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Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:04:00 +0100
FATF assessors to visit Malta by June, Prime Minister says
Assessors from the Financial Action Task Force will visit Malta by June, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Saturday. The timing increases the prospect that the global anti-money laundering body will be in a position to provide an u...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:48:00 +0100
Red-hot Pogacar and Alaphilippe lead pack at Strade Bianche
Tadej Pogacar and Julian Alaphilippe will do battle on Saturday as a trio of Italian cycling races over the next two weeks begins with the Strade Bianche. Tour de France champion Pogacar comes into the one-day race in Tuscany after r...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0100
Neutral Switzerland's economy shaken by sanctions on Russia
Switzerland's newly adopted tough stance on Russia has forced the Swiss economy to readjust to sanctions, blowing a wind of panic through the raw materials market in particular. Switzerland announced Monday it would follow the sancti...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:10:00 +0100
Ecabs appoints Chief Technology Officer
Leading ride-hailing and technology company eCabs has appointed Luca Di Michele as its Chief Technology Officer.  Di Michele has taken over the stewardship of the company’s technology team and leading a growing multi-cultural team...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Over 500 athletes for inaugural SportMalta Charity Marathon on Sunday
The SportMalta Charity Marathon and Half Marathon is set to welcome over 500 athletes representing 20 countries on Sunday.  The Marathon is scheduled to start from Mdina Gate in Rabat at 6.30am, whilst the Half Marathon will get u...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 08:47:00 +0100
Manchester clubs face tricky derby as Leeds launch new era
Manchester United make the short trip to Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday buoyed by their recent record at the Etihad as Leeds begin a new era under Jesse Marsch. Elsewhere, Liverpool will seek to make it seven league...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 08:11:00 +0100
Today's front pages - March 5, 2022
These are the stories making headlines in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news from Ukraine, where Russian forces seized a nuclear power plant on Friday after shelling it, drawing alarm and international con...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:34:00 +0100
Dissident writers urge Russian speakers to counter Putin's propaganda
A group of Russian-speaking and international writers have made a public appeal to anyone who speaks Russian to counter propaganda about the war in Ukraine.  Led by writers such as Vladimir Sorokin, Maria Stepanova and Sergei Lebede...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:20:00 +0100
Floriana look to stay ahead as race for top-six enters decisive stage
The BOV Premier League is set for some crucial matchups as the battle for top spot and the race for a Championship Pool berth reaches a crucial stage this weekend. With just two matches left until the end of the first phase, Floriana...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:05:00 +0100
Editorial: A world united against Putin
Vladimir Putin’s illegal war on Ukraine is a catastrophe for its people and a tragedy for the world order. As the invasion enters its second week, the minds of leaders of the democratic world are preoccupied with questions of enorm...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:55:00 +0100
Ukraine port city Mariupol blockaded by Russian forces 
Invading Russian troops have blockaded the strategic Ukrainian port city Mariupol, its mayor announced Saturday, as Moscow and Kyiv aimed to hold new talks over the weekend. While laying siege to Mariupol for days, Russian forces als...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:54:00 +0100
Where are Labour’s intellectuals? – Arthur Muscat
Through a recent article in this newspaper, we discovered interesting information about a species, ethical labour intellectuals, that many of us assumed to be extinct. It now appears that this species has, in small numbers, survived....

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:50:00 +0100
A new satanic pact - Kevin Cassar
“We won’t abandon you, prime minister. We’ll defend you from the PN attacks.” This surreal statement was made by the disgraceful Rosianne Cutajar. She was invited to address Labour’s election campaign event at Marsascala. ...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:40:00 +0100
Upholding our values – John Vassallo
Last week I met one of my closest and oldest friends who reminded me that Roberto Benigni once said: “I nemici della Costituzione sono l’indifferenza alla politica che è amore per la vita e il non voto. Non ti tirare fuori, se ...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:34:00 +0100
Announcements - March 5, 2022
Obituaries BUTTIGIEG. On February 26, JAMES, aged 50, of BALZAN, went to meet the risen Lord in a tragic accident. Mourned and sorrowfully missed by his two sons, family, and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today, Satu...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:32:00 +0100
‘Miriam’s smile lit up our lives. But it was taken away from us’
In the weeks leading up to March 2, Carmel Pace feels the weight and anxiety tied to this day, he told Times of Malta on the second anniversary of his wife’s death in a Ħamrun building collapse. “Leading up to that day, I can’...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:16:00 +0100
Letters to the editor - March 5, 2022
COVID-19 certificates My certificate, applying the nine-month period from my booster, currently expires in July 2022. Does anybody has any information what will happen after that date to certificates that expire about that time? We w...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:12:00 +0100
Restored bozzetto on display at Nadur basilica
Restoration work has been completed on the bozzetto of the statue of St Joseph by Recoop – Art Restoration and Conservation of Birkirkara. Photo: Charles Spiteri In all probabilty, the papier-mâché bozzetto, produced around the y...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:53:00 +0100
Martinez fires Inter top in Italy as Liverpool date looms
Lautaro Martinez scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan went top of Serie A on Friday with a 5-0 win over rock-bottom Salernitana. The result edges Inter a point clear of Napoli and AC Milan in a tight three-way title race with all three ...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:58:00 +0100
Turkish billionaire Bayrak enters race to buy Chelsea
Turkish billionaire Muhsin Bayrak is the latest bidder to enter the race to buy Chelsea, according to widespread reports in the British press on Friday. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich put the Premier League club up for sale on ...



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