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Malta Health Authorities Reassure Public as Trump’s Paracetamol Claims Cause No Local Panic
ByHot Malta 24 September 2025

**Health authorities ‘reassure public’ after Trump’s paracetamol claims** Malta’s health authorities have moved swiftly to reassure the public following controversial claims made by former US President Donald Trump about paracetamol, as local pharmacies report no unusual buying patterns and medical professionals emphasize the drug’s established safety profile. The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci,…

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Smoke-Free Sands: Golden Bay & Ramla l-Ħamra Limit Lighting Up to Tiny Zones
ByHot Malta 21 September 2025

Golden Bay and Ramla l-Ħamra, two of Malta’s most cherished stretches of sand, are about to smell a lot less like an ashtray. The government will ring-fence small “smoking zones” on both beaches this summer, leaving the rest of the shoreline smoke-free for the first time in living memory. For locals who grew up with…

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Sliema Drug Bust: Synthetic Cannabis, Heroin & Cocaine Seized in Luxury Flat Raid
ByHot Malta 14 September 2025

**Synthetic Highs, Real Consequences: Sliema Bust Shines Light on Malta’s Evolving Drug Underworld** A 34-year-old Mellieħa man is behind bars this weekend after police seized synthetic cannabis, heroin and cocaine from a luxury Sliema apartment, in the latest reminder that Malta’s party playground reputation is increasingly laced with far harder chemicals than the traditional weekend…

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Spain’s terrace smoking ban: Will Malta be Europe’s last ashtray?
ByHot Malta 9 September 2025

Spain stubbed out its last legal loophole last week when Health Minister Mónica García signed a decree extinguishing cigarettes on bar terraces, in public parks, and even on the sandy fringes of the Costas. From August, Spaniards will have to choose between their cortado and their Marlboro—no more café con leche in one hand, smoke…

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US junk-food & pesticide U-turn: How Washington’s new health plan could reach Maltese dinner plates
ByHot Malta 9 September 2025

**US unveils new health plan avoiding curbs on junk food, pesticides – what it means for Malta’s dinner tables** When Washington sneezes, the world catches a cold – and Malta’s food importers are already reaching for tissues. Last week the United States released its new 2025 National Nutrition Strategy, a 78-page document that promises to…

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