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RS2 share price up 5%
The share price of RS2 Software plc advanced by 5% during this morning's session of the Stock Exchange to a new 40-month high of €0.63 following last Friday's Interim Directors' Statement which...
View ArticleScenes for three films to be shot in Malta next year
Three foreign film productions have confirmed they will be shooting in Malta next year, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this afternoon. The Falklands war-themed film "Destroyer", a French film set...
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New film 'inspired' by Simshar tragedy
Kukumajsa Productions Ltd is starting the shooting of the film 'Simshar', a fiction story inspired by the tragedy which struck a Maltese fishing boat of the same name in 2008. Written by Rebecca...
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Israel says prefers diplomacy but ready to invade Gaza
Israel bombed dozens of targets in Gaza today and said that while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket...
View ArticleFeast of Christ the King
The feast of Christ the King will be celebrated this Sunday in the square near Balzan parish church, the Curia said. The ceremony will be presided by Archbishop Paul Cremona, accompanied by Auxiliary...
View ArticleLet's sack this one
The Director General of the GRTU has been involved in all sorts of stuff in his most varied and colourful life, even going as far as being a PN candidate in the MEP elections. I know all the...
View ArticleAbel Giglio, former MUT head, dies
Abel Giglio, president of the Malta Union of Teachers between 1963 and 1974, a pioneer of students's career guidance and an active senior official of the Society of Christian Doctrine, has passed away...
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Valletta restaurateur insists Mepa permit was issued on basis of wrong...
A Valletta restaurant owner is pressing Mepa to withdraw a permit for the building of a structure on the Valletta bastions, arguing that it was issued on the basis of wrong information. Cafe deux...
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Malta-made chocolate train on display in Brussels
The world's longest chocolate structure on Guinness World Records - a model of a train - has gone on display in Brussels. The superbly detailed model is the work of Andrew Farrugia who produced it in...
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Socialist EP leader to vote for Borg
The leader of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda this morning said in Strasbourg that he was satisfied with the letter sent by Malta's Commissioner-designate Tonio Borg and...
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Museum visitors down by 10%
A survey conducted among 68 museums and historical sites across Malta and Gozo revealed that these sites registered 1.9 million admissions last year, down by 10 per cent over 2010, the NSO said today....
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Beckham to leave Galaxy
Former England midfielder David Beckham is to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy after next month's MLS Cup. The 37-year-old is in line to end his six-year Galaxy stay in style as they defend their title...
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Accused of defrauding neighbours of €1 million
Joseph Francis Scerri, 50, was today charged in court with defrauding two brothers and their sister of over €1 million when he got them to believe he would be investing their money in US. He pleaded...
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Grand Harbour Marina negotiating €3.1m berth sale
Grand Harbour Marina has signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of a super-yacht berth with a value of €3.1 million. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the marina said berthing revenues...
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Government explains background to Sargas power station proposal
The government today explained the background of its analysis of proposals by Sargas AS to building a power station. It said that Sargas had proposed a 30 year power purchasing supply agreement to...
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Updated; Earl and Countess of Wessex in Malta
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are in Malta on a short visit. They were hosted on board the Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious yesterday. This morning they visited the Helen Keller...
View ArticlePoland says extremist planned to blow up parliament
Polish officials said today they had arrested a radical nationalist who planned to detonate a vehicle loaded with four tonnes of explosives outside parliament, possibly when the president and prime...
View ArticlePope's third book on Jesus reaffirms virgin birth
Pope Benedict published the last part of his trilogy on the life of Jesus on today, delivering an early childhood narrative which strongly reaffirms the doctrine of the virgin birth as an...
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World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies
The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip today and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the week-long conflict was...
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Court asks Schembri Adami to reconsider
A court today asked Notary Sandro Schembri Adami to reconsider a guilty plea he intended to file on the understanding that three pending cases might be amalgamated into one. In a previous sitting the...
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