Qormi woke up mourning Ramiro Mallia, a cancer survivor, philanthropist and footballer who on Tuesday died from a heater gas leak. The 19-year-old was diagnosed with leukaemia aged two years and nine months. After surviving the illn...

Asian markets extended losses on Wednesday with renewed virus and vaccine fears returning to haunt investors as Europe faces fresh infection spikes and lockdowns that could knock the economic recovery off course. After several weeks ...

Work by British artist Sacha Jafri consisting of the world's largest painting on canvas has been sold for $62 million at an auction in Dubai, organisers said on Tuesday. The Journey of Humanity is split into 70 framed sections spann...

The Maltese football community was mourning the loss of Ramiro Mallia, a 19-year-old from Qormi who tragically died on Tuesday as a result of a gas leak at his home. Mallia was described by many as a kind-hearted, cheerful young man ...

Malta remains on a likely collision course with Brussels over its cash-for-passports scheme, as European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said the commission is “not convinced” about recent reforms. The commission in Octo...

The entire stand-by period can only be considered as working time if the constraints imposed on the employee signifi­cantly affect his/her ability to manage his/her free time during such period, the Court of Justice of the European ...

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A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind blew it off course, the vessel's operator said Wednesday, bringing marine traffic to a halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes. A photo posted Tuesd...

US actor George Segal, whose long film and television career spanned from the 1960s to the present, has died at age 87, his wife Sonia Segal told the Hollywood news publication Deadline. Segal, who was nominated for an Oscar for Who'...

Cars are getting complicated. Particularly in the hot-hatch segment, the power struggle that exists between rivals means that these cars are more tech-focused and, as a result, heavier than before. Often that comes at the expense of ...

Over 260 children are currently infected with COVID-19, meaning some 10 per cent of active cases involve minors, according to public health chief Charmaine Gauci. Replying to Times of Malta readers’ questions in her fortnightly col...

Why are people over 80, who should be fully vaccinated, still dying? – Anna Maria Chircop Clinical trials have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are registering a high vaccine efficacy of 90 to 95 per cent, hence providing a high level ...

The Malta Development Bank (MDB) and the Malta Employers Association (MEA) have signed a memorandum of understanding, strengthening the relationship between the two institutions and allowing the two sides to intensify their collabora...

Once again, Malta finds itself under the spotlight of harsh criticism for its treatment of migrants held in detention, this time in the latest report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture. Once again, t...

The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says murder suspects Alfred and George Degiorgio have each asked for a presidential pardon in exchange for testimony one of the brothers claims will impli...

AstraZeneca has said it is standing by its coronavirus vaccine after a US agency raised concerns about trial results that showed the shot to be highly effective in preventing COVID-19. As immunisation programs gather pace around the ...

If there are weeks that deserve their own stand-alone page for 2021 and, indeed, for the past decade, the past one must surely have been among them. The week started with bombshells in court over the involvement of the Office of the ...

Dingli local council has backed controversial plans to build a road through fields and ODZ land, as activists and workers faced off for a third consecutive day on Wednesday. The council said in a statement late on Tuesday that it wou...

APS Bank has partnered up with the Richmond Foundation to deliver the first APS talk for 2021, focusing on mental well-being during the pandemic. The webinar, being held tomorrow, March 25, will be presented by Svetlana Gatt, communi...

Journalism is for the public-spirited, not the faint-hearted. It’s for the curious, the introvert, the political nerd and the person prepared to cancel a Saturday evening social engagement at the last minute. When someone becomes a...