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  "id": 5253679,
  "title": "Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/outrage-as-maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-reporter-daphne-caruana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:17:35.000Z",
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    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/03/outrage-as-maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-reporter-daphne-caruana-galizias-murder"
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  "summary": "A Maltese court has acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech, 44, was accused of complicity in her murder and criminal association to commit murder, but was cleared of both counts by an 8-1 margin after an eight-hour jury deliberation.\n\nCaruana Galizia, a 53-year-old journalist, was killed in October 2017 by a car bomb. She had gained international prominence for her investigations into corruption, money laundering, and organised crime, which she published on her blog. Her murder sparked outrage around the world, put Malta in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings, and led to a political crisis, including the resignation of then-premier Joseph Muscat in January 2020.\n\nAccording to Caruana Galizia's family, her murder was a result of the \"institutional failures that enabled her murder [which] remain unaddressed and unreformed.\" Her family said they wept in court, while Fenech's family members screamed with delight. The acquittal has been met with criticism from media freedom advocates and Caruana Galizia's family, who say it denies her the justice she deserves.",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T18:43:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-orchestrating-murder-of-renowned",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Maltese court clears tycoon of masterminding journalist's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maltese-court-clears-tycoon-of-masterminding-journalists-murder",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:17:42.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/outrage-as-maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-reporters-murder",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:36:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Maltese businessman cleared over murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maltese-businessman-cleared-over-murder-of-journalist-daphne-caruana",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:43:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/outrage-as-maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-reporter-daphne-caruana",
        "published": "2026-09-02T21:20:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Maltese tycoon acquitted of masterminding reporter's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maltese-tycoon-acquitted-of-masterminding-reporters-murder-5189627",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:44:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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