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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Malta?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMalta&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
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"body": "Landscaping renders proposed leafy green trees, but the shading foliage has been replaced with palm trees and olive trees\n\nJason Micallef, who headed the Buġibba square €10 million facelift, defended the project, despite the final landscaping differing significantly from the proposed renders.\n\n\"Not only am I proud of the project, but I am incredibly satisfied that we delivered in a great way. I am really enjoying seeing Maltese people enjoy the square and children playing there,\" he said.\n\nRenders published in 2022 showed the square with lush shrubbery and large, leafy green trees sprouting from the ground, offering shade to people sitting on nearby benches.\n\nHowever, the regenerated €10 million square, inaugurated last month, saw the shading trees replaced with palm trees and newly planted olive trees.\n\nSpeaking to Times of Malta, project manager Micallef defended the change.\n\nHe said the square is 50 metres from the sea, so leafy trees would struggle to grow in the area.\n\nMicallef also pointed to issues that fallen foliage could create in the area.\n\n\"You have to keep in mind that while there is a project on the surface [of the square], there is another one beneath it, which includes stormwater culverts, a fountain and French drains, a ditch that helps water flow away from areas prone to flooding,\" Micallef said.\n\nLeaves in the area can cause blockages, Micallef said.\n\nThe final landscaping was not only appropriate for the area, but could also withstand sea spray, the hot summer and the harsh winter, he added.\n\nAsked about shading, the project manager said: \"Trees are not the only way to have shade; there are canopies. There are three right now, and next week two more canopies will be installed. I can assure everyone there will be enough shading.\"\n\nOn why the palm trees were not part of the original renders or Planning Authority documents, Micallef said it is normal to have amendments as a project is being implemented.\n\nHe also dismissed concern that the project is designed to facilitate more tables and chairs, saying there are strict designations for where tables and chairs can be set up.",
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"body": "A cyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a heavy goods truck on Friday morning.\n\nPolice were called to Triq id-Daħla ta' San Tumas in Żejtun, where preliminary investigations found that the accident involved a 47-year-old cyclist from Tarxien and a DAF truck driven by an 82-year-old man.\n\nThe cyclist was assisted by a medical team and rushed to Mater Dei Hospital, where he was later certified as having suffered serious injuries.\n\nMagistrate Monica Vella is leading an inquiry.",
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"body": "A cyclist was seriously injured in a crash on Triq id-daħla ta' San Tumas, Żejtun.\n\nThe police said in a statement that the man - a 47-year-old from Tarxien, was riding along the road at around 10.15am.\n\nThe other vehicle involved in the crash, an 82-year-old from Mqabba, was driving a DAF truck.\n\nThe cyclist was given first aid on site before being rushed to Mater Dei Hospital.\n\nA magisterial inquiry and police investigations are ongoing.",
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"body": "In a judgement delivered on Friday, Magistrate Joseph Gatt ordered Ian Zammit to leave the Republic Street premises, also known as Dar Dom Mintoff, within 21 days. The court also ordered Zammit to pay €23,400 in rent arrears and occupancy fees, as well as €738 for outstanding water and electricity bills.\n\nIt was only last April that Judge Francesco Depasquale ordered the State Advocate to pay €254,307 in damages to the co-owners of the premises of the Valletta Labour Party club.\n\nThe legal action was initiated by the Valletta Labour Party Local Committee and the Labour Party executive, represented by their respective presidents and secretaries. They argued that Zammit, who had been granted a lease for the bar area in March 2019, had stopped paying rent in July 2024.\n\nWitnesses for the Labour Party committee testified that besides the non-payment of rent, there were also issues regarding the management of the bar and unauthorised structural changes, including an opening made into a third-party property without permission. Furthermore, the committee had to settle utility bills themselves after ARMS Ltd threatened to suspend the service due to Zammit's non-payment.\n\nDuring the proceedings, the defendant failed to file a timely legal defence, though he was still permitted to submit final legal notes. In his submissions, Zammit challenged the Labour Party's legal standing to bring the case, questioning whether the party owned the property.\n\nHowever, the Board dismissed this argument, clarifying that under Maltese rent laws, a lessor does not necessarily need to be the property owner to initiate an eviction or seek rent. The court noted that it is sufficient for the person granting the lease to have legal possession or a valid title, such as a sub-lease, which was the case for the Labour Party committee.\n\nThe court found that Zammit had failed to regularise his position even after receiving a formal legal letter in November 2024.\n\nThe Board calculated the arrears based on the daily rates agreed upon in the 2019 contract, being €25 per day for 2024 and early 2025, increasing to €30 per day from March 2025 onwards.\n\nIn addition to the eviction and the payment of arrears, the court ruled that the Labour Party was entitled to keep the initial deposit to cover part of the unpaid utility bills.\n\nHence, Zammit was given 21 days to vacate the premises.",
