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Baby seriously injured in fall
A three-month old Libyan boy was grievously injured yesterday when he allegedly fell from a pushchair and fractured his head. The police said the incident happened at 4.30pm. The baby's mother claimed...
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Updated: Interconnector power failure was caused in Malta, not Sicily
The problem that caused last week’s blackout, which affected large parts of the island, was on Malta’s end of the interconnector and not in Sicily, the Times of Malta is informed. According to senior...
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Marsalforn at centre of murder probe
An area in Marsalforn is at the centre of police investigations into the strangling of a 72-year-old Danish woman while on holiday in Gozo. The police believe the area they are focusing on is where...
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State guarantee for power station shoots up to €360 million
The State guarantee to cover a massive bank loan for the private consortium selected to build the new gas power station has shot up to €360 million, the government revealed. The Opposition condemned...
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Updated: Racial attack... All's well that ends well
The Hungarian student who suffered racial abuse earlier this summer, Jack Daboma, and the woman, with whom he had an altercation this morning hugged each other in court as he forgave her over the...
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Gaia Cauchi wins New Wave Junior 2015 contest in Russia
Malta’s Gaia Cauchi has won the final of the New Wave Junior 2015 contest in Russia. The contest, at the Artek Children’s Camp, was followed by more than 10,000 spectators. Bulgaria’s Krisia...
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Gozitans hoping for year’s best weekend
Gozitan businesses are gearing up for the busiest weekend of the year as thousands of Maltese tourists cross the channel for Santa Marija weekend, with some restaurant owners hoping it can make up for...
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Ice bucket challenge returns
Scores of people took part in an ice bucket challenge this afternoon organised by ALS Malta and the Ta' Xbiex council. The challenge, at the Ta' Xbiex Yacht Marina, was aimed at raising funds for the...
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Planning authority approves development of 12-storey tower in Gzira
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) has approved the construction of a 12-storey tower in Gżira. The development consists of a mixed-use commercial and residential block on the site of...
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Attempted murder suspect granted bail
A Valletta man who has been under preventive custody since his alleged involvement in a shooting close to St Elmo on June 16, has been granted bail as the compilation of evidence against him draws to...
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Malta has “unwittingly hosted a killer” by welcoming Maldives vice-president Ahmed Adeeb on an official visit last week, a Maldivian activist and former prisoner of conscience has claimed. Speaking to...
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Storms ‘doing farms no good’
Hot and dry Maltese summers may conjure up images of farmers eagerly anticipating the rain but the unseasonal storms of the last few days have done crops no good whatsoever, say the farmers. “We...
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Homeless man who hid belongings in bushes on Buġibba promenade to be deported
A homeless man who lived on the streets and hid his belongings in the bushes along the Buġibba promenade will be deported immediately after he admitted to handling a stolen laptop. Serbian national...
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No gas leak in Marsa in spite of strong odours
Civil Protection fire engines are surrounding the Easygas factory in Marsa following reports from several localities in the vicinity of a strong gas odour. A spokesman said that four units from the...
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Updated: Hepatitis C patients not getting medication because it costs 'too much'
Giving Hepatitis C patients the medication they were being deprived of would cost as much as €90 million every year, Health Parliamentary Secretary Chris Fearne said today. He was reacting to an...
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ETC head apologises for 'brains, boobs and balls' comment
ETC chief executive officer Philip Rizzo this morning apologised for his “brains, boobs and balls” comment to a female subordinate. His comment was yesterday criticised by the National Commission for...
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Original Terna statement claims no fault in interconnector
Enemalta has denied that a widespread power cut last week was caused by faulty settings at Malta’s end of the interconnector with Sicily. The State energy provider yesterday insisted the power cut was...
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Six people injured, one critically, in traffic accident
Six people were injured, one critically, in a traffic accident in Triq Louis Wettinger in Mellieha at 5pm. The police said the accident happened when a Toyota Coaster that was being driven by a...
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Updated: Bus lane ‘illegal’; Transport Malta says it's not
A bus lane in a two-lane road is “illegal”, according to a local tribunal commissioner, prompting wardens along the Sliema-Gżira front to issue only warnings. The revelation emerges from...
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Man who injured partner has fine reduced from €6,000 to €1,000
A man who had been fined €6,000 after he had slightly injured his partner when he hit her with a car has seen the fine reduced to €1,000 after an Appeals Court cleared him of causing her to fear that...
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