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Benfica beat Dynamo Kiev to knock out Barca
Roman Yaremchuk and Gilberto scored as Benfica defeated Dynamo Kiev 2-0 at home on Wednesday to qualify for the Champions League last 16 after pipping Barcelona to second place in Group E. Ukraine...
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Barcelona exit Champions League after defeat at Bayern
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday as their 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich saw the Spanish giants fail to reach the last 16 for the first time in 18 years. Goals by Thomas...
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Letters to the editor - December 9, 2021
From the online comments board Pope: EU document on avoiding the term Christmas ‘is anachronistic’ The document – communication guidelines for European Union staff – was circulated by the office of EU...
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A LESA system that is open to abuse
The National Audit Office’s first report for this year, published last January, was themed ‘Is LESA suitably geared to perform its traffic enforcement function adequately?’ The auditor general...
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Ho ho hotel: tourism staff planned luxury stay over Christmas
The tourism authority planned to book rooms at the five-star Phoenicia Hotel just so that staff could be near a Christmas village, with taxpayers footing the bill. The Malta Tourism Authority’s events...
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Ombudsman rejects claim he hires persons of trust
Ombudsman Anthony C. Mifsud has rejected claims he is failing to abide by his own standards by employing people on a position of trust basis. Positions of trust are often seen as a way to give...
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New Zealand plans to phase out tobacco sales
New Zealand announced plans Thursday to effectively ban smoking by progressively lifting the age at which tobacco products can be bought, in a "world-first" bid that means today's young teens will...
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Helena Dalli’s Christmas – Ranier Fsadni
You’d think she tried to steal Christmas and clear European streets of every crib. She didn’t. Helena Dalli’s ‘guidelines for inclusive communication’ – issued in October and now hastily withdrawn...
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Today's front pages - December 9, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta reports that the tourism authority planned to book rooms at the five-star Phoenicia Hotel just so that staff could...
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Leaving no one behind – Julia Farrugia Portelli
On Friday, we marked the start of Disability Week. This week, we are celebrating a pivotal year for the Maltese disability sector. I believe in the United Nations mantra for the disability movement –...
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Gozo diocese has new coat of arms
On the initiative of the Gozo Bishop Secretariat and the Curia, the Gozo diocese now has a coat of arms of its own. Before, the diocese used to adopt the arms of the incumbent bishop that had to be...
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Creating an effective communications strategy - Edward Rizzo
In several of my articles in the past, I regularly argued for the need for companies whose equity is listed on the Malta Stock Exchange to adopt a more effective communications strategy for...
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Barcelona to ‘start from scratch’ after Champions League exit
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez vowed to return the Spanish giants to the pinnacle of European football after they crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich....
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Midwife blocks hospital promotions process
A midwife has successfully blocked a promotion exercise for chief midwifery manager at Mater Dei Hospital after proving in court that she had been wrongfully excluded from the selection process....
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Gozo farmhouse 'fit to be a museum' set for demolition
Gozitan NGOs have expressed dismay that the Planning Authority has given its go-ahead for the part-demolition of an old farmhouse in Xewkija, with the rest set to be encircled by a big apartment...
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Meridianbet teams up with iSoftBet for Movember campaign
Online casino Merdianbet and one of the most capable casino software developers, iSoftBet have decided to support the overall health of men in the Movember campaign and help raise a €10.000 donation....
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Record number of journalists jailed in 2021: CPJ
The number of journalists jailed around the world hit a new record in 2021, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday, with China and Myanmar having put a quarter of the 293...
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Union insists curriculum does not need changing because of the pandemic
The Malta Union of Teachers wondered on Thursday whether the education ministry had confused the national curriculum with syllabi after the minister said on Tuesday that the former needed to be...
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Unique spaces for rent
Central Business Centres St Julian’s office space and Villa Fieres available for rent What do you look for in an office? Modern facilities, high-end finishing, and natural light, all tick the box....
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'You don't get by': fathers open up about post-separation challenges
Separated fathers who face barriers to actively parenting their children report distress and feel that social structures do not adequately safeguard their role as parents, according to a new study....
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