Malta government responsible for killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, inquiry finds
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London — A public inquiry into the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has found that the state should be held responsible for her death. Galizia was 53 years old when she was killed by a car bomb in Malta in 2017.
The Maltese government "created an atmosphere of impunity, generated from the highest echelons of the administration," a report published by the inquiry said. The report said the inquiry didn't find proof of the government's direct involvement in Galizia's murder, but that it created a "favorable climate" for the journalist to be killed. Galizia, who was called a "one-woman Wikileaks," had reported on allegations of money laundering, bribery and corruption in Malta for 30 years. She relentlessly pursued politicians in her home country on her blog, Running Commentary.Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding portions of major highways, leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai and grinding traffic at the city-state's huge international airport briefly to a complete halt. Meanwhile, the death toll from separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18, with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm.
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