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News from Malta Nasa Rover falls silent as gigantic dust storm envelops MarsA Nasa rover on Mars has fallen silent as a gigantic dust storm envelops the planet and blots out the sun. Flight controllers tried to contact Opportunity late on Tuesday, but the vehicle did not respond. The storm has been growing since the end of May and now covers a quarter of the planet. Controllers expect it will be several more days before there is enough sunlight to recharge Opportunity's battery through its solar panels. Nasa said the battery is likely so low that only a clock is still working, to wake the spacecraft for periodic power-level checks. The space agency launched the twin rovers Opportunity and Spirit in 2003 to study Martian rocks and soil. Spirit has not worked for several years. Opportunity, however, has kept exploring well past its expected mission lifetime. 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Stop separating children from migrant parents, UN chastises Trump The top UN human rights official called on the Trump administration on Monday to halt its "unconscionable" policy of forcibly s... €100 stolen in mini-market hold-up Some €100 in cash were stolen on Monday afternoon in a hold-up carried out by a hooded man at a Tarxien mini-market. The po... Paceville roadworks completed, council disappointed at lack of notice Transport Minister Ian Borg and Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi yesterday toured roadworks in St Julian's that caused mayhem last... Woman injures two people with box cutter in France A woman crying Allahu akbar, God is great in Arabic, has injured two people with a box cutter at a supermarket in southern Fran... 'Intervene before final vote on IVF' - prolifers urge President Pro-life groups met the President on Sunday, urging her to intervene before Tuesday's final vote on the IVF Bill. "We are grave... Five people injured as car overturns in Burmarrad Updated at 6pm Five people were hospitalised on Sunday after the car they were in overturned in Triq Burmarrad at 3.30pm. Thei... Watch: Captain Kolarov strikes as Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 A curling free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov in the 56th minute secured a 1-0 victory for Serbia over Costa Rica in the ... One dead, 20 injured in shooting at New Jersey Arts Festival A shooting incident at an all-night art festival in New Jersey has left one suspect dead and 20 people injured, a local prosecu... The beginning of a new wave of Maltese migration to Canada This year marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of a new wave of Maltese migration to Canada. While there was a trickle o... Minister renominates rejected magistrate for promotion The government has put the Judiciary Appointments Committee under intense pressure after Justice Minister Owen Bonnici resubmit... |
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