Fatalities reported after shooting at Texas high school
Multiple people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, a law enforcement source said, in the latest gun violence in a country still shaken by the massacre at a...
View ArticleHoteliers sounds warning of ‘over-tourism’
Hoteliers are calling for a study to establish the maximum number of tourists that Malta can cope with due to its limited geographical size and high population density. The Malta Hotels and...
View ArticleValletta life in paintings
Valletta-based artist Madeleine Gera will be exhibiting a selection of recent oil paintings depicting the capital city. In Valletta and Other Strokes of the Brush, Gera uses the local cityscape and...
View ArticleLatvian anti-money laundering office probing corruption links to Malta
Maltese investigators have requested the help of the Latvian anti-money laundering office to trace payments made via a shady Latvian bank connected with alleged corruption involving the company 17...
View ArticleSealed with a kiss: newlyweds Harry and Meghan delight crowds
Updated 4.45pm Prince Harry and his bride Meghan married on Saturday in a dazzling ceremony that blended ancient English ritual with African American culture, watched up close by royals and...
View ArticleCleric al-Sadr's bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has won the country's parliamentary election, the...
View ArticleSliema construction worker injured as roof caves in
A young worker was rushed to hospital following a construction accident in Sliema on Saturday morning. Police said the 20-year-old worker was demolishing a roof with a jackhammer in Arturo Mercieca...
View ArticleWatch: Who owns Jerusalem (ARTE)
In December 2017 US president Donald Trump declared that America would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The holy city for Muslims, Christians and Jews is as politically contested as ever.
View ArticleNew film celebrating Van Gogh hits big screen
Van Gogh, Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies will be premiering exclusively at the Eden on May 25 and will be showing for a limited time. A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest...
View ArticleFestival to celebrate Irish films
A selection of short films from Ireland will be screened today at the Salesian Theatre in Sliema. This festival, curated by Eibh Collins of IndieCork Festival and supported by the Embassy of Ireland,...
View ArticleBefore the tower cranes arrived... Malta looked like this
In the days when the world was black and white, Malta’s buildings used to sing in architectural harmony. See these pictures of Malta's glorious historic buildings in this week's edition of The Senior...
View ArticleMeghan Markle picks sleek dress by Givenchy designer for wedding
American actress Meghan Markle picked a sleek sculpted dress by Givenchy creative head Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, worn with a five-metre long veil and a diamond...
View Article'His chance of recovery was higher if both of us accompanied him'
Splitting up the siblings when one of them needed cancer treatment abroad was the biggest heartache for the Bianco family, but they managed to pull through with the help of Puttinu Cares. Ten years...
View ArticleNew US ambassador nominee to Malta was member of Trump's transition team
US President Donald Trump has nominated a member of his presidential transition team as Ambassador to Malta, the White House has announced. Christine Toretti will replace Kathleen Hill, who was only...
View ArticleSpring horticultural show
The Malta Horticulture Society will be holding its Annual Horticultural Show today and tomorrow at San Anton Gardens and Palace grounds in Attard. Local growers, farmers, gardening amateurs, floral...
View ArticleRugby Malta's promotion bid ended in Lithuania
The Malta rugby national team failed in their bid to win promotion to the Trophy division after going down heavily to Lithuania 81-10 in Siaulai, yesterday. As the scoreline clearly shows the home...
View ArticleMeetings kick off to discuss the future of culture in Malta
The Culture Directorate within the Culture Ministry has launched a series of meetings with the public with the aim of discussing, analysing and evaluating how the culture sector is to develop in Malta...
View ArticleItalian parties' spending plans "a warning shot for Europe" - Merkel ally
Germany should get not stuck paying for spending plans by the two anti-establishment parties preparing a coalition government in Italy, a senior member of the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor...
View ArticlePilatus owner still has $12.9m equity in the bank
Former Pilatus Bank chairman Seyed Ali Sadr Hasheminejad has claimed a net worth of $24 million, of which $12.9 million is equity in the Ta’ Xbiex-based bank. In additional information supplied as...
View ArticleUS bishop wows royal wedding with impassioned sermon on love
African-American bishop Michael Curry electrified the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a 14-minute, barnstorming sermon on the power of love that won smiles in the ancient British chapel...
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