Let's just 'skip' road safety
Safety standards by drivers operating large vehicles in Malta often leave much to be desired but this truck driver is clearly pushing the limits. This picture shot on Saturday morning shows a truck...
View ArticleWatch: One of the largest sharks on record spotted off Hawaii
An enormous great white shark - believed to be one of the biggest on record -- has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii by divers who took a swim with the predator. The 20-foot (six-meter) female...
View ArticleNo more enforcement action on Siġġiewi ‘illegal’ road... after 12 years
The Planning Authority has confirmed that it will no longer be insisting on enforcement action against the asphalting of an ‘illegal’ road in an environmentally sensitive area in Wied Qirda, limits of...
View ArticleAround 170 dead, missing in two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean - reports
An estimated 170 people have died or went missing in two separate shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports. Some 53 people have died on the Alborán Sea, western Mediterranean,...
View ArticleTarxien see off St Andrews challenge
TARXIEN RAINBOWS 2 Woo Ling 24og Faria 48 ST ANDREWS 1 Davis 53 pen. Tarxien Rainbows were back to winning ways after overcoming St Andrews 2-1, in a nerve-wrecking encounter at the Hibs Stadium....
View ArticleMacron's debate put to test as 'yellow vests' stage 10th protest
France's "yellow vests" took to the streets on Saturday for a 10th straight weekend of anti-government protests, despite attempts by President Emmanuel Macron to channel their anger into a series of...
View ArticleWatch: El Shaarawy strike lifts Roma into Champions League places
Stephan El Shaarawy struck the winner as Roma held off Torino 3-2 to move into the Champions League places on Saturday as Serie A returned to action after a three-week winter break. El Shaarawy fired...
View ArticleWatch: Salah fires Liverpool seven points clear
Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah's double inspired a dramatic 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace, while Manchester United stretched their winning...
View ArticleChildren get to take politicians to task
Children gave prospective MEP candidates a hard time on Friday when they questioned them on various issues as they sought to find the right contender to champion their rights in the European...
View ArticleCasemiro wonder goal helps Madrid defeat Sevilla
Casemiro's stunning long-range strike and a late goal from Luka Modric earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday and a much-needed boost to their flailing title challenge in La Liga....
View ArticleWatch: Pogba rejoices as Man Utd extend Solskjaer's winning start
Paul Pogba celebrated the birth of his first child by scoring a penalty to help defeat Brighton 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the first Manchester United manager to...
View ArticlePSG claim record home win with 9-0 thrashing of Guingamp
Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to their biggest-ever home win with a 9-0 Ligue 1 thrashing of Guingamp on Saturday. The runaway league leaders...
View ArticleZimbabwe police erect road blocks to hunt protesters
Zimbabwe police manned checkpoints on many main roads on Saturday, searching vehicles for protesters allegedly involved in recent anti-government demonstrations. The crackdown by security forces has...
View ArticleOscars: the show must go on... without a host
Hollywood's biggest night -- the Oscars -- is set to take place next month without a host for the first time in 30 years, after comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the gig and no suitable replacement...
View ArticleArsenal beat toothless Chelsea to blow Champions League chase open
Arsenal blew the race for a top-four Premier League finish wide open as first-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny saw the Gunners beat Chelsea 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on...
View ArticleWitsel winner keeps Dortmund six points clear in Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund restored their six-point lead over Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as Axel Witsel netted in their 1-0 away win at fourth-placed RB Leipzig. Dortmund claimed...
View ArticleTrump offers protection for immigrants in US in exchange for wall funding
President Donald Trump on Saturday offered temporary protection for people illegally brought to the US as children and other groups of immigrants facing deportation, in exchange for funding for his...
View ArticlePresident’s engagements - January 20, 2019
Noon The President receives representatives of Melita plc on a courtesy call at San Anton Palace, Attard. 2pm The President presides over a meeting of the Commission for the Administration of Justice,...
View ArticleWatch - Muscat: Government met with “queues of investors” in India
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Economy Minister Chris Cardona were met with queues of investors during a trip to India earlier this week. As a result, Dr Cardona had to stay in India for “a couple...
View ArticleWatch - Basket case!: Mourinho admits he hid in a laundry basket to skirt ban
Jose Mourinho has admitted that he once got round a two-match ban by hiding in a laundry basket so he could give a team-talk before a Champions League match. Mourinho, sacked by Manchester United in...
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