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Maltese Tycoon Yorgen Fenech Acquitted in Murder Trial of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

A Maltese court has acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of charges that he orchestrated the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb on October 16, 2017. While hitmen were arrested and imprisoned weeks after the attack,…

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2 sources across 2 countries · France · Italy

Who reported this

  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • ANSA Italy · Centre · Publisher cooperative

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Maltese Court Acquits Businessman Yorgen Fenech in Murder of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

A Maltese court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of charges that he masterminded the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. A jury of nine people voted 8 to 1 to clear the 44 year old tycoon of both complicity in murder…

14 sources across 11 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Der Spiegel Germany · Centre-left · ~50% staff-owned
  • Deutsche Welle Germany · Centre · Public · German federal public-law corporation
  • ANSA Italy · Centre · Publisher cooperative
  • Corriere della Sera Italy · Centre-right · RCS MediaGroup (Cairo Communication)
  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • NRC Netherlands · Centre · Mediahuis
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Business Day South Africa · Centre-right · Arena Holdings (Lebashe Investment Group)
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA
  • Associated Press United States · Centre · Non-profit news cooperative

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning

Etna Eruption Causes Widespread Flight Disruptions in Sicily and Malta

The eruption of Mount Etna has caused significant disruptions to air travel in Sicily, leading to the extended closure of Catania airport. According to the airport management company, Sac, flights at Catania were suspended until the afternoon of August 13. The volcanic activity…

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6 sources across 4 countries · Germany · Italy · Spain · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • Der Spiegel Germany · Centre-left · ~50% staff-owned
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Germany · Centre-right · FAZIT-Stiftung (foundation)
  • ANSA Italy · Centre · Publisher cooperative
  • Corriere della Sera Italy · Centre-right · RCS MediaGroup (Cairo Communication)
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening