• USA Malta

    Genuinely exciting thriller

    Patriots DayDirector: Peter BergStars: Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John GoodmanDuration: 133 minsClass: 15KRS Releasing Ltd Based on the horrific bombing that caused death and mayhem at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Patriots Day charts the immediate aftermath of the tragedy which claimed three lives and injured 264, as ...

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    Song and dance, protest and politics to mingle at Oscars

    The 89th Academy Awards show promises to be equal parts pomp and politics.The only thing expected to take the stage more often than the frothy front-runner "La La Land" at Sunday's ceremony is protest (and probably some punchlines) over the policies of President Donald Trump. For largely liberal Hollywood, his ...

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    Why North Korea may have used VX to kill leader's half brother

    Was it a poorly executed assassination or did North Korea want to showcase its stockpile of banned chemical weapons?The use of the highly toxic VX warfare agent to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader has raised questions about Pyongyang's real motives in one of the strangest killings ...

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    Bayern Munich rout Hamburg 8-0 with Lewandowski hat-trick

    Bayern Munich gave Hamburger SV another thrashing at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat trick in an 8-0 rout before coach Carlo Ancelotti took pity on the visitors.Lewandowski was replaced with the score at 5-0 and more than half an hour to play.Bayern leads ...

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    ‘If the justice minister were my student I’d give him an F’ - Antonio Ghio

    The Media and Defamation Bill (MADA) proposed by the government and intended to replace the Press Act contains an obligation for the registration of websites with a Media Registrar. Websites are defined in the proposed MADA as "any web-based news service or other web-based service relating to news or current ...

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    PN to instruct people to disobey new media law that controls internet – Busuttil

     The Nationalist Party will be instructing the people to disregard and disobey the new media law as it is being proposed by the government, a law that aims to control the internet and freedom of speech, leader Simon Busuttil said today.Speaking in Birkirkara, Dr Busuttil said that the Opposition will ...

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    All in the family: Konrad Mizzi audit, John Dalli and shady company Tyre Ltd

    When the Prime Minister answered questions put by the press last March about the identity of the firm appointed to audit the affairs of the Panama Papers-embroiled Minister Konrad Mizzi, he did not exactly lie when he said: “It is a big company. It is independent and, as far as ...

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    'I told my wife I wish to die during Carnival' – Pawlu Curmi il-Pampalun

    Anyone who is familiar with Carnival in Malta knows that Pawlu Curmi, 'il-Pampalun', is its absolute number one fan. But the ultimate declaration of Mr Curmi's love for the age-old tradition came when he recently told his wife that he wishes to die during Carnival.The Malta Independent on Sunday caught ...

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    Updated: PM says there is potentially a case of fraud in Toni Bezzina ODZ application

    There is a serious indication of a potential case of fraud in PN Deputy Leader Toni Bezzina’s application for development on Outside Development Zone (ODZ) land in Mdina, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told One Radio this morning. Dr Muscat explained that according to the plans on the application the largest room ...

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    Tenants registering with ARMS must pay €466 deposit to have bill in their name

    Tenants who have been fighting to pay the correct and lower residential water and electricity rates have to deal with yet another obstacle in their efforts to circumvent landlords who have effectively been forcing them to pay the higher domestic rates. Tenants will now either be required to pay a ...