Lacklustre trading continues
Trading activity across the local equity market remained low with only four active shares today. However, the MSE Share Index climbed by 1.14% to 3,040.515 points following strong gains in the share...
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Abandon Assad, urges ex Syrian PM
Syria's former prime minister has appealed for other senior officials to abandon president Bashar Assad in his first public comments since defecting. Riad Hijab spoke after leaving his post and...
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Jackpot winner was told to shut up as he announced win
The winner of Britain's second biggest Lottery tried to tell his wife that they had scooped £148.6 million but she told him to be quiet as she was trying to get their children to sleep Music shop...
View ArticleFrench rioters shoot at police
Rioters have shot at police during a wave of violence that swept part of the northern French town of Amiens. Youths pulled drivers from their cars, stealing the vehicles, and burned a school and a...
View ArticleUEFA best play shortlist released
Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been named on the short list for UEFA's Best Player in Europe award. The three nominated players received the most overall points from the first...
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Assad controls only 30 percent of Syria - former PM
Former Syrian prime minister Riyad Hijab said today that President Bashar al-Assad's government is falling apart and controls only 30 percent of the country. In his first public appearance since...
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Analysis of comments on draft curriculum published
The Ministry of Education has published an analysis of more than 200 submissions made in an eight-month consultation on the framework of the National Minimum Curriculum. In an executive summary, it...
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Process for beatification of Grand Master Andrew Bertie initiated
The process for the beatification of the late Grand Master and Prince Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie is to begin in the coming months, the Grand Magistry of the Order of Malta said. Fra' Andrew...
View ArticlePlanes aid Spanish wildfires fight
Morocco has sent two water-bombing planes to help Spain battle a 10-day-old wildfire that has burned nearly 10% of the land on the Canary Island of La Gomera. The wildfires are the latest blazes in a...
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Presely's ex-wife, daughter at Graceland
Fans of Elvis Presley cheered as his daughter and ex-wife appeared publicly at Graceland to personally thank them for their loyalty, 35 years after the music legend's death. AFP TV reports
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Lawmaker says Germany should not have same ECB voting rights 'as Malta'
Several lawmakers in Angela Merkel's coalition are demanding radical reform of the European Central Bank's voting structure to strengthen Germany's influence, highlighting worries in Europe's biggest...
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Liverpool 'paying price for past mistakes' - owner
Liverpool owner John W. Henry claims the English Premier League club is still paying the price for the financial turmoil that engulfed it during the chaotic regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett....
View Article60 die in gold mine landslide
At least 60 people have been killed in a landslide at a gold mine in a remote area of north-eastern Congo, an official has said. Local administrator Faustin Drakana Kananga told The Associated Press...
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MIH's profits surge on increased occupancy in Libya property
This morning, Mediterranean Investments Holding plc published its 2012 half-year results revealing a net profit of €4.4 million compared to €0.1 million in the first half of 2011. The surge in...
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Ecuador grants asylum to Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador after taking refuge in the country's embassy in London. The announcement will increase tensions between the UK and the...
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PL says immigration remains a concern
The Labour Party said today that the arrival of some 160 migrants in Malta last night showed how this problem was continuing to persist. In a statement, Michael Falzon, shadow minister for home...
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Action to remove camps expected within a few days
The government may act to remove the illegal campers at Il-Maghluq in Marsaxlokk before the 15-day time limit given in a Mepa enforcement notice, Land Minister Jason Azzopardi told Marsaxlokk local...
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Ferguson hopeful Van Persie will play on Monday
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is hopeful new signing Robin van Persie will play in his side's Premier League opener against Everton on Monday. "The fee has been agreed, which we're delighted...
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'Thief' injured himself while breaking into residence
The police have arrested a man they suspect broke into a house in Mosta yesterday. He is expected to be arraigned in the coming days. The man allegedly injured himself while trying to rob the place....
View Article'Robin Hood' mayor in new protest
The mayor of a small Spanish town who admitted taking part in Robin Hood-style looting of supermarkets today joined a protest march calling for more government aid for the unemployed. Juan Manuel...
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