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Watch: Mild weather draws crowds to carnival
Updated 12.20pm with video With no heavy showers or strong winds expected over the next few days, carnival enthusiasts and float-makers are expecting huge crowds to admire their creations in the...
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One in five babies born in Malta has a parent of unknown origin
One in five babies born in Malta last year had a parent of “unknown” nationality, official figures show. A total 1,571 babies were born to a parent of unknown nationality in 2016, up nearly 200 per...
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BBC HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur to give public talks
Updated 11.23am BBC HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur will address students and academics in a public lecture to be held early next month, the University of Malta has announced. Mr Sackur has covered...
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New Weee Trolleys in 11 localities in Gozo
Weee Trolleys – Collection Points have been introduced in 11 localities in Gozo. Residents of the localities can discard small electronic devices, such as cables, kettles, laptops and hairdryers in...
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Prosecution 'completely failed' to prove benefit fraud
Prosecutors "completely failed" to prove that a man accused of claiming unemployment benefits while working as a tour operator had committed fraud, an Appeals Court found yesterday, as it cleared the...
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Two senior citizens hit by car at entrance to Mater Dei hospital
Updated 2.41pm Two senior citizens from Tarxien were grievously injured this morning after they were hit by a car at the entrance to Mater Dei hospital. The two, aged 68 and 66, were hit by a Honda...
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Traffic Bill gets green light from stakeholders
Insurance companies, cyclists, taxi drivers and the Opposition have welcomed a Bill proposing stricter alcohol limits for motorists and extending the points system across the board to make roads...
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Armed thief robs Rabat lotto booth
A knife-wielding man wearing a hoodie and sunglasses robbed a Rabat lotto booth this afternoon, police said this afternoon. The man entered the lotto booth on Triq San Pawl at around 4.45pm and told...
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Grievously injured while using a chainsaw in Siġġiewi
A 46-year-old man was grievously injured this morning while using a chainsaw in the San Blas area of Siġġiewi, police said in a statement. The Pieta' man was hurt at around 10.15am. An ambulance took...
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Police bodycam research paints a blurred picture
While the government is considering the introduction of body cameras for police officers, international research conducted so far has painted a mixed picture of their effectiveness as a crime...
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Copycat drugs are on the rise, expert warns
As many as half the illegal drugs seized on the island in recent years proved difficult to identify, as unknown synthetic replicas are superseding traditional stimulants such as cocaine and ecstasy,...
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Two union chiefs throw in the towel
The presidents of two major trade unions, representing Air Malta pilots and teachers, have decided to call it a day. The outspoken chief of the Airline Pilots Association (Alpa), Dominic Azzopardi,...
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Labour Party stalwart Nenu Buhagiar dies aged 96
Labour Party officials have paid tribute to party stalwart Nenu Buhagiar following his death at the age of 96. Mr Buhagiar was a well-known figure in Gzira and dedicated member of the PL, which in a...
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Busuttil redoubles attack on 'puppet' police commissioner
Updated 4.35pm - Added Home Affairs Ministry reaction Simon Busuttil would remove police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar without notice if elected Prime Minister after next year’s election. Speaking at...
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Man, 24, dies in Mosta traffic accident
Updated 6.17pm - Added photos A 24-year-old Birżebbuġa man died this afternoon after crashing into a bus in Mosta, police have said. The man was riding a quad bike down Vjal Millbrae towards...
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Fact-checking Konrad Mizzi's 'fake news' claims
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Konrad Mizzi this week said he had fallen victim to fake news over the Panama affair. In an eight-page declaration presented to the Pana Committee on...
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Around 30 arrested as police swoop down on cockfighting ring
Updated 5.40pm - Added police statement Around 30 people were arrested this morning on suspicions of being involving in a cockfighting betting ring, police have confirmed. The arrests were made on a...
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Gaming sector wages must be seen in context - Mallia
Gaming Minister Manuel Mallia shot back at a recent survey that found gaming executives felt underpaid, saying that their wages were higher than in other sectors on the island. “You have to look at...
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Ex-FIAU head Galdes confirms he investigated Panama case
Manfred Galdes, the former head of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, told the European Parliament’s Pana committee last Monday that he had investigated the Panama Papers case thoroughly, The...
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'Potential fraud' by PN MP Toni Bezzina, says Prime Minister
Updated 2.55pm - PL laughs off Bezzina libel threat Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today pointed at a case of “potential fraud” by Nationalist Party MP Toni Bezzina. Speaking during an interview on ONE...
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