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    Malta has hallmarks instrumental for money launderers, criminals – PANA Committee vice-chair

    Socialist MEP Ana Gomes, who is the vice-chair of the European Parliament’s PANA Committee, has highlighted her concerns about the Maltese financial system in an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, observing that the system bears the hallmarks of “something that is instrumental” for money launderers to operate.During a ...

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    Updated (2): Canada Prime Minister says mosque attack that killed 6 is terrorism

    Six people were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers. Authorities reported two arrests in what Canada's prime minister called an act of terrorism.Quebec provincial police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe said early Monday that some of the wounded were gravely injured. She ...

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    Updated: FA Cup to have 2 non-league teams in last 16 for 1st time

    The FA Cup threw up its latest heartwarming story line on Sunday when Sutton United beat second-tier Leeds 1-0 to ensure there would be two non-league teams in the fifth round for the first time.Adding a touch more magic on a historic day for the 146-year-old competition was the background ...

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    Nationalist Party proposes Regional Council for Gozo

    Speaking at a General Convention on Gozo, PN leader Simon Busuttil proposed a Regional Council for Gozo which, as he explained, would be keeping the Minister for Gozo to implement the promises made by the party in a specific electoral programme for Gozo.One of the previous speakers at the Convention ...

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    Washington is first state to sue Trump over immigration order

    Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies.Trump's executive order also suspended the United ...

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    Trump fires US acting attorney general over executive order defiance

    Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates (above), the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.The dramatic public clash between ...

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    Fenech Adami slams Minister Abela for saying he had no idea of plan to employ son of person of trust

    Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Beppe Fenech Adami ridiculed Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela for claiming that he was not aware that a person of trust within his ministry was conspiring to create a vacancy, with the minister’s blessing, to employ the son of Ludgard Scicluna, another person of trust ...

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    Tonio Fenech uses opportunity of Holocaust commemoration to condemn abortion

    Former finance minister and current Nationalist Party MP Tonio Fenech used an opportunity to commemorate the victims from the Nazi Holocaust to condemn the practice of abortion, something he called a “modern-day holocaust”. Mr Fenech’s comments were made during an address in Parliament to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated on ...

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    34 AFM soldiers presented with medals for their long and efficient service

    34 AFM soldiers of varying rank were presented with medals during a ceremony held at the Luqa barracks.The soldiers were were decorated either a medal for long and efficient service or a clasp for 25 or 30 years of service.Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said that these AFM soldiers serve ...

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    Tenants eligible for rent subsidies have suffered due to changes in regulations – PN

    Changes made to the conditions of rent subsidies have left tenants who are eligible to the assistance worse off, shadow minister for social policy Paula Mifsud Bonnici said in a press conference this afternoon.The conference was also addressed by Nationalist Party (PN) spokesperson for family, rights of the child and ...