Britain is to offer hundreds of millions of pounds in grants to aid the recovery of cultural venues and heritage sites hit by the pandemic, the government announced on Friday. Some 2,700 organisations including the Glastonbury music ...

The financial services sector is not only a significant contributor to Malta’s GDP – but it is also one of the most exciting and diverse. These qualities are reflected in the Malta Financial Services Authority’s workforce – y...

EU nations fell out on Thursday over how to divide up 10 million extra doses of coronavirus vaccine with Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic refusing to help five struggling countries. A deal was agreed late in the day to distri...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku’s fines for squaring off in a row during an Italian Cup match will be donated to charity, their rival Milan clubs said on Thursday. AC Milan striker Ibrahimovic went head-to-head with his Inter...

Tokyo’s Nikkei led a rally in holiday-thinned trade in Asia on Friday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street with investors buoyed by Joe Biden’s huge new infrastructure spending plan and growing optimism over the economi...

On April 1, alcohol delivery company Booze Wagon released a video to announce it would up its game and start offering customers a game-changing drone delivery service.  The company, founded by three partners - Mark Bartolo Parnis, ...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna is leading the Office of Readings and Lauds at from the Curia in Floriana, as Holy Week liturgical celebrations approach their highlight. Follow proceedings below. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion will be ...

Arsenal’s Uruguay international midfielder Lucas Torreira, who is on loan at Atletico Madrid, says he wants to leave Europe and play for Boca Juniors. The 25-year-old said he came to the decision after his mother died of Covid-19 e...

US First Lady Jill Biden pranked reporters and staff flying back from a trip with her on Thursday, disguising herself as a flight attendant to pass out ice cream bars for April Fool’s. Staff, Secret Service and press were treated t...

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Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside. President Tsai Ing-wen'...

A 25-year-old woman was mugged at 11pm in Triq il-Karmnu, Fgura, on Thursday. The police said the Filipino woman, who lives in the same locality, was robbed by a man wearing a hoody and carrying a knife. He fled the site with some mo...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power Friday, narrowly winning a no-confidence vote over claims he lied about coalition talks. Dubbed the "Teflon premier" for his ability ...

The number of migrant detainees treated for self-harm or suicide attempts rose significantly last year. Ninety-three received such treatment in the mental health facility, Mount Carmel Hospital, in 2020, amounting to four per cent of...

Police on horseback and using water cannon charged a crowd of up to 2,000 people gathered in a Brussels park on Friday for a fake concert announced on social media as an April Fool's Day prank. Police said that three officers were wo...

Juventus forward Paulo Dybala on Thursday apologised for breaking COVID-19 rules by attending a house party with teammates Weston McKennie and Arthur Melo. The Juventus trio were reported to have been fined by police who were called ...

Works on the dust road leading to Comino’s Blue Lagoon were stopped earlier last month by the Environment Resources Authority due to damage on the surroundings and the permit application is still under review. The authority said it...

The severity of crop losses driven by heatwaves and drought have tripled in the last fifty years in Europe, according to a study that highlights the vulnerability of food systems to climate change.  Research published recently in th...

The proposed cannabis reform has led to mixed reactions among stakeholders with some expressing support and others concern. According to the proposal, unveiled on Tuesday, cannabis users will be allowed to grow their own plants at ho...

A coalition of nine media freedom organisations has filed submissions to the public inquiry into the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination, claiming that it is only if the board “completes its mission” that lessons can be learnt t...