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30 Paintings stolen from judge’s Valletta home found in Birkirkara

Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

All 30 paintings stolen from Judge Giovanni Bonello’s Valletta residence in April, among which was San Giovannino al Fonte attributed to Caravaggio, were found yesterday in Birkirkara and the police has arrested four people for questioning....

Brad Pitt ‘tries To buy’ Maltese hotel

Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Brad Pitt has “tried to buy” a Maltese hotel while working on the film Troy.The star took part in the epic Troy in Malta and he and his co-stars wanted to keep partying after the Malta Hilton bar closed at 3am....

PM ‘hero Of the day’

Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 24 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta residents yesterday described Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi as the ‘hero of the day’ when he intervened to stop workers from pruning 140-year-old trees....

95 Tons of beef air-freighted from Canada

Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The largest delivery of beef ever to be air-freighted across the Atlantic arrived in Malta last weekend. A cargo of 95 tons of beef was flown from Vancouver to Malta via Amsterdam to satisfy the customer demand of the Argentinean and Buffalo Bill Ste...

St John’s Co-Cathedral’s Cannon carriages restored

Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The wooden carriages supporting the two cannons outside St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta have been restored by government workers from the Manufacturing and Services Department....

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