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Robotaxis: EU insights for a Gozo pilot scheme

Self-driving taxis, also called robotaxis, are on the verge of a breakthrough in Europe, with many analysts pointing to 2026 ...
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Dangerous crane dismantled in St Paul’s Bay

Authorities have dismantled an abandoned tower crane that posed a risk to residents and the public, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority ...
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Church Schools’ Association supports stronger safeguards in response to green paper on social media

The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools' Association have said that in light of mounting evidence of social media's impact on children's wellbeing and development, they ...
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Updated: UMASA directives lifted, university students begin receiving results

Students at the University of Malta have begun receiving their results for their January exams after UMASA directives were lifted on Thursday, The Malta Independent can confirm. In late January, ...
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National Bank of Malta shareholders take compensation fight to European human rights court

Shareholders forced to relinquish their National Bank of Malta shares in 1973 are taking their fight for compensation to the European Court of Human Rights. The shareholders are contesting the ...
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Lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini guided man to consider 'mass casualty' event before suicide

A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company's artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a ...
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Momentum raises more concern on floating party platform

Momentum said Friday it shared the concerns raised by the local councils regarding the arrival of the floating party platform marketed as ...
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Marsaskala regeneration works progressing at Fajtata Garden in St Thomas Bay

Regeneration works at Fajtata Garden in the St Thomas Bay area of Marsaskala are progressing steadily, with the site expected to reopen to the public by next summer. Minister for Transport, ...
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Trial by jury of 94-year-old accused of attempted murder cancelled, judge calls for legal reform

The Criminal Court has cancelled the trial by jury against Paolo Mercieca, a 94-year-old man charged with attempted murder in 2019, after it was established he is not in a fit mental condition to ...
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Malta Ranger Unit urges Environmental Protection Unit police presence in Gozo

The Malta Ranger unit is urging environmental police officers to have a presence in Gozo, saying that they have none. In a statement on social media, the Malta Rangers Unit said that the island ...
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Updated: Israeli warplanes pound Tehran and Beirut as the US vows a surge in its strikes on Iran

Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea in its unrelenting campaign against the Islamic ...
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The Latest: Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify

Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's fleet of ...