Good evening,
These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
People seeking information on Freephone number 153 cannot get through as the service is experiencing technical difficulties, the government information service said. Source The Malta Independent
These were the words of a victim of an attempted murder whose throat was slashed after a Libyan man tried to steal her handbag four years ago. Today, the Criminal Court sent convicted the man to 18 years in prison after he admitted to the charges four weeks ago. Source: TVM
This afternoon Neville Gafa’, Josef Caruana, Matthew Carbone and Glenn Bedingfield are expected to testify in court. During the last court sitting former PN Secretary-General Paul Borg Olivier told the court that in 2009, he was approached by Paul Apap Bologna who had proposed a gas-fired power station project around the same time a tender was issued for a new power station. Source: Newsbook
Foreign News Roundup
These are the headlines and news items reviewed by our researchers and editorial team:
Emperor’s birthday event cancelled due to COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
Flight cancellations continue at Heathrow after technical failure
Japan’s economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2014
Iran under growing pressure to hand over Ukraine jet black box
Brussels Airport scraps e-passport gates
“United by Emotion” revealed as Tokyo Olympic Games’ motto
Holden car brand closes across Australia and New Zealand
Scramble to track Westerdam cruise ship passengers after coronavirus case confirmed
Deaths in China from coronavirus increase to more than 1,700, warning epidemic is unpredictable
France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations
The UK battered by Storm Dennis, thousands of homes underwater
