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All councils but one submit accounts on time
Nearly all councils have submitted their management financial accounts for auditing within the stipulated time, the government said. This is the first time, since councils were set up, that all councils but one submitted their accounts on...
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Several dead, 550 injured in Argentina train crash
Several people were killed and 550 were injured when a crowded passenger train slammed into the buffers at a railway station today in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, officials said. Many of those hurt in the rush-hour incident...
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GO set for faster mobile internet speed
GO plc said today that it is set to raise mobile internet download speed to 21 Mbps within a few weeks. "Thanks to the substantial investment programme started last September, GO is already in a position to offer 14.4 Mbps speeds for...
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High volumes traded in IHI and GO
The MSE Share Index moved 0.3% higher on the exchange today, to surpass the 3,000-point level on the back of increases in the share prices of GO plc and International Hotel Investments plc. GO plc recovered from a new all-time low of...
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Truth about Mintoff is 'somewhere in the middle' – Mario de Marco
Dom Mintoff remains an enigma who fought to bring about change but then resisted the change he inspired, Culture Minister Mario de Marco said today in an emotional speech after a screening of the documentary Dear Dom. Dr de Marco said this...
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Austria to hold off on ACTA ratification until EU decision
Austria will hold off on ratifying the controversial anti-online piracy treaty ACTA until the European parliament has ruled on it, the interior ministry said today. The announcement came after the European Commission said it had asked the...
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Prawns recalled
One kilogramme prawn packets –Gamberi Rosso (Cinese) Sgusciato, expiring on March 1, 2013, lot number 11110 -02/03/2011, originating from China and packed in Italy have been recalled because of the possible presence of sulphites over the...
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Rare sound deflector, air raid siren salvaged from Mosta school
An original WWII air raid warning siren and the only known surviving sound deflector were this afternoon salvaged from the top of the clock tower at the MCAST building in Targa Gap. The operation was carried out using a 150 feet crane.
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Court finds chambermaid's sexual assault claims unproven
A prominent businessman - who cannot be named by court order - was today acquitted of sexually assaulting a chambermaid at the Golden Sands Hotel after a court found that her version of events was not credible. The alleged case took place...
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More investment in SmartCity - work moving at a faster pace
SmartCity Malta said today that its shareholders had authorised a €35m increase in direct investment, raising the capital base to €66 million. This capital consists of a direct investment by SmartCity in Dubai, and does not...
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Two candidates for the priesthood
Archbishop Paul Cremona on Friday will preside over a concelebrated Mass during which two seminarians will ask the Church to accept them as candidates for ordination to the Diaconate and the Presbiterate, the Curia said. The celebration...
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France drops mademoiselle status
Forget what you learned in French class about "madame" and "mademoiselle" - the French government now says women's marital status should not matter - at least when it comes to the country's far-reaching bureaucracy. A new circular from...
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Man gets off with suspended sentence as time heals all wounds
A man who hit the partner of his estranged wife with a sickle almost 12 years ago, was convicted of the crime today but got off with a two-year suspended sentence after the court heard how the injuries were not serious and the victim had...
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Four more bodies found in cruise liner wreck
Four bodies have been located in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia, the office of the official tasked with the clean up of the January 13 disaster said today. "Bodies of victims have been located. It seems...
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EU may suspend funds to Hungary over persisting deficit
The European Commission has proposed to suspend €495 million of Cohesion Fund to Hungary for 2013 over its failure to address excessive deficit "This unprecedented step...
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Melita extends Paceville free wi-fi
Melita is extending free wi-fi access in Paceville until the end of April 2012. "The results obtained from this pilot project are very encouraging. We have also received very good feedback from our clients and other stakeholders. We...
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EU refers ACTA to court
The European Commission said today that it has asked the EU's highest court to rule on the legality of a controversial treaty covering copyright, counterfeiting and Internet freedom. The EU executive "decided today to ask the European...
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The weigh to go
A strategy aimed at reversing the growing trend of obesity was launched by Health Minister Joe Cassar this morning. "A healthy weight for life strategy" aims to reduce the self-reported overweight adult population from 36 to 33 per cent,...
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New regulations on quarry blasting
Mepa is to introduce a set of regulations on blasting in quarries, chairman Austin walker said today. Addressing the press, he said the guidelines will come into force through environmental permits which will be granted to the quarry...
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Updated: Mirages roar back into the sky, head back home
Updated, Adds video - The two Libyan Mirage fighter jets which were flown to Malta by defecting pilots a year ago, roared back into the air just after Noon today and are heading back home. The planes arrived in Malta...
