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Maltese Reality Series House of Streams Debuts on Netflix UK and Ireland
The Film New Europe
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VALLETTA: Mark Holland’s new interactive reality series House of Streams, produced by the Maltese Stream House Media Productions (SHriMP) and supported by the Malta Film Commission, will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on 18...
‘It was an earth-shattering reality right away’: director Catherine Hardwicke on life after Twilight
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Film-makers have long used their movies as Trojan horses to express their political beliefs and values and Catherine Hardwicke is no different. In her 2003 debut feature, Thirteen, and her 2008 teen vampire hit Twilight, the writer-director...
Delta Goodrem celebrates newlywed bliss with husband Matthew Copley as the couple cruise around Malta with celebrity pals in stunning post-wedding yacht party
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Delta Goodrem's wedding celebrations have officially gone offshore. The Aussie pop princess, 40, continued her romantic Maltese nuptials with an extravagant day at sea on Friday, hosting an exclusive yacht party for close friends two days after...
Alex Borg pledges new roles within PN for youths, in bid to make them ‘decision-makers’
The Malta Independent
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PN leadership contender Alex Borg has vowed to create new internal roles specifically for young people within the Nationalist Party, saying the future of the party and the country depends on putting real power in their hands. “If I’m trusted to...
Cyberattacks rose as Malta assumed top posts, secret service report shows
Malta Today
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Public sector employees were targeted in several cyberattacks coinciding with Malta’s membership of the UN Security Council and its OSCE presidency, according to the secret service. The information comes from the annual reports for 2023 and 2024...
Vienna Freedom Festival returns with music, hot air balloons, rodeo
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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(File photo) The 2025 Vienna Freedom Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, with the event being consolidated to one location this year at Spencer’s Landing. VIENNA — The Vienna Freedom Festival will feature music, food and other attractions...
Joy, Funfare & Goodness: Malta Guinness Lights Up Sallah In Kano
Leadership
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June 22, 2025
This past weekend, Kano came alive with a joyful, colourful celebration as Malta Guinness hosted its unforgettable Eid Fest at Ado Bayero Mall, a three-day celebration of culture, connection, and the spirit of Sallah. From June 7 to 9, families,...
Robin Williams' Live-Action Popeye Movie Was A Production Nightmare
/FILM - Indiana
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June 21, 2025
The landscape along the road from Mellieha to the west coast of Malta is pretty sparse until you reach the sea by the old World War II pill box and look down into the bay below. There, you will be greeted with a remarkable and incongruous sight: a...
‘It was just a joke,’ Owen Bonnici says on David Walliams quip about sleeping with Film Commissioner
The Malta Independent
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Culture Minister Owen Bonnici said that a quip made by comedian David Walliams while he was presenting the Mediterrane Film Festival last week was “just a joke.” A clip was widely shared online of Walliams, who was presenting once again at the...
Cannes-Malta Race preview
Sail-World
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June 21, 2025
by Yacht Club de Cannes 21 Jun 10:33 PDT 8 October 2025 The result of a successful twinning last year between two prestigious sailing clubs - the Yacht Club de Cannes (1860) chaired by Jean-François Cutugno, and the Royal Malta Yacht Club (1835)...
Artist depicts his move to Malta in current exhibition
Times of Malta
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June 22, 2025
A new compelling exhibition, Smuggler, at MUŻA presents over 40 paintings, both small and large, by Eric Kaiser, offering an insightful look into the artist’s evolving journey since relocating to Malta at the end of 2022. At the heart of Smuggler...
Open call extended for exhibition at inquisitor’s palace
Times of Malta
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July 7, 2025
Curator Elyse Tonna, in collaboration with Bank of Valletta, has announced an extended open call for the upcoming contemporary art exhibition Moving with the Wind, Like Waves. The call invites proposals from emerging and mid-career artists and...
Melitensis: Analysing Malta’s mark on life’s catalogue
Times of Malta
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June 22, 2025
A new exhibition by Heritage Malta at the National Museum of Natural History in Mdina explores the use of the Latin adjective ‘melitensis’, meaning ‘from Malta’, in scientific nomenclature. The term melitensis has been used in scientific...
Rab Veil XP 20L review: An ultralight fastpacking solution brimming with brilliant features
Country Walking
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Designed like a running vest, the Rab Veil XP 20L is an ultralight fast packing pack, which works just as well in a downpour as it does in hot weather. Everything about this waterproof backpack is built for moving fast, with easy access pockets,...
Repairing spaceships in orbit: Malta’s ASTROBEAT mission blends science and art
Times of Malta
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June 22, 2025
Space is getting crowded. Decades of launches have left a growing field of debris orbiting Earth: old satellites, rocket parts and fragments travelling at incredible speeds. Even tiny pieces can hit spacecraft with enough force to cause serious...
Today's front pages - July 7, 2025
Times of Malta
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July 7, 2025
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers. Times of Malta leads with health authorities’ concerns about nicotine pouches, a new unregulated product the Superintendence of Public Health warns is highly addictive, acutely toxic and a...
Malta confirm Eurovision 2026 participation and release songwriting camp details
ESCXTRA
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June 13, 2025
As the dust settles on the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Maltese broadcaster PBS has confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2026, with the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 set to return in 2026. 🇲🇹 Malta Eurovision Music...
The man who releases sharks in Malta’s waters
Times of Malta
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June 21, 2025
When video footage showing what appeared to be a shark feeding on a fish carcass off the coast of Sliema emerged on social media last month, Times of Malta attempted to contact several experts to confirm that the creature in question was in fact,...
Maltese artist exhibits work inspired by Irish and Maltese fertility figures
Times of Malta
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June 12, 2025
A Maltese contemporary artist is exhibiting his new work in his first solo show in Ireland, inspired by Irish and Maltese mythical fertility figures. Gabriel Buttigieg, best known for his contemporary visual drawings and paintings, opened his...
Top identità officials step down
The Shift
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July 7, 2025
The two highest-ranking government officials responsible for identità (formerly Identity Malta) have stepped down with immediate effect, leaving industry insiders concerned about the reasons behind their sudden and coordinated departure. Sources...