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    Comments by Caruana Galizia on alleged drug dealing at Gaffarena property ‘fair comment' - court

    The courts have dismissed a libel suit filed by Mark Gaffarena against journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia on allegations of the possibility that he was aware of drug dealing taking place in an illegal restaurant in Qormi.The blog entry to which Mr Gaffarena took umbrage alleged that Antoine “Cavett” ...

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    Updated (3): Journalists, minister Scicluna meet PANA committee

    The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion, known as PANA, is holding a string of meetings in Malta today to interview, among others, No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi following revelations that he had secretly opened a company in Panama.Dr Mizzi was the only serving minister ...

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    ‘In a normal country, PM would be gone’ – Simon Busuttil, PN government to repeal new media law

    Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that in normal countries, the Prime Minister, along with Minister Konrad Mizzi and the PM’s chief of staff Keith Schembri would be gone following the Panama Papers scandal. He said this during a national demonstration, with thousands in attendance, for democracy and liberty, organised by ...

  • Austria

    Trump wigs in big demand during Carnival season in Austria

    So many people want to be Donald Trump this Carnival season in Austria that some costume shops have run out of wigs mimicking the U.S. president's memorable hairstyle.Shop owner Manuela Plank, recognizing a business opportunity, went to work making her own toupees a la Trump.Plank thought she was ready to meet demand ...

  • Malta

    ECOFIN approves Malta Presidency’s compromise solution on tax avoidance practices

    Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presented amendments to rules against tax avoidance practices within the ECOFIN Council today, amounting to a compromise solution which was accepted.The solution provides rules regarding corporate hybrid mismatches and third countries. The Council agreed its position on rules aimed at closing down 'hybrid mismatches' with the tax systems of third ...

  • Malta

    Spring hunting, only for quail, allowed between 25 March and 14 April

    Following Ornis Committee recommendations, and upon considering all applicable legal and conservation parameters, the government today announced that the 2017 spring hunting season will be open for quail only, between Saturday 25 March and Friday 14 April, inclusive of both dates, between two hours before sunrise and noon.Only those persons ...

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    Street vendors turn Malta's prime sites into flea markets - GRTU, MHRA

    GRTU Malta Chamber for SMEs and the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association today said they are concerned that anyone who wishes to start selling anything to just set up a stall at a place of their choosing and start trading. This is turning even Malta’s Main Street, Republic Street, into ...

  • Panama Malta

    Editorial: The march of the unbelievers

    The huge multitude that flocked to Valletta on Sunday can be described as the march of the unbelievers.They do not believe in whatever Joseph Muscat says.They do not believe in anything that the key figures of the Muscat administration say.They do not believe anything can be done except a defeat ...

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    ICIJ's Panama Papers investigation wins George Polk Award

    The Panama Papers investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been honoured with a George Polk Award for financial journalism, the Polk awards' sponsor, Long Island University, has announced.The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney-client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities. ...

  • USA

    Updated: Sutton reserve goalkeeper caught eating a meat pie during FA Cup defeat against Arsenal

    A 45-year-old backup goalkeeper used his team's big moment against Arsenal to take part in a betting stunt.A British newspaper's betting company, which sponsored Sutton United for the game, had 8-1 odds that overweight reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw would eat a meat pie during Monday's FA Cup match.After Sutton had ...