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Dinner with a side of bad news
So you have some bad news to share and don’t know where to share it. You don’t want the memory to linger in your living room and would prefer to avoid a scene. You’re looking for somewhere public yet...
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Jibril visits PN headquarters
Libyans will never forget Malta’s contribution during their fight for freedom, Mahmoud Jibril said today. He was speaking during a visit to the PN headquarters in Pieta. Dr Jibril led Libya for seven...
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Updated: ALDE rejects Tonio Borg's nomination for Health Commissioner,...
ALDE MEPS have rejected Tonio Borg's candidacy for EU Health Commissioner. During Dr Borg's hearing yesterday, ALDE MEPs expressed serious concerns about his past record which, they said in a...
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Monarch Airlines launches operations to Malta
Scheduled leisure airline, Monarch, has announced a route to Malta from East Midlands for summer from its newest base, East Midlands. Flights will operate twice a week from May 7. They go on sale on...
View ArticleTurkey warns Syria over air attacks
Turkey has warned it will retaliate if Syrian aircraft enter its airspace amid a third day of air strikes by Syrian forces against rebels along the border with Turkey. Turkey said several villages...
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The grape hope
We don’t really associate youth with commitment. True, they do feel a sense of duty to their hair and loud music, but not to work – that’s for adults. However, meeting 23-year-old Etienne Farrugia...
View ArticleHigh volumes in BOV shares
High volumes of over 118,700 Bank of Valletta plc shares traded today – the last session during which investors could gain entitlement to the final gross dividend of 13c per share. In spite of the...
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Legal eating
Last year, the health authorities closed down four restaurants and destroyed more than half a tonne of food which included unrefrigerated meat. This year alone, the Environmental Health Directorate...
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Man in custody for allegedly defiling partner's daughter
A 42-year-old unemployed man from Msida was remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to defiling his partner’s 14-year-old daughter. Two mobile phones containing video clips of the girl...
View ArticleOn pigs and dinosaurs
I am enjoying a delicious cup of hot chocolate in the exquisitely beautiful surroundings of the Grand Place, Brussels. (No, I was not here for Tonio Borg's grilling but for a boring media conference....
View ArticleMore Maltese went abroad in September
Outbound tourism in September rose by 4.6 per cent over September last year to reach 39,076 trips from Malta, the NSO said today. Total nights spent abroad between January and September were estimated...
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Mepa puts off Manoel Theatre facade decision amid disagreements
Mepa today again put off a decision on proposed changes to the façade of the Manoel Theatre amid disagreement over how the original façade of the structure appeared. It however gave the green light...
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Updated - Heavy rain, but nothing serious
It rained heavily in several parts of Malta this afternoon, although people were relieved to see that the situation was not as serious as they feared after warnings by the Met Office and the Civil...
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AG says he has no jursdiction on Aliyev case
The Deputy Attorney General told a court today that the Commissioner of Police had no jurisdiction to investigate former Kazakh diplomat Rahkat Aliyev because he is not a permanent resident in Malta....
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Palumbo Shipyard handles more than 500 ships in two years – CEO
Palumbo Malta Shipyard has repaired or serviced more than 500 ships in the two years since it was taken over by the eponymous Neapolitan family, chief executive Antonio Palumbo told The Times Business...
View ArticleEgypt's Mursi says Israeli attacks on Gaza "unacceptable"
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said today that Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip were "unacceptable" and would lead to instability in the region. "We are in contact with the people of Gaza and with...
View ArticleFrance wants to review EU ban on arming Syria rebels
France will discuss supplying arms to Syrian opposition forces with its European partners in the coming weeks now that an opposition coalition has been established, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius...
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'Homeless' man admits stealing €22,000 from priest's house
A man who claimed to be homeless was today jailed for four years after admitting to stealing €22,000 in cash from a priest's house in Rabat. Anthony Galea, 49, admitted to the theft, which took place...
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Updated - Greek PM thanks Malta for its help, discusses migration
Updated after meeting with Dr Gonzi - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this morning said his country wanted to thank Malta for its assistance in this difficult time. Speaking to timesofmalta.com,...
View ArticleEuro zone falls into second recession since 2009
The debt crisis dragged the euro zone into its second recession since 2009 in the third quarter despite modest growth in Germany and France, data showed today. The two leading economies both managed...
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