10 in Ta' Qali market fight
Some 10 people were involved in a fist fight between Monti hawkers at Ta' Qali open market this afternoon. People on the scene said the fight developed after an argument on the allocation of places...
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PM: The election can come in January, February, or later, I have not decided
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN was continuing to propose change for the country, while Labour was going back to the worst of times. Speaking in a recorded Radio 101 interview, Dr...
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Biggest ever President's Fun Run is 'feast of unity' - President
Updated 11.53 a.m. More than 13,000 people this morning took part in the President's Charity Fun Run and the President's Walk, held under glorious sunshine in aid of L-istrina. The run, now in its...
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‘We can do everything but hear’
Dorianne and Keith Callus are sitting at their kitchen table when they turn around in a synchronised, sudden move – their son Jamie just tripped on a toy. The deaf couple do not hear their son’s thump...
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Busuttil 'tends to disagree' with Austin Gatt after five minutes in same room
New PN Deputy Leader Simon Busuttil has said he is prepared to work with Austin Gatt if the minister is prepared to work with him. Replying to questions in an interview by The Sunday Times, Dr...
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Larkin Zahra wins
Larkin Zahra has won a Facebook contest to form part of an EU delegation which will receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in a few weeks' time. He won a Facebook competition after beating off a surge...
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Gatt: Busuttil will make 'excellent' deputy leader
Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt said this evening that Simon Busuttil will be an 'excellent' deputy leader of the Nationalist Party. Dr Gatt made the comment when he wrapped up an interview on...
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White taxi upgrade runs out of power
The installation of new meters and monitoring equipment in white taxis has been suspended because the machinery was prematurely flattening car batteries. A spokesman for Alberta Group, which supplies...
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Code of ethics for teachers sets guidelines on private lessons, use of social...
Teachers who give private lessons to pupils who are in their class in a way that takes advantage of their professional relationship may be in breach of a revised code of ethics. The new code also...
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Woman keeps her cool after fall
A 28-year-old Belgian woman kept her cool when she fell a height of some three storeys down a cliff in Xlendi this afternoon. The woman used her mobile phone to call 112 and raise the alarm. A search...
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Court hears about cruelty, misappropriation in animal sanctuary
A volunteer at the Association for Abandoned Animals claimed in court today that the founder of the association, Freddie Fenech, used to keep a badly injured animal in his van so he could use it to...
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Higher fuel prices come into force
Enemalta has announced a 1c per litre increase in the price of unleaded petrol and a 2c per litre rise for diesel, kerosene and gasoil, inclusive of the duty increase announced in the Budget last...
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Stray cat, dog found peppered with shotgun pellets
A dog and a cat are recovering after having been shot and peppered with shotgun pellets, Happy Paws Clinic has reported. The clinic said the cat was found in Marsascala. It was in a very bad state,...
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PN says it was proved right as former Sliema Mayor is sentenced to jail
Former Sliema Mayor Nikki Dimech has been sentenced to a year in jail after being found guilty of bribery. He was found not guilty of threatening Police Inspector Angelo Gafa'. Sentence was handed...
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GO announces Christmas offers
GO has announced a series of offers for the Christmas period. It said that GO Home Pack Silver and Gold Interactive customers have the opportunity to upgrade to Home Pack Interactive HD and be...
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Updated: Xewkija-Victoria road inaugurated
Roads Minister Austin Gatt this morning inaugurating the newly-rebuilt road between Xewkija and Victoria in Gozo and the rebuilt road to the Cirkewwa ferry terminal. In a ceremony in Gozo, he said the...
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Updated: PL spokesman calls for resignation of Resources Minister
(Adds ministry's reply) PL spokesman Leo Brincat this afternoon called for the resignation of Resources Minister George Pullicino as well as the directors, who were mostly political appointees, of...
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PL agrees to festive electoral silence
The Labour Party agrees with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi’s proposal to postpone all electioneering until after the new year, The Times has learnt. The party was asked to react to a proposal by Dr...
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Speaker Michael Frendo told Parliament yesterday he had written to the Police Commissioner about reports of threats made to Nationalist MP Franco Debono and had asked the police to protect him. Dr...
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Sun-starved Brits heading to Malta
Record numbers of Brits are swapping snowmen for sandcastles and heading to Malta this Christmas, according to travel agents. Online UK travel agent On the Beach said bookings for Malta in December...
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