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Aġenzija Żgħażagħ launches Life Skills Lab 2025 for youths in Malta and Gozo
Aġenzija Żgħażagħ has inaugurated Life Skills Lab 2025. This summer programme will offer youths across the Maltese islands ...
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Malta reaffirms its support to the people of Ukraine; joins call for a lasting ceasefire
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg reaffirmed Malta's steadfast support for the people of Ukraine during a special meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in ...
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New Pope was in Malta two years ago, said Mass in Mosta
Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV was in Malta two years ago and said Mass at the Mosta Rotunda. On 28 November 2023, then Cardinal ...
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Prime Minister visits event organised by Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta (SEM) for Europe Day
Prime Minister Robert Abela visited the activities organised at Freedom Square, Valletta, to mark Europe Day 2025, organised by Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta (SEM). This ...
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Siggiewi council must pay €74,873 after motorcyclist suffers permanent disability in pothole crash
A court has ordered the Siggiewi Local Council to pay €74,873 in damages to Cem Kofoglu, a motorcyclist who suffered a permanent disability after hitting a pothole on a poorly maintained road in ...
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Malta confirmed with largest maritime registry in Europe, to introduce e-certificates for vessels
Malta’s Ship Register grew by almost 10%, confirming that Malta’s maritime sector has continued strengthening its position internationally. In the first quarter of 2025, Malta ...
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Lions in Naxxar to be moved in next few days to another premises, activists say
Animal rights group Vuci ghall-Annimali has said that the four lions and a panther that had been found in a Nexxar building are going to be moved in the next few days. The animals had been found ...
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Faith, power and missionary work: some highlights from Pope Leo XIV's first homily
Pope Leo XIV touched on faith, power and corruption in the homily of the first Mass he celebrated after being elected pontiff. Here are some highlights. His first words in ...
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No single country can address challenge of migration alone, Metsola tells Merz
Fresh from his election as Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz flew to Brussels to meet President Roberta Metsola at the European Parliament, to mark Europe Day. President Metsola ...
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‘Today’s youth know their impact and are shaping the future,’ Speaker says at EkoSkola 2025 opening
Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia said that today's youth know what they want and what impact they can have, and said that they are not simply participating, they are shaping the future. In a ...
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Ex-model testifies Weinstein sexually assaulted her at 16 and 19, says ‘my soul was removed from me'
A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most ...
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Over 10,000 join call for Manoel Island to be turned into national heritage park, NGO says
A parliamentary petition calling for Manoel Island to be turned into a national heritage park has been signed by over 10,000 people in the six weeks since its launch, a statement issued by Moviment ...