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Austria's chancellor says Malta is receiving too many vaccine doses
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Friday suggested that some European countries may have signed "secret contracts" with vaccine companies to receive more vaccines than they were entitled to based...
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Boat operator insists she broke no rules in weekend trip
The operator of a catamaran that was escorted back to shore by Transport Malta on Saturday insists she did not break any COVID-19 rules during the excursion. Pictures on social media showing dozens...
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Wimbledon chiefs say players must stay at official hotels
Wimbledon chiefs ruled on Friday that players at this year’s tournament must stay in official hotels as part of strict coronavirus control measures. The All England Club is determined to minimise the...
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Community work scheme extended, to be overseen by local government
The community worker scheme, which helps unemployed people gain work experience and improve their chances of finding a job, has been extended. The scheme originally launched in 2009 and reformed in...
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French Oscars hope for fresh start after year of crises
France's annual celebration of cinema, Les Cesars, was hoping for renewal on Friday after a bitter fall-out last year over the industry's response to the #MeToo movement. The entire board of the...
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Double-decker bus tragedy: driver's breathalyser test was negative
The driver of a double-decker tourist bus that crashed in 2018, killing two and injuring many others, tested negative in a breathalyser test after the incident, a court heard on Friday. Charles...
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Captain Modric headlines Croatia squad for Malta World Cup qualifier
Croatia captain Luka Modric is one of the big stars selected by coach Zlatko Dalic for the opening qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, including against Malta. Runners-up in the previous edition of the...
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Villa Frere NGO sounds alarm about Pietà seafront guesthouse plans
NGO Friends of Villa Frere has warned that plans for a guesthouse in Pietà will "mutilate" a protected building and destroy the context of two others. The plans, which are currently awaiting Planning...
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Man accused of murdering his own son to be released from custody
An elderly man accused of killing his son has been released from preventative custody after providing the necessary third party guarantees. Salvu Dalli, 68, is pleading not guilty to the wilful...
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PN nominates victim's lawyer to Building and Construction Authority
The Nationalist Party has nominated lawyer David Bonello to sit on the new Building and Construction Authority. Bonello is the lawyer representing the family of Miriam Pace in court. Pace was killed...
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European 'green pass' likely only for EU authorised jabs
The EU's planned digital "green pass" showing the status of vaccinated people will probably only take into account jabs authorised by the bloc's medicines regulator, a top official said on Friday. The...
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Holdup suspect runs away with cash... and a tracking device
A man who allegedly held a betting outlet manager at gunpoint ran away with €1,300 and a tracking device handed over with the cash. The alleged armed robbery took place at a shop on Naxxar Road in...
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PN proposes a COVID advisory board and measures pegged to key targets
The Nationalist Party wants the government to create a scientist-led COVID advisory board and has proposed pegging public health measures to key indicators. Speaking at a press conference earlier...
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Can Italy’s Dante have justice, 700 years after his death?
Dante’s Divine Comedy, considered one of the world’s greatest literary works, came to light after a miscarriage of justice which Italian legal experts now want to correct – some seven centuries on....
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Chris Fearne dismisses Austria's claims of 'secret deals' for extra vaccines
Health Minister Chris Fearne has rubbished suggestions that Malta is secretly procuring extra vaccine doses under the noses of other EU member states. Fearne said all COVID-19 vaccines obtained by...
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Verstappen shines as Hamilton loses way in Bahrain sandstorm
Max Verstappen laid down an early marker ahead of the world championship on the opening day of pre-season F1 testing in Bahrain on Friday while Lewis Hamilton suffered a nightmare start as a sandstorm...
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Most of Italy back in lockdown as new COVID wave puts hospitals under strain
Schools, restaurants, shops and museums across most of Italy will close from next week, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned of a "new wave" of coronavirus infections. One year after it became the...
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Lazio struggle past Crotone as Bayern salvage job looms
Lazio beat rock-bottom Crotone 3-2 in the Italian top flight on Friday, just days ahead of facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Simone Inzaghi’s team are already 4-1 down to the defending...
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Gonzi calls for bigger efforts to unravel evil web in Caruana Galizia case
Lawrence Gonzi has urged for heightened efforts to ensure justice in the case of Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and to unravel the "evil web" that surrounds the case. The former prime minister...
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UK police identify body of missing London woman, cop quizzed over murder
British police holding a fellow officer on suspicion of kidnap and murder said Friday a body discovered in woodland was that of a missing woman at the centre of a high-profile case that has stoked...
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