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At least nine people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in the town of Cizre in southeast Turkey with dozens more injured in the blast. State media says that rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carried out the attack using a truck laden with explosives.
There are four BOV Premier matches this evening. Defending champions  Valletta take on Mosta at the Hibs Stadium, that game kicks-off at 8.30pm Earlier Tarxien Rainbows meet B'Kara in what is expected to be a close match at 6.30pm. Pembroke take on Balzan in the first game at the Victor Tedesco ground in Hamrun, while Hibernian's, still smarting from their opening defeat...
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst affected by Wednesday's earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. The Italian cabinet has earmarked 234million euros from the national emergencies fund. At least 250 people are now known to have died and 365 were injured. Teams have continued to search the rubble of toppled buildings for a second...
A masterclass about Ying Qi Gong, a type of martial art that is relatively unknown in Malta, was delivered by Grand Master Daniele Zanni, supported by his disciple Leonardo Barilaro, at Deep Med Yoga and Freediving Center, directed by Lyndsay Bilodeau and Fabrice Bonello du Pui. Ying Qi Gong develops mental strength, improves overall health and increases athletic performance through...
Argus Insurance Agencies Limited in Malta has won a Bronze Stevie ® Award as Company of the Year 2016 – Insurance. Stevie Awards recognise the world’s best companies to work for in a variety of categories. This is the second consecutive year that Argus has been recognised at the International Business Awards (IBA), the world’s premier business awards programme, which...
  Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets Group B: Benfica, Napoli, D Kiev, Besiktas Group C: Barcelona, Man City, B Moenchengladbach, Celtic Group D: B Munich, Atletico, PSV, Rostov Group E: CSKA, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco Group F: R Madrid, B Dortmund, Sporting, L Warsaw Group G: Leicester, Porto, Brugge, FC Copenhagen Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, D Zagreb  
The draw will take place shortly for the Group stages of the UEFA Champions League.   Pot 1: Leicester, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Juve, Benfica, PSG, CSKA Moscow Pot 2: Arsenal, Man City, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Sevilla, Porto, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen Pot 3: Pot 3: Tottenham, Basel, Dynamo Kiev, Lyon, PSV, Sporting Lisbon, Club Brugge, Monchengladbach Pot 4: Celtic, Monaco,...
 MaltaToday reports that the Labour Party has challenged Opposition leader Simon Busuttil to take action against former Birkirkara mayor Michael Fenech Adami, after the Local Governance Board found that he had bypassed public procurement procedures by issuing contracts without a call for tenders. The newspaper says that Labour's Deputy Leader Chris Cardona claimed that Busuttil is unable to take action,...
Crews in Italy worked through the night rescuing people trapped under rubble, including a young girl discovered alive, after a powerful earthquake rocked the central region of the country. Prime Minister  Matteo Renzi Renzi said,  "No family, no city, no hamlet will be left alone." https://youtu.be/PrgtyvkH54c
Air Malta Engineers have approved a new deal put forward by the government. Minister of Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis said the proposed agreement safeguards the engineers status as Air Malta employees, it safeguards the future of the airline and the interests of the company's shareholders.