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Pope's ethics call in peace message
Pope Benedict XVI has called for governments to endorse a new ethics-based economic model that looks out for the common good rather than pursue the profit-at-all-cost mentality that he blames for the...
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Deal for new measures to shore up ailing euro signed
European leaders signed a deal for a comprehensive timetable for tough new measures to shore up the ailing euro this afternoon in the seventh EU summit this year. The deal ranges from a central...
View ArticleIsraeli foreign minister resigns
Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced he is resigning a day after an indictment for breach of trust was filed against him by the country's attorney general. Mr Lieberman's decision...
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Update 3: 27 killed in US school shooting
Twenty-seven people have died, including 18 children, after a shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, officials said. Another official said the gunman is among the dead. The killings happened...
View ArticleUS man joined by emu during jog
A US man picked up an unusual jogging partner when an emu began following him. A Virginia Beach animal shelter supervisor said residents contacted the city after the tall, gangly bird showed up. It...
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Enemalta takes over Delimara power station extension
Enemalta has taken over the Delimara Power Station extension following the successful completion of performance tests, carried out under the supervision of the corporation and external consultants DNV...
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Mosta sweep past Spartans
HAMRUN SPARTANS-0, MOSTA-3 Mosta gave their top-six hopes a much-needed boost when they eased past Hamrun Spartans to return to winning ways after their upset to Sliema Wanderers. Two goals from...
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Update 5: PBS cancels Xarabank after Franco Debono turns up for debate...
PBS has cancelled this evening's Xarabank after rebel Nationalist MP Franco Debono, who last Monday voted against the budget, turned up for the programme instead of PL deputy leader Anglu Farrugia. Dr...
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Hibernians climb to the top
Hibernians 6 Rabat A 0 Hibernians ran riot against palsied Rabat Ajax to climb over Birkirkara and Valletta at the top of the table. Michael Woods’ side seized the initiative from the kick-off and...
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Traditional Christmas Cookies Around The World
For many families around the world, cookies are the best part of the Christmas festivities and for many adults, the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies wafting through the house immediately...
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Dalligate: Transparency group says Barroso's people met tobacco lobbyists
Tobacco lobbyists and top European Commission officials held several quiet meetings over at least the past two years, the Brussels-based pro-transparency group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) has...
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Seeing double
The first Dorothy Philippa Cassar, 17, attends St Aloysius Sixth Form and is studying English and Philosophy at an advanced level. She is also an advanced ballet student at the Central Academy of...
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Open Theatre gets its soft opening
The Open Theatre on the ruins of the old Opera House in Valletta got its soft opening this morning when a Christmas entertainment programme was launched. The programme, presented by the Infrastructure...
View ArticleWoman seriously hurt in traffic accident
A 77-year-old woman was seriously injured this morning when she was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing Qormi Road, Hamrun. She is in intensive care at Mater Dei Hospital. The incident happened at...
View ArticleDisturbance at Mt Carmel Hospital
Investigations are under way after a disturbance at Mt Carmel Hospital this morning. According to preliminary reports, some migrants who are being held at Mt Carmel clashed with the police. The...
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Update 2 - Enemalta explains widespread power cut
Updated 2.28 p.m. A widespread power cut this afternoon was caused by a fault in the old part of the Delimara power station and had nothing to do with the power station extension which came on stream...
View ArticleRussian police swoop on opposition leaders
Russian riot police detained four opposition leaders today to stop them taking part in a banned rally against President Vladimir Putin in front of the former KGB security police's headquarters in...
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BA: PL had no right to give its airtime to Franco Debono
The Broadcasting Authority said this afternoon that the Labour Party yesterday had no right to give up its time on Xarabank to Franco Debono. In a statement after an urgent meeting, the BA said that...
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Sliema recover to beat Qormi
Sliema Wds 3 Qormi 1 Sliema produced a surging second-half show to take all points from a match they were losing at half-time to tighten their grip on the fourth place of thepremier league. Qormi...
View ArticlePM to contest seventh district
The Prime Minister will be a candidate on the seventh district, along with the second (Cottonera), the Health Minister had revealed on facebook. In 2008 Dr Gonzi contested the second and ninth...
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