Announcements – September 28, 2022
OBITUARY BUSUTTIL. On September 25, at Mater Dei Hospital, FRANK, aged 76, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Louise, his...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - September 28, 2022
Taking the bull by the horns Thank you for including the news feature (September 18) about France’s reprocessing of nuclear waste for reuse in nuclear power stations, a technology in which this...
View ArticleEditorial: Make politics work for allArchbishop Charles Scicluna celebrating...
Archbishop Charles Scicluna echoed the conviction of many when he argued on Independence Day last week that politicians should not use politics for “social climbing”. The term denotes someone who...
View ArticleLate shah's son hails Iran's 'revolution for and by women' Reza Pahlavi, the...
The son of the late shah has hailed Iran's mass protests as a landmark revolution by women and urged the world to add to the pressure on the clerical leadership. Reza Pahlavi, whose father was toppled...
View ArticleToday's front pages - September 29, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta reports how Malta's football coach was suspended for alleged sexual misconduct. It also reports that a priest is...
View ArticleQuestions for finance minister Clyde Caruana – Wayne FlaskWhat does Clyde...
Back in January, as Labour warmed up for the impending electoral campaign, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana struck an unusual high note by saying that the government “is not an overdraft facility” and...
View ArticleLibya cannot wait for Godot – Saadun SuayehFighters loyal to the Government...
The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity stated recently that it was incumbent upon the House of Representatives (the parliament) and the High State Council to reach an agreement...
View Article21-year-old man dies after traffic accident on Saturday
A young man who was seriously injured in a car crash in Swieqi on Saturday, has died. The crash happened on Triq il-Madliena at 1.30am and involved a rented Renault Zoe driven by a 17-year-old girl...
View ArticleDavid Bowie’s handwritten 'Starman’ lyrics sell for over £200,000David Bowie...
David Bowie’s original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic, part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500. Released as a single...
View ArticleMessi in the 100 club as Argentina streak continues with Jamaica defeat
Lionel Messi marked his 100th international victory with two goals as Argentina edged closer to Italy’s world record unbeaten streak with a 3-0 defeat of Jamaica in a World Cup warm-up friendly in New...
View ArticleStudents get blessingFr Marcello Ghirlando blessing children and their school...
Fr Marcello Ghirlando, of the Franciscan Friars, of Għajnsielem, last Sunday blessed children and their school bags at the conventual church, heralding a new scholastic year. This tradition is...
View ArticleSchools reopen as motorists battle a surge in trafficFriendships renewed....
The 2022-2023 scholastic year began on Wednesday, producing the usual congestion in traffic hot spots, although some motorists did actually report easier flow. While some schools opened earlier in...
View ArticleBoy, 7, hit by motorcycleThe road in Marsaxlokk where the accident happened...
A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured on Tuesday evening when he was hit by a motorcycle. The police said the accident happened at 5.45pm at Triq Bir Rikka, Marsaxlokk. The Daelim motorcycle was...
View ArticleWhat’s on in Malta and Gozo – September 28Pianist Rachel Gauci is presenting...
MUSIC Piano recital by Rachel Gauci Rachel Gauci, a recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, is presenting a solo piano recital featuring major works by Brahms, Liszt and...
View ArticleMalta players dedicate Israel win to coach Mangia – MazzottaMalta players...
Malta stand-in coach Davide Mazzotta hailed the grit and determination of the national team players during their come-from-behind friendly win over Israel on Tuesday night and said that they dedicated...
View ArticleNorway boosts security at oil installations after Nord Stream leaks
Norway, now the biggest supplier of gas to Europe, will beef up security around its oil installations, it said following allegations of sabotage on Nord Stream's Baltic Sea pipelines. "The government...
View ArticleSwiss glaciers melting away at record rateGlaciologist and head of 'Glacier...
Switzerland’s glaciers lost six per cent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, shattering previous ice melt records, a report revealed Wednesday. The study...
View ArticleItalian living in Malta blames Maltapost for missing out on voting in...
An Italian woman living in Malta is blaming Maltapost for not being able to vote in Sunday’s election in Italy as she never received her mail-in ballot. She maintains that, despite applying for a...
View ArticleIn pictures: Early political carnival satire in MaltaA satirical carnival...
Satire as a public political weapon became widespread in Malta when censorship by the powerful started appearing less threatening. In carnival times, political dissidents stepped up their resistance...
View ArticleBanana thrown at Richarlison as Brazil thrash Tunisia
Richarlison was the target of a banana thrown from the crowd as Brazil thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly in Paris on Tuesday, while Neymar edged closer to Pele’s all-time scoring record for the...
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