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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:36:00 +0100In pictures: Malta begins second shutdown
Malta begins its second nationwide shutdown on Thursday, with all non-essential shops and services closed. While, unlike other countries, there is no stay-at-home order, people have been encouraged to work from home and schools will ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:13:00 +0100Former ambassador Mark Micallef dies aged 70
Mark Micallef, a former Maltese ambassador, died on Tuesday aged 70, after a short illness.
Micallef was Malta’s ambassador to the United States from 1996 to 1998, to Spain from 2013 to 2018, and to Portugal from 2018 to 2020.
A ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:11:00 +0100Live blog: Hitman in Daphne's murder testifying for first time
Vincent Muscat will be the main witness in Thursday's court case against two other alleged hitmen involved in Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination.
George and Alfred Degiorgio stand accused of murdering the journalist in October ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:10:00 +0100Asia markets track Wall St record as inflation fears ease
Asian markets ticked higher on Thursday as inflation concerns eased, allowing investors to focus on the global recovery and progress in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Investors were given a positive lead from Wall Street, where t...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:10:00 +0100Pepe Le Pew absence from 'Space Jam 2' prompts 'cancel culture' debate
French skunk Pepe Le Pew will not appear in an upcoming Space Jam sequel and is not planned to feature in any new Looney Tunes cartoons, sources familiar with the productions told AFP Wednesday, as a debate swirls over sexism and "c...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:38:00 +0100Barcelona ‘gutted’ at earliest European exit in 14 years
Antoine Griezmann admitted Barcelona were “gutted” after going out of the Champions League in the last 16 on Wednesday, as a 1-1 draw away to Paris Saint-Germain saw the Catalans lose 5-2 on aggregate.
“We put on a good showing...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:03:00 +0100Hundreds of thousands take holy dip in India
Naked, dreadlocked holymen were among hundred of thousands of jubilant Hindu pilgrims who thronged the banks of India’s Ganges river on Thursday, ignoring any coronavirus threat, for one of the nation’s most famous and colourful ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:45:00 +0100‘Bonds are not the place to be’ – Warren Buffett
On February 27, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the investment conglomerate run by legendary investor Warren Buffett, published its annual letter to shareholders in conjunction with the publication of its 2020 financial statements.
The annua...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:44:00 +0100Concern over 'irreparable damage' to Attard railway embankment and bridge
Remains of a railway embankment and a unique bridge in Attard that cross paths with the central link project will be preserved, however, the Malta Railway Foundation is concerned the works will cause irreparable damage.
The foundatio...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:40:00 +0100Oscars museum to tackle 'problematic history' of racism, sexism
Los Angeles' long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will tackle the Oscars' "problematic history," from racism over Gone With The Wind to the recent #OscarsSoWhite campaign and snubbing of female directors, officials said We...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:24:00 +0100Swieqi Phoenix Volleyball win National Cup
Swieqi Phoenix Volleyball won its first National Cup ever after beating Flyers in two successive finals, with the identical score of 3-0.
The club has dedicated this achievement to its junior players, who last week were banned from p...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:07:00 +0100How will the rent reform law impact me?
The recently announced reform to outdated rent laws aims to right an unconstitutional law that bars landlords, whose property has been rented out before June 1995, to refuse lease renewal or increase rent to reflect market rates. Cl...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:58:00 +0100Japan falls silent to mark decade since tsunami disaster
Japan fell silent on Thursday to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.
A minute's silence was observed acr...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:43:00 +0100Argentine fans demonstrate to demand ‘justice’ for Diego Maradona
Hundreds of Argentine football fans demonstrated on Wednesday in Buenos Aires to demand justice for superstar player Diego Maradona, who died on November 25 in circumstances under investigation.
“Maradona has been left to die and i...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:43:00 +0100Argentine fans demonstrate to demand ‘justice’ for Diego Maradona
Hundreds of Argentine football fans demonstrated on Wednesday in Buenos Aires to demand justice for superstar player Diego Maradona, who died on November 25 in circumstances under investigation.
“Maradona has been left to die and i...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:42:00 +0100Call for participants to join in creative workshops, performance art piece
The University of Malta’s Department of Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education, in collaboration with Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA), is currently coordinating an artistic research project.
The project, entitled Batman Gż...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:25:00 +0100Civil society’s place on national TV
During the recent national unity conference organised by the President of the Republic, the absence of representatives of the Labour and Nationalist parties stood out. In his closing address, George Vella said political parties were ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:08:00 +0100Man injured in Naxxar accident
A 39-year-old man was grievously injured on Wednesday in a traffic accident in Naxxar.
The police said on Thursday the accident happened in Triq ir-Ramla at 4pm.
The victim, a Filipino who lives in Naxxar, was driving a Toyota Dyna t...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:06:00 +0100Keeping Gozo virus free – Revel Barker
This weekend will mark exactly one year since I returned to Malta on the first flight after lockdown. Fellow passengers expressed shock as medics dressed like astronauts came on board and led us solemnly to passport control where a b...