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Thu,25 Feb 2021 10:30:37 +0100
John Dalli bid for €1 million in damages dismissed by EU court
Former EU Commissioner again denied by EU Court in his third bid to claim damages for his 2012 resignation

Thu,25 Feb 2021 10:10:01 +0100
[WATCH] Prime Minister says police task force probing Caruana Galizia murder will continue to function
Prime Minister Robert Abela in Castille briefing warns it would be  'a mistake for anyone to believe they enjoy impunity'

Thu,25 Feb 2021 07:31:07 +0100
How Manoel Island is set to change
The uncovering of the remains of a 19th century quarantine cemetery has led to a 10,000sq.m park on the site of the Manoel Island development, even though its visual impact from Ta’ Xbiex and Gzira will remain significant

Thu,25 Feb 2021 07:28:14 +0100
Cannabis legalisation: There can be no way forward without a White Paper
Despite changes in 2014 that introduced a non-criminal tribunal for people caught with small amounts of drugs, the law still empowers police to arrest pot smokers

Thu,25 Feb 2021 07:05:00 +0100
It’s one of our only truly national products… so the ‘ġbejna’ has to go
Not to get all mushy about what is, at the end of the day, ‘just a small piece of cheese’; but I do think the Maltese ġbejna deserves a somewhat more dignified fate than that

Wed,24 Feb 2021 19:56:28 +0100
[WATCH] 'Every person, from mastermind to executioner, in Caruana Galizia murder is apprehended,' Police Commissioner says
Police confiscate two cars, more than €70,000 in cash, fire arms, cash counting machines, 25 mobile phones and two laptops from residences in Baħrija and Swieqi when arresting three men involved in the Caruana Galizia and Carmel Chircop m...

Wed,24 Feb 2021 18:55:04 +0100
[WATCH] Adrian Agius accused of commissioning Carmel Chircop murder • Robert Agius, Jamie Vella charged with supplying Caruana Galizia bomb
Brothers Adrian and Robert Agius, their associate Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio are arraigned over their involvement in the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Carmel Chircop

Wed,24 Feb 2021 17:56:34 +0100
COVID-19 wipes off nearly €70 million in revenue for Malta International Airport
MIA posts first-ever loss of €4.3 million as COVID-19 makes 2020 worst traffic result since the airport’s privatisation in 2002

Wed,24 Feb 2021 17:53:44 +0100
Presidential pardon published: Vince Muscat has to identify people involved in Carmel Chircop murder
Presidential pardon conditions: Vince Muscat has to identify persons who commissioned and executed lawyer Carmel Chircop's murder • Give details of money paid • What happened to fire arm and car used in the assassination

Wed,24 Feb 2021 15:49:13 +0100
COVID-19: Bars and band clubs to remain shut in March, Chris Fearne says
Closure of bars and band clubs to be extended • COVID-19 UK variant made up 8% of all new Malta cases over the past seven days 

Wed,24 Feb 2021 15:10:48 +0100
Libyan prime minister designate asks Malta for more support
Libyan prime minister designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah asks Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo for Malta’s support on travel visas, flights and bank accounts for Libyan nationals

Wed,24 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +0100
Man cleared of stealing ‘Maksar’ brother’s Mercedes in mysterious case
A man on bail for murder has been cleared of stealing a Mercedes belonging to one of the ‘tal-Maksar’ brothers from Qormi

Wed,24 Feb 2021 13:14:35 +0100
[WATCH] Repubblika protest calls for Rosianne Cutajar's resignation
Repubblika activists are protesting outside the Justice Ministry and calling for Rosianne Cutajar's resignation over her close relationship with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech

Wed,24 Feb 2021 13:04:09 +0100
Emergency ambulance workers being paid less than their animal ambulance counterparts
Emergency ambulance responders are being paid around €5,000 less than animal ambulance workers, the UĦM Voice of the Workers says

Wed,24 Feb 2021 12:49:37 +0100
Times bribery case: Charles Mercieca ‘charged on the basis of nothing’ says lawyer
Yorgen Fenech’s lawyer Charles Mercieca insists there is ‘absolutely no evidence’ against him in attempted bribery case of Times of Malta journalist

Wed,24 Feb 2021 12:36:47 +0100
COVID-19: Two deaths and 226 new cases
COVID-19 update for 24 February | 2 deaths • 226 new cases • 220 recoveries • 2,504 active cases • Swab tests past 24 hours 3,274 • Vaccine doses administered till Tuesday 68,779

Wed,24 Feb 2021 11:10:03 +0100
Paceville: 33-storey ‘sleek’ tower to rival high Mercury House
PX Lettings tower promises to be ‘sensitive answer to the contemporary challenges of Paceville’s development’

Wed,24 Feb 2021 10:56:32 +0100
Social workers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Around 700 workers at the Foundation for Social Welfare Services start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

Wed,24 Feb 2021 10:48:01 +0100
Study to pave way for government car fleet shift to electric
A study will determine the requirements for the public service car fleet to shift to electric vehicles

Wed,24 Feb 2021 10:28:14 +0100
Malta has highest second dose COVID vaccine coverage in EU and fourth globally
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows that Malta tops the EU and is fourth globally for population inoculated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine



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