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Man facing charges for shining laser light at landing aircraft
A magistrate this morning ordered the arrest of a man who failed to turn up for a court hearing against him. David Camilleri of Rabat was due to be charged with careless or negligent behaviour and...
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Updated - Konrad Mizzi says he did not use his influence for wife to get...
Updated - Adds video - Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said this morning that he did not use his influence for his wife to be appointed envoy of Malta Enterprise, although he had discussed the matter...
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Archbishop to wed migrant couples
Two Ethiopian migrant couples are to be married on Sunday in a ceremony officiated by the Archbishop. The couples received marriage preparation with assistance by the Emigrants' Commission and will be...
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German sold rented vans in Malta
A German man, Julian Constantin Peter Buhr, 26, admitted in court today of having rented two Mercedes vans in Germany and sold them in Malta. The accused, who is resident in Pender Gardens, admitted...
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PM meets Obama
The Prime Minister and Ms Muscat met US President and Ms Michelle Obama during one of the engagements related to the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.
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Stevedore foremen awarded damages of €700,000 for loss of licence
The Government has been ordered to pay over €700,000 in compensation to four stevedore foremen after a court ruled that their fundamental human rights to enjoyment of their property was violated by a...
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Malta, Kuwait sign aviation cooperation agreement
Malta and Kuwait have signed an agreement covering the aviation sector followingtalks in New York between Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Kuwait Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah....
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Couple accused of stealing three cars, breaking into another 13, in one night
A man and a woman were accused in court today of having stolen three cars and broken into another 13 cars last Monday-Tuesday night. The cases happened in Fgura, Paola and Tarxien. Stephen Borg, 35...
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Fresh protest filed against boathouses eviction order
A second judicial protest has been filed against the government over an eviction order on Bugibba boathouses issued by the Land Department. Joseph Attard, 88, has vowed to contest an order to evict a...
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Prickly pear extract may help patients
Prickly pears may possess substances that could contribute to curing cancer and help diabetes patients, according to the results of a study published by the University of Malta and a local biotech...
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Cannabis found in car belonging to woman caught shoplifting
An investigation into shoplifting was widened to include drugs after suspected cannabis was found in a car belonging to a woman found stealing from a retail outlet. The woman was caught shoplifting by...
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Updated 9.20 p.m. The Ministry of Tourism said this evening that the Institute for Tourism Studies and the Malta Union of Teachers had held a meeting and resolved outstanding issues. The meeting was...
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Malta Enterprise board did not discuss appointment for minister's wife
The Malta Enterprise board did not discuss the appointment of Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi’s wife as an envoy for the agency. Speaking to the Times of Malta on condition of anonymity, a number of...
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Updated - Court points to army shortcomings as soldiers are acquitted of...
Two soldiers have been found not guilty of the involuntary homicide of Gunner Matthew Psaila in a training exercise in Chadwick Lakes. Lt Christian Vella and Lance Bombardier Marvic Peregin were...
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Nightclub managers blast thief ‘epidemic’
The latest pickpocketing incident from a Paceville nightclub has prompted nightclub managers to voice their frustration at the “unpoliced epidemic” plaguing the area. “This has become a serious...
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Ira accepts challenge to do a loop-the-loop
Pop sensation Ira Losco will be doing the loop-the-loop in an aerobatic plane at the AirX Malta International Airshow this weekend – after her fans dared her to. The local diva – who is afraid of...
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Former Police Commissioner says he had wanted to arraign John Dalli
Former Police Commissioner John Rizzo said in court today that he had wanted to arraign former EU Commissioner John Dalli and the Attorney General was of the same view. Mr Rizzo was giving testimony...
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Police watch over sheep costs €80,000, and counting
A round-the-clock police watch of 300 sheep grazing in a farm on the outskirts of Għarb has already cost taxpayers close to €80,000 in police salaries and overtime. The guard was posted 10 months ago...
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Update 2: Crane topples over in Birkirkara school
A crane driver was slightly injured when a crane toppled over at Birkirkara Ta' Paris secondary school this morning. The accident happened at about 9.35am. The injured man, who had been in a 'cage'...
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Diver tells of anguish as wife drowned in Malta, and no one jumped in to help
The husband of a British diver who drowned in Malta has spoken of his disappointment that no one on shore had helped them, so as not to get wet. Mother-of-two Deborah Ward, 46, from Cleckheaton died...
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