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Malta has poorest EU recycling rate... and it's getting worse
Recycling remains an unpopular habit in Malta, with only 6.7 per cent of waste being reused despite the stress placed of late on better management. Malta recycled the smallest quantity of municipal...
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Mystery Tal-Qadi Stone could be the oldest representation of the zodiac ever...
A German academic believes he has solved one of Malta’s enduring archaeological enigmas and intends to sail the Mediterranean on a replica Bronze Age vessel to prove it. The Tal-Qadi Stone, discovered...
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Pensioner who wrote MEP Metsola 'should be burned alive' granted bail
A 66-year-old pensioner who posted an inflammatory comment to Facebook suggesting MEP Roberta Metsola should be "burned alive" was today granted bail. Naxxar resident Emmanuel Navarro was charged...
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Tirade of insults from unknown man leaves Michael Briguglio shocked
Malta is moving towards an ideology of mob rule, social activist Michael Briguglio has warned, after he was insulted by a passer-by in the presence of a warden in Sliema. The former Alternattiva...
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Watch: TV submarine gets a WWII facelift
A working submarine used in films such as U571 and Ghostboat has returned to Malta after spending three weeks under the glow of film cameras in France. 'Scorpion', as the 65 metre-long vessel was...
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German mother accused of Malta child abduction facing charges in Berlin
A woman suspected of having helped another German woman try to kidnap her son in Malta, will start facing charges of child abduction, today. Claudia Krolik faces trial that will kick off this morning...
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Malta is cash capital, says European Central Bank
A European Central Bank (ECB) report analysing the use of cash, cards and other payment methods used in the euro area economies in 2016 showed Malta is the cash capital of the EU, topping the list of...
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Hikers roam as hunters' cartridges fly overhead at Majjistral Park
Majjistral Park was now forced to host hikers, students and tourists while hunters roamed the area, its chairman, Sammy Vella, said yesterday. Speaking to the Times of Malta, Mr Vella recounted a...
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Government ponders introduction of fourth Gozo ferry
The government is pondering whether to introduce a new Gozo ferry in view of increased crossings to the sister island, Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana said this evening. Speaking at a Gvern li jisma...
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Malta should be on tax haven list – Oxfam
The upcoming EU tax haven blacklist should include at least 35 countries, as well as Malta and three other EU member states, in order to be effective, Oxfam finds in a new report published on Monday....
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Electrogas in ‘serious’ default of €450 million loan deal
Updated at 11.15am with PD letter A top official at the Finance Ministry in September raised concerns about a “serious” default by Electrogas under the terms of a €450 million loan agreement, which is...
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Woman found in cave was thrown down stairs, raped, threatened, court told
A woman found lying unconscious in a cave underneath Fort Ricasoli remained there out of fear of what her estranged husband and alleged captor would do to her if she escaped, a court heard today....
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Facebook threats: Godfrey Farrugia says he fears every time a car stops...
Democratic Party MPs Marlene and Godfrey Farrugia declared in court through their lawyer that they did not want to see a man who made Facebook threats against them sent to prison. But they wanted to...
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Anġlu Xuereb removing illegal structure in Valletta
Works have started on the demolition of an illegal structure on top of a Valletta palazzo in Merchants Street which is planned to be turned into a boutique hotel by construction magnate Anġlu Xuereb....
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Third highest rate of new HIV cases in Malta
Malta had the third highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in 2016, according to a report issued by the World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Control today to mark World Aids Day on...
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IMF sounds warning on IIP and rising property prices
Updated at 4.15pm: Adds PD statement A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded warnings on Malta’s reliance on the Individual Investor Programme (IIP), more commonly known as the...
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Parish office thief thwarted by employee
A man who attempted a hold-up at Senglea parish office got away empty handed this morning thanks to the quick thinking of an employee. The man, who was hooded and carried an iron bar and a...
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Watch: TV submarine gets a WWII facelift
A working submarine used in films such as U571 and Ghostboat has returned to Malta after spending three weeks under the glow of film cameras in France. 'Scorpion', as the 65 metre-long vessel was...
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Partygoer jailed over ice bucket incident
An incident over an ice-bucket at a nightclub two years ago landed a partygoer a four-month jail term and left a security guard at the doors with a grievous facial injury. Kevin Turner, 43, had been...
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BOV turns against cryptocurrencies
Bank of Valletta is no longer allowing its clients to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Clients making Sepa transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges or wallets are having transactions reversed, with...
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