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Sea Watch Captain released – Salvini reacts and states he’ll make sure she’s sent back to her country

An Italian judge has ordered the release of the German captain of a migrant rescue ship who had been placed under house arrest for breaking an Italian naval blockade. Carola…

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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen nominated as EU Commission president – UPDATED

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been tapped to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker and lead the European Commission following marathon negotiations among EU leaders. The European Council, which is…

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June was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth

June was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the EU's satellite agency has announced. Data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for…

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Fourteen seamen killed after fire on Russian submarine

A 'fire' on a Russian submarine has left 14 people dead. The blaze broke out in Russian waters and an investigation into the incident has been launched, according to the…

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1,056 individuals were arrested in the EU in 2018 on suspicion of terrorism-related offences – Europol

Thirteen people lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks in the EU in 2018. All the attacks were jihadist in nature and committed by individuals acting alone, targeting…

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Tension loaded calmness in Hong Kong after violent protest day

A tense calm descended on Hong Kong early on Tuesday, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in chaotic scenes to…

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Use of personal email by aides to Donald Trump’s administration to be scrutinised

Top aides in President Donald Trump’s White House, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come under increased scrutiny for their use of personal emails and other…

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Turkish sailors released by Haftar’s forces

Six Turkish sailors were released by forces loyal to the east Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter Monday following a cascade of events that have both changed dynamics on the nation’s front…

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From Spitzenkandidat to Splitting candidate… the intrigues and backroom politics

The Spitzenkandidat, or "lead candidate," created in 2014 seems all but dead. Under that system, pan-European political groups nominated lead candidates for the European Parliament election who were also their…

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Two persons possibly exposed to nerve agent sarin at Facebook Inc mail facility in Silcon Valley

Two people were possibly exposed to the nerve agent sarin at a Facebook Inc mail facility in Silicon Valley which has been evacuated, a local fire official said on Monday.…

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Stowaway found dead in garden after falling from plane’s landing gear near Heathrow airport

A stowaway fell from a plane's landing gear as it approached Heathrow Airport and was later found dead in a garden. The man fell from a Kenya Airways plane at…

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Drowned father and daughter mourned as they’re laid to rest in El Salvador

The bodies of a man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas are being laid to rest in their native El Salvador. About…

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Jeremy Hunt warns that he’ll increase no-deal preparations on “day one” in Downing Street in case Brussels “refuses to budge”

Jeremy Hunt has set a “hard deadline” for negotiating a new Brexit deal, warning Brussels that if no agreement is reached he will call off talks by September 30 and…

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Malta- Sea claims second life in less than 24 hours

A man was certified dead after he found himself in difficulty while swimming in Pretty Bay, Birzebbugia, today, 1st July, 2019, at around 1520hrs. Preliminary investigations by the district Police…

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Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set in 2015 – Foreign Minister

Iran's foreign minister said it has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers. The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Javad…

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UPDATED: Missile crashes in Cyprus, indication it’s a Russian built missile

No one was hurt after what turned out to be a missile crashed north of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, early on Monday. Mustafa Akinci, the Turkish Cypriot leader, linked the…

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UPDATED: No agreement so far at EU special summit, meeting postponed to Tuesday

UPDATED: EU leaders meeting in Brussels remain divided over who should get the EU's top jobs, and talks have been suspended until Tuesday. Earlier, according to Politico, leaders are discussing…

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Italian Guardia di Finanza issues video of the final moment as the Morandi Bridge collapses

The Italian Guardia di Finanza (GdF) issued CCTV video showing the moment the Morandi Bridge collapsed on 14 August 2018 in Genova, northern Italy, killing 43 people and injuring…

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Court accepts Air Malta’s request to stop pilots’ industrial action – Updated

In a tweet, Minister Konrad Mizzi said that Air Malta requested the court to stop ALPA from taking illegal action. He added "Taxpayer funds will NOT guarantee retirement packages of…

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Malta – Man certified dead after swimming accident in St Peter’s Pool (Updated)

Update: The man retrieved from the sea near St Peter’s Pool in Delimara, in the limits of Marsaxlokk has been identified as a 69-year-old man from Żejtun. Earlier - A…

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16 out of the 24 persons rescued by AFM on Sunday aged between 3 and 16 years

The majority of the persons which were taken into Malta yesterday were children aged between 3 and 16 years. Yesterday afternoon 24 migrants were brought into Malta by the Armed…

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Ten persons killed in plane crash in Texas

A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board. The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, crashed shortly after take-off at…

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Erdogan threatens Haftar that Turkey ready to take necessary action over detained Turks in Libya

Turkey warned that forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar would become a “legitimate target” if a group of Turkish citizens that were detained over the weekend were not released immediately.…

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Air Malta pilots union gives notice of industrial actions – Updated

Air Malta pilots have given notice that with effect from midnight, they can resort to industrial actions. It is understood that the Pilots’ Union ALPA will start its actions from…

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Special meeting of the European Council to choose the candidates for EU top jobs

The leaders of the European Union are meeting Sunday for talks on nominations for the EU's top jobs at the Special European Council in Brussels, Belgium. The discussions were set…

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UPDATED: Historic meeting between Trump and Kim at the DMZ

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone. He became the first US President to cross into North Korea as he met Kim…

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Wildfires spread to France after temperatures hit 45.9C

Hundreds of firefighters and 10 aircraft have been battling to contain wildfires in southern France after a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures of 45.9C. Spain is also in a similar…

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Tension as Albania goes to the polls

Albania is set for an election like no other since emerging from half a century of communism in 1990. Prime Minister Edi Rama has campaigned hard for Sunday's local…

