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Pope Francis 'rabbit' remark 'encourages responsible sex'
Being open to life meant being responsible, the Apostolic Administrator said, expanding upon the Pope’s remark that Catholics should not feel they had to breed like rabbits because of the Church’s ban...
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Leisure Clothing managing director received €30,000 performance bonus a year
While Leisure Clothing employees were paid €70 a month for six 14-hour days per week, managing director Han Bin received a performance bonus of €30,000 a year, a court heard this morning. During his...
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Relatives of woman who died in hospital corridor say all efforts were made to...
The relatives of an elderly woman who died in the corridors of Mater Dei hospital early on Tuesday thanked the hospital for their efforts and said they wanted to assure everyone the hospital had all...
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Octogenarian found in distress at home
An 81-year-old woman found in distress at her home in Triq San Ġorġ, Qormi at about 6am today is in a critical condition, the police said. The woman was found by the district police, who received an...
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Marlene Farrugia raises questions on competitiveness as power tariffs drop by...
Labour MP Marlene Farrugia raised a number of questions on the Enemalta-Shanghai Electric deal when she spoke in parliament this evening. She said this agreement was important because of the fact that...
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Update 3 - Fuel prices will go down as hedging ends - Konrad Mizzi
Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi promised this evening that fuel prices would go down once hedging agreements expired over the coming months. 'I can assure you that prices will go down and savings will be...
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Update 4: Migrant dies after rescue, another two critical, Ebola tests are...
Last updated 5.50p.m. - A migrant has died at Mater Dei Hospital, hours after being rescued this morning. The man was in a group of 87 migrants picked up from a drifting dinghy some miles off...
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Driver involved in fatal crash says he was driving at 50km per hour
The driver of the car involved in the fatal accident in Nadur early on New Year’s Day insisted with the police that he was driving at 50 kilometres per hour when his car's back tyres lost their grip,...
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Guard 'had to be held back from beating up prisoner'
A prison inmate is claiming a guard had to be restrained by a team of specially trained officers when he started beating him for refusing to use a hole in his cell floor as a toilet. The medical...
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Man who stole soft toys and trophies given lifeline
A 25-year-old man from Fgura who had a turbulent adolescence, was negatively affected by bad company and has since abandoned the criminal life has been given a lifeline by a magistrate who found him...
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Patient claims misdiagnosis, requests compensation
A 20-year-old woman has filed a judicial protest against St James and Mater Dei hospitals claiming compensation after she had been "negligently misdiagnosed" and this almost claimed her life. She had...
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Museum manager misappropriates €7,000
The manager of Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna's Malta At War museum in Vittoriosa this afternoon admitted to misappropriation and theft of visitors' proceeds. The court heard the man resorted to this to rake...
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Updated: SHout welcomes Bishop Charles Scicluna's position against spring...
The Church should not take a position on the spring hunting referendum, according to Apostolic Administrator Charles Scicluna, though he said he still had to discuss the issue with the Bishop of Gozo....
View ArticleBulgarian beggars charged
Two women from Bulgaria who were caught begging for money in Sliema on Wednesday were this afternoon let off with a slap on the wrist, after a court heard how they were trying to raise funds to...
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Man fails to recover money he allegedly hid from wife
A man who allegedly handed €27,852 to a colleague in order to prevent his wife from getting them has failed to recover the money after his friend passed away. Carmelo Vella claimed in court that he...
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Air Malta cabin crew vote to end 'baguette' dispute
Air Malta cabin crew have decided in a vote to end their 'baguette' industrial dispute with the airline, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said this morning. The union had ordered its members not...
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Dane poses as doctor to touch women
A man who posed as a doctor and was examining women at Mater Dei Hospital was this afternoon handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to the charges brought against him. Michael Camilo...
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Hollywood actor Rob Lowe to star in ‘Apocalypse Slough’, partly shot in Malta
Major Hollywood actor Rob Lowe is set to star in ‘Apocalypse Slough’, a TV drama series to be partly shot in Malta, the Malta Film Commission said in a tweet. According to media reports, he will play...
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Man steals sister's jewellery
A construction worker who stole his sister's jewellery after having been invited to her house was this afternoon handed a suspended sentence. Dennis Galea, 32, from Rabat, pleaded guilty to stealing...
View ArticleDetailed information campaign on new bus fare structure in March
A detailed information campaign on the new bus fare structure will be unveiled in March, in preparation for July when it will come into force, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said this morning....
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