Novak Djokovic could still play at the Australian Open, a Serbian teammate said Thursday, despite the world number one’s last-minute decision to pull out of the ATP Cup in Sydney. The 20-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from this ...

Certain operations at Mater Dei Hospital are still being postponed due to delays in the supply of a radioactive substance from Italy and because a multi-million euro machine that can produce the substance in Malta continues to lie do...

Asian stocks were mostly flat on Thursday in cautious trade following a mixed close on Wall Street and ahead of year-end holidays. Fears of the Omicron coronavirus variant also weighed on markets, with the United States hitting its h...

Australia's former parliament building caught fire during a rights protest on Thursday, officials said, with the flames causing limited damage. The blaze occurred when police broke up a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony by a sm...

The president of pro-cannabis lobby group ReLeaf looks back on a historic year for Maltese drug policy. Read a different perspective. Some have described me as a man sitting on a lonely platform. Others suggested that I am part of a ...

One of the most vocal opponents of a new cannabis law reflects on historic changes in Malta's drug policy. Read a different perspective. The year 2021 may be lauded as a year of victory by the one pro-cannabis organisation that has h...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta leads with news that people who test positive for COVID-19 will only have to quarantine for 10 days as of Monday provided that they have received a ...

In 1938-39, Vittoriosa Stars won the Third Division League and promotion to the Second Division.  It was a great moment for the supporters of the historic city who still harboured fond memories of the pre-World War One era and the ...

Thomas Tuchel was left fuming at refereeing decisions in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Brighton and insisted it is “stupid” to think his depleted side can compete for the title after they fell further behind leaders Manchester City. ...

The country’s educational system has been underperforming for decades. The structural weaknesses are evidenced by the oft-quoted low achievement levels, the weak political leadership that lacks vision for this crucial sector, the i...

We are in the final week of the year and the S&P 500 index is currently showing a gain of over 27 per cent for 2021 after having reached yet another new record level of just over 4,800 points on December 28 – the 70th all-time high...

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty in New York of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell faces spending the rest of her life behind bar...

Throughout the centuries, many have attempted to postulate a sense of meaning and purpose to education. William Bennett, who in the mid-1980s served as US secretary of education under Presi­dent Ronald Reagan, stated that “all rea...

It is that time of the year when we wonder if it’s worth making a list of resolutions – from losing weight to becoming more productive to living life to the full. There is a time to dance and a time to mourn and the end of year i...

Obituary  FENECH. On December 28, at his residence in Siġġiewi, Prof. ALBERT FENECH, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his great loss his loving  partner Simone; his beloved sisters...

Claire Seisun (pictured) delivered the traditional child’s sermon during concelebrated Midnight Mass led by Fr Marcello Ghirlando OFM, at the Franciscan church in Għajnsielem. The Mass was animated by the St Anthony choir under th...

From the online comments Actor opens up about mental hospital horror How sad! This is supposed to be a mental rehabilitation hospital where sick patients enter to heal themselves. No government has ever tried to solve the problems wi...

Updated 9.30am with PL reaction Nationalist MP David Thake’s company owes some €270,000 in unpaid VAT dues and is set to sign a repayment plan with the authorities. Thake has been in talks with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD)...

Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to an ominous eight points on Wednesday, beating Brentford 1-0 as Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Brighton. Phil Foden’s first-half goal was eno...

Spain on Wednesday imposed stricter capacity limits on sporting venues as the highly contagious Omicron variant drives record-high coronavirus cases, affecting top football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona. Outdoor stadiums,...