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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:00 +0100
Coronavirus variants: how did they evolve and what do they mean?
When supplies of oxygen at hospitals in Manaus, Brazil, recently ran out, the airforce was called in for emergency evacuations while healthcare workers frantically tried to save lives with manual ventilation. For those that could not...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:11:00 +0100
Melania didn't 'care,' but Jill Biden wants to show she does
The backdrop of flowers, teapot and US flag said it all: Jill Biden will be no Melania Trump as America's new first lady. Where Donald Trump's ex-model wife cut a flashy but often distant figure, Jill Biden's appearance on a Zoom "vi...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:01:00 +0100
Ta’ Qali Artisan Village – promoting the locally crafted
The radical transformation at Ta’ Qali Artisan Village, which has seen a major upgrade of the common infrastructure through a project co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is being followed up with the constru...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:42:00 +0100
Learning to invest wisely
The main topic of discussion across international financial markets over recent days has undoubtedly been the incredible surge in the share prices of what were until lately companies that had generally fallen out of favour among inve...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:30:00 +0100
Two injured in four-car collision
Two people were injured late on Wednesday in a multi-car traffic accident in St Paul's Bay. The police said the crash on Mosta Road at about 7.30pm involved four vehicles -  a Kia Sportage driven by a 60-year-old who lives in Naxxar...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:17:00 +0100
What happened on... February 4
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:12:00 +0100
Valentine’s starts early at the Aurora
The Aurora Opera House in Victoria is holding a number of events in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. The celebrations kick off tomorrow with a violin recital titled Salut D’Amour, featuring violinist Pierre Louis Attard accompanied...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:12:00 +0100
Winning at Chelsea is easy, Mourinho tells Tuchel
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has piled pressure on new Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel by insisting it is easy to win trophies at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho won three Premier League titles and enjoyed FA Cup and League Cup success in tw...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:07:00 +0100
Australian Open boss ‘confident’ event will go ahead despite COVID case
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he was “absolutely confident” the tournament will start next week despite a fresh coronavirus case that halted warm-up tournaments and forced hundreds of players and officials into isolation...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Today's front pages - February 4, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta leads with court evidence by Daphne Caruana Galizia murder plot middleman Melvin Theuma, who quoted Yorgen Fenech as having told Keith Schembri that ...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:21:00 +0100
Flushing out mattress money
Decades ago, a lot of people used to keep their excess cash hidden at home, ‘under the mattress’, because of their mistrust in financial institutions, or due to cultural barriers, or because of an irrational fear of not having mo...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:05:00 +0100
Time to review the cost of living adjustment – Ivan Bartolo
The portfolio which I have been recently assigned by Opposition Leader Bernard Grech once again includes social accommodation and the fight against poverty. I look forward to the continuation of my mission, which I humbly and fervent...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:49:00 +0100
Getting equality right – Ranier Fsadni
Dire predictions are a dime a dozen. Plausible dire predictions are something else: that one could be made during a faculty-of-laws webinar is as improbable as a murder in a vicarage. And yet, and yet... It’s a prediction of the pl...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:45:00 +0100
'Super Mario' Draghi calls for 'unity' as he tries to form Italian government
Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has urged Italy's splintered parties to get behind him as he tries to form a new government and lift his country out of the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. After receiving a ma...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:44:00 +0100
Shipping movements - February 4, 2021
The Mona Lisa from Piraeus to Valencia, the As Svenja from Ambarli to Misurata, the Oued Ziz from Tunis to Tunis, the Okee Lilo from Annaba to Sousse, the Fas Dammam from Annaba to Annaba (all CMA CGM Malta Agency Ltd) and the MV Eur...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:44:00 +0100
Announcements - February 4, 2021
In Memoriam ANASTASI. In loving memory of BEPPE on the 11th anniver-sary of his death. Fondly remembered by his wife Anne, his children Victor and Marceline, his in-laws and grandchildren. Lord, grant him eternal rest. BORG. In lovin...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:29:00 +0100
Watch: Townsquare builders smash into the property next door
Residents of a Sliema apartment block are living in fear because builders working on a massive construction project next door have repeatedly smashed into their property. In the latest incident on Monday, Joan Borg Cardona was shocke...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:16:00 +0100
Letters to the editor - February 4, 2021
Wonderland Like all his articles, John Cassar White’s piece ‘Inflation’s long hibernation’ (February 1) was both interesting and informative. But as I read about the topsy-turvy financial world we now find ourselves in, I was...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:05:00 +0100
St George’s parish seminars
St George’s parish in Victoria will be organising a two-session seminar on bereavement at Manresa House next Saturday and on February 20. Taking part in the seminar, starting at 3pm on both days, will be experts in the field, inclu...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:25:00 +0100
Liverpool stunned by Brighton as Man. City move three points clear
Liverpool’s Premier League title defence suffered a damaging blow as Brighton earned a shock 1-0 win at Anfield, while Manchester City moved three points clear at the top with a 2-0 victory against Burnley on Wednesday. Jurgen Klop...



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