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British MPs vote on gay marriage opt-out clause
An amendment to allow registrars to opt out of conducting same-sex marriages received the support of 150 MPs in a Commons vote last night. The MPs – many of them expected to be Conservative backbenchers – had signed an amendment that, if passed,...
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Morsi sending more forces to lawless Sinai
The Egyptian army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula yesterday after President Mohamed Morsi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who abducted seven members of the security forces last week. Radical Islamists have expanded...
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Tourists die as balloons collide
Two tourists died and 23 others were injured when two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour in Turkey yesterday, causing one to crash. An ascending balloon struck another’s wicker basket above it above central Turkey’s...
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Russian bombs kill four
Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others yesterday in one of the bloodiest attacks this year in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia’s North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist insurgency. Car...
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N. Korea fires sixth missile in three days
North Korea fired two short-range missiles yesterday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticising what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea’s Defence Ministry said North Korea had fired one...
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Putting an end to world hunger
World hunger could be eradicated if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural development, says a report from charity Christian Aid. Its report, Who Pays the Price? Hunger: The...
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Celebrities get Chelsea Flower Show look
A party of royal guests headed by the Queen were yesterday given a sneak preview of the Chelsea Flower Show, ahead of its public opening today. Prince Harry was also there to show his grandmother, patron of show organisers the Royal Horticultural...
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Bond to the rescue
James Bond has smashed up a few Aston Martins in his time, but vintage car owners gathered to celebrate how the spy came to the legendary British brand’s rescue. Meeting against the stunning backdrop of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich,...
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World briefs
The largest work ever displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts was unveiled in London yesterday, covering the entire facade of the building. Artist El Anatsui posed with his creation, a wall hanging sculpture that will sit covering the RA’s Burlington...
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Warming extremes ‘not as likely’
Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around...
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Announcements
GATT. On May 20, at Villa Messina, Rabat, MARY VIOLET, aged 82, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. Her loss is deeply mourned by her brother John, her nieces and their families, other relatives and friends. The funeral...
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MP insists on press freedom, disagrees with parliamentary privilege
Nationalist MP Charlo' Bonnici this evening criticised comments by Foreign Minister about reining in the media and insisted that freedom of expression was paramount in this day and age. Speaking in Parliament on the adjournment, Mr Bonnici said he...
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Opposition demands answers on the health service
Opposition health spokesman Joe Cassar has called on Minister Godfrey Farrugia to explain how the government would keep its electoral promise that health services would remain free of charge. Dr Cassar was speaking in Parliament on the reply to the...
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Police Commissioner appointed 'according to regulations'
Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia repeatedly insisted this evening that the new Commissioner of Police, Peter Paul Zammit, was appointed in total accordance with existing laws and regulations. He was answering a number of supplementary questions...
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Valletta Open Market may move to Ordinance Street
Talks are underway on a possible transfer of the Valletta open market to Ordinance Street, close to the entrance of Valletta, economic affairs minister Chris Cardona said this evening. He was replying to a parliamentary question by Jason Azzopardi.
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President not interested in a second term - explains Community Chest Fund controversy
President George Abela said today that the case where the board of the Malta Community Chest Fund offered to help the sister of his daughter-in-law in her masters’ course on eating disorders was a one-off incident and he was confident that the...
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17th century Guard returns to Valletta
Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna today displayed its new 17th century Guard for the first time at the De Valette Square in Valletta. This guard consists of a horse-mounted and foot soldier element depicting the soldiers of the Order of St John in the 17th...
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First flight nears, A350 could make Paris show flypast
Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks away. The timescales of its previous airliner launches suggests the European manufacturer could be...
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Gozo Church to rent St Joseph Home to government for use as Home for the elderly
St Joseph Home in Ghajnsielem is to be rented out by the Gozo Church to the government for use as an old people's home. The agreement was signed today in the presence of Bishop Mario Grech and Gozo Minister Anton Refalo. The government said the home...
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Former Slliema contracts manager acquitted of assault
Stephen Buhagiar, the former Sliema Council contracts manager who claimed he was asked for a bribe from former Mayor Nikki Dimech, has been acquitted of assaulting a member of the local council during an argument over a festival pole. The case...
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