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Malta PM Defends Actions as Opposition Quits Parliament

Reuters

   VALLETTA, MALTA - VALLETTA - Prime Minister Joseph Muscat defended on
   Monday his government's handling of the murder in 2017 of journalist
   Daphne Caruana Galizia and called for national unity after days of
   protests over a case that has stunned Malta.

   Police on Saturday charged one of the small Mediterranean island's
   wealthiest businessmen, Yorgen Fenech, with complicity in the killing.
   He has denied the accusations and accused members of Muscat's inner
   circle of ordering the death.

   Muscat announced on Sunday he would step down next month, giving his
   Labour party time to select a new leader.

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