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Malta dive instructor dies after Ċirkewwa accident
Dive Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Shore diving entry at Ċirkewwa (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark 'Crowley' Russell A 59-year-old scuba diving instructor from Malta has died after an accident in Ċirkewwa on the morning of Sunday, 29 June. Dione Galdes, from Iklin, was a well-known...
Sow, Grow, Unite Community Garden at the Gozo General Hospital
Gozo News
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July 2, 2025
The Sow, Grow, Unite Community Garden is an innovative and a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Maltese Islands, and has just been officially inaugurated within the grounds of the Gozo General Hospital It is the result of a collaborative effort...
National Council of Women Malta opposes euthanasia and calls for national commitment to palliative care
The Malta Independent
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The National Council of Women Malta (NCW) has declared its "principled opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia." The Council maintains that the deliberate ending of human life is incompatible with the ethical foundations of medicine, the...
How to leave Starmer's high-tax Britain behind: The experts' full emigration guide for moving to Malta... a sun-soaked, English-speaking haven with low tax and low crime
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
In these turbulent times for the UK economy, a growing number of financially comfortable people are looking for ways to protect their savings. And for many, starting a new life in Malta is a tempting solution. 'We see more people moving from...
University of Malta academics back legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia
Malta Today
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A group of 58 academics from the University of Malta has publicly endorsed the legalisation of assisted voluntary euthanasia, releasing a position paper that supports the right of terminally or incurably ill patients to choose a dignified death...
Sunflower in community garden is tallest in Malta
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
A Friends of the Earth Malta’s (FoEM) community garden has achieved a new national record: the tallest sunflower in Malta, reaching a height of 3.6 metres. “We are overjoyed,” said Michelangelo Galea, community garden and environmental facilities...
Emergency veterinary service launched for animals across Malta and Gozo
Gozo News
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry for Agriculture and Animal Rights has announced a scheme “to strengthen emergency veterinary care for animals.” It said that this service will be offered in three regions, namely – in Gozo, in the north of Malta as well as in the...
Medical supplies donated by Malta reach Ukraine
Times of Malta
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July 1, 2025
Medical supplies recently donated by the Maltese government have arrived in Ukraine, MOAS said on Tuesday, adding that they will be utilised across its frontline operations. The NGO said the donation included infusion solutions, essential...
Malta needs an alternative Vision 2050: A green progressive vision
Malta Today
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The ink on Labour’s Vision 2050 had barely dried and out came the Nationalist Party supporting the document. Anyone with even a basic awareness of policy and politics should not have been surprised. The ideological underpinnings of Vision 2050 are...
Wind farm scandal was 'central topic' of Montengro deputy PM visit to Malta
Times of Malta
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July 1, 2025
Montenegro’s deputy prime minister has stressed the importance of completing joint investigations into a scandal-ridden 2015 deal linked to alleged corruption that saw Enemalta overpay for shares in a wind farm in the Balkan country. The Mozura...
Airforce helicopters begin medical transportation
The Portugal News
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The involvement of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) in emergency medical transport was announced on Thursday by the government, claiming that this was the solution found until the contract between the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM)...
Montenegro Deputy PM emphasises importance of resolving Možura case during meeting with Malta’s AG
The Malta Independent
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Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System, Justice and Anti-Corruption emphasized the importance of jointly resolving the Mozura case during a meeting with Malta's Attorney General of Malta Victoria Buttigieg. "A central topic of...
Malta to experience slightly cooler weather as Europe sizzles
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
Temperatures in Malta this week will be as high as 35°C but will not reach the sweltering heights of those in mainland Europe, according to the Meteorological Office. The relatively cool weather comes as the rest of the continent experiences...
From Malta to Africa: spreading knowledge, one library at a time
Times of Malta
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July 1, 2025
Retired professional librarian Laurence Zerafa is continuing his lifelong mission to bring books and knowledge to African schools. His next stop is Morogoro, Tanzania, where he will spend three months setting up a new library at a Salesian...
Pharmacists object to euthanasia, seek conscientious objection clause
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
The Chamber of Pharmacists has called for a conscientious objection clause for pharmacists should parliament legislate to allow Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia. The chamber has written to Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg, warning that...
Malta’s fiscal strategy
Times of Malta
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June 30, 2025
While addressing the recent launch of FinanceMalta’s Annual Report, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana reaffirmed government’s commitment to fiscal stability without new taxes, despite rising long-term pressures. “Our challenge is to ensure stability...
Moviment Graffitti supports introduction of assisted voluntary euthanasia
Gozo News
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July 2, 2025
Moviment Graffitti said that it has submitted its feedback to the Government’s proposal on assisted voluntary euthanasia, and has “affirmed support for the right of individuals to choose to end their suffering when faced with terminal or incurable...
Malta not spared as severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks
The Malta Independent
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Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. In Malta, the temperature is expected to...
Newcastle disease hits flocks in Poland, North Macedonia
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
New instances of Newcastle disease have been confirmed in Poland and North Macedonia, according to reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Poland A flock of 26,157 hens in Bieżuń, Poland, is the country’s 45th flock to be...
Xlendi Bay now fit for swimming, health authorities lift warning
Gozo News
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June 30, 2025
Health Authorities have advised that Xlendi Bay is now fit for swimming, it had been closed since the 22nd of June. The Environmental Health Directorate said that following repeated sampling over the past days of seawater from the areas indicated...