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The latest Brexit withdrawal deal
negotiated by UK Prime Minister
Theresa May was rejected by the UK
parliament yesterday by a margain of
149 votes.
There were 391 votes against and
242 votes in favour.
Addressing parliament following
the vote, a hoarse May said she pro-
foundly regretted the decision taken
by parliament, adding that the deal
she had negotiated was the best and
only one available.
May said that parliament would
vote on Wednesday regarding wheth-
er the UK was to leave without an
agreement.
Earlier, May urged MPs to back
her new and "improved"
Brexit deal, or risk "no
Brexit at all".
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EDITORIAL • PAGE 9
DAVID HUDSON
THE government Malta's air-
space was closed to Boeing 737
MAX aircraft as of 8pm on
Tuesday evening, Malta's Civil
Aviation Directorate (CAD)
has said.
A spokesperson for the di-
rectorate said the decision had
been taken following a com-
munication by the European
Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA).
"As a precautionary meas-
ure, EASA will publish soon
an Airworthiness Directive,
effective as of 19:00 UTC, sus-
pending all flight operations
of all Boeing Model 737-8
MAX and 737-9 MAX aero-
planes in Europe," EASA said
in an email to civil
aviation depart-
ments.
Malta closes airspace
to Boeing 737 MAX
UK parliament
declines revised
Brexit deal
Maltese
YouTubers
to finally
get paid
for online
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Following two air crashes in six months
