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Legal aid fund launched for WikiLeaks founder Assange
A British charity helping whistleblowers around the world on Thursday launched a legal aid fund for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, warning his expulsion from Ecuador's embassy in London "may be...
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Saudi Arabia awards first major wind project worth $500m
Saudi Arabia on Thursday awarded a contract to build a $500 million wind farm, a first for the world's top oil exporter as it pushes to diversify its energy sector. A consortium led by France's EDF...
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Fish farms look to end dumping of by-products
Fish farm operators are exploring “alternatives” to the current practice of dumping tuna heads, tails and guts into the sea, representatives have confirmed. The tuna by-products, which account for as...
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Labour leader calls for general election to end Brexit impasse
Britain's main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday called for a general election to resolve the current deadlock in parliament over Brexit, arguing that he would renegotiate the agreement with...
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GO share price surges to over 12-year high
The MSE Equity Price Index trended positively for the third consecutive day as it added a further 0.37% to 4,485.425 points. The increases in the share prices of GO and HSBC outweighed the drops in...
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Watch: Jordan tame Syria to reach Asian Cup knockouts
Jordan won a bruising derby with Syria 2-0 to become the first team to reach the Asian Cup knockouts on Thursday. In a rowdy atmosphere at a packed Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, first-half goals from...
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Monkeying about: Japan macaques on high-wire stroll go viral
It's a high-wire balancing act, and a video showing a troupe of daredevil monkeys strolling along cables above snow-covered ground in northern Japan has gone viral. "Look at this! Impossible!" a woman...
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Busuttil assessing options after request for inquiry turned down
Former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil is assessing his options after his request for a magisterial inquiry into the Panama Papers was turned down. The Criminal Court on Tuesday said that Dr...
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Why foraging for free is food for the soul
In the past few years, there’s been a resurgence in the idea of foraging for food. The practice of hand gathering plants and animals for bait, money or the table has long taken place, but more...
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EU probes Nike tax deals in the Netherlands
The EU on Thursday launched an in-depth probe into Nike's tax affairs in the Netherlands, following revelations in the "Paradise Papers" scandal that exposed low tax deals for multinationals. The...
View ArticleOpposition MP Claudio Grech awarded €4,000 in libel damages
Opposition MP Claudio Grech has been awarded €4,000 in two libel suits against the PL media over a story alleging that on the eve of the 2013 general elections, he had attempted to silence a...
View ArticleVolotea launches new routes to Verona, Genoa
Low-cost airline Volotea has announced that it will be operating two additional routes from Malta to Verona and Genoa.The airline will fly to the two Italian cities once a week from June: to Verona on...
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Watch: Hosts UAE beat India 2-0 to go top of Asian Cup group
Khalfan Mubarak and Ali Mabkhout were on target for United Arab Emirates as the Asian Cup hosts beat India 2-0 on Thursday to close on a spot in the last 16. The Emirates, who salvaged a 1-1 draw in...
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EU slams Maduro's 'non-democratic' new term in Venezuela
The EU on Thursday condemned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's new term of office as based on "non-democratic elections" and warned it was ready to impose fresh sanctions if Caracas further...
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OPM spokesman is appointed to Digital Innovation board
One of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s spokesmen has been appointed to the board of a new authority for which he also serves as mouthpiece, Times of Malta is informed. Nigel Vella, who until the last...
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Watch: Sven's 'street dogs' put Philippines on Asian Cup map
They may not be able to bend it quite like David Beckham, but Sven-Goran Eriksson's Philippines have made an instant impact in their first appearance at the Asian Cup.Ranked a lowly 116th in the...
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Former Red Electrick frontman drops brand new song
Former Red Electrick frontman Matthew James returns with a new single High.The song, he says, is the last part of a three-chapter story that started when he wrote Paul and continued in Young Again....
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PN may lack financial strength but has determination - Delia
People who wanted a genuine voice to speak on their behalf would find this in the Nationalist Party, Opposition leader Adrian Delia said during an activity for activists and volunteers. He said that...
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A brighter December, but not that much sunshine in 2018
The last month of 2018 was one of sunny skies and relatively warm temperatures, the Malta International Airport meteorological office has noted. Weather records show that the sun shone over Malta for...
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Is the ftira a marker of identity?
A talk about the historical, artisanal and culinary qualities of the Maltese ftira by food historian Noel Buttigieg is being held at the Inquisitor’s Palace in Vittoriosa. The lecture, on January 24...
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