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Malta's wintering White Wagtails: A city tale

Sunday, 15 December 2024, 09:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

Each winter, thousands of small black-and-white birds arrive in the Maltese Islands, staying from October until early spring. You may have spotted them around or heard their particular tseee-tsick...

50 years on: Malta’s journey to becoming a Republic

Sunday, 15 December 2024, 09:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Albert Galea

Malta commemorated half a century since becoming a Republic on Friday - marking another milestone in the country's history.  The legacy of what happened on 13 December 1974 is still, for...

Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Sunday, 15 December 2024, 06:57 Last update: about 3 years ago

Floriana Floriana  Dispensary,29, Triq Vincenzo Dimech; Ħamrun St. Gaetan Pharmacy, Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud; Żebbuġ Plaza Pharmacy, 86, Triq il-Kbira; Birkirkara Pharmaplus, Triq...

Man arrested after attempt to break into Gozo Cathedral

Saturday, 14 December 2024, 13:55 Last update: about 3 years ago

A man who attempted to break into the Gozo Cathedral has been arrested, the police said. The attempt was made on Wednesday morning, at around 5am. The man, aged 38, from Zebbug, Gozo, was...

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