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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:44:00 +0100
Bitter row erupts over Anne Frank betrayal book
It was meant to put one of World War II’s greatest mysteries to rest, but instead, a new book about young diarist Anne Frank has stirred up ghosts from the past. A heated debate has erupted over The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Canadi...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:32:00 +0100
Ukraine displaced fear losing homes again
When she fled the conflict zone in east Ukraine, Lyudmyla Bobova never imagined she would celebrate her 59th birthday, almost eight years later, still living in emergency housing and under the threat of fresh bloodshed. "We have got ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:24:00 +0100
Man injured in early morning Paola accident
A 32-year-old man was grievously injured early on Friday in a traffic accident in Paola. The police said the accident happened in Triq Għajn Dwieli at 3.45am. The victim, who is from Żabbar, crashed the Audi A3 he was driving into ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100
The Aston Martin DBX707 is a 697bhp luxury SUV
Aston Martin has revealed the most powerful version of its luxury SUV yet. Called DBX707, it has had its 4.0-litre V8 powertrain tuned to provide an incredible 697bhp and 900Nm of torque. That’s a boost of 155bhp and 200Nm over the...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:43:00 +0100
Snoop Dogg sued for sex assault
Rapper Snoop Dogg is being sued in California by one of his former dancers who claims he and a colleague sexually assaulted her several years ago. The self-styled gangsta rapper, who is due to play Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:41:00 +0100
Silvio Zammit, John Dalli's controversial former aide, dies
Silvio Zammit, former minister John Dalli’s aide who was a key witness in the snus scandal has died. He was 57. The Sliema council broke the news of the death of its former deputy mayor and popular restaurateur on Facebook. An alle...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:31:00 +0100
Verstappen won’t change under spotlight as defending champion
Verstappen won’t change under spotlight as defending champion   Max Verstappen said he is not feeling any extra pressure as defending Formula One champion as Red Bull launched their car for the 2022 season on Wednesday. The Dutc...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:11:00 +0100
Beating the algorithm − Lawrence Zammit
A textbook definition of the word ‘algorithm’ is: “is a finite sequence of well-defined instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation” (Wikipedia). We come across algorithms c...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:54:00 +0100
New Zealand COVID protest grows after police draw back
Protester numbers outside New Zealand's parliament swelled Friday as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier. A festive mood prevailed at a makeshift tent settlement in...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:40:00 +0100
Nadur Youngsters extend lead as Għajnsielem drop more points
Nadur Youngsters registered their 11th consecutive win in the championship when they had the better of Oratory Youths to remain as the only undefeated side in the top-flight.  With this win, the Youngsters also took full advantage ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:39:00 +0100
Labour’s dissident silent minority – Desmond Zammit Marmarà
It is interesting that many people are asking why Labour intellectuals are silent when so much is occurring in this country that goes against the Labour Party’s core ideological principles. I have served in the Labour Party think t...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:29:00 +0100
Eriksen ‘not scared’ of bullies on return to football
Christian Eriksen said he is not afraid on making a return to the demands of professional football, but believes it could still be a “few weeks” before he makes his Brentford debut. The Dane joined the Bees on January’s transfe...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:22:00 +0100
Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: Olympic testers
Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia’s decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing. The case will b...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:10:00 +0100
BNF Bank awards top performing team members
BNF Bank recently held its annual awards ceremony, honouring team members who have been integral to the bank’s growth and success in 2021. Winners were selected based on the evaluation of performance, nominations by peers and endor...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Life after tax harmonisation
For decades, many large countries, including the US and the more significant EU member states, have argued, with little success, that there was an urgent need for global tax harmonisation. They insist that by reducing the effective t...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:53:00 +0100
Canada truckers extend border blockade, fuel copycats abroad
Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another US border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam overseas and Washington called on its northern neighbour to use federal powers to end ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:40:00 +0100
'My van has no engine or plates but I was fined for driving without a seat belt'
The owner of a garaged van, which has no engine, seats or number plates, has been fined for driving it in Gozo without a seat belt last December... and she was not even in Gozo on that day. Last month, Jennifer Buhagiar received a LE...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:40:00 +0100
Announcements - February 11, 2022
Obituaries DEGIOVANNI. On February 10, CATHERINE, aged 83. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband Antoine, her sister Evelyn, in-laws, relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow, Saturday, February 12, at...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:40:00 +0100
We need gay days, not grey days – Revel Barker
They talk of little else back home and it makes the papers here, too, if only because of ancestral ties, so can I put in my explanatory two-pennyworth about Boris Johnson, while he’s still in the job? First, when I say ‘they’, ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:35:00 +0100
Those who may speak – Miriam Galea
The PN has finally shown a much-awaited, desperately needed sign of life in the form of a promising proposal for a reform bill that would implement the recommendations given by the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry. Responding to...



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