jean-Claude Micallef, who aspires to be an MEP but is facing criminal charges of misappropriation of funds, believes he is a victim of the judicial system. Mr Micallef thinks it would be...
View ArticleUpdated: Man's body found in Zejtun
The police have found a man’s body in a field at Triq ic-Cawsli, Zejtun. The find was made at 12.45pm. The police said later investigations indicated that the man died suddenly, of natural causes.
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Law students will not choose legal studies, Pulse warns
Students wishing to pursue a law course at the university are unable to choose the newly introduced ‘legal studies’ due to a clash between the general and special entry requirements for University,...
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‘My dad loves to go out but we can never park’
The scratchy sound of 1930s music resonates throughout the house of Linda Williams perched on a hill in San Martin, St Paul’s Bay, overlooking the sea. “Let me go and get dad… He loves photographs and...
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Irregular migrants land in Delimara
A group of 111 irregular migrants have landed in Delimara. Sources said the group was made up of 86 men, 15 women, nine children and a baby. A number of the migrants, who arrived on their own dinghy,...
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Muscat ‘will regret’ Dalli, Debono jobs
The Prime Minister will live to regret his decision to give former Nationalist MPs – rebel backbencher Franco Debono and former European Commissioner John Dalli – government posts, according to...
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