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Ħamrun offers chocolate lovers a treat
The 11th edition of the Ħamrun Chocolate Festival promises to deliver the ultimate chocolate experience. The festival is hosting chocolate makers from Malta, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Poland, the US,...
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More than €800,000 raised for a second Dar Bjorn
A fundraiser to drum up funds to build a new care home for people living with neurological conditions raised more than €800,000 for the cause on Friday night. The €801,616 raised by people who donated...
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More than 70 felines on catwalk this weekend
More than 70 felines will be parading the catwalk this weekend in a beauty competition organised by the Malta Feline Guardians Club. Household cats will join the furry Persians, Balinese, Bengals,...
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Over a million protesters demand Chile president's resignation
More than one million people took to the streets in Chile Friday for the largest protests in a week of deadly demonstrations demanding economic reforms and the resignation of President Sebastian...
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30th Sunday in ordinary time: Two-track religion
Today’s readings: Ecclesiasticus 35, 12-14.16-19; 2 Timothy 4, 6-8.16-18; Luke 18, 9-14. According to a recently published report by the European Commission on tax evasion by individuals, Malta ranks...
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Synodality – not just a dream
Pope Francis places great emphasis on synodality – the experience of a lived journey together as one Church. The Diocesan Synod (1999-2003) of Malta was an expression of this synodality. As a result...
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Quotes and news - October 27, 2019
‘I am a mission’ On Mission Sunday Pope Francis said: “This missionary mandate touches us personally: you are a mission; every baptised man and woman is a mission. People in love never stand still:...
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CAM assembly
The Catholic Action Movement (Gozo) held its 2019-2010 assembly at its headquarters in Victoria. Following a PowerPoint feature about two saintly members who practised pity and service for the needy...
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Updated: Verstappen stripped of Mexico pole, hands Hamilton sixth title boost
Max Verstappen was given a three-place grid penalty and stripped of pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix late Saturday after race stewards ruled he failed to slow for a yellow flag following a...
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Things to do today - October 27, 2019
• Celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Consolation in Gudja. • Visit the Mother, Baby & Child Fair at Hotel Phoenicia, Floriana, from 11am to 9pm. https://www.maltamotherandbabyfair.com. • Visit a...
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Announcements - October 27, 2019
Silver Wedding Ing. GORDON DIMECH and SANDRA SPITERI The marriage took place on October 23, 1994, at St Anne church, Marsascala. Congratulations and best wishes from Jamie and Amelie. Obituaries...
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Islamic State head Baghdadi believed dead after US strike
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to be dead after a US military raid in Syria's Idlib region, US media reported early Sunday. Baghdadi may have killed himself with a suicide vest...
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Bishops urge Pope to open priesthood to married men in Amazon
Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly called on Pope Francis Saturday to open the priesthood to married men in the Amazon, as well as giving women a greater role to play and making...
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Today's front pages - October 27, 2019
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Sunday. The Sunday Times of Malta leads with a disturbing story about migrants having been mistreated in prison after their riot in Ħal Far...
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'Manhandled in prison, cooped up, hosed down like animals... '
Updated 9.24 with NGOs' call for an inquiry A number of migrants charged over their involvement in a riot at Ħal Far last week were manhandled, packed like sardines in a cell, locked up all day and...
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Malta’s humanitarian crisis
If history is in the eye of the beholder, then there are innumerable ways to see and to struggle with the events that took place a week ago at the Ħal Far tent village. What is clear, however, is that...
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Is the EU ready for new taxation rules for the digital economy?
The European Commission presented its Digital Taxation Package and proposed new rules to ensure that digital business activities are taxed in a fair and growth-friendly way in the EU. The measures...
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21 tigers now roam Mtaħleb animal park
Tigers at the Mtaħleb Wildlife Park have tripled in number since a fire burnt down the premises two years ago. The increase in tigers, which now amount to 21, is mostly the result of breeding,...
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Pharmacies open today - October 27, 2019
Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street, Valletta (2122 6281);Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2123 6477);Brown’s Pharmacy, 82, Victory Street, Qormi (2149...
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Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run incident
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Gzira late on Saturday. The police said the 26-year-old from Pieta' was injured when his Honda motorcycle was involved in a collision...
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