“Bought gold at 1,738 today,” texted a friend a few weeks ago, “hope this was not a mistake.” Any meaningful judgement would, of course, depend on one’s views on the immediate future of the world’s major economies and the...

After a year working brutally long hours on the "COVID front-line", hospital interns in France are at breaking point, to the extent that some of them have even committed suicide, according to a national union. "These interns are invi...

Nothing Really Matters as a title for an exhibition elicits different reactions, amid different contexts and perspectives. Debbie Caruana Dingli discusses with Joseph Agius the underlying concept, motherhood and how it evolved into a...

Around 100 tons of invasive alien species (IAS) were removed from the Maltese islands last year, Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia said. He was speaking during the launch of the Fight Alien Species Transborder project (FAST), expec...

The issue of homelessness is a very complex and serious one. Many aspects come into play when someone becomes homeless, which all need to be taken into account to mitigate the negative impact that homelessness has on a person who is ...

The bedroom is one of the most central and meaningful rooms in the house. It is the room in which you can truly feel like you are ‘home’ and recharge after a long exhausting day. To get the most out of this place, the bedroom fur...

The Nationalist Party will be attempting to present a fresh line-up of candidates for the upcoming election, as a general election looms, with polls showing it is still heavily trailing Labour. Sources said a process has started to t...

Football has changed for the better. In the 1980s, it was open season on artists like Diego Maradona, with foul specialists sent in to stop him. You can watch the clips on YouTube, and be horrified. The end, back then, justified all ...

Fables of the Knights Templar are legend, but deep beneath a castle on Cyprus - an island once owned by the Crusader brotherhood - lies a legacy historians say still resonates today. Down steep, narrow and uneven stone stairs in the ...

For the second straight year, Ford Mustang – which celebrated its 57th birthday on Saturday, April 17 – is the world’s best-selling sports car. The iconic performance model also retained its title of best-selling sports coupe f...

Paris-based jazz guitarist Sandro Zerafa is synonymous with the Malta Jazz Festival. He has succeeded Charles ‘City’ Gatt as its artistic director. He talks to Joseph Agius about the festival, his professional life and his other ...

RE/MAX Malta has launched a new and exclusive consumer app, which promises to give local real estate customers more control over their experience of Malta’s property market. Officially launched to the public on Monday, April 12, th...

Last week, all local sports organisations and athletes, just like many other people coming from other local industries, were eagerly following the press conference delivered by the Maltese Prime Minister, Minister for Health and Supe...

Inflation is defined as the change in the prices of a basket of goods and services that are typically purchased by households and represents how much more expensive a set of goods and/or services has become over a certain period, mos...

The first batch of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine has made its way to Malta although no dose will be administered just yet. The vaccine, which provides full immunity against COVID-19 in a single dose, was set to start being used thi...

Monday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by Malta’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Ambassador designate Lorenzo Vella, at San Anton Palace, Attard. Tuesday 10am The president receives a courtesy call b...

We all want to create a life worth living.  Local singer Ira Losco has invested and equipped her home with quality and efficient appliances, from BT Commercial Ltd range of globally reputable brands. With the GREE application on he...

This weekend’s big Serie A clash will take place at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as league leaders Inter Milan take on home heroes Napoli. The two sides are on a good streak. Inter, especially, come to this game boasting an 1...

The United States and China are "committed to cooperating" on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said Saturday, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden. The joint statement came af...

As human beings we all crave for ‘normality’ but we need to accept that life as we know it will not be the same in the aftermath of COVID-