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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:36:00 +0200
Sliema now most densely populated locality, census shows
Malta’s population has shot up to 519,562, up by 25% in just ten years.   A preliminary report on the 2021 population and housing census shows the population grew from 417,432 in 2011 to more than half a million in 2021.  This wa...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:32:00 +0200
‘Dreams are made of this,’ says England’s Euro 2022 match-winner Kelly
Chloe Kelly said this was “what dreams are made of” after scoring the winning goal as England beat Germany 2-1 in the Euro 2022 final on Sunday Kelly struck in extra time after Germany’s Lina Magull levelled 11 minutes from the...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Watch: South Korea: An Obsession With Health (ARTE)
According to the latest calculations by the OECD, South Korean women could live to be over 92 years old on average in 2070, and men over 89. That would be a world record. What's the secret?  

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:33:00 +0200
‘Always something going wrong’: Leclerc demands Ferrari answers
Charles Leclerc said he pleaded with Ferrari to stay out on medium compound tyres while leading Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix before a pit-stop for hard tyres wrecked his victory hopes and claimed “there’s always something goin...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:13:00 +0200
HSBC sees €23.5m pre-tax profit for first half of the year
HSBC Bank Malta has reported a pre-tax profit of €23.5m for the first half of this year, an increase of €6m from the same period in 2021. "Higher profits reflect a significant recovery on a non-performing loan partially offset by...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:02:00 +0200
Watch: Cabin cruiser destroyed in Comino blaze
A fierce fire destroyed a cabin-cruiser from stem to stern in Comino on Sunday night. The blaze took hold at about 12.15am (Monday) in Sta Marija Bay. Three people who were onboard jumped into the sea and were rescued by nearby boats...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0200
What’s on – August 1
MUSIC Opera vs Pop Under the Stars The 14th edition of the concert organised by the Gozo Youth Wind Band & Orchestra is being held this evening at the Gozo Ministry Courtyard, St Francis Square, Victoria. The orchestra, under the dir...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Watch: ‘They used us’ – Daphne killer speaks out, vows to name others
Self-confessed killer George Degiorgio has claimed he can take down others with him for journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. He was speaking in a Wondery podcast called Who Killed Daphne, hosted by Reuters’ Stephen Grey. ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:38:00 +0200
Mellieha Libertas sign local duo Bugeja, Bonnici
Malta basketball club Mellieha Libertas will be looking to one-up last season’s successes by adding to their squad Maltese shooting guards David Bugeja and Robert Bonnici, the Times of Malta can confirm. Libertas have made a state...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:01:00 +0200
First shipment of Ukraine grain leaves Odessa
Updated at 8.30 with ship's departure. The first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odessa, Ukraine announced on Monday morning. The cargo ship Razoni flying the flag of Sierra Leone and loaded with maize is bound for L...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:24:00 +0200
Neymar, Messi secure Champions Trophy for PSG on Galtier debut
Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi also on target as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Nantes 4-0 in the Champions Trophy in Tel Aviv on Sunday in new coach Christophe Galtier’s first match in charge. After an underwhelming first se...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
BOV shareholders’ persisting pain
Thousands of Bank of Valletta shareholders are small investors who depend on dividend payments to supplement their income. For a long time, they relied on the bank doing the right things to ensure that their investment gave an adequa...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Burlò – August 1, 2022
A principled Principal and a “righteous” Rector See more work by Seb Tanti Burlò.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:58:00 +0200
Proposed care home will dwarf, damage aqueducts, council warns
The Birkirkara local council has joined the scores of people and entities objecting to a proposed five-floor care home, located only six metres from the historic Wignacourt aqueducts. The council’s main objections centre around the...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:56:00 +0200
'Is public virtue dead?’ Shelley to the president – Eddie Aquilina
Friday, July 8, was the 200th anniversary of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s premature death in 1822, a month shy of his 30th birthday. He died while sailing from Livorno to Lerici, in Italy, after visiting his friend and fellow poet Lord B...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:56:00 +0200
Letters to the editor – Monday, August 1, 2022
Much more needs to be done Persons with disability should be included in everyday activities and encouraged to have roles similar to their peers who do not have a disability. This involves more than simply encouraging people; it requ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:53:00 +0200
COVID death rate still climbing... 50.4 per one million
Malta’s COVID-19 death rate has once again increased significantly over a one-week period and remains the highest in the EU, according to figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In the weekly rou...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:51:00 +0200
‘I am sure I will be judged’ - Woman on mental torture to end unviable pregnancy
A Maltese couple, who had to fly to the UK to terminate an unviable 17-week pregnancy after being told that their much-wanted baby girl would soon die, have spoken about the mental “torture” they had to endure as they waited for ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:44:00 +0200
Kentucky flood death toll hits 28 with more bodies expected 
Kentucky's governor predicted bodies will continue to be found "for weeks" as the death toll from devastating flooding rose Sunday to 28 and rescuers embarked on a long and grueling effort to locate victims. Some areas in the mountai...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:42:00 +0200
Announcements - August 1, 2022
Obituary AZZOPARDI. On July 31, JOSEPH FRANCIS, of C. Azzopardi & Sons, Valletta, aged 81, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Yvonne née Spiteri, his children Emmanuel...



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