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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
A leaked Labour Party database showing voting preferences of tens of thousands of voters has shone a spotlight on Malta’s murky election practices. Source: Times of Malta
The opening of the spring hunting season has been unanimously approved by government. The season will be open from the 10th to the 30th April, despite concerns on lack of enforcement due to the lack of police resources and coronavirus outbreak. Source: Malta Today
The Gozo Business Chamber (GBC)and the Gozo Tourism Association (GTA) in a joint statement said that the guarantee scheme launched by the Malta Development Bank is not attractive at all to business operators. Source: Newsbook
The Coronavirus does not discriminate between people, and the response to this virus must be grounded in solidarity, inclusion and equity, Integra Director Maria Pisani told The Malta Independent. “We cannot discriminate between who receives care and support.” Source: The Malta Independent
The latest Coronavirus update has revealed that the total number of cases in Malta has now reached 227 after the Health Authorities confirmed 14 new Covid cases today, all of which were transmitted locally. Source: TVM
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Greece quarantines second migrant camp after COVID-19 case confirmed
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EU’s von der Leyen calls for ‘Marshall Plan’ for Europe
Lombardy enacts a law obliging citizens to wear face masks
Photo Story: Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass
Virus alters Holy Week celebration worldwide
Kennedy family once more hit by tragedy
New Zealand issue new lockdown guidance that separates families and lovers who don’t live together
Gulf states step up coronavirus fight, first death in Kuwait
Coronavirus cases in Libya increase
Global cases are now over 1.2 million
Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises above 500
Trump tells Americans to expect ‘a lot of death’
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and the head of Russia...
Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said.
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MUT calls for quality-focused tertiary education
The Malta Union of Teachers has called for a shift in tertiary education away from measuring success by the number...
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Labour ‘cannot pretend it heard nothing’ from Fenech trial - PL President
Labour Party president Alex Sciberras has said the party cannot pretend it “heard nothing...
The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious package of tax reforms aimed at simplifying tax rules across the European Union, reducing compliance burdens for businesses and strength...
The European Union's new Migration and Asylum Pact enters into force on 12 June, ushering in the most significant reform of the bloc's migration framework in years and placing renewed em...
Electric vehicle sales in the European Union reached record levels in 2026, driven by a wave of more affordable models as carmakers work to meet EU emissions targets, according to a new ...
Authentic Brands Group has approached Mattel about a takeover that could value the Barbie maker at around $6 billion or more, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Artificial intelligence has already transformed industries such as finance and education, but one of its most important tests may come in medicine: discovering new drugs.
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Malta’s new pay transparency regulations, which came into effect on the 5th of June, aim to strengthen fairness and equality in the workplace, but employers are warning that the rushed i...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
The Malta Institute of Accountants held its 62nd Annual General Meeting on 24th September 2026 at Villa Arrigo, during which seven of its members were elected to its Council.
The elec...
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking Iran's southern co...
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations had raised hopes of easing the conflict and reopening ship...
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 — struck central Venezuela seconds apart, causing widespread destruct...
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expected Moscow to escalate the war in "in the coming weeks", following Russian strikes that hit a Warsaw-bound train in Ukraine, just two kil...
The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country's airspace over a drone alert, a Moldov...
