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Maltese Scuba Divers Find Ancient Pizza Ovens, Nation Debates Which Topping to Add Next
Ancient pizza ovens found underwater sparks urgent discussions about UNESCO and olives.
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Government Declares National Holiday for 'L-Ikkalza tal-Pastizzi' — Citizens to Balance Bread and Calories
Hold onto your pastizzi, Malta! A new holiday requires residents to juggle culinary delight and culinary disaster.
Culture
Malta Unveils Mandatory Cooking Classes for Cats, Future of Pastizzi at Stake
In a bizarre twist, the government believes cats hold the key to optimal pastizzi preparation.
Culture
Marsaxlokk Fishermen Ask UNESCO to Save Luzzijiet Eyes From Scandinavian Decal Invasion
After a wave of minimalist Airbnb hosts started peeling painted eyes off luzzijiet and replacing them with calm, geometric stickers, local fishermen formally petitioned UNESCO to grant the eyes protected status.
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Għarb Bans Midnight Pastizzi to Fireworks Crews After Ricotta Crumbs Make Statues Nod During Għana
Council says late-night pastizzi deliveries were 'altering the village rhythm' and causing statues to express mild, passive-aggressive disapproval.
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Qormi Bakers Get Pastizzi Declared 'Living Monuments'; PM Now Must Inspect Flakiness Annually
After a months-long campaign, Qormi bakers convinced the government to declare pastizzi 'living national monuments', obliging the Prime Minister to conduct annual flakiness inspections, the Heritage Agency to issue humidity warnings, and Gozo ferries to reserve an emergency pastry cabin.
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Mdina Now Sells Silence: Pastizz, Candle and Correct 'għawdxi' Required or You Join the Banda
The city's parish committee voted unanimously that tourists may only admire Mdina's silence after buying a pastizz, lighting a votive candle, and pronouncing 'għawdxi' correctly — mistakes mean an immediate stint with the local band club.
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Malta Declares Clicking 'I Accept' On Every Website A National Sport
New scheme trains citizens to scroll, tick, and click through 37 consent boxes while drinking kahwa and eating pastizzi.
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Government's 'Pastizzi Standardisation Initiative' causes national queue, ferry lane, and one scaffolding collapse
A serious decree, a leaked table of flakiness standards, and an islandwide panic-buying of pastizzi that has traffic wardens issuing crumbs as evidence.
Culture
Mqabba Festa Fireworks Heard from International Space Station, NASA Confirms
Astronauts aboard the ISS reported 'a series of loud bangs coming from the direction of a very small island' during Saturday's festa.
Culture
National Flower of Malta Officially Chosen: It's the Plastic Bag Caught in a Tree
After years of deliberation, a parliamentary committee has unanimously voted to recognise the plastic bag lodged in a carob tree as Malta's national flower.
Culture
Maltese Scuba Divers Find Ancient Pizza Ovens, Nation Debates Which Topping to Add Next
Ancient pizza ovens found underwater sparks urgent discussions about UNESCO and olives.
Culture
Government Declares National Holiday for 'L-Ikkalza tal-Pastizzi' — Citizens to Balance Bread and Calories
Hold onto your pastizzi, Malta! A new holiday requires residents to juggle culinary delight and culinary disaster.
Culture
Malta Unveils Mandatory Cooking Classes for Cats, Future of Pastizzi at Stake
In a bizarre twist, the government believes cats hold the key to optimal pastizzi preparation.
Culture
Marsaxlokk Fishermen Ask UNESCO to Save Luzzijiet Eyes From Scandinavian Decal Invasion
After a wave of minimalist Airbnb hosts started peeling painted eyes off luzzijiet and replacing them with calm, geometric stickers, local fishermen formally petitioned UNESCO to grant the eyes protected status.
Culture
Għarb Bans Midnight Pastizzi to Fireworks Crews After Ricotta Crumbs Make Statues Nod During Għana
Council says late-night pastizzi deliveries were 'altering the village rhythm' and causing statues to express mild, passive-aggressive disapproval.
Culture
Qormi Bakers Get Pastizzi Declared 'Living Monuments'; PM Now Must Inspect Flakiness Annually
After a months-long campaign, Qormi bakers convinced the government to declare pastizzi 'living national monuments', obliging the Prime Minister to conduct annual flakiness inspections, the Heritage Agency to issue humidity warnings, and Gozo ferries to reserve an emergency pastry cabin.
Culture
Mdina Now Sells Silence: Pastizz, Candle and Correct 'għawdxi' Required or You Join the Banda
The city's parish committee voted unanimously that tourists may only admire Mdina's silence after buying a pastizz, lighting a votive candle, and pronouncing 'għawdxi' correctly — mistakes mean an immediate stint with the local band club.
Culture
Malta Declares Clicking 'I Accept' On Every Website A National Sport
New scheme trains citizens to scroll, tick, and click through 37 consent boxes while drinking kahwa and eating pastizzi.
Culture
Government's 'Pastizzi Standardisation Initiative' causes national queue, ferry lane, and one scaffolding collapse
A serious decree, a leaked table of flakiness standards, and an islandwide panic-buying of pastizzi that has traffic wardens issuing crumbs as evidence.
Culture
Mqabba Festa Fireworks Heard from International Space Station, NASA Confirms
Astronauts aboard the ISS reported 'a series of loud bangs coming from the direction of a very small island' during Saturday's festa.
Culture
National Flower of Malta Officially Chosen: It's the Plastic Bag Caught in a Tree
After years of deliberation, a parliamentary committee has unanimously voted to recognise the plastic bag lodged in a carob tree as Malta's national flower.