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Planning Authority and BOV sign agreement to streamline property compliance checks

The Planning Authority and Bank of Valletta have signed a new agreement allowing the bank to rely directly on compliance ...
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7th edition of Mqabba 5K run to take place on 1 May

The 7th edition of the Mqabba 5K Run in aid of ALS Malta+ once again confirms its commitment to a more inclusive community. This year it will feature a record number of athletes and will take place on ...
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Property prices in Malta continue to rise at a faster rate than the European average, PN says

Statistics issued today by the National Statistics Office (NSO) confirm that property prices in Malta continue to increase month after month, the Nationmalist Party said Tuesday. In the last ...
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Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached

Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned ...
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First oral health training programme for elderly care homes launched

The Older Persons Standards Authority (OPSA) has launched a new oral health training programme for carers in residential homes across Malta and Gozo, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Active Ageing ...
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No ethics breach found in Gozo Hospital recruitment allegations

An investigation into allegations of nepotism in the recruitment of clerical staff at Gozo General Hospital has found no breach of ethics by Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela, and the case has been ...
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PN demands answers from Anton Refalo on Qala property tied to mafia boss

The Nationalist Party has urged Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo and Prime Minister Robert Abela to address mounting ...
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Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges Monday as his ultimatum ...
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3 killed as high winds topple a tree on an Easter egg hunt in Germany

Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an ...
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Refalo says he does not know who Totò Riina is as questions mount over Gozo property link

Minister Anton Refalo said he did not know who notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Totò Riina was when confronted by an Italian journalist over allegations that a Gozo property he leases had once ...
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Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex backs call for Noma Island to be removed from off Comino

Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex said Tuesday it fully supported the Għajnsielem Local Council in calling for the immediate removal of Noma Island from off Comino. The NGO passed on a ...
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Michael Bublé to hold concert in Malta this July

Michael Bublé will be performing at Malta's national park, Ta' Qali, on July 8, organisers announced. The Canadian icon, who has dominated charts with hits like Haven't Met You Yet, Feeling ...