Watch: Zaccardo tops Tuttosport's 'Italians do it better'
World Cup winner Cristian Zaccardo chalked up his first goal for Ħamrun Spartans last weekend when he converted the penalty which sealed the 5-1 victory for the Spartans over Lija Athletic. His...
View ArticleChild molester checks to be free for voluntary organisations
Voluntary organisations will no longer have to pay to screen their employees/volunteers for child abuse convictions. The waiver will only apply to organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for...
View ArticleFacebook to expand artificial intelligence to help prevent suicide
Facebook Inc will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the US to detect users with suicidal intent, the world's largest social media network said on...
View ArticleMixed results for Maltese Darts players in Italy
Various local players last weekend participated in the Italian Grand Master Open in Bologna, Italy with mixed results obtained across the two-day event. On day one, the singles competition took place...
View ArticleEU votes to extend weed-killer glyphosate licence
EU countries have approved the use of weed-killer glyphosate for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer. Europe has been wrestling for the past two years over what to...
View ArticleWatch: Highlights of Sunday's NBA games
Heat 100, Bulls 93 Goran Dragic scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and Wayne Ellington finished with 19 points as Miami defeated Chicago. Miami won its third straight game as James...
View ArticleThe cemetery which opened the gates to extramural burials
Located in one of Malta’s busiest traffic nodes, Ta’ Braxia, in Pietà, is one of the few multifaith cemeteries on the island and the final resting place of prominent personalities, including Russian...
View ArticleThree of four pending Air Malta agreements nearing conclusion
The government is close to concluding two collective agreements for Air Malta staff, being negotiated with the General Workers’ Union for ground handling and airline staff, while cabin crew will vote...
View ArticleWatch: Farrugia on the scoresheet for FC Chiasso
Forward Jean Paul Farrugia carried on his scoring form as he netted his seventh goal for FC Chiasso in 13 games, rescuing his side a point in last weekend's 1-1 draw against FC Winterthur at home....
View ArticlePN faces ‘existential, financial’ challenges
The Nationalist Party faced existential, political and financial challenges, its new secretary general, Clyde Puli, said yesterday. Mr Puli said the Opposition had to do some “soul-searching” to...
View ArticleAir Malta to report loss till March, but expects break-even this year
Air Malta will report a loss for the financial year which ended in March, but hopes to break even in the current financial year, Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi said this evening. Speaking at a Gvern li...
View ArticleGovernment ponders introduction of fourth Gozo ferry
The government is pondering whether to introduce a new Gozo ferry in view of increased crossings to the sister island, Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana said this evening. Speaking at a Gvern li jisma...
View ArticleFactbox: Recent Milan coaches
Six coaches have parted company with seven-times European champions Milan over the past four years. Here is a look at each one. January, 2014 - Massimiliano Allegri was fired one day after a 4-3...
View Article‘Public life standards commissioner a must’- PD
The Democratic Party yesterday reiterated calls for the immediate appointment of a commissioner for standards in public life, insisting that it was high time parliamentarians’ actions were placed...
View Article98 applications for boutique hotels and guesthouses in 2017
The Planning Authority has received 98 applications for boutique hotels, guesthouses and other forms of tourism accommodation in 2017. Replying to a Parliamentary Question by MP Alex Muscat,...
View ArticleSuicide attack targets area southeast of Baghdad
Two attackers shot several civilians on Monday in the Nahrawan area southeast of Baghdad before one blew himself up and the other was killed by security forces, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said,...
View ArticleGovernment ‘buying’ private media with advertising - Busuttil
Opposition MP Simon Busuttil accused the government of “buying” private media with advertising, and of being quick to withdraw such advertising if newspapers did not toe the line. This amounted to the...
View ArticleMalta should be on tax haven list – Oxfam
The upcoming EU tax haven blacklist should include at least 35 countries, as well as Malta and three other EU member states, in order to be effective, Oxfam finds in a new report published on Monday....
View ArticleDo you want to buy a 15,000 year-old mammoth skeleton?
A 15,000-year-old skeleton of a woolly mammoth, the extinct giant of the Ice Age, will be auctioned next month in the French city of Lyon. Standing more than 3 metres (10 ft) high, the complete...
View ArticleGerman mother accused of Malta child abduction facing charges in Berlin
A woman suspected of having helped another German woman try to kidnap her son in Malta, will start facing charges of child abduction, today. Claudia Krolik faces trial that will kick off this morning...
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