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Vatican watchdog investigates possible money laundering
The Vatican’s new financial watchdog said yesterday it had detected six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money last year, citing this as proof of its commitment to transparency. The head of the Vatican’s Financial Intelligence...
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Announcements
Mr MARIO CORRIERI and Ms CLAUDIA CASTILLO The marriage between MARIO and CLAUDIA was celebrated on May 23, 1963 at Balzan parish church. God bless you both and thank you for all you have done for us. Gabriella and Richard, Daniela and Frederick,...
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Disaster captain must face trial
The captain of the Costa Concordia has been ordered to stand trial over the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people. Francesco Schettino will be the only defendant in the trial, which begins on...
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Edwin Borg Costanzi
Charles Farrugia, University Ombudsman, writes: Edwin Borg Costanzi is no longer with us. Yet, the press seems to have ignored completely the passing away of the man who laid the foundations for a modern University at Tal-Qroqq. Many regarded the...
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World briefs
James Bond’s geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale. The prop was key to the plot of the film as it helped the agent locate stolen...
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What’s on today
At Lily Agius Gallery, Sliema, The Spring Art Collection: Celia Borg Cardona, Debbie Caruana Dingli, Joan Zammit Cutajar and Kenneth Zammit Tabona exhibit their latest collections of watercolour and oil paintings. At St James Cavalier, Valletta, WW,...
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Russian animal astronauts return to Earth
A Russian space capsule containing mice, sand eels, geckos, gerbils, snails, fish and plants has returned to Earth after a month-long mission in space. The Bion-M craft performed a parachute-assisted landing on a field in the Orenberg region, 1,200...
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Video - Soldier hacked to death in London terror attack
Two suspected terrorists "brutally murdered" a soldier in broad daylight in London this afternoon, prompting a major emergency response from the British Government. One of the men behind the attack in Woolwich, south east London, was filmed wielding...
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Malta backs EU Treaty amendments proposed by Ireland
The Foreign Affairs Committee agreed today to recommend ratification of amendments to the EU Treaty of Lisbon which address concerns by the Republic of Ireland on the Right of Life and the Family, the right of member states to retain their...
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PM suggests European Commission likely to impose excessive deficit procedure on Malta
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat strongly suggested this afternoon that the European Commission will likely issue excessive deficit procedures against Malta over its failure to keep its deficit below the EU threshold last year. Whether or not the...
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Restored Russian Chapel at San Anton Palace inaugurated
President George Abela this evening inaugurated the restored Russian Chapel at San Anton Palace in Attard. The chapel has served Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic denominations. Designed by General Sir George Whitmore, the 19th century chapel was...
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Architect appointed Freeport chairman
Robert Sarsero, an architect, has been appointed chairman of the Freeport. The other directors are Mario Grima and Ronnie Pellegrini. Mr Pellegrini is a manager at the GWU's printing company and was a former aide to the notorious 1980s Labour...
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Court prohibits developers from building more than two storeys above ground floor
A court has upheld an application filed by the Augustinians against BCD Projects Ltd and Jesmond Bonello requesting the issue of a warrant of prohibitory injunction against respondents. The court was requested to prohibit respondents from continuing...
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timesofmalta.com service returning to normal
The possible cyber-attack on the timesofmalta.com's servers yesterday evening has been reported to the Police Cyber Crimes Unit for investigation. A company spokeswoman said: “Our site and servers were never touched and our security was not...
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Cloud of fine dust envelops Malta
A dust cloud enveloped Malta today, significantly reducing visibility. The dust was blown towards Malta from North Africa by a strong south-westerly wind, which, the Met Office said, is expected to get stronger during the night. Flight operations...
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Gianluca's Tomorrow in BBC's Top 40
Malta’s Eurovision participant Gianluca Bezzina has made it to the BBC’s Top 40 UK Singles list with his song Tomorrow. Gianluca entered the charts in 37th place, three places ahead of Psy's new single Gentleman. In the contest, the UK awarded...
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Updated: 10 Gozo Channel employees stole thousands of euros from cafeterias
Ten Gozo Channel cafeteria workers were this afternoon charged with stealing thousands of euros in cash from the tills between 2007 and earlier this month, when they were caught. James Joseph Muscat, 35, of Xaghra, pleaded not guilty and was granted...
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PN concerned that government is undermining Malta's economic credibility
The Nationalist Party today expressed concern that the government is undermining Malta's credibility and thus harming the economy. In a statement following comments made by the finance minister at the parliamentary economic affairs committee...
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Sleep chore-ing
A mum has developed a bizarre condition in which she cleans and tides the house in her sleep, The Sun reports. Claire Bartlett, 50, of Newport, south Wales, does the dishes, dusts and even shines the windows in a deep slumber. The odd habit started...
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Mario Vella appointed Malta Enterprise chairman
Dr Mario Vella, an economist and former president of the Labour Party has, as expected, been appointed chairman of Malta Enterprise. He has been effectively running ME since the end of March. William Wait is the deputy chairman while the members are...
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