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Malta moves up to 169th place in FIFA rankings
The Malta national team has moved up five places in the FIFA World Ranking which was published on Thursday. Malta now occupies the 169th place and has gained a total of 12.6 points. These rankings...
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H&M sees boosted sales but Russian closures start to weigh
Swedish clothing giant H&M said on Thursday its revenue increased in the first quarter but its closure of Russian stores has started to impact growth. Hundreds of Western companies have halted...
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President lays flowers at Freedom monument, PM, Opposition leader absent
President George Vella laid flowers on Thursday on the monument in Vittoriosa which marks the closure of the British military base in Malta in 1979. The prime minister and the leader of the opposition...
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New COVID-19 cases rise to 760
New cases of COVID-19 rose to 760 on Thursday, up from 717 on Wednesday and 353 on Sunday. Data published by the Maltese health authorities on an online data depositary shows there are now 5,540...
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Woman injured by flare on Sunday taken off danger list
A young woman who was in intensive care after a flare burst in her car on Sunday has now improved and has been taken off the danger list, police have confirmed. She has been taken out of the...
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Salah hints at retirement from Egypt after World Cup disappointment
Mohamed Salah has stirred doubts about his future with the Egyptian national team following their failure to qualify for the World Cup. In comments to his team in a video published by Egypt’s ministry...
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Oil prices sink as US considers tapping reserves, stocks struggle
Oil prices tumbled on Thursday on reports that the United States is considering tapping its reserves to combat a supply crisis sparked by the Ukraine war. However, equities struggled to build on the...
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Action hero Bruce Willis to retire because of illness
Action hero Bruce Willis, star of the Die Hard franchise, is to retire from acting after developing a cognitive illness, his family announced Wednesday. A post on Instagram said Willis had aphasia – a...
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Man kills teacher in Prague machete attack
A man killed a teacher with a machete at a secondary school in Prague on Thursday and was caught on the run, police said. Czech media quoted the headmaster as saying the attacker was a student from...
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Ministers with new or changed responsibilities: a look at their in-trays
One of the biggest shifts in ministerial portfolios belongs to Ian Borg, who has gone from minister responsible for transport, infrastructure and capital projects to foreign affairs, EU matters and...
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Gianni Infantino to stand for re-election as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday he will stand for re-election for a third term as president of FIFA. “I want to tell you that I will be standing for re-election next year,” Infantino said at...
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Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas after four-decade absence
Las Vegas will host a night-time Formula 1 Grand Prix along its iconic Strip in 2023 with the sport’s top official describing the event as “an incredible moment”. The race returns to the city for the...
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Reading into the narratives of unfinished art
“Art is never finished, only abandoned,” said Leonardo da Vinci. The Renaissance boasts many masterpieces that were left unfinished by their creators. Notable examples are Michelangelo’s Rondanini...
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Trikki Trakki Festival closes off a successful fifth edition
Trikki Trakki, Teatru Malta's annual children's and youth theatre festival, led by festival director Antonella Axisa, came to an end last weekend after months of preparation ahead of its final...
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OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output increase despite Western pressure
The OPEC group of oil producing countries and its Russia-led allies agreed on another modest oil output increase on Thursday, ignoring Western pressure to significantly boost production as the Ukraine...
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Infantino backs away from biennial World Cup plans
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday tried to distance himself from a highly controversial project to hold the World Cup every two years as he suggested the plan had never actually been...
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Australia coach spared axe after World Cup setback
Australia’s football chiefs said Thursday Graham Arnold will stay as national coach despite mounting calls for his axing after the team’s failure to automatically qualify for the World Cup. The...
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Woman falls down cliffs at Għajn Tuffieħa
Civil Protection officers are currently conducting an operation to rescue a woman who fell off the clay cliffs between Għajn Tuffieħa and Gnejna. The CPD said the incident happened at 2.55pm. The...
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Sweden cuts ex-NBA star Jerebko after CSKA Moscow move
Ex-NBA star Jonas Jerebko has been cut from Sweden’s national basketball squad, the federation said Thursday, a day after he joined CSKA Moscow despite international condemnation of Russia over its...
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Hamilton ‘struggling mentally’ after tough start to F1 season
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is “struggling mentally and emotionally” after a tough start to the Formula One season. The seven-time world champion, who finished 10th at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand...
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