Snow traps thousands as weather death toll rises
Snow drifts reaching up to rooftops kept tens of thousands of villagers prisoners in their own homes in the Balkans today as the death toll from Europe's big freeze rose past 550. More heavy snow fell...
View ArticlePaolites edge battling Mosta
Hibs 2 Mosta 1 Hibernians maintained their winning run in the BOV Premier League when they edged past a battling Mosta 2-1 side at the Hibs Stadium today. The Paolites enjoyed a perfect start as they...
View ArticleWoe for Chelsea as Pienaar inspires Everton
Steven Pienaar added to Chelsea's mounting problems as the South Africa international inspired Everton to a 2-0 win at Goodison Park. Denis Stracqualursi's first Premier League goal in the 71st minute...
View ArticleFormer Mayor drops out of council elections
Ian Micallef, the former Nationalist Mayor of Gzira, has dropped out of the forthcoming elections for local councils. He is the third major casualty for the PN in a week, following a similar decision...
View ArticleChildren of God?
Please forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm going to assume that you're one of those people who don't give a hoot about same sex marriage. I'm also going to assume, that whilst you don't mind two...
View ArticleMilan win after Udinese scare
Udinese 1 AC Milan 2 AC Milan came from behind to stun Udinese and inflict their first home defeat of the season at the Stadio Friuli this afternoon. It looked like Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin was...
View ArticleACTA protests continue in Europe
Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in more than a dozen European cities today against a controversial anti-online piracy pact that critics say could curtail Internet freedom. ACTA (the...
View ArticleWhitney Houston dies at 48
Tributes have been pouring in for American singer and actress Whitney Houston, who has died at the age of 48. The death of the Grammy award-winning star, who was one of the world's best-selling artists...
View ArticlePress digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Sunday Times says Franco Debono is ready to meet the Prime Minister. It also reports how former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff was...
View Article40,000 wine bottles, and counting
Plenty of people keep a modest wine cellar to store some of their best vintages. But one French connoisseur has taken things to the next level: his passion for fine wine has led to the accumulation of...
View ArticleAD to field 10 candidates
Alternattiva Demokratika announced today that it will field 10 candidates for the local council elections in March. These are Ralph Cassar (Attard); Yvonne Arqueros Ebejer (St Julians); Simon Galea (St...
View ArticleGreek parliament faced with crucial decision on more cuts
Greece's parliament will today decide whether to impose another round of swingeing austerity measures on its increasingly angry population, in return for fresh international aid. If Prime Minister...
View ArticleMintoff's condition improves
Labour leader Joseph Muscat this morning conveyed his best wishes to former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff, who was hopsitalised yesterday with heart problems. Dr Muscat, who was speaking in Gzira, said he...
View ArticleTruck topples over
A driver was slightly injured this morning when a truck toppled over at Maghtab. The incident happened at about 8.30 a.m. No further details were immediately available. The driver was assisted by a...
View ArticleMIA is best airport, again
Malta Airport has been ranked as the top airport in Europe across all categories for 2011 in the annual ACI Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passenger survey. This follows a similar ranking achieved in...
View ArticlePM reacts to Moody's, Franco Debono
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that Moody's downgrade of Malta's credit rating was an unfortunate consequence of the austerity measures being taken by some European countries, but...
View ArticleOrder of Malta helps Guide Dogs Foundation
The Order of Malta (SMOM) has donated €200,000 to help the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation acquire and train a number of guide dogs for the visually impaired. The Maltese Association of The Order of Malta...
View ArticleMuscat says Moody's negative outlook confirms warnings to the government
Labour leader Joseph Muscat said today that the negative outlook given by Moody's to Malta last night reflected the growing need for a decisive and capable administration in Malta. Speaking during...
View ArticleEarthquake strikes N. Greece
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northern Greece today, authorities said, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea...
View ArticleHealth warning on baked beans
The Environmental Health Directorate has warned consumers not to eat Aicha baked beans in tomato sauce as a precautionary measure because of the possible presence of inorganic tin. The beans are in...
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