German exports fell for the second month in a row in September as Europe’s top economy grapples with global supply shortages, official data showed on Tuesday. Germany exported €112.3 billion worth of goods in September, adjusted ...

Civil society NGO Repubblika on Tuesday filed a police report for an investigation into former prime minister Joseph Muscat following reports linking him to consultancy services with a Swiss company. Repubblika president Robert Aquil...

Stockholm has halved the number of electric scooters allowed on its streets, the latest capital to impose restrictions on the exploding but controversial mode of urban transport. The city council voted to limit the number of authoris...

The trapping of thousands of birds under the cover of an alleged 'research project' has turned the Maltese countryside into one giant bird trap, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Tuesday. "This ´study´ is a trojan...

Athletes hoping to train at the University of Malta’s sports grounds have expressed frustration after finding cars parked on the football pitch. “Let’s inhale some exhaust. Yes, let’s promote sports,” well-known athlete Fab...

Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday following another record on Wall Street, while bitcoin hit a new peak with optimism over the recovery outlook edging out long-running inflation fears, with predictions for even more gains to come....

A call for tenders will be issued next year for the building of a new ferry for Gozo Channel, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said in parliament on Tuesday. Replying to questions, the minister acknowledged that the MV Nikolaus – the ...

The main works on the Central Link project have been completed, a spokesperson for Infrastructure Malta said. Transport Minister Ian Borg pledged in summer that the project would be completed by October. The Infrastructure Malta spok...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out of France’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers with a thigh injury suffered in training on Monday, the French Football Federation said. The 28-year-old limped out of training at...

ECB monetary operations On November 1, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operations (MRO). The operation was conducted on November 2 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €68 ...

Brazilian nationals living in Malta are facing distress due to COVID travel restrictions preventing their family members from travelling to be with them in exceptional circumstances. A group of Brazilians residing on the island, many...

Four astronauts returned to Earth late Monday in a SpaceX craft after spending six months on the International Space Station, a NASA live broadcast showed, marking the end of a busy mission. The international crew conducted thousands...

GŻIRA ATHLETA           87 DEPIRO            79                      (19-22, 21-16, 25-16, 22-25) Gżira Athleta notched their first league win of the season after having to dig hard to su...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. Times of Malta reports that the police will not say if an investigation into payments received by former prime minister Joseph Muscat is under way, but sources told ...

When we say that the government lacks vision, we mean it. The 2022 budget, as read by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, was self-lauded as a ‘social budget’. This statement is hard to digest. I would rather describe this budget as ...

The boat used by the late US Paralympian and ocean rower Angela Madsen has been found washed up on a remote Marshall Islands atoll 16 months after she drowned trying to cross the Pacific in it. Madsen's body was found floating in the...

In Memoriam CURMI – DENNIS. Loving memories of a dear brother on the fourth anniversary of his death. Still loved, still missed and never forgotten. Always in my prayers. Rest in peace. Carole and family. A Mass for the repose of h...

The pandemic was used to breach procurement rules and award an “illegal” €2.5 million cleaning contract, according to a complaint filed against the government. In the complaint to the Public Contracts Review Board, a cleaning c...

Practically all opinion polls on the public’s level of trust in the different professions rank politicians in the lowest positions. But even if many consider political sleaze to be an unavoidable evil, the misbehaviour of politicia...

Outlaw pedestrians The time has come for the authorities to ban pedestrians from using the promenades in Sliema, Gżira and other areas and turn them into racing tracks for e-scooters and mountain bikes.  While this may be detriment...