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"body": "More than 1,400 asylum seekers in Malta are waiting for their case to be decided, according to new official data published on Friday.\n\nThe data was published to mark World Refugee Day, which is observed annually on June 20.\n\nAccording to the figures, some 466 people are waiting for their initial application to be decided, with 949 waiting for their appeal to the initial decision to be heard.\n\nIn total, 1,415 asylum decisions were pending by the end of 2025, a slight dip from the almost 2,000 the previous year.\n\nA fifth of these applications were filed by Syrians, with several others submitted by people from Libya, Sudan, Nigeria and Colombia.\n\nNevertheless, the number of asylum applications is broadly on the decline.\n\nA total of 545 asylum applications were filed in 2025, fewer than in any year throughout the previous decade.\n\nThese include 116 applications by minors under the age of 18.\n\nSeveral individuals from war-torn countries applied for asylum in Malta last year, the data shows.\n\nThese include 21 Ukrainians and 16 Palestinians. Meanwhile, 125 Syrians also applied for asylum in Malta, more than nationals from any other country.\n\nAccording to the figures, Malta's rate of 949 asylum applications per one million people is far lower than that of several other European countries. Greece tops the European table with more than 5,900 applications per one million inhabitants.\n\nAlmost two-thirds (60.5%) of asylum applications were turned down last year, with the remainder granted refugee status or other protection.\n\nMost asylum seekers granted protection hail from either Syria or Palestine.\n\nIrregular boat arrivals remain low\n\nThe number of people moving to Malta irregularly by boat remains low, the figures suggest.\n\nJust 246 people landed in Malta irregularly by boat last year, carried on seven boats.\n\nWhile this was a slight rise from the previous year, when just six boats landed in Malta, irregular migrant arrivals have declined sharply over the past half decade.\n\nAt the peak of arrivals, in 2019, 43 boats carried over 3,400 migrants to Malta in irregular crossings.\n\nOf the almost 250 people who came to Malta by sea last year, 157 were from Bangladesh, far and away the most common country of origin.\n\nA further 39 were from Egypt, while three people came to Malta irregularly from Palestine.",
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Fortuna is designed to handle that repetitive work using the store's own data, while keeping the merchant in control of the important decisions.\"\n\nThat control is central to Fortuna's approach. The system is designed so that sensitive actions, especially refunds and risk-related decisions, remain approval-gated. Fortuna can help draft responses, organise support work, and surface the right information, but the merchant can retain final approval where money, exceptions, or brand-sensitive situations are involved.\n\nThe product has been built for ecommerce operators rather than general business use. Its early focus is on Shopify and WooCommerce merchants, with support for common inbox workflows such as Gmail and Outlook. By connecting store data with customer emails, Fortuna aims to reduce the time spent switching between order dashboards, product catalogues, tracking pages, policy documents, and inbox threads.\n\nFor merchants, the promise is simple: faster replies, fewer repetitive tickets, and lower support costs.\n\nThe company positions Fortuna as a new category of AI worker rather than a customer-service widget. The product is not intended to replace every human interaction. Instead, it is designed to take on the repetitive support layer that consumes time inside growing online stores.\n\n\"Great customer service still needs judgment,\" said Whitbread. \"A high-value customer, an unusual refund request, or an emotional complaint may still need a human. But the majority of ecommerce support is repetitive and operational. That is where AI can be faster, more consistent, and available around the clock.\"\n\nFortuna's website describes the product as an autonomous support agent for ecommerce, with a 14-day trial and pricing beginning from the Starter tier. Higher-volume stores can use larger plans designed around greater support volume, more advanced workflows, and deeper operational control.\n\nThe company's broader thesis is that many online stores do not want another software dashboard. They want fewer tickets, faster replies, and less need to hire additional support staff as they scale.\n\nThe timing is significant. AI models are becoming more capable at reading context, drafting useful replies, following business rules, and handling multi-step workflows. But Fortuna's bet is that the winning product will not simply be the most powerful AI model. It will be the system that connects those models safely to the tools merchants already use.\n\nFor ecommerce, that means store data, customer history, order status, product information, policies, and inboxes all working together.\n\nFortuna is currently focused on onboarding ecommerce stores and proving the workflow with real merchants. The company says its priority is not only generating AI replies, but ensuring the full merchant journey is simple: connect a store, connect an inbox, see customer messages, and get useful support output without needing a developer.\n\nIf Fortuna succeeds, it could become part of a wider shift in how online businesses think about staffing. 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