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Leah still in Texas intensive care ward
Time is again standing still for the parents of Leah, who underwent major surgery last week, as the three-year-old remains in intensive care. “Her temperature keeps rising, and the doctors are trying...
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New de Valette Square inaugurated in Valletta
Piazza de Valette, a new square between Zachary Street and the old Opera House in Valletta, was inaugurated this evening. The square marks the completion of the first phase of the City Gate project,...
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Woman trapped as roof collapses
A woman in her sixties was trapped this afternoon when the roof of her house collapsed. The incident happened at about 4.10 p.m. in Marsa. Rescuers of the Civil Protection Department and the police...
View ArticleProstitute ‘ran off with client’s cash’
A prostitute admitted to stealing €110 from a client during an argument over whether he should wear a condom, a police inspector told a court yesterday. Elaine Muscat told the police she took the cash...
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'Hidden hand' which forced out Dalli may have tried to delay his successor -...
The Opposition’s foreign affairs spokesman, George Vella, said today that a hidden hand which may have created the circumstances leading to John Dalli’s resignation from the European Commission may...
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Alfred Sant to contest MEP elections - PN reacts
Former Labour Prime Minister Alfred Sant has declared his intention to contest the European Parliament elections in 2014 but will not be standing in the upcoming general election. The former Labour...
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Floriana circus permit refused, promoter files court application
A circus promoter has filed an application calling on the court to declare a police refusal to grant him a permit to bring a circus to Floriana unjustified and without legal foundation. In his...
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Updated: 'Air Malta has to become profitable'
Air Malta has no option but to become profitable, chairman Louis Farrugia said this morning. Speaking on the airline’s restructuring process during the annual general conference of the Malta Hotels...
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Update 2 - Enemalta subsidies to be retained, power tariffs will not be...
Updated - Adds PL, Konrad Mizzi reactions - Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this morning that Labour was trying to deceive the people in the promises it is making to reduce energy tariffs. The...
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EU summit: Fresh financial proposal for Malta 'still unacceptable'
A revised financial package for Malta has been proposed in EU Budget talks at the European Council in Brussels, but Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told timesofmalta.com last night it was still...
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Biggest maternal age group is now 30-35
The biggest maternal age group last year was 30-35, compared to 25-29 in previous years, according to the National Obstetric Information System report, published today. 33.2% of mothers were aged...
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Woman pleads guilty to pulling teacher's hair
A woman this afternoon pleaded guilty to slightly injuring a teacher when she pulled at her hair yesterday. Rosarita Galea, 36, of Siggiewi admitted to slightly injuring Nadine Piscopo at St Ignatius...
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Update 2 - Partial power tariff rebate for Marsascala residents
Families who live within a radius of 1.5km from the waste recycling plant in Marsascala are to be given a rebate on their electricity bill, Resources Minister George Pullicino said this morning. He...
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Updated: Gonzi battles proposed €300m drop in EU assistance to Malta
Updated - Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has started talks with EU leaders in Brussels amid proposals by the European Commission to slash the financial allocation to Malta by some €300 million over...
View ArticleTeacher assaulted by parent
The Malta Union of Teachers this evening called for security guards to be posted in certain schools after a teacher was assaulted and injured at Tal-Handaq secondary school by a parent. The incident...
View ArticlePN president's office broken into
The office of Nationalist Party president Marthese Portelli in San Gwann, was broken into last night. Dr Portelli wrote on her Facebook page that personal belongings were stolen and photos were...
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EU summit: Big step forward for Malta - Gonzi
Malta was offered around €680 million during the EU summit on the budget for the next seven years which came to a close today without a final agreement. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi described the...
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Il-Porporina jailed again
Career criminal Alfred Bugeja, known as il-Porporina, has been jailed for another two years and four months after he was found guilty of an attempted theft from the university branch of Mid-Med Bank...
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Government rejects Opposition's surrogacy proposal
The government has rejected an Opposition proposal for surrogate motherhood to be allowed in exceptional cases. The proposal was made by George Vella during a four-and-a-half-hour sitting to debate...
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Man ordered to pay company €9,000
A man has been ordered by the court to pay a company €9,000, representing the value of goods he stole from the company’s warehouse. The court heard that Justin Farrugia and others had been charged...
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