Watch: Football returns to Germany with Dortmund win after pandemic pause
Norwegian sensation Erling Braut Haaland stole the limelight Saturday as the German Bundesliga became the first major European football league to return since the coronavirus lockdown, with teams...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in Birkirkara collision
A 23-year old motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic collission in Birkirkara on Saturday. Police said the incident occurred at around 1.15pm on Triq Dun Karm, when the motorcyclist...
View ArticleTeachers challenged by virtual truants and digital drop-outs
Some students have all but ‘disappeared’ since schools were shut down, teachers say, as they give an insight into the difficulties they face with trying to keep children engaged in learning. Since...
View ArticleAn artist's tribute to Malta holds a mirror up to the economic boom
It took six months of life in “sunny Malta” for an Italian artist to choose to portray its “cancer” in a digital artwork intended to capture the island he lost his heart to. The creation is complete...
View ArticleCitroen reveals electric e-Dispatch
Citroen has revealed its latest electric model – the e-Dispatch. Completely electric, the e-Dispatch van is capable of returning up to 205 miles (330 kilometres) on a single charge in its largest...
View ArticleAnnulling a debtor’s fraudulent act
A creditor’s primary concern is primarily the financial state of his debtors. For how is the creditor to satisfy his claims if his debtor is insolvent or if his solvency is not enough to entertain his...
View ArticleAbela undermining COVID-19 work done by leadership rival Fearne - Delia
Opposition leader Adrian Delia on Sunday accused Prime Minister Robert Abela of undermining the “serious work” done by his former leadership rival Chris Fearne in battling the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleOsama’s letter and other stories
John P. Portelli: L-Ittra ta’ Osama u Stejjer Oħra(Osama’s Letter and Other Stories) Published by Horizons L-Ittra ta’ Osama u Stejjer Oħra (Osama’s Letter and Other Stories) is made up of 14 fiction...
View ArticleSeven new COVID-19 cases
Seven new COVID-19 cases have been registered overnight, Health Superintendent Chairmaine Gauci said in her daily update. Cases in double digits had been reported for the past three days - 14 on...
View ArticleJoseph Mary Genuis (1934-1970) – an unsung modernist
This year we mark the 50th anniversary since the death of Maltese Modernist artist Joseph Mary Genuis. Few works of his survive, with most in private collections in Malta and abroad and a handful in...
View ArticleSupermarket or petrol station more dangerous than football, says Bruce
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce believes going to the supermarket or petrol station could pose a greater a risk of coronavirus than a return to football given the strict measures put in place to protect...
View ArticleMan, 22, to be charged with drug trafficking
A man is expected to be arraigned in court on Sunday, charged with drug trafficking and possession. The 22-year-old man had been under police observation for weeks. He was on Sunday stopped by...
View ArticleLonglist for book prize published
The National Book Council has published the list of eligible titles that have been submitted to the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020, for books published in 2019. All books have been...
View ArticleGermany's far-right AfD weakened by infighting, virus fears
A long-simmering row between the leaders of Germany's far-right AfD party and its radical fringe has boiled over, sapping their strength as Chancellor Angela Merkel climbs in the polls. As voters look...
View ArticleThe elusive gardener
There was very little to do to the building, Joanna thought, as she walked around the house. It would be ideal as her new school. It was 1980 and like many other houses in the area, it was about 70...
View ArticleMater Dei is resuming its outpatient appointments
Mater Dei hospital has started increasing the number of outpatient cases it treats as part of efforts to resume some normal operations in the COVID-19 era, CEO Celia Falzon has confirmed. Despite the...
View ArticleTedesco keen to extend his stay at Valletta FC
Giovanni Tedesco has rebutted reports that said that he is set to leave Valletta FC at the end of the season to continue his career in Italy. A report on Campania Football claimed that Tedesco has...
View ArticleIce and fire
You can now drink Crofters’ Tears. “Crofts are still are in our genes, so it was inevitable we’d make our own gin and rum. Many crofters in Caithness supplemented their croft income with illicit...
View ArticleMan arrested after he was found in possession of cannabis
A man has been arrested by the police after he was found in possession of drugs in Valletta. The police said that while district officers were doing their rounds in South Street at around 8pm, they...
View ArticleBears on the loose in Estonian capital
Coronavirus aside, residents of a Tallinn neighbourhood had ever the more reason to stay indoors Friday, after local authorities warned that bears were on the loose in the Estonian capital. The...
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