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Four convicted in gang rape case, jailed
One man was jailed for rape and another three were convicted of holding a woman against her will in a case concluded today after having been heard behind closed doors. Muhammed Ali Hasan, 31, was...
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AFM teams in Frontex patrols off Spain
AFM teams have returned from Spain where they participated in Frontex anti human smuggling patrols between Spain, Algeria and Morocco. The AFM deployed one of the newly commissioned King Air aircraft...
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Valletta star of baroque festival TV campaign
The grandeur of Valletta will be getting regular airtime on French music station Mezzo TV to promote the city’s International Baroque Festival being held in January. Produced by Maltese video company...
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Vince Farrugia assault case: Lawyer reveals more SMSs, witness admits lying...
The defence lawyer for Sandro Chetcuti, who stands accused of seriously injuring GRTU Director General Vince Farrugia this morning revealed a number of text messages made the day before the incident...
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Tourists 'swim' in Venice as heavy rain pounds Italy
Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded today and tourists swam in St Mark's Square as a wave of bad weather swept through northern and central Italy, forcing the evacuation of 200 people from...
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Shipyard ordered to pay compensation to injured worker
A man who was injured at his place of work has been awarded €9,692.67 in damages after a court ruled that his employer was mostly responsible for the accident, but the worker himself was also partly...
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Earl and Countess of Wessex to visit Malta
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Malta from November 19 to 25, the British High Commission said. Prince Edward, as Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Council, will be...
View ArticleFormer port workers to hold Valletta protest
Former port workers are to hold a protest outside the Auberge de Castille on November 22 to insist on their right to a share in a pension fund. GWU General secretary Tony Zarb complained at a press...
View ArticleImmigration: Malta needs to be more active in EU fora - PL
Malta needs to be more active in European fora dealing with illegal immigration, the Labour spokesman on home affairs, Michael Falzon, said today. In a statement following the arrival of 246 migrants...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times leads with the Vince Farrugia assault case and reports how a witness for the prosecution admitted lying under oath. It...
View ArticleTop US commander in Afghanistan under investigation, scandal widens
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for allegedly inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the scandal involving former CIA Director...
View ArticleHOW DISAPPOINTING
It was always my impression that Dr Michael Falzon (the Labour MP, not the lukewarm ostensible but really erstwhile Nationalist ex-MP) was a generally reasonable type, not prone to falling for the...
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EU tide appears to turn for Borg
This afternoon’s outcome of Tonio Borg’s hearing as Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner-designate is far from certain but there seems to a shift in the Socialist group’s position that may tilt...
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Parents disappointed as school closes for 'family mourning'
Parents of students who attend St Catherine’s High School in Pembroke were stunned to learn through an e-mail that their children’s school would be closed for a day “due to a family mourning”. Many...
View ArticleMissing boy found
Leonardo Attard, the 13-year-old who was again reported missing by the police yesterday has been found in Gozo, the police said. The boy had already been reported missing last week and had also been...
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Man, 77, hit by car in Floriana
A 77-year-old man from Floriana was grievously injured this morning when he was hit by a car in Great Siege Road, Floriana. The police said the man was hit by a Volkswagen Passat that was being...
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Updated: One dead as Syrian jet resumes raid
A Syrian jet bombed a rebel-held region near the border with Turkey for a second day today, killing at least one person and wounding three others, an official said. An Associated Press video...
View ArticleIntelligent traffic management soon
In the next few months Transport Malta will be implementing an “intelligent traffic management” project to control traffic systems on arterial roads. Transport and Communications Minister Austin Gatt...
View ArticleSoccer-Serie A fixtures
Fixtures of this weekend's the Serie A matches Saturday, November 17 Juventus v Lazio Napoli v AC Milan Sunday, November 18 Bologna v Palermo Catania v Chievo Fiorentina v Atalanta Bergam Inter v...
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Three die in Italy floods as heavy rain continues
Three people died after their car fell off a collapsed bridge during heavy rain near the town of Grosseto in central Italy, authorities said today, as severe flooding continued in the Tuscany region....
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