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French court absolves Continental of Concorde crash
A French appeals court has absolved Continental Airlines of responsibility for a 2000 Concorde crash which killed 113 people and cleared a mechanic at the U.S. airline of the charge of involuntary...
View ArticleMalta among countries backing Palestinian statehood move
A Palestinian bid for indirect U.N. recognition of statehood has received vows of support from more than a dozen European nations and diplomats said this backing may deter Israel from harsh...
View ArticleSix whipped by Islamists
Islamist extremists controlling the city of Timbuktu publicly whipped six young people, residents say. The victims, males and females aged between 16 to 22, each received 100 lashes for having talked...
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Leah out of intensive care after fighting off infection
Young cancer fighter Leah Xuereb has been taken out of intensive care in a Texas Hospital and is showing improvement, her father Jonathan said today. The three-year-old Gozitan, who underwent a...
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Labour to retain Budget benefits...and price rises
Three Labour spokesmen this afternoon gave a detailed analysis of the Budget but failed to give details of what the party would do differently. They indicated that a Labour government would retain...
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Starving dog rescued at Il-Maqluba
A dog that was left to die at il-Maqluba, limits of Qrendi, has been rescued by Abandoned Animals Association volunteers. The dog was found starving in the 15-metre deep crater-like structure after...
View ArticleWhat a glorious place we live in
What a few days these have been. Ever since Dalli was sent packing with hardly enough time to close his attaché case we have witnessed quite a bit. A new EU commissioner was chosen and after a...
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Palestine gains UN recognition as a state
Palestine this evening achieve recognition by the UN General Assembly as a non-member observer state. 138 countries voted in favour, nine against with 41 abstentions. The result was greeted with...
View ArticleObama hosts election rival Romney for lunch
President Barack Obama and his vanquished Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, sat down for lunch at the White House today as they sought to put their bitterly fought presidential campaign behind them...
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Air Malta aircraft wet leased to Sky Airline of Chile
Air Malta has entered into a three-month wet lease agreement of an Airbus A320 aircraft to Sky Airline of Chile. The aircraft will increase Sky Airline’s capacity during the peak southern hemisphere’s...
View ArticleThree submit nomination for casual election
Josianne Cardona Gatt, Martin Fenech and Mario Giorgio Schembri submitted their nomination today for the election to fill the eighth district parliamentary seat vacated by European Commissioner Tonio...
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Italy to honour Maltese academic
Maltese academic Oliver Friggieri is to be honoured by Italy with the award Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. Prof. Friggieri will be receiving the award from Italian ambassador Luigi Marras, on...
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Soldier jailed in case of domestic violence
A member of the Armed Forces of Malta's Air Wing has been jailed for two years over a case of domestic violence. Carmelo Joseph Psaila, 36, of Zabbar also had his driving licence suspended for a year...
View ArticleBotswana to ban big game hunting
Botswana says it will ban hunting by 2014 because of fears that the nation is losing its wildlife. The announcement comes after President Ian Khama said hunting must be stopped to save the nation's...
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Man cleared of setting fire to mayor's door, found guilty of making anonymous...
A 34-year-old man from Qormi was today acquitted of setting fire to the door of a residence belonging to the mayor of Qormi in January 2006. Kenneth Camilleri was, however, found guilty of making...
View ArticleMSE Share Index drops 2.1% in November
During the month of November the MSE Share Index slipped 2.1 per cent to 3,197.387 in contrast to the gains registered in the previous two months. The dip in November was due to the declines...
View ArticleBenitez keen to rotate Chelsea squad
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez says the decision to drop playmaker Juan Mata to the bench for the dour 0-0 draw with Fulham on Wednesday was simply to give him a rest, and he will do the same...
View ArticleValletta CVA charging time
The charging time for controlled access into Valletta in December shall be from 8am to 4.30pm Mondays to Fridays. On Saturdays charging times will remain from 8am. till 1pm while on Sundays and public...
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Maltese named among top European architects
Maltese architect Chris Briffa has been named one of the top 40 European architects under 40 by the European Centre for Architecture Art, Design and Urban Studies, together with The Chicago Athenaeum:...
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Legal notice for self-classification of theatrical productions published
Two enabling legal notices to allow for self-classification of theatrical productions was published in today’s Government Gazette. Another legal notice, to define the new procedures for film and stage...
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