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Space Oddity - First music video from outer space
A revised version of David Bowie's classic Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station has been an instant hit on You Tube. The Canadian astronaut has become a global superstar using his time in space...
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Show of modified cars at the Arena
The third edition of the annual Bay Arena Modified Car Show will be held between Friday May 24 and Sunday May 26 at the Bay Arena in St. Julians. It will coincide with the launch of the film ‘Fast & Furious 6’ at the Eden Cinemas. Featuring over 85...
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Maltese Silver collection could make more than €8,000 at auction
A collection of hand crafted 19th century Maltese silver, will be sold at English auctioneers Rowley's on May 21. The collection which is expected to make more than €8,000, when it goes under the hammer, belonged to a Maltese national who settled in...
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Shaken baby suffered brain haemorrhage
Forensic pathologist Mario Scerri told a court this morning in the ‘shaken baby’ case that the baby had suffered multiple fractures and brain haemorrhage. Dr Scerri was giving evidence in the case instituted against Nigerian footballer Akenade...
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Courts still awaiting Judge Pace death certificate to close case
The courts are still awaiting the death certificate of former judge Ray Pace in order to extinguish the court case against him and lift the freeze on his assets. Lawyers Stefano Filletti and Joe Mifsud appearing for Dr Pace lamented the fact that...
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Malta unlikely to follow Cyprus into crisis - Reuters analysis
Reuters news agency has published an analysis where it states that Malta in unlikely to follow Cyprus into crisis. The following is its report: "Cyprus and Malta have a lot in common: Mediterranean islands enjoying 10 months of sunshine a year, they...
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Bar owner, son, fired shots in self-defence
A bar owner and his son were today acquitted of attempted serious injury of an Eritrean man after a court found that they had fired pistols in self-defence after a group of people attacked them and their bar. Raymond Magri and his son Deniro of the...
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Two businesses briefly shut down for health reasons
Two businesses were briefly shut down last month by the Health authorities due to imminent risk to public health. They were Papillon Caterers at Triq tal-Handaq, Qormi and Lelmar Bar, St. Francis Street, Rabat, which were allowed to reopen once...
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Hotel staff cleared of theft
A mother and daughter were this morning acquitted of having stolen €400 from a Russian tourist at the Crown Hotel in St Paul's Bay. Emanuela and Kirsten Camilleri, aged 39 and 24 respectively, had been accused of taking the money from his bedside...
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Motorist fined €200 after hitting cyclist, breaking his legs
Christina Caruana, 22 of Marsaxlokk, was today fined €200 and had her driving licence suspended for two weeks after she admitted to running over a cyclist on April 26. The man, who is from Mali, was on his bike at Birzebbuga early in the morning...
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Teenagers on probation for injuring Arriva officer
A 17-year-old boy and his 18-year-old friend this morning admitted to seriously injuring an Arriva officer at the Valletta bus terminusat midnight on September 30. The incident happened as the two boys got onto to a moving bus and were told to get...
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New board to reform St Vincent de Paul Home management
A management board has been set up at St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly to steamline the management of the home and make it more efficient and sustainable. The board was announced by Social Policy Minister Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and the...
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Potato farmer in online video unperturbed by criticism
The young farmer who gained popularity over the past weeks after featuring in an online video about potato harvesting in Malta remained undisturbed by the criticism it received. “I just took the criticism positively as it gave the video a push. On...
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Man bites off part of ear in fight
A man bit off a good part of another’s ear in a fight over a parking incident. Police picked up the bit of ear from the ground afterwards. The incident happened on Saturday. Melvin Abela, 35, was reversing his car when to park he spotted a young...
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Strong wind warning
The MIA Met Office warned this morning that a Northwest wind will be strong over the Maltese islands . The warning is valid tilll 9 pm. The sea will be rough.
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Man ‘bites off’ part of ear in fight
A man bit off a good part of another’s ear in a fight over a parking incident in which a little girl was involved, a court heard yesterday. Police picked up the bit of ear from the ground afterwards. The incident happened on Saturday evening, when...
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PN gives Busuttil his two deputies
Nationalist Party councillors yesterday approved a proposal by new leader Simon Busuttil for the party to have two deputy leaders instead of one. Councillors gathered at an extraordinary general council unanimously approved the statutory changes...
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Fenech Adami and Buttigieg go head-to-head for deputy leader
The two roles may seem to overlap but a deputy leader for party affairs can co-exist with the general secretary, according to Beppe Fenech Adami and Claudette Buttigieg. The two Nationalist MPs have confirmed they will be submitting their names for...
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Colour is the big winner at Malta Fashion Awards
The third edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Malta culminated in a grand finale with the Malta Fashion Awards on Saturday night. New and established designers showcased their collections to more than 4,000 fashionistas filling the MFCC in Ta’...
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Woman injured herself over imaginary beating
A spurned woman inflicted wounds on herself in an imagined story about her former boyfriend breaking into her home and beating her up. But she was yesterday cleared of filing a false police report after a court heard that the woman suffers from a...
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