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Maltese COVID-19 patient dies minutes before India evacuation flight
A Maltese man who contracted COVID-19 while in India to adopt a baby girl has died on Friday after developing complications just moments before the air-ambulance flying him back to Malta took off....
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DHL Express warns of fake text messages
DHL Express is warning about fraudulent text messages purporting to come from Deutsche Post or DHL. The fraudulent messages contain, but are not limited to, the following text: Your package is still...
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Customs seize 10 containers with fake items in three months
Ten containers carrying counterfeit merchandise were seized by the Customs Department in the first three months of the year. The department said in a statement on Friday that almost 1.9 million items...
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EuroLeague: Trinchieri wary of Bayern ‘chess’ game against Milan
Bayern Munich coach Andrea Trinchieri believes his side’s series against Olimpia Milano is like a chess game where “they’ve taken the first steps, now we’ll try to follow suit again”. The German side...
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Opposition wants Environment Resources Authority meetings held in public
The Opposition has proposed a law that would make meetings of the Environment and Resources Authority board public. Nationalist Party MP and environment spokesman Robert Cutajar presented a private...
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Allied Group MD suspends himself as company expresses surprise at charges
Allied Group has expressed its "immeasurable surprise" that the state took the decision to charge its managing director Michel Rizzo, and one of its companies, Progress Press, with fraud and money...
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Central Bank launches corporate strategic plan
The Central Bank of Malta has launched a corporate strategic plan that seeks to define its main projects and key objectives in its digital transformation strategy. In a statement announcing the plan,...
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€10 million investment for Bulebel industrial zone announced
A €10 million investment that should lead to the creation of 100 new full-time jobs in the Bulebel industrial area has been announced by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri. Five companies operating in...
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EU charges Apple in landmark App Store competition case
The EU formally accused Apple on Friday of unfairly squeezing out music streaming rivals through its App Store in one of the biggest-ever competition cases to hit the iPhone maker. The charge sheet...
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Man. United don’t want Super League revival, says Woodward
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward promised the club “do not seek” any revival of the European Super League as fans vented their fury at the planned breakaway during an emergency...
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Deficit up to €566 million by end of March
A deficit of €565.8 million was reported by the government’s consolidated fund by the end of March. This was €253.3 million more than in the same period in 2020, the National Statistics Office said....
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Malta welcomes its first hybrid ro-ro ship
A hybrid-powered roll-on/roll-off vessel that docked in Valletta on Friday is the first vessel of its kind to reach the country. Valletta on Friday welcomed in its port the MV Eco Livorno on its...
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Let us go back to our schools, post-secondary students tell authorities
Post-secondary students are appealing to the authorities to allow them to return to physical schooling and not remain “victims of restrictions” as other non-essential industries are allowed to...
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Prince William joins social media boycott over racism
Britain's Prince William said Friday he would join a weekend boycott of social media announced by football clubs and the sport's overseer bodies, in protest at racist abuse of players. "As President...
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Sliema-based online bank fined €360,000 by FIAU
A Malta-based online bank has been fined €359,339 for a series of anti-money laundering breaches concerning clients involved in passport sales, cryptocurrency and with potential links to organised...
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Israel buries dead after Jewish pilgrim stampede kills 45
Israel on Friday was burying victims of a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site that killed at least 45 people, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised an investigation into one of the nation's...
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Relative of FKNK member helped child use a shotgun in Miżieb, Birdlife claims
A child was seen handling a shotgun and being guided to aim and shoot at a bird in Miżieb on Friday, Birdlife Malta has said. The child was being guided by a man who is a close relative of a...
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Pfizer/BioNTech seek COVID-19 jab approval for 12-15-year-olds in EU
Pfizer/BioNTech said Friday they have asked European regulators to authorise their COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, a move seen as a crucial step toward achieving herd immunity. The companies...
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AstraZeneca COVID vaccine sales hit $275m in first quarter
British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Friday that its COVID vaccine generated $275 million (€227m) in sales in the first quarter, as its chief executive defended performance in the face of...
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Lazio boss suspension increased to 12 months for Covid-19 breaches
Lazio president Claudio Lotito’s suspension has been increased to 12 months and the club fined 200,000 euros ($240,000) for Covid-19 breaches, the Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) court of appeal...
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