Authorities say they’re following international recommendations. But which recommendations are they talking about?
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E-scooter companies say this is the case, but many are sceptical
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Memes and videos making misleading claims about international Pride events have now reached Malta
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September 21, 2023 Heavy rains in early September 2023 caused deadly flooding in Thessaly in central Greece, leaving residents in some towns without drinking water and triggering queues for bottled water. In the wake of this natural disaster, posts on social networks shared an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) claiming or implying that it
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September 13, 2023 After a man drowned on September 5, 2023 while attempting to board a ferry in the Greek port of Piraeus, a post was shared more than a hundred times on Facebook claiming that days later a member of the coast guard threw himself into the sea to save a little girl from
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The videos were shared on TikTok and several Facebook groups throughout August
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Soon after the first fires broke out on August 19 around the city of Alexandroupoli — near a well-trodden route for migrants entering Europe from Turkey — pictures and videos were posted on social media claiming to show makeshift arson devices created by migrants crossing the border.
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How does Malta compare to cities around the continent?
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Police: Victims scammed €36,600 in cryptocurrency
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August 17, 2023 After a Greek football fan was killed on the sidelines of a Champions League game due to be held in Athens on August 7, 2023, Greek media produced numerous stories about the hardcore supporters of the rival Croatian football club implicated in the violence. In one report, the private TV channel Skai
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