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AFM rescues 81 migrants, three found dead on boat

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 14:03 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Armed Forces of Malta saved 81 migrants who were in distress on a boat in Malta’s search and rescue zone, the government said. Three other migrants were found dead on the same boat, the...

69,387 tourists came to Malta in first five months of 2021

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 12:12 Last update: about 5 years ago

Inbound tourists for the first five months of 2021 amounted to 69,387, a decrease of 81.3% over the same period in 2020. The National Statistics Office said that total nights spent by inbound...

Language schools left in limbo, '2,000 jobs now at risk'

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 09:25 Last update: about 5 years ago

While the abrupt, forced closure of the sector has set the Language Schools into complete panic and disarray, FELTOM insisted that it is the jobs of the approximate 2,000 direct employees that must...

Court hears bail submissions in Tal-Maksar compilation

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 08:50 Last update: about 5 years ago

The compilation of evidence against brothers Robert and Adrian Agius, known as Tal-Maksar, and their associates Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio, continues today. The accused face multiple...

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