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    Maltese journalist wins Pulitzer Prize as part of Panama Papers team

    A Maltese journalist, Matthew Caruana Galizia, is part of a team working for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on the Panama Papers who has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting.The announcement was made yesterday by Columbia University.The Pulitzer Prize Board lauded the year-long investigation for “using a ...

  • Turchia USA

    White House press secretary apologizes for 'insensitive' reference to Holocaust

    White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday for making an "inappropriate and insensitive" comparison to the Holocaust in earlier comments about Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons — remarks that drew instant rebuke from Jewish groups and critics.Spicer said in an interview with CNN that he was ...

  • USA Germania

    Updated: Champions League match postponed after 3 explosions near B. Dortmund bus, player injured

    Three explosions went off near the team bus of Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany's top soccer clubs, as it set off for a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday evening. One of Dortmund's players was injured.Police said they were working on the assumption that the blasts were directed at the ...

  • Malta

    National Development Bank to plug gaps in access to finance left after 2008 crisis - Louis Grech

    Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech stressed that the proposed National Development Bank would plug the gap left behind following the stringent regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis which left the EU economy in a state of stagnation for many years after.The 2008 financial crisis led to changes in global ...

  • Cina Malta

    Birkirkara murder: ‘He kept on telling me that he loved his parents’ - witness recalls

    A witness recalled in court how the victim of a stabbing in Birkirkara, who later died, whispered the nickname of the accused to him.Roderick Grech26, known as 'Ic-Cina', was found unconscious in Triq Tumas Fenech in Birkirkara during the early hours of 29 March 2017. He died following stab wounds ...

  • USA

    Hundreds of public service employees to move onto indefinite contracts

    A circular issued today will result in hundreds of public sector employees receiving indefinite jobs, rather than jobs based on three-year contracts, Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar said this afternoon.He was addressing a press briefing regarding the issue.The circular reads that "in recent years, it has become customary that around ...

  • USA Malta

    Ministry will intervene if Ombudsman is impeded in VGH cases – Chris Fearne

    Health Minister Chris Fearne has given the Ombudsman and the Commissioner for Health assurances that should their ability to exercise their jurisdiction over the Public-Private Partnership health service, VGH, be impeded in any way, the ministry will intervene and address the issues. The Minister said there is already an understanding between ...

  • Nigeria Malta

    FAA welcomes proposal for Wied il-Għomor to be designated as public domain

    Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomed the proposal put forward by Environment Minister Jose Herrera, for Wied il-Għomor to be designated as a public domain site in order to safeguard it from further development.Recently, Environment minister Josè Herrera recommended that Wied Ghomor and the Inwadar Nature Park be considered public ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Details of payment to education department by Barts Medical School remain hidden

    Economy Minister Chris Cardona said that he is not in a position to divulge details on the commercial arrangement between Malta Enterprise and Barts Medical School for the latter’s use of the Gozo Sixth Form.Dr Cardona was replying to a parliamentary question by PN MP George Pullicino. Pending the completion ...

  • USA Malta

    Marlene Mizzi to host public conference on safer cyberworld

    The world wide web brought unlimited access to information and has revolutionised the entire world. The way that we think, conduct business, communicate and entertain ourselves have all changed thanks to the internet. On the other hand, the internet is presenting us with new challenges and, while we must safeguard ...