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Stripes and Wanderers to face off in FA Trophy semis
Birkirkara and Sliema Wanderers will battle it out in the FA Trophy semi-finals, with the winner facing either with Balzan and Pembroke Athleta in the 2016 finals. The Stripes, who saw off Floriana...
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Venezuelans put on two-day week to save electricity
Venezuela's socialist government ordered public workers on Tuesday to work a two-day week as an energy-saving measure in the crisis-hit South American OPEC country. President Nicolas Maduro had...
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Billboards: Opposition moves motion to repeal controversial legal notice
The Opposition has presented a parliamentary motion to repeal the controversial new legal notice on billboards. PN spokesman Jason Azzopardi said this morning the law was an impediment to freedom of...
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Tourist numbers up by 12.7 per cent so far this year
12:02 Updated with Tourism Ministry reaction Inbound tourism increased by a massive 12.7 per cent in the first three months of 2016 when compared to 2015, figures from the National Statistics Office...
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Maltese 30 to 34-year-olds among EU's least educated
Malta has the third lowest proportion of people aged between 30 and 34 with tertiary education in the EU. Barely one in every four Maltese in that age bracket has a tertiary education, Eurostat...
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Prisoners community care employees complete training
Six employees at a home for prisoners who qualify to take part in a social reintegration programme have completed training. Their training by psychological experts was organised by the Rise...
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Malta, Russia to cooperate on environmental issues
Malta and the Russian Federation are to cooperate more closely on environmental issues such as air pollution, waste management and climate change, the Environment Ministry said today. Cooperation will...
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Black pepper withdrawn due to possible salmonella contamination
Italpepe ground black pepper in 30 gram containers has been withdrawn from the market because of the possibility it may be contaminated with Salmonella saphra. The pepper comes in glass containers...
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Two injured at marble factory in Gozo
Two men were injured in Xagħra today in an accident at a marble works factory. Initial reports suggest the men, a 52-year-old and a 36-year-old both from Xaghra, got caught under a chunk of marble....
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Don't blame us for construction accidents, OHSA tells NAO
Blaming Occupational Health and Safety Authority practices for construction site accidents suggested a misunderstanding of the situation on the ground, the OHSA said today. The authority was replying...
View ArticleLow trading activity persists
The share index extended yesterday’s decline by a further 0.21 per cent to 4,521.525 points on persistently low trading volumes as only €183,000 traded across the equity market. Ahead of the March 31...
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Alitalia/Etihad to buy 49% stake in Air Malta
A memorandum of understand has been signed with Alitalia, which will be taking a 49% stake in Air Malta, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis announced at a press conference this afternoon. Alitalia...
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From injuries to lunch dates, the highs and lows of a Marvel superhero
It's not easy being a superhero. Just ask the cast of Captain America: Civil War, out in U.S. theaters on 6 May, and they will regale tales of uncomfortable itches, injuries and heat exhaustion. But...
View ArticleUnemployed man denies drug trafficking
An unemployed 27-year-old man who was allegedly found in possession of 150 grams of cannabis resin during a police raid at his Gzira residence was remanded in custody today after pleading not guilty...
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Could this be the worst cash out decision in history?
One punter made the "worst cash out decision in history" after taking a 45p (€0.58c) return on a 5000/1 bet on Leicester City winning the Premier League.The unnamed Ladbrokes customer staked 50p...
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European Commission urged to stop turtle dove hunting in Malta
15:45 Update with BirdLife statement The International Union for Conservation of Nature has urged the European Commission to immediately ask the Maltese authorities to protect the European Turtle Dove...
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As sales decline, has Apple reached 'peak iPhone'?
Ask Siri if iPhone 7 will be the answer to Apple Inc's problems, and you're told that a visit to Apple's website should answer that question "and more". If only it was that easy. Apple's shares were...
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Transport Malta reconsidering floating billboards idea
The transport authorities are reconsidering installing floating billboards at several beaches across the island after “negative public outcry”. Transport Malta came under heavy flack on social media...
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Man accused of rolling pin beating retracts guilty plea
A man charged with beating a friend’s partner with a rolling pin and assaulting police officers who tried to restrain him retracted a guilty plea this morning, after learning that he would be liable...
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Children among 20 killed as air strikes hit Syria hospital
At least 20 people, including two doctors and three children, were killed when a series of air strikes hit a hospital and nearby buildings in the rebel-held part of Syria's contested city of Aleppo...
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