Iran Guards unveil missile said to put Israel in range
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put arch foe Israel within reach. The Guards' Sepahnews website...
View ArticleLukaku ends drought as Chelsea reach Club World Cup final
Romelu Lukaku scored a much-needed goal as Chelsea beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to the Club World Cup final against South American champions Palmeiras. Chelsea’s...
View ArticleCiolacu's late strike puts Floriana past battling Għajnsielem
FLORIANA 1 Ciolacu 77 GĦAJNSIELEM 0 FLORIANA M. Bartolo, A. Magri Overend (73 A. Garzia), O. El Hasni, R. Hovsepyan, K. Keqi (53 J. Busuttil), A. Ciolacu, O. Spiteri, M. Garcia (73 B....
View ArticleDuric nets hat-trick as holders Balzan ease into last 16
FA Trophy holders Balzan broke little sweat to cruise past Challenge League side Pieta’ Hotspurs 5-1 and clinch a last 16 berth. The Reds opened a two-goal lead early inside the first 10 minutes with...
View ArticleLong wait for a long weekend as just two Gozo ferries operate at Ċirkewwa
Hundreds of Gozitan workers and Maltese holidaymakers waited hours to cross to Gozo on Wednesday evening, with just two ferries operating between Ċirkewwa and Mġarr. Many Maltese headed North for the...
View ArticleDozens of SpaceX internet satellites lost to geomagnetic storm days after launch
Up to 40 SpaceX high-speed internet satellites have been knocked out of orbit by a geomagnetic storm shortly after launch, but pose little threat to Earth as they burn up in the atmosphere, the...
View ArticleMan. City cruise past Brentford to stretch lead to 12 points
Manchester City stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 12 points as Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne netted in a routine 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday. The English champions...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - February 10, 2022
Improving Malta’s product It wasn’t very surprising that the government wants to delay implementation of the minimum business tax rate. Malta has seemingly taken the easy way out to get businesses to...
View ArticleToday's front pages - February 10, 2022
The following are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers. Times of Malta leads with a university survey which found that half of Malta’s population believe the country’s elected politicians are...
View ArticleContinuity? No, thank you – Arthur Muscat
We are into the fifth year since the horrible assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The wheels of justice are turning so slowly that some fear they might grind to a halt. Confused...
View ArticleFeast of St Paul in Munxar
Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma will mark the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck with a solemn Pontifical Mass at Munxar parish church today at 9am. Music will be under the direction of Mro Frankie Debono. Masses...
View ArticleHandouts: too little too late – Mario de Marco
The government’s recently announced €70 million cash grant of €100 and €200 cheques to students, workers and pensioners came under heavy criticism from the independent media. Finance Minister Clyde...
View ArticleHalf of population think politicians are corrupt
Half of Malta’s population believe the country’s elected politicians are corrupt and only 15% disagree, according to a survey by the University of Malta. The survey was carried out in January by the...
View ArticleInterpreting Steward’s case – Ranier Fsadni
So, this newspaper approached Robert Abela to ask for his reply to Steward Health Care’s damning statements about his government and its predecessor. And Abela dealt with it by gaslighting the press....
View ArticleEl Salvador woman freed after 10 years in prison for abortion
An El Salvadorian woman was freed from prison Wednesday, after the remaining 20 years of her 30-year sentence for having an abortion were commuted. "We celebrate Elsy's release from prison after 10...
View ArticleThree decades of governance failures
When the modern economic history of the country is written, historians will have to describe some of the failures in the management of public projects that have cost Maltese taxpayers dearly. These...
View ArticleUS equities have worst start since 2009
The start of the year was extremely eventful for US equity markets. During the first week of January, share prices hit fresh record levels, thereby continuing the very positive momentum with...
View ArticleAnnouncements – February 10, 2022
Obituaries BORG. On February 8, at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, JOE, former Mayor of Mellieħa, aged 81, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss...
View ArticleIt's a man problem - Colm Regan
January of this year recorded the killing of two young women – Paulina Dembska and Ashling Murphy. One in Malta, the other in Ireland. They shared several things in common. Both were young, educated,...
View ArticleScared but safe, Mika, the missing dog, found wandering around Magħtab
Mika, the four-year-old white Chow Chow, that was reported missing, has been found. In a Facebook post, uploaded at 5am, its owner Dylan Drago thanked those who spent time trying to locate Mika,...
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