“There is no way a conscious crew would inadvertently descend through some 30,000 feet without being aware.”

Captain Mark Micallef Eynaud on the Germanwings disaster before it became known the plane was down­ed deliberately by the co-pilot.


“Law-abiding hunters shouldn’t be held responsible for criminals and bullies.”

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says he will voting Yes in the April 11 spring hunting referendum.


“When I spoke of the need to carry out another census… I was met with reactions of panic.”

Archbishop Charles Scicluna asked on TimesTalk whether the Church was avoiding a new census on Church attendance because it fears the result.


“It sounds like something out of a movie: I was on the Costa Concordia that sank and the Fascinosa when gunmen shot down tourists in Tunis.”

Sicilian musical entertainer Antonello Tonna on his extra­ordinary experience.


“I’ll never forget the move of that policeman who approached me and stealthily stuck a baton under my [desk’s] platform.”

Mr Justice Michael Mallia in his farewell speech recounting the day when his courtroom and office were set on fire in June, 1987, by Labour supporters, a year after he was appointed magistrate under a new PN government.


“Europe is standing by Malta to face and address this issue [of migration] in a more efficient way.”

European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos speaking in Valletta after a round of talks with the government.


“Erin Tanti had air in his chest, around his lung, necessitating a potentially life-saving procedure.”

Cardiothoracic surgeon Peter Paul Vassallo, giving evidence in the case against Mr Tanti, who is accused of murdering Lisa Marie Zahra, 15, and assisting her suicide. His injuries are consistent with a fall.

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