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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:16:00 +0100
MFSA appoves bye-laws for MSE 'Green Market'
The MFSA has approved bye-laws for the Green Market of the Malta Stock Exchange that will allow for the listing of 'green nonds' on the local capital market. Issuers seeking to raise finance for green projects that meet the MSE’s G...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:44:00 +0100
Pirlo says lacklustre Juventus handed Porto victory ‘on silver platter’
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game for Juventus in his native Portugal ended in 2-1 defeat as FC Porto out-played the Italians for much of Wednesday’s Champions League last-16, first leg tie. Such was Juve’s lacklustre performance ...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:41:00 +0100
Revolut says it now offers bank services for Malta clients
Revolut, the global financial platform, said Thursday that its customers in Malta can now upgrade to Revolut Bank.   Revolut has attracted over 190,000 customers in Malta, and the company said it is confident that deposit accounts,...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0100
Malta coaching duo Gatt, Tonna relishing Slovakia face-off
The Malta women’s national team will make their first international appearance in 2021 when they host Slovakia in their VisitMalta Women’s Tournament opener, at the Hibernians Stadium this afternoon (kick-off: 15.00). This will b...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:28:00 +0100
EuroMillions Superdraw’s €202 million jackpot is its biggest ever…
EuroMillions, the biggest lottery in Europe, launched its latest Superdraw series on February 5, 2021, with a boosted jackpot of €130 million. With no jackpot winners in that draw, or in the following three draws, EuroMillions has ...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:21:00 +0100
Pandemic pushes Air France-KLM deep into red in 2020
Air France-KLM said Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic “severely impacted” its earnings in 2020, pushing it deep into a net loss of €7.1 billion. The previous year, the Franco-Dutch airline had booked bottom-line profit of ...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:03:00 +0100
Brady edges into Australian Open final against Osaka
American Jennifer Brady edged Karolina Muchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a tense Australian Open semi-final on Thursday to set up a title match with Naomi Osaka. The big-serving 22nd seed secured her first Grand Slam final appearance on her f...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:48:00 +0100
Power outages, water shortages as Texas shivers
Nearly two million people were still without power early Thursday in Texas, the oil and gas capital of the United States, with some facing water shortages as a deadly winter cold spell that pummeled the southeastern part of the count...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:14:00 +0100
What happened on... February 18
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:12:00 +0100
Christo's personal collection sells for eight million euros
Artworks owned by the late artist Christo and his wife Jean-Claude, a duo famed for wrapping landmarks in fabric, sold for eight million euros at auction on Wednesday. The 28 lots under the hammer at Sotheby's in Paris included drawi...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:01:00 +0100
Ta’ Qali Artisan Village – promoting the locally crafted
The construction of the artisans’ workshops at the Ta’ Qali Artisan Village is proceeding well and will gain momentum in the coming months so that the regeneration project co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:52:00 +0100
Maltese shares generated average annual return of 8.7%
In my article published two weeks ago, I made reference to a review published in the international media providing statistics on average returns for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 for the past 100 years, showing tha...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:21:00 +0100
Below the desired standard
The creation of a Commissioner for Standards in Public Life was welcomed as a first step in ensuring members of parliament live up to the gravitas required by their role. The commissioner has jurisdiction over ministers, parliamentar...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:12:00 +0100
NASA rover set to land on Mars
Seven months after blast-off, NASA's Mars 2020 mission will have to negotiate its shortest and most intense phase on Thursday evening: the "seven minutes of terror" it takes to slam the brakes and land the Perseverance rover on a nar...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:06:00 +0100
‘Super Mario’ enters the scene - André DeBattista
Italy has a new prime minister; the seventh in the last 10 years. For a while, Italy always seemed to be in the process of forming a new administration. Despite the seemingly revolving doors at Palazzo Chigi, Italian institutions are...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:05:00 +0100
Draghi sets out plan to rebuild virus-hit Italy
Prime Minister Mario Draghi pledged Wednesday to use "all means" to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated Italy, and said it presented an opportunity for the country to rebuild as it did after World War II. In his first ...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:48:00 +0100
Opinion: George Vella’s wager – Ranier Fsadni
Philosophy’s most famous wager was proposed by Blaise Pascal: it’s far better to bet on God’s existence than to be an atheist. If you’re right, after death you will be resurrected to enjoy beatitude. If you’re wrong, you di...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:45:00 +0100
Today's top stories - February 18, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta reports that Vince Muscat, one of the men accused of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder, signalled on Wednesday that he will not challenge the prosecu...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:43:00 +0100
Announcements - February 18, 2021
Obituaries CASTILLO. On February 17, at Mater Dei Hospital, ALBERT V. (Tax Consultant), of Sliema, aged 78. He will always be loved and remembered by his wife Evelyn sive Vivienne, his daughter Roberta Borg Hedley, his son Simon and ...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:35:00 +0100
Dragonara casino licence up for grabs
The Dragonara Casino could be replaced by a new operation after the government decided not to extend its 10-year concession and instead issue a fresh call for proposals. The government’s Privatisation Unit announced on Wednesday th...



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