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Ħamrun Spartans striker Jorge Ailton Soares gets first Cape Verde call-up
Ħamrun Spartans striker Jorge Ailton Soares, aka Dodo, has been named in Cape Verde’s squad for the first time ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches this month. The African...
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Employers oppose proposed amendment to Interpretation Act
The Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) has condemned a proposed amendment to the Interpretation Act and urged the government take a step back to re-think it. The amendment will allow administrative...
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Spain legalises euthanasia, assisted suicide
Parliament voted through a law legalising euthanasia on Thursday making Spain one of few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering. A priority for...
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‘We are dependent on nature but nature is not dependent on us’
As museums and art galleries closed their doors due to the COVID-19 measures announced last week, many exhibitions had to shut down abruptly or else were postponed. One of these is the exhibition...
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Group of migrants relocated to France
A group of migrants were on Thursday relocated to France, following another two relocation exercises to Luxembourg and Portugal earlier in March. The Home Affairs Ministry said the relocated migrants...
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Chef's 'cry of despair' goes viral in lockdown Italy
A young Italian chef who has become a symbol of frustration with the never-ending coronavirus crisis said Thursday she wants Prime Minister Mario Draghi to listen to her "despair". A photo of Camilla...
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AstraZeneca vaccine 'safe and effective' - EU regulator
Europe's medical regulator said Thursday the AstraZeneca vaccine is "safe and effective" and not associated with a higher blood clot risk, after more than a dozen countries paused rollouts over health...
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EP debate on Daphne Caruana Galizia case blocked
A request by the European People's Party for a plenary debate on the latest revelations in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case has been blocked by the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European...
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Villa striker Watkins named in England squad for World Cup qualifiers
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone received their first England call-ups on Thursday ahead of three World Cup qualifiers. England manager Gareth Southgate has...
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Tottenham ‘disgrace’ leaves Mourinho in the firing line
Tottenham were branded “a disgrace” by captain Hugo Lloris after an embarrassing Europa League exit to Dinamo Zagreb left manager Jose Mourinho fighting to keep his job. Spurs travelled to the...
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Family pay tribute to father killed in Dwerja toilet roof collapse
Tributes have been paid to a man who was killed when the roof of the public toilet he was carrying out building work on collapsed. Charlie Attard, 52, was working on the building in Dwejra, Gozo when...
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Bayern draw PSG in Champions League quarters as Real face Liverpool
Holders Bayern Munich will face last year’s beaten finalists Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League, while Friday’s draw for the last eight also threw up a clash...
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179 new COVID cases found, as one patient dies
Another 179 people have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities said on Friday, while one further victim died with the virus. The 77-year-old woman passed away at Mater Dei Hospital. She is...
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Payment startups big winners of e-commerce boom
They were little known before the pandemic, but startups in the flourishing digital payment industry are now worth a fortune as COVID-19 has forced people to increasingly embrace e-commerce. Online...
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Mystery buyer of $69 mn digital artwork reveals identity
An Indian-born blockchain entrepreneur has revealed himself as the mystery buyer who paid a record $69.3 million for a digital artwork last week, describing his purchase as a shot fired for racial...
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Man. United to face Granada in Europa League quarter-finals
Manchester United were paired with Spanish side Granada in Friday’s draw for the quarter-finals of the Europa League, while Arsenal will take on Slavia Prague. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United, who beat...
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Police clamp down on illegal trapping - Committee Against Bird Slaughter
The police clamped down on three bird trappers and dismantled seven nets over the past few days, the Munich-based Committee Against Bird Slaughter claimed on Friday. In a statement on Friday CABS said...
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Lawyer Arthur Azzopardi files libel suit against university academic
Lawyer Arthur Azzopardi has filed a libel suit against University of Malta lecturer Simon Mercieca, over a blog post implicating the lawyer as a mastermind in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia....
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Do employers have a right to know which workers are vaccinated?
The government should clarify whether employers are entitled to know which employees have been vaccinated against COVID, according to Malta Chamber of Commerce recommendations. In its report on...
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Shame, frustration and dreams in Madrid’s ‘hunger lines’
Although her face is covered by a black mask, Rita Carrasco still wears bright red lipstick. But her easy smile faltered when she had to join Madrid’s “hunger lines” for food aid. “It was a hard...
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