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Trump and Kim to meet Sunday at the DMZ

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone. The confirmation came from South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a joint news conference…

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Theresa May raises concerns on Khashoggi’s investigation and Yemen conflict

Theresa May has raised concerns about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the humanitarian cost of the conflict in Yemen during a face-to-face meeting with the Saudi crown prince at…

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Merkel backs ‘real’ lead candidates, tipping Timmermans and Weber for top EU jobs – Updated

Update: POLITICO reports that Merkel backs ‘real’ lead candidates, tipping Timmermans and Weber for top EU jobs In what is described as a slap at Macron, German chancellor focuses on…

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SeaWatch enters in Lampedusa’s harbour, Captain arrested – Updated

The Sea-Watch 3 entered Lampedusa and the persons on board have disembarked in the harbour. The decision follows a 16 day standoff between the Italian government and the crew of…

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US Mexico Drowning – Mother awaits her dead family’s return

Days after she lost her small daughter and husband to the treacherous currents of the Rio Grande, Tania Vanessa Avalos, 23, arrived back in El Salvador to await her family’s…

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Cartoon – The cost of Liberty at the border

In a cartoon by Dario Castillejos published first on Caglecartoons.com, Mexico, on June 26th, the Statue of Liberty, often used as a symbol of all what the USA stood for,…

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Trump wants to meet N Korea leader in demilitarised zone on Korean border today

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this weekend at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) on the border of North and South…

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G20 agree on reaffirming commitment towards 2016 climate change deal

At the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, most countries reaffirmed their commitment to the landmark 2016 Paris Agreement on tackling climate change. They declared the accord "irreversible" and committed to its "full…

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EU signs record trade deal with MERCOSUR block

The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. Mercosur consists of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The agreement brings…

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Malta : 52,448 properties approved by Planning Authority in 5 years, only half built yet – Times of Malta

The Times of Malta print edition reports that the Planning Authority has approved 52,448 properties in the past five years, according to published figures. From these only 26,827 properties are…

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Tension between the Vatican and China

The Vatican has told bishops and priests in China that they must follow their own consciences in deciding whether to register with the government, and it urged Catholics in the…

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Italy fines Facebook €1 million over Cambridge Analytica case

Italy's privacy regulator said Friday that it was fining Facebook one million euros for offenses related to the Cambridge Analytica case. The disgraced and now-defunct British company harvested the personal…

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UPDATED: France registers record temperatures as death recorded in the UK, Italy, and Spain

As a heat wave continues to scorch parts of Western Europe, a wildfire has broken out in northeastern Spain and France measured its highest-ever June temperature. The heat is expected…

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Photo Story: The Morandi Bridge demolition in Genova

A general view shows the demolition of the large towers '10' and '11' of the Morandi bridge using micro-explosive charges, in Genoa, northern Italy, 28 June 2019. Thousands of…

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Lawsuit filed in a US court accusing Haftar with war crimes

The Libya Express reports that four Libyan families residing in the United States have filed a lawsuit in an American court against Khalifa Haftar for war crimes, crimes against humanity…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing Newspaper Review

Good morning These are the main stories you find in today's newspapers frontpages in Malta. Check www.corporatedispatch.com to start your morning informed. The Times of Malta reports that the newly…

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Islamic State group claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing in Tunisia

France 24 reports that an Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombing in Tunisia. The report is based on a communication released by the Amaq propaganda outlet. Developing…

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Archbishop Scicluna recounts how his life got perhaps saved by a victim of sex abuse

Archbishop Scicluna while answering question during RTK’s programme Follow-up said that he himself was helped, perhaps his life saved, by a victim of sex abuse whose testimony he was listening…

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Heatwave to persist in Spain, France and the worst is yet to come

The current heatwave has kept a firm hold across France and Spain while Wednesday was one for the record books across Europe with daily, June and all-time temperature records…

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Tunisian President hospitalized

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, has been urgently taken to a military hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis", the presidency said. The announcement came after two suicide attacks…

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UPDATED: Twin suicide attacks in Tunisian capital

Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital on Thursday, injuring at least nine people. The first explosion was caused by a car bomb in one of the main…

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New concerns for Angela Merkel’s health as German Chancellor once more seen trembling in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen trembling once again during a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, eight days after a similar incident. Merkel, 64, was seen gripping her arms as…

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More U.S. towns falling victims to hackers

A town in Florida ended up paying $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on its computer system. The total paid by Florida municipalities over ransomware in the last two…

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Photo Story: Record heatwave grips most of Europe

A child plays at a water fountain in Duisburg, Germany, 26 June 2019. According to metereologists, temperatures are expected to rise to over 35 degrees nationwide and close to 40…

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Sea Watch ignores orders to stop, anchors in front of Lampedusa

The Sea-Watch 3 migrant-rescue ship on Wednesday defied an order from a tax police motor launch to stop and pressed on until it came close to the port of…

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Haftar’s forces lose key town of Gharyan

Libya's internationally recognised government says it has retaken the strategic town of Gharyan following clashes with insurgent forces. Forces loyal to the GNA launched a surprise attack on the town…

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U.S. Democratic candidates confront each other in first TV debate

Ten Democratic candidates have faced off in the first TV debate of the race to oust President Donald Trump from the White House next year. In the debate in in…

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This is Valeria…

This is Valeria. She died hanging on to her father, in an attempt to cross the US - Mexico border. The bodies of Oscar Alberto Ramirez and his daughter were…

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Corporate Dispatch End of Day Round Up

A Council of Europe report on the rule of law in Malta has been approved with 72 votes in favour, 18 against and 3 abstentions. Denmark’s new prime minister…

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