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PM interview on political developments tomorrow
The Sunday Times tomorrow will carry an interview with Prime Mnister Lawrence Gonzi ahead of Monday's confidence vote in Parliament. The interview will feature Dr Gonzi's reaction to last Wednesday's...
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Warships in Grand Harbour
Two frigates and a naval supply ship are in Grand Harbour on a short visit. They are the French Navys FS L'Adroit and the Potuguese Corte Real and the replenishment vessel Berlin of the German Navy,...
View ArticleMalta's starting line-up
The MFA has announced the following starting line-up for this afternoon's away friendly between Luxembourg and Malta. 1 Andrew Hogg, 2 Jonathan Caruana, 4 Gareth Sciberras, 5 Andrei Agius, 6 Alex...
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Patrol boat brings in 113 migrants
An AFM patrol boat had brought 113 migrants to Malta after their dinghy was intercepted by the AFM. The AFM said the rescue operation was triggered in the very early hours of this morning by alerts...
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Migrant jailed for assaulting policemen
A migrant was jailed for nine months today after he admitted in court to having assaulted and slightly injured four policemen at Hal Far open centre on Tuesday and assaulted another officer at Zurrieq...
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Ghedin's second stint off to flying start as Malta beats Luxembourg
Luxembourg 0 Malta 2 Pietro Ghedin enjoyed an excellent (second) debut as Malta coach as Michael Mifsud scored a brace in a 2-0 victory over Luxembourg in a friendly match at the Josey Barthel Stadium...
View ArticleUS naval fleet to shift towards Pacific
The United States will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore. The decision to...
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Welbeck strikes as England down Belgium
England wrapped up their pre-tournament preparations for Euro 2012 with a 1-0 win over Belgium at Wembley today courtesy of Danny Welbeck's maiden international goal. Manchester United youngster...
View ArticleThe penny has (finally) dropped
After a long deep sleep in their world of four week recesses and bliss, our politicians seem to have woken up to the realisation that online and social media are going to be the most important tools...
View ArticlePope's gesture to remarried Catholics does not herald change
Pope Benedict XVI has made an attempt to appease remarried Catholic divorcees by calling on parishes to integrate them, but he is a long way from changing the rules, Vatican watchers said today. Amid...
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Updated: Armed brigade surrounds Tripoli airport
A militia of Libyan ex-rebels seized control of Tripoli International airport this afternoon, surrounding planes with tanks and grounding all flights after their leader's apparent arrest, officials...
View ArticleOlic out of Euro 2012
Croatia were dealt a major blow today when striker Ivica Olic was ruled out of Euro 2012. Scans have revealed the full extent of the departing Bayern Munich frontman's thigh injury and he is expected...
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Record May traffic at Malta airport
Passenger movements at Malta International Airport grew by 5.8% during May reaching 344,008 passengers, a record for the month, MIA announced this afternoon. The news comes days after the NSO...
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BOV's share price advances to the €2.09 level
The share price of Bank of Valletta on the stock exchange today edged 1.5% higher to regain the €2.09 level (the highest price since 17 May) across eight trades totalling 7,550 shares. Shortly after...
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Better power tariffs thanks to interconnector - Fenech
Malta can look forward to better electricity rates following its interconnection with the Italian energy grid, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech told delegates at the opening of the Eurelectric annual...
View ArticleOxlade-Chamberlain aims to cap rise at Euros
England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain watched the last World Cup in a pub with his friends, but just two years later he is set to cap his meteoric rise by stealing the spotlight at Euro 2012. The...
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Denmark arrive in Poland for Euro 2012
Former European champions Denmark on Monday arrived in Poland to prepare for their Euro 2012 group matches, an AFP photographer at Szczecin airport in the northwest of the country said. Denmark,...
View ArticleEuro 2012 briefs
Euro 2012 briefs on Monday ahead of the championship which is being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine and kicks-off in Warsaw on Friday: Austrian coach set to do homework on Germans Austria’s coach...
View ArticleBilic optimistic ahead of Euro 2012
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic said on Monday, on the eve of his squad’s departure for Euro 2012, that their poor performance in a friendly against Norway last Saturday had not dampened his optimism. “I...
View ArticleGreece ‘no pushovers’ - Santos
Greece coach Fernando Santos has warned that they will be no pushovers in Euro 2012 while a repeat of their success at the tournament eight years ago could lift an ailing nation desperately in need of...
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