People marginalised by society have seen their lot worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic and should be offered a helping hand by people of goodwill, Malta’s bishops have said in a pastoral letter for Lent. Archbishop Charles Sciclun...

With its impeccable landing on Thursday, NASA's Perseverance became the fifth rover to reach Mars - so when can we finally expect the long-held goal of a crewed expedition to materialise?  NASA's current Artemis program is billed as...

There is a Milan derby of huge significance in the Serie A title race, while Schalke and Borussia Dortmund clash in possibly the last Ruhr derby for a while, Kylian Mbappe takes on his old club and the Bundesliga’s other striking s...

Britain’s Ineos Team UK, skippered by Ben Ainslie, fought back to notch their first win in the America’s Cup challenger finals in Auckland on Saturday, but Luna Rossa remain comfortably ahead in the series. The starts have been c...

The race for a top-four berth in this season’s Premier League faces a significant chapter this weekend when Birkirkara take on Sliema Wanderers at the National Stadium this afternoon (kick-off: 2pm). This week, the Stripes leapfrog...

Naomi Osaka’s ascension has been an uncomfortable climb at times, but the 23-year-old’s zen-like mentality and increased gravitas on and off the court leaves her well poised to handle being the face of women’s tennis .   The w...

The Manoel Theatre is next week presenting the opera Dido and Aeneas, written by English baroque composer Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The plot sees Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, entertaining the Trojan prince...

The MSE Equity Total Return Index returned to negative territory, as it closed 2.5% lower, reaching 7,975.798 points – the lowest since November 2020. A total of 21 equities were active, five of which headed north while another 11 ...

Frustrated Texans queued for hours for safe drinking water Friday, after an unprecedented and deadly "polar plunge" burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water for days. The extreme winter wea...

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MeDirect Bank is organising the first medirectalk investment webinar for 2021 with the theme being ‘Sustainable Investment: investing for a better future’. The event, being held online on February 25, will provide an expert overv...

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is still waiting for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to start the countdown to its launch across the 27-nation bloc. With Moscow and Brussels trading barbs over the length of time the Amsterdam-based re...

The pandemic has affected various economic sectors in different ways. Some recent indications suggest that the property market has not been as severely hit as other sectors, such as catering, entertainment and accommodation establish...

Google said Friday it fired a lead artificial intelligence ethics researcher, following controversy last year over the tech giant's dismissal of a Black colleague who was an outspoken diversity advocate. "I'm fired," Margaret Mitchel...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta reports that hospital delays are likely as more than 1,300 healthcare workers began union-ordered industrial action on Friday. The newspaper also highlig...

As the world struggles with COVID-19, the challenges of climate change and wider environmental problems loom large. It is clear that the economic response to the impact of COVID-19 must benefit the environment while plans to address ...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, her publicist told AFP Friday.  The mega-celebrity couple's divorce proceedings come just weeks after US media reporte...

President Joe Biden declared the "transatlantic alliance is back" Friday in a powerful speech seeking to reestablish the United States as leader of the West against what he called a global assault on democracy. The remarks to the ann...

I am very pleased that President George Vella strongly supports the idea to introduce a monorail system to eliminate traffic congestion and ever-increasing emissions in Malta. I have been promoting the concept of introducing a monora...

Eight men found walking on a road leading from Żurrieq to Għar Lapsi on Friday night are believed to have reached Malta by boat after crossing the Mediterranean. The men – five Syrians and three Egyptians – were caught by the p...