A cut above: Central Park barber is New York's latest attraction
Shortly after coronavirus shut down New York last spring, Herman James picked up his clippers, headed outside and found himself a new identity: the Central Park barber. A year on, business is good for...
View ArticleWe need to talk about your bookkeeper
Binderr, Malta’s first bookkeeping app, will end your relationship with your bookkeeper. Probably no sound is as dreaded as that made by a fan whirring to a dead stall in the middle of a hot day....
View ArticleExpats struggle to get vaccine because of identity documents delays
Expats are struggling to register for the COVID-19 vaccine because of delays related to their identity documents, Times of Malta has learnt. Readers who spoke to Times of Malta said that although...
View ArticleUN Security Council meets on Israel but US blocks statement
The UN Security Council held another emergency meeting on Wednesday about the worsening hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, again without agreeing on a joint statement due to opposition from...
View ArticleDavid vs Goliath: the Ford Puma ST challenges mighty scale model
It’s David versus Goliath… but not as you know it. The all-new Puma ST – the first Ford Performance SUV in Europe – took centre stage in an epic clash against a small but mighty version of itself in a...
View ArticleUS consumer prices spike 4.2% last month from April 2020
US consumer inflation surged 4.2 per cent last month compared to April 2020, the Labour Department said on Wednesday, posting the biggest year-on-year increase since 2008 as the economy recovered from...
View Article'Historic' and 'shocking': Malta reacts to abortion bill
Marlene Farrugia's bill proposing the decriminalisation of abortion has been welcomed as "historic" by pro-choice activists, while an anti-abortion NGO said it was "shocked beyond belief". Farrugia's...
View ArticlePolice send decoy package to nab alleged drugs smugglers
Undercover policing and close collaboration with customs officers, nabbed a couple who had been sent a parcel from abroad containing a kilogram of synthetic drugs. After intercepting the suspicious...
View Article‘History maker’ Williams crashes out of Italian Open in 1000th career match
Serena Williams, playing the 1000th WTA match of her career, crashed out of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a second round defeat to Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska, weeks before her bid to make...
View ArticleNorway drops AstraZeneca, offers J&J to volunteers only
Norway will drop AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine from its immunisation programme due to concerns over rare side effects, and offer Johnson & Johnson's jab only to volunteers while it remains...
View ArticleManchester United keen on Atalanta defender Romero - report
Manchester United are keen to sign Atalanta defender Cristian Romero, SkySports News reported on Wednesday. United have made signing a new partner for Harry Maguire a priority this summer and Romero...
View Article‘Why I proposed a bill to decriminalise abortion’: Marlene Farrugia
Women have suffered the worst consequences of the pandemic, according to MP Marlene Farrugia, who on Wednesday called on pro-lifers and pro-choicers to come together over abortion. On Wednesday...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League final set to be moved to Porto from Istanbul
The 2021 Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City is set to be moved to the Portuguese city of Porto from Istanbul, UEFA are expected to announce. The European governing body of...
View ArticlePN can never back the decriminalisation of abortion - Bernard Grech
The PN will not be backing the decriminalisation of abortion, the party said late on Wednesday, soon after independent MP Marlene Farrugia tabled a bill in parliament. Farrugia's private members' bill...
View ArticleSmith Rowe punishes Jorginho blunder as Arsenal rock Chelsea
Arsenal dented Chelsea's bid to finish in the Premier League's top four as Emile Smith Rowe punished Jorginho's blunder to seal a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Midfielder Jorginho was guilty of a woefully...
View ArticleRonaldo reaches 100 goals for Juve in vital win at Sassuolo
Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th goal for Juventus in all competitions helped keep alive his side's hopes of a top-four Serie A finish after a 3-1 win at an impressive Sassuolo on Wednesday. The result was...
View ArticlePentecost vigil at Ta’ Pinu
Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma is urging all Gozitans to attend a Pentecost vigil on the parvis of Ta’ Pinu sanctuary on May 22. In a letter read in all churches in Gozo last Sunday, Mgr Teuma invited all...
View ArticleShipping movements - May 13, 2021
The Contship Cub from Piraeus to Skikda, the CMA CGM Libra from Genoa to Beirut, the AS Freya from Thessaloniki to Damietta, the Karina from Tripoli to Sousse, the Nicola from Tunis to Tunis, the Fas...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - May 13, 2021
Traffic rerouting For the last 25 years or so, traffic going into Mosta went through Independence Avenue or some side street. Going out of Mosta, upon reaching the roundabout in Rotunda Square,...
View ArticleAnnouncements - May 13, 2021
Obituaries BALDACCHINO. On Tuesday, May 11, at RoseVille home for the elderly, Attard, AUXILIO, widower of Michelina, aged 85, passed away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his...
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