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| Jul.25 |
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Malta passes historic divorce law| Parliament in mainly Roman Catholic Malta has passed an historic law legalising divorce which now only requires the president's signature | |
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| Jun.5 |
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Alleged Libya rape victim headed to Malta| Eman al-Obeidy has left Libya and is on the way to Malta with her father. She will eventually head to a processing center in Europe | |
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| Apr.6 |
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150 missing after boat capsizes off Italy Map of Lampedusa Malta| About 150 people believed to be of Tunisian descent were missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, west off the island of Lampedusa | |
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| Feb.25 |
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U.S. ferry from Libya arrives in Malta| A U.S.-chartered ferry is carrying more than 300 evacuees, mostly Americans, who offered dramatic first-hand accounts of the chaos | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Pope avoids sex scandal comment on visit Map of Valetta Malta Benedict is to end his first foreign trip since the child sex abuse scandals came to a head with an open-air Mass in Valetta
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Abuse raised as Pope visits Malta| Malta's president has referred to an abuse trial involving three Catholic clergy, in a speech marking the arrival of Benedict on the island | |
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| Aug.27 |
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Malta fears 71 migrants drowned As many as 71 Africans drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 of their companions have told Maltese police
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| Mar.9 |
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Malta votes 'yes' to EU membership 53.5% of Maltese who cast their votes in referendum said 'yes'
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| May.8 |
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Pope lands in Malta on pilgrimage Before leaving the Syria he appealed for the door of peace to be opened between Jews and Arabs
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