The Malta Independent 12 May 2025, Monday
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Bursting at the seams: How overpopulation is pushing Malta to the brink

At just 316 square kilometres, Malta is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world. In recent years, the nation has experienced rapid demographic changes that have placed...

latest comment from Joezborg, 11/05/2025 09:43: Malta is grappling with a crisis of scale. Explosive population growth – both from foreign residents settling in the country and record-breaking tourism..... The over population madness must be stopped and reversed. This Labour government is doing everything to increase it. More importation of foreign workers More hotels More construction NOW land reclamation to build more appartments In the coming election people must vote the PL out
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It took just a few minutes to place the bomb in Daphne’s car, court hears

It took just a few minutes to place the bomb inside the car journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was using on the night before her murder, a court heard Saturday. Vince Muscat, il-Kohhu, continued...

latest comment from Memphis Belle, 10/05/2025 15:14: At least one milion bounty and a promised pardon brought the local and foreign investigators in a very good position to solve these two cases . The effort done from the ex PM Muscat was a genuine one to solve these cases ,pity that previous PM's failed to deliver Muscats success in solving other murder cases.
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Updated: Maltese table-tennis champion laments exclusion from GSSE; MOC says it set higher standards

Maltese table tennis champion Gabriel Grixti on Satirday lamented that he feels, "tired, betrayed, discarded" by the Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) after the latter announced the team for the Games...

latest comment from Steve Magri, 10/05/2025 12:23: Whilst I understand his frustration, if the others are full time professionals his only way up is to turn professional. The time for amateurs is over . On the other hand the Malta Olympic committee has been run by the same people far too long - and questions should be sent to the malta table tennis association who nominate these athletes. What are their connections with Malta ?
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On social media, Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Trump and Vance over policies

Elected Thursday as the Catholic Church's first global leader to hail from the United States, Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics - a realm not entirely unknown...

latest comment from Zoe Rose, 10/05/2025 11:58: The Catholic church should start helping Christians being killed daily in certain countries because of there believes and stop being obsessed with Trump . no wonder millions of conservatives are leaving the Catholic church . In a few years it's going to become a non existent like the church of England
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