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Pleads not guilty to holding man, 81, against his will
A 33-year-old man from Paola was remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to holding an 81-year-old man against his will. Anthony Grima was also charged with being in possession of a knife...
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Horses collide at Marsa Race Track
A horse was injured during a collision with another while racing at the Marsa Track this afternoon. The accident happened at around 3.10pm to the horror of guests having lunch at a nearby restaurant,...
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Judge Farrugia Sacco will not resign
Malta Olympic Committee president and Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco this afternoon said he had no intention of giving up either post, saying that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi was "talking nonsense" when...
View ArticleUpdated: Ugly scenes at Manchester derby
Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3 Robin van Persie scored an injury-time winner to give Manchester United victory amid ugly scenes at the end of today's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium. Two...
View ArticleJuventus win on Conte's return
Juventus coach Antonio Conte had a winning return to the touchline today as the Serie A leaders celebrated the end of his four-month ban with a 1-0 victory at Palermo. Stephan Lichtsteiner scored the...
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Hopefully I will be better for it - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton told The Times today that whether or not changing teams from McLaren to Mercedes next season will be a step forwards or backwards, “it is a part of growing”. In a one-on-one interview...
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Mursi cancels decree, protesters not impressed
The Egyptian president has cancelled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked deadly violence. "It is decided that the constitutional decree issued on 21 November 2012 is cancelled as of...
View ArticleTreasure hunt
Gold dust worth 700,000 dollars (£437,000) has gone missing from a medical research lab in St Louis County, and police are trying to determine if it was lost or stolen. Police in Chesterfield, which...
View ArticleDead whale near stars' home towed
A tugboat towed the decomposing carcass of a whale from a Malibu beach out to sea, several days after it washed ashore and created a stench near the homes of film stars and millionaires. The remains...
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RS2 Software reaches new 45-month high
The share price of RS2 Software plc advanced by a further 2.9% to close at a new 45-month high of €0.72 across a single trade of 25,000 shares. The IT equity ranks amongst the top performers of this...
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Budget vote: PL telling supporters not to go to Valletta
Labour Party officials have been quietly telling supporters not to go to Valletta this evening to follow the vote in Parliament on the Budget. A spokesman for the party confirmed that those who had...
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Ban on smoking in playgrounds comes into force
A ban on smoking in playgrounds came into force today, with Parliamentary Secretary Clyde Puli saying that initially the focus will be on 'educating' smokers to snuff out. Anyone caught smoking in a...
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Monkey surprises shoppers in Toronto
A monkey got loose in a Toronto IKEA parking lot, surprising shoppers. The monkey dressed in a shearling coat wandering through the parking lot of an IKEA store. Police said the seven-month-old...
View ArticleItalian wartime map of Malta map donated to FWA
A rare wartime Italian military map of Malta has been donated to Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna for display in one of its museums. The A-1 size map issued by Super Aerea – the High Command of the Regia...
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Nobel award recognises Europe as "continent of peace"
The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, honoured by the Norwegian committee which looked beyond Europe's current malaise to recognise its decades of stability and democracy after...
View ArticleHollande backs first lady in defamation case
President Francois Hollande has written a letter supporting partner Valerie Trierweiler in her defamation suit against authors of a tell-all biography, lawyers said on Monday, prompting accusations of...
View ArticleIHI bond issue oversubscribed
International Hotel Investments p.l.c.said today that its €20,000,000 5.8% bonds issue has been oversubscribed. The company will be announcing the basis of acceptance of applications and allocation...
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Man jailed for raping tourist he had befriended
Joseph Magro, 55 of Qrendi, has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of raping a 23-year-old Italian woman on May 19, 2011. The crime took place after he befriended the woman, a...
View ArticlePet shop owners fined €500 for animal cruelty
Francesca and Sandro Bonett, the owners of a pet shop, have been fined €500 in total after they were found guilty of animal cruelty. A court heard that Animal Welfare Department inspectors had...
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Budget vote: Small crowd gathered at cafe but St George's Square empty
Security has been stepped up in Parliament and the environs of St George's Square ahead of this evening's crucial vote on the Budget. Most of St George's Square in front of the Palace has been...
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