Branko Nisevic agrees terms to take over as Ħamrun Spartans coach
Ħamrun Spartans have reached an agreement to appoint Branko Nisevic as their new first-team coach. The Serbian coach replaces Mark Buttigieg who on Monday parted ways with the Spartans following a...
View ArticleFrench group Engie returns to profit as energy prices soar
French utility group Engie returned to profit last year, buoyed by soaring energy prices, company results showed on Tuesday. The firm posted a net profit of €3.7 billion after a loss of €1.5bn in...
View ArticleStatements given by men accused of 2005 murder declared 'inadmissable'
Statements released by two men, still to face trial over the alleged murder of Albert Brian Rosso back in 2005, have been declared inadmissible in evidence. Anthony Bugeja, 54, and Piero Di Bartolo,...
View ArticleUK payrolls jump but soaring inflation hits wages
UK payrolls jumped in January as Omicron fears receded but workers’ wage rises are failing to keep pace with soaring inflation, official data showed on Tuesday. The number of UK workers on payrolls...
View ArticlePrince Andrew settles sex assault lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have settled a sexual assault lawsuit for an unspecified sum, according to a court filing Tuesday. In a letter sent to a New York judge on behalf of both...
View ArticleSliema council to run transport study before residential parking test
Transport Minister Ian Borg has agreed to run a residential parking trial in Sliema, but councillors will be consulting stakeholders before it begins. The minister met with Sliema councillors to...
View ArticleMalta Marathon cancelled following clash over proposed route
Updated 7.35pm, adds PN statement A national marathon has been cancelled after organisers and the authorities clashed over the proposed route. In a statement on Tuesday, the Malta Marathon...
View ArticleGerman investor morale rises in February despite Russian tensions
Confidence among investors in Germany grew in February, according to figures published on Tuesday, in spite of rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine and lingering supply chain issues. The ZEW...
View ArticleWilliams reveal FW44 challenger
Williams Racing have revealed their livery for the FW44 ahead of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 season. The new design features a contrasting diamond shape with flashes of red and blue, embodying a new era...
View ArticleFootballer Sala felt pressure over transfer before plane death, inquest hears
Emiliano Sala felt under “a lot of pressure” to complete a transfer to the Premier League shortly before he died in a plane crash as he headed to his new club, an inquest heard on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleJoseph Muscat's taxpayer-funded assistant: the man who replaced Keith Schembri
Mark Farrugia has been retained on the government payroll to serve as an assistant to Joseph Muscat. Farrugia was a deputy chief of staff at the Office of the Prime Minister during the Muscat years...
View ArticleJacobs aims to recapture Tokyo heights with world championships looming
Lamont Marcell Jacobs told AFP he wants to prove that his shock Olympic 100 metres triumph was no fluke as he gears up for this year’s indoor and outdoor world championships. The Italian sprinter said...
View ArticleBelgium plans to allow workers to ask for a four-day workweek
Belgium is giving employees the right to ask for a four-day workweek under a COVID-era shake-up of its labour laws, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Tuesday. "The COVID period has forced...
View ArticleBirżebbuġa council concerned over Ħal Far airstrip impact on environment
The Birżebbuġa council has expressed concern over the impact a model aircraft airstrip could have on the environment and cultural heritage of a site off Wied Żnuber. On Sunday, a group of farmers...
View ArticleBabies born to fully vaccinated mothers have strong COVID protection: study
Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 per cent less likely to be hospitalized with severe COVID, a new study by the US Centers for Disease...
View ArticleUS bobsleigh rivals join forces to fight for equality
They have battled each other as Olympic bobsleigh medallists at four straight Winter Games, but off the ice, Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries are united in their fight for equality in their...
View ArticleMbappe strikes late to give PSG edge over Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe struck in the fourth minute of injury time to give Paris Saint-Germain a precious 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday....
View ArticleMan. City on brink of Champions League quarters after Sporting rout
Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City still have room for improvement after Bernardo Silva’s brace inspired a masterful 5-0 rout of Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League last 16 first leg on...
View ArticleRonaldo strikes as Man. Utd climb back into top four
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his goalscoring drought on Tuesday as Manchester United recovered from an insipid first-half display to beat 10-man Brighton 2-0 and clamber back into the Premier League top...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - February 16, 2022
PL supporters Desmond Zammit Marmarà (February 11) divides Labour supporters into two: a small minority of those with brains and a vast majority of ‘brainless and uneducated sheep’ (the Ġaħans of...
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