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Thursday Morning Briefing

Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing covers the main stories in Malta's newspapers front pages which focus on the free school transport and the case where a 15 year old was…

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Former Scottish First Minister & Ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond resigns from the party amid sexual misconduct claims, which he denies

Former Scottish First Minister & Ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond resigns from the party amid sexual misconduct claims, which he denies

cotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond quit his party late Wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement, Salmond said he was resigning to avoid division within the Scottish National…

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Scottish town to provide free sanitary products to fight ‘period poverty’

Scottish town to provide free sanitary products to fight ‘period poverty’

Sky news reported that North Ayrshire in Scotland has become the first local authority in the UK to provide free sanitary products in public buildings. In an attempt to tackle…

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Saturday’s Morning Briefing – 16th June 2018

Saturday’s Morning Briefing – 16th June 2018

Good morning, Here's our morning briefing of the most salient news in the last hours as reported around the world. Have a good day. The Malta Independent reports that Italy’s…

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Scotland rejects EU withdrawal bill

Scotland rejects EU withdrawal bill

The Scottish parliament has voted against backing Theresa May’s key piece of Brexit legislation, paving the way for a constitutional crisis. Politicians at Holyrood refused to grant consent to the EU…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 30 October 2026

Updated 1120 Malta’s economy shows mixed signals as property market slows Malta’s economy is s...

Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea

Binance hit by $6.3bn cryptocurrency theft as North Korea suspected Hackers stole $6.3 billion fr...

China expels record 33 Communist Party members as Xi tightens discipline

China has expelled a record 33 members from the Communist Party following a four-day political gathe...

Trump promotes major investment projects on campaign trail despite uncertainty

US President Donald Trump has highlighted billions of dollars in proposed factories, energy projects...

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies aged 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained British actor who brought Shakespearean depth to the Star T...

Netanyahu’s Likud alleges election fraud as Arab parties make gains

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has alleged voter fraud in Arab-majority pol...

ECB holds interest rates as inflation rises

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.5% on Thursday, as rising i...

EU lawmakers call for action to rebalance trade with China

European Parliament lawmakers have called for continued dialogue with China and concrete measures to...

Pentagon investigating possibly cyberattack on refrigeration systems

The Pentagon is investigating whether hackers caused refrigeration systems to fail at shops on US mi...

Meloni condemns judge’s decision to free man accused of inciting violent protests

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned a judge’s decision to release a university resea...