Top news 15/07/01

Confirmed: Brain, heart and spine birth defects linked to landfills
Over 50,000 Maltese people threatened
An eminent study carried out in a number of European countries and published in The Lancet concludes that there is a higher risk of birth defects in babies whose mothers live close to landfill sites that handle hazardous chemical wastes.

Brutal Maltese human traffickers on the loose
- victims found with blows to head, Maltese arrested identified
The unscrupulous Maltese immigrant smugglers, thought to be responsible for the deaths of two Iraqis and two North Africans this week were released from custody for lack of evidence.