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Gżira United too good for Żabbar SP to seal last 16 place in FA Trophy
GŻIRA UNITED 4 Gauci 25, Bohrer 60, Jefferson 84, Kabar 90 ŻABBAR SP 0 GŻIRA UNITED D.Zarkov (85 K. Zammit), G. Bohrer (70 N. Muscat), M. Cosic, L. Tabone, S. Pisani (85 H. Kabar), T. Kolega, C....
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Oliver Spiteri set to be appointed as new technical director at Sliema Wanderers
Sliema Wanderers are set to put Oliver Spiteri in charge of their first-team as the experienced coach is expected to be named as the club’s new technical director. The Wanderers have been looking to...
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Cash stolen in Paola Square hold-up
A hooded man armed with a knife stole cash in a hold-up on a Paola establishment late on Wednesday. The police said the case unfolded at 10pm in a shop in Antoine De Paule Square in the heart of...
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Woman hurt as car overturns in Għarb
A woman was hospitalised late on Wednesday after she lost control of her Toyota Aris, which overturned in Triq l-Għarb, Għarb. The accident happened at 11.30pm, police said. The 31-year old was...
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Announcements – February 17, 2022
Obituaries AQUILINA. On February 12, CARMELO (known as Karmenu), of Swieqi (St Andrews Farm/Garden View Complex), aged 87, went to meet the Risen Lord comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves...
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Drama set in turbulent 1980s reflects on Maltese society
Production company Take/Two is currently staging an adaptation of Clare Azzopardi’s debut novel for adults, Castillo at Spazju Kreattiv. The drama is set in the turbulent 1980s and intermeshes past...
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Rescue mission coordinator says he got Easter pushback order 'from superiors'
A search and rescue mission coordinator from the Armed Forces has told a court that he received orders from his superiors for the pushback of a boatload of migrants to Libya in April 2020. Captain...
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Żurrieq cruise to promotion in season 1960-61
One of my earliest football recollections is the huge crowds that used to frequent the Schreiber Sports Ground in the Fifties and early Sixties. Each and every weekend, thousands of eager spectators...
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Yorgen Fenech fails to win right of reply against blog post by Manuel Delia
Yorgen Fenech has failed in his bid to win a right of reply over an article penned by blogger Manuel Delia linking him to a company which had supplied a fleet of electric buses. Fenech, who stands...
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Louis Borg Cup opens with women’s semifinals
The Louis Borg Cup opens with a pair of women’s games on Thursday as ARMS Depiro face Caffe MOAK Luxol, and Hibernians play Starlites Naxxar in this year’s semifinals. These games, played on two legs,...
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Sant partly blames the West for Ukraine crisis
Former prime minister Alfred Sant has partly blamed the West for the current Russia-Ukraine crisis, telling the European Parliament that the EU and Nato ignored Russia’s 'legitimate concerns' about...
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Spanish agricultural drama ‘Alcarras’ wins Berlin film fest
The 72nd Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize on Wednesday to Spanish director Carla Simon’s semi-autobiographical drama “Alcarras”, about a family of peach farmers fighting for...
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Central Bank revises Malta's economic growth projections
The Central Bank of Malta has revised Malta's economic growth projections, saying on Thursday that it expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 6.0% in 2022, by 5.3% in 2023 and by 3.8% in 2024...
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Sotheby’s tips largest blue diamond at auction to fetch $48 mn
Sotheby’s announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamon for auction in Hong Kong in April. The auction house said it expected the 15.10-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond to...
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'The final twist of the knife' - Controversial Xlendi apartment block is up
Construction work has been almost completed on a six-storey apartment block just metres away from the sea at Xlendi after it was controversially granted a permit to replace the building hosting the...
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Keith Schembri pictured with alleged kidnapper Christian Borg
Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri was snapped with alleged kidnapper Christian Borg at Auberge de Castille in 2018. The picture, uploaded by Borg on social media, shows him with the...
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MGS prices drop sharply
In last week’s article, I documented the weak start to the year for the US equity market with the S&P 500 index declining by 5.3 per cent after first dropping into ‘correction’ territory and then...
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Khamenei rejects 'absurd' claims Iran wants atomic bomb
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed as "absurd" claims his country wants to acquire atomic weapons, in remarks on Thursday amid signs of a breakthrough in nuclear talks. The Islamic...
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Barcelona clash with Napoli headlines Europa League play-offs
Barcelona’s new reality will hit home on Thursday when they play in Europe’s second-tier club competition for the first time in 18 years as Napoli visit the Camp Nou in the Europa League. The Catalans...
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Quarantine period reduced, mask-wearing outdoors removed as COVID 'in control'
Quarantine periods will be reduced and Malta will not need a fourth vaccine this winter, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday, as he gave a positive outlook in the fight against COVID-19....
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