The first Maltese speech recognition software has been launched online in primitive form, in the hope its widespread use will allow for speedier development of the technology. Malta is lagging behind when it comes to speech-to-text t...

Lovers across Bangkok will be heartbroken come Valentine’s Day, with city officials declaring Wednesday that all of the Thai capital’s 50 districts will be banned from issuing marriage licences.  The holiday, immensely popular a...

Joe Zammit Ciantar goes on a virtual tour of St Paul’s Cathedral, in London, the dome of which features eight panels depicting episodes from the saint’s conversion to his shipwreck on the Maltese islands. Although there is nothin...

Unbeaten leaders Starlites Naxxar GiG stopped ARMS Depiro’s two-game winning streak and also ascertained themselves mathematically of the top spot at the end of the regular league thereby gaining an advantage in the resulting play-...

Toyota said on Wednesday that net profit soared 50 per cent in the third quarter and upgraded its full-year forecasts as the global car industry gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s top carmaker said it mad...

A boozy Mads Mikkelsen comedy from Denmark, a Netflix musical drama from Mexico and an elderly lesbian romance from France are among the Oscars hopefuls on the best foreign film shortlist announced Tuesday. Fifteen contenders for th...

Branko Nisevic has left his post of sporting director at Sliema Wanderers to take over as new coach of Nadur Youngsters, the Times of Malta can reveal. Nisevic had been handed the role at the Wanderers last December but the Serbian c...

Citroen has released its new e-Berlingo – an electric version of the firm’s popular compact van. Powered by a 100kW electric motor coupled to a 50kWh battery pack, the e-Berlingo brings a claimed range of up to 171 miles (275 kil...

Infrastructure Malta on Tuesday night lifted in place the first of two interconnected footbridges that will form a 53-metre segregated pedestrian and cycling crossing over It-Tiġrija Road, Marsa.    The agency’s contractors used...

Hospice Malta has launched its fundraising telethon, Bl-Imħabba Naslu, which is being held on Sunday, Valentine’s Day, between noon and midnight on all local television stations. The funds raised will help the NGO continue to prov...

The European Commission chief prepared to defend its stumbling vaccine rollout before the EU parliament on Wednesday as the pandemic's grip on the continent forced Greece into tightening a lockdown around its capital. Europe has logg...

Democratic lawmakers prosecuting Donald Trump are set to detail their case against him Wednesday, in a longshot bid to convince skeptical Republican senators they should impeach the former president. Trump's second impeachment trial ...

Ten non-governmental organisations have once again objected to the db Group’s project on the former ITS site. They state that the new plans do not address the main concerns repeatedly raised over the past three years in relation to...

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.

A woman was injured on Wednesday in a traffic accident in Għajnsielem. The police said the accident happened in Mġarr Road at 7am. The woman was driving a Kia Avela that was involved in a collision with an Opel Astra that was being...

Further guidance on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, known as MiFID II, is in the pipeline. The recent launch by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of a public consultation on...

New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street, Valletta (2124 4813);Darwin Pharmacy, 152, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2122 1512);Pinto Pharmacy, 43, St Sebastian Street, Qormi (2148 7311);Ħerba Pharmacy, 183, Main Street, Birkir...

The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says the health authorities are concerned about a temperature probe in the consignment of the AstraZeneca jab which arrived over the weekend and are clari...

Before the onset of the current medical and economic crisis, most Western governments adopted a policy of not interfering with market forces including the demand for and supply of labour. They did all they could to project themselves...

New Zealand's parliament backed down Wednesday after ejecting a Maori lawmaker because he refused to wear a tie, allowing him to speak without an accessory he labelled a "colonial noose". The issue flared on Tuesday when Maori Party ...