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Conned migrants told Tripoli outskirts were Malta
A group of migrants who paid Libyan fraudsters for a crossing to Europe were dropped off what they thought was Malta's coast only to discover they had got no further than the other side of Tripoli,...
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War of words as Autumn hunting curfew hours are adjusted
Update 3 - Adds FKNK, Birdlife and government reactions - Birdlife reacted angrily this afternoon after the government announced the Autumn hunting season and revealed that the hours of a mid-season...
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Maltese light aircraft crash lands in Sicily
A light aircraft owned by a Maltese company and used for pilot training crash-landed in Catania late this morning after developing a fault. According to preliminary reports, the plane landed in a...
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Wrongly accused man says he was driven to the brink of despair
Darryl Borg, the man locked behind bars for three days after having been accused of a hold-up he did not commit, has recounted how he was driven to the brink of despair. Never having set foot in...
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Autopsies today as questions are raised on Xwejni rescue operation
Autopsies will be carried out today as the police try to establish the circumstances which led to the drowning of a man and a teenage girl at Xwejni, Gozo, last Saturday. The girl’s body was recovered...
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Police Inspector Elton Taliana has instituted libel proceedings against the GWU newspaper It-Torca over a report carried last Sunday. The report was entitled Żagħżugħ li spiċċa l-ħabs intortament:...
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Director to look into how San Gwann council bought its offices
The Director of Local Councils is to be asked to draw up a report on the process followed when San Gwann local council bought its premises in the year 2000, Parliamentary Secretary for local councils...
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Xwejni drownings - Government launching information campaign
The drowning of two French tourists in Xwejni last Saturday has spurred the Government to start an information campaign targeted at foreigners, with the aim of preventing similar tragedies. “Maltese...
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Tony Zarb eyes retirement
GWU General Secretary Tony Zarb said today that the union’s National Congress this autumn will be his last as general secretary. A union spokesman later explained that Mr Zarb is 59 and would be past...
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Star-gazing wonder
A meteor streaks in the sky over Ghajn Tuffieha during the Perseid meteor shower. According to NASA, the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on August 12 and 13 in Europe. The fireballs from...
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Dock 1 project builds up momentum
Road works in Cospicua as part of the Dock One area rehabilitation project have been completed, several weeks ahead of the new schedule, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said today. Speaking on the site...
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Wrongly accused man files for compensation
Darry Luke Borg, the man who was mistakenly arraigned and accused of a hold-up in Birkirkara, this morning filed an application in the Constitutional Court requesting compensation for his arrest and...
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SUV crashes into field
A young man from Naxxar was injured last night when his Isuzu Trooper crashed into a field in Xemxija after leaving the road which leads to Ghajn Tuffieha. The incident happened at about 12.30 a.m....
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Clerical abuse: Curia replies to request for compensation, denies responsibility
The Curia said today that it could not be held legally responsible for the criminal acts made by former priests Godwin Scerri and Charles Pulis, who were convicted of child sex abuse. The Curia was...
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Battling for parking space
To park or not to park, that is the question for many drivers when they arrive in Valletta or Sliema and are faced with resident parking schemes. Waylon Johnston took to the streets to find out what...
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Outrage over call to ban traditional ‘church run’
Festa aficionados have expressed outrage at calls for the traditional ‘church run’ to stop after the San Cajetan statue in Ħamrun nearly fell to the ground on Sunday. Public opinion on the traditional...
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MPs want to question 60 witnesses in oil procurement hearings
Updated - MPs this morning presented a list of almost 60 persons whom they wish to question during the hearings of the Public Accounts Committee on the auditor's report on Enemalta oil procurement....
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Hello, there's a swan in the pool
A resident of Attard had a pleasant surprise this morning: she found a black swan in her pool. Much as she would have loved to be able to keep it, it has been returned to San Anton Gardens.
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Four hurt in Corradino collisions
The downhill carriageway of Corradino Hill was briefly closed this evening after three vehicles were damaged in collisions. Four persons were hospitalised. Members of the Civil Protection Department...
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Man injured as crane topples over
A man was injured while dodging a crane whose support gave way in Triq ir-Riebu, Rabat this afternoon. The incident happened in Triq Riebu at about 3.30 p.m. The worker was injured when he jumped out...
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