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Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:39:00 +0200
Debut album launched by local band Delirium
Local metal band Delirium have released their debut album State of Delirium. It is inspired by the daily events experienced by the five members of the band and how these circumstances affect their mental state and that of those aroun...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:37:00 +0200
Archbishop calls on politicians to avoid ‘scourge of social climbing’
The Archbishop has called on politicians to avoid the "scourge of social climbing" and not use politics to "move ahead of others and achieve recognition and wealth".  In a strongly-worded homily during mass celebrated to mark Indepe...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:31:00 +0200
Formula One adds Las Vegas as 2023 calendar grows to 24 races
Formula One provisionally added a first race in Las Vegas to the 2023 schedule announced on Tuesday, taking the total to a record 24, The season will start in Bahrain on March 5 and finish in Abu Dhabi, more than nine months later on...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:31:00 +0200
WasteServ opens reuse centre in Xewkija
WasteServ has opened its second reuse centre at the Civic Amenity Site in Xewkija. This follows the opening of the first centre in Ħal Far earlier this year. More than 1,000 items have already been acquired in the three months the c...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:03:00 +0200
230 pilot whales stranded in Australia, 'about half' feared dead
Around 230 pilot whales were found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive. "A pod of approximately 230 whales has stranded near Macquarie Harbour," sai...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:37:00 +0200
Joseph Portelli, Malta and Gozo's sponsorship king
Construction company Joseph Portelli Projects is the main sponsor of at least seven sports teams, one boċċi competition and three band clubs in Malta and Gozo, outspending by far any other construction or property-related company. ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:34:00 +0200
New Brighton boss De Zerbi gets seal of approval from Guardiola
Brighton’s new manager Roberto De Zerbi said on Tuesday he has received the seal of approval from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after taking charge of the Premier League club. Former Shakhtar Donetsk coach De Zerbi was hired b...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:01:00 +0200
Europe's cars get a second life in Africa, but at a cost
His Toyota Matrix has driven the equivalent of four times around the world and it would never pass an inspection in Europe. But for its delighted new owner, Adam Adebiyi, the ageing hatchback with more than 170,000 kilometres on the ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Valletta midfielder Keyon Ewurum invited for trial with Serie A side Bologna
Valletta FC young midfielder Keyon Ewurum has been invited for a trial by Serie A side Bologna, his representative company, M.Global S. – Sport Agency, announced in a statement. The 16-year-old midfielder is seen as one of the most...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0200
What’s on in Malta and Gozo – September 21
MUSIC Independence Day concert Festivals Malta, in collaboration with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, is tomorrow commemorating Independence Day with a concert at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta. Musical director Alan Chircop is ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:39:00 +0200
Germany's Flick admits mistakes in Bayern exit
Germany coach Hansi Flick admitted in an interviewed published on Tuesday he made mistakes in his controversial exit from Bayern Munich, saying “I sometimes ask myself – why did it come to this?” Flick, is currently in camp wit...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:32:00 +0200
Two men injured in separate traffic accidents
Two people were grievously injured in separate traffic accidents on Tuesday evening. In the first accident - in Triq Għar Dalam, Birżebbuġa at 6pm, a 46-year-old Egyptian man was hit by a Toyota Auris that was being driven by a 22...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:52:00 +0200
Global Fund seeks €18 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will hold a donor conference Wednesday in New York, where it aims to raise at least €18 billion during an event hosted by US President Joe Biden. It is the highest ever "reple...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:48:00 +0200
‘Why are we blaming the El Hiblu three for fleeing the horrors of Libya?
A German MP is questioning why the El Hiblu three are being blamed for doing their utmost to prevent having to go back to the known horrors of Libya.  Awet Tesfaiesus, who is part of a working group on migration and the first black ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:45:00 +0200
267th anniversary of the dedication of St George’s basilica in Victoria
Although we usually and very commonly speak of a church dedicated to this or that particular saint, every church is first and foremost dedicated to God himself, the source and fount of all goodness. The basilica of St George in Victo...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:25:00 +0200
SpaceX wants to bring satellite internet to Iran
SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. "Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran," Mu...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Editorial: We have to quench their thirst
“Mother, I’m thirsty,” four-year-old Syrian national Loujin Ahmed Nasif pleaded with her mother during their dangerous sea voyage that set off from Lebanon. According to testimonies,  not long afterwards, the little girl died ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:54:00 +0200
Today's front pages - September 21, 2022
The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says the Nationalist Party has called for individuals who have been overcharged for water and electricity to join a class action lawsuit against utility b...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:50:00 +0200
Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM's office
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday after expressing opposition to a state funeral for assassinated ex-premier Shinzo Abe, local media said. Police declined to confirm the incident, but th...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:45:00 +0200
What does the PN stand for? – Alex Perici Calascione
Malta and Gozo have seen substantial social, cultural and economic upheavals in a relatively short span of years. Indeed, questions are also often raised about what our entire society stands for today and what its priorities are. Pol...



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