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Colombian cycling champion Bernal recovered from COVID-19
Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal said he has recovered from Covid-19 and is already back in training. “We want to tell you that we’re now free of COVID-19,” the 24-year-old wrote on Instagram on...
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Hummels own goal gets France off to winning start at Euro 2020
A Mats Hummels own goal was enough to hand France a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday as the world champions made a winning start to their Euro 2020 campaign by dominating in Munich. Hummels turned...
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‘Two countries, one nation’: Baku support guaranteed for Turkey at Euro 2020
Turkey’s leading players such as Hakan Calhanolgu and Burak Yilmaz will be more than 1,400km from their capital city as they face Wales in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 match in Baku. Despite the distance,...
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Former Finance Minister testifies as libel suit enters final stages
Former finance minister Edward Scicluna is featuring in two magisterial inquiries into the controversial hospitals' privatisation deal and had personally requested a hearing before the magistrate, he...
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Black fumes from new Malta-Sicily ferry caused by 'testing procedure'
Exhaust fumes and silt generated by a Ponte Ferries’ vessel were caused during a testing procedure by its engineers as the high-speed catamaran gears up to start operations to Sicily in the coming...
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Teenager falls two storeys off roof in Fgura
A teenager was grievously injured on Tuesday night when he fell from the roof of a house in Fgura. The police said the accident happened in Triq il-Kampanella at around 11pm. The victim, who is 16,...
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Parcel delivery scams: 'I clicked on a text message - and lost €950'
The police are receiving up to 20 reports a day from victims of convincing emails and text messages about parcel deliveries that are actually scams to defraud people of up to €5,000. The scam has...
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David Bowie painting from donation bin up for auction
A painting by British pop icon David Bowie recently discovered at a Canadian store that resells donated goods had frantic bidders lining up Tuesday for a chance to own it. The computer and acrylic...
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Medicine 'pump' could help Parkinson's patients
People suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease could benefit long-term from continuous delivery of medication through a device similar to an insulin pump, a recent French study found. Published in...
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American cyclist Van Garderen in surprise retirement
After a career in which he achieved two top five finishes on the Tour de France, American cyclist Tejay Van Garderen announced Tuesday he will retire after the US national championships. Van Garderen...
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Questioning ‘overpopulation’ - Colm Regan
The images, numbers and language that characterise the debate on ‘overpopulation’ scream out one dominant message – ‘they are the problem’. Images of sprawling slums, hungry and unhealthy children,...
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Asian markets mixed after inflation spooks traders ahead of Fed
Markets were mixed in Asian trade on Wednesday following a tepid lead from Wall Street, where another forecast-busting inflation reading spooked investors just as the Federal Reserve kicked off its...
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Teacher shortages hit language schools amid surge in bookings
Hopes of a post-COVID-19 return to normality this summer for the hard-hit language schools sector are at risk due to teacher shortages, industry figures have warned. The successful vaccination...
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Mings adamant England won’t bow to Patel’s kneeling pressure
England defender Tyrone Mings insists his team will not give up kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at Euro 2020 after Britain’s Home Secretary criticised their “gesture politics”....
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UK inflation surges to 2.1% as economy reopens
British inflation has soared to the highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic, with clothing, fuel and oil prices rebounding as the economy reopens. The national inflation rate has...
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'What's the price today?': FBI phone app reaped secrets of global drug networks
One drug trafficker texted another that he had a "job" and a proven way to get it done: two kilograms of cocaine from Bogota using the French embassy's protected diplomatic pouch. The pair were...
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Vaccine certificate problems are disrupting people's travel plans
People who have repeatedly failed to download their vaccine certificate, and whose travel plans have even been disrupted as a result, have complained about the inconvenience, saying the situation did...
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Man. City to visit Spurs in Premier League opener
Premier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday. City are among the sides heavily...
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330 films screened in Maltese cinemas last year
Cinemas in Malta and Gozo projected 330 film titles and registered a total of 165,475 admissions in 2020, a year which saw the theatres closed for a good chunk of it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
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Scotland’s Tierney in contention to face England at Euro 2020
Scotland’s hopes of having Kieran Tierney fit in time to face England in their crunch Euro 2020 clash on Friday have been boosted after the Arsenal defender returned to training. Tierney was badly...
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