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Fire in hotel store in Xlendi
Updated - Firemen this evening tackled a fire which broke out in a store belonging to St Patrick's Hotel in Xlendi. Three fire crews were deployed by the Civil Protection Department at about 8.30 p.m....
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Australian police arrest would-be bomber on return from Malta
A man has been arrested in Sydney on arrival from Malta on suspicion that he intended to place bombs targeting his doctor and a hospital. A Magistrate ordered that he be placed under psychiatric...
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American speech coach says ‘sorry’ for her video
The American speech coach criticised for her attempt to illustrate the “Maltese accent” has apologised to those she offended with her two-minute clip. In a video uploaded online last week, voice coach...
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Six claim political discrimination
Six former officials in the secretariats of various ministries under the old government who were detailed to the Malta Sports Council just before the general election filed a judicial protest against...
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Feast decorations set on fire
Feast decorations set up on a roundabout between Vittoriosa and Cospicua were set on fire and destroyed last night. The decorations belonged to Vittoriosa, which is currently celebrating the feast of...
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Woman found dead in Sliema
A 73-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in Dingli Street, Sliema, this morning. No foul play is suspected, the police said. The woman was in a bad state of decomposition. The body was...
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Man proposes at the National Aquarium - She said yes!
A man sprang a surprise on his girlfriend by proposing at the National Aquarium in Qawra yesterday. And she said yes. Edward Magri, with a little help from the staff, took Christine Buttigieg totally...
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AFM assist yacht in rough seas
An AFM rescue launch late yesterday towed a yacht to safety after it was seen drifting towards rocks off Marsascala. The alarm was raised just before 10 p.m. by an off-duty AFM soldier who, while at a...
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Tigné Point apartments sold – New phase in the pipeline
MIDI plc said today that all properties put on the market so far at Tigne' Point have been sold. A total of 281 units have been handed over to their owners with the last four apartments from the...
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Search resumes off Gozo
The search resumed at daybreak today for a 17-year-old French girl missing and presumed drowned after finding herself in difficulties while swimming at Xwejni, Marsalforn yesterday afternoon. A...
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Police Board meeting being held behind closed doors
The independent Police Board this afternoon started its hearings into how a man was mistakenly arraigned and accused of a hold-up earlier this week after miscommunication within the police. The...
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Six consortia short-listed for power purchase contract
Six consortia have been short-listed and invited to submit final bids for a Long Term Power Purchase Agreement and a Gas Supply Agreement, the government said today. They are: Daewoo Shipping and...
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Police urge bathers to observe red flag warnings as more rescues are reported
Several beaches have been double red flagged because of the North-West wind and rough seas, the police said. They include Gnejna, Riviera, Ghajn Tuffieha, Paradise Bay and Sliema. Bathers were urged...
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Man in critical condition after Sliema accident
A 91-year-old man is in critical condition following a traffic accident late yesterday. The man was hit by a motorcycle driven by a 20-year-old man in Tower Road, Sliema, the police said. The incident...
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Government dismisses report on ministerial changes
A government spokesman this morning dismissed as 'speculative and fiction' a newspaper report that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs Louis Grech is set to resign, for personal...
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Taking free medicine from the State is moral shortcoming - Bishop
Needlessly taking free medicine from the State is a grave moral shortcoming, Gozo Bishop Mario Grech warns in his pastoral letter today. Mgr Grech said while it was extremely positive to have a free...
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Mistaken charge case: Police Board meeting today at Home Affairs Ministry
The Police Board is meeting this afternoon to consider how a man was mistakenly accused of a Birkirkara hold-up last Wednesday. The man was released on bail yesterday after somebody else owned up to...
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Teenagers risk injuries despite warning signs at Comino
The cliffs of Cominotto are still being used as a dangerous springboard for cliff jumping, despite warning signs that were erected after eight tourists recently suffered spinal injuries. The Sunday...
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Update 1 - Two drown off Xwejni, Marsalforn, others rescued in rough seas
A man died and a young woman was presumed dead in rough seas off Xwejni in Marsalforn this afternoon. People on the scene raised the alarm at about 4.45 p.m. but rescue efforts were unsuccessful. The...
View ArticleVatican role for Maltese prelate
Pope Francis has appointed Sliema-born Mgr Antoine Camilleri to the Vatican’s Financial Security Committee. The committee, which brings together various top Vatican officials, aims to prevent and...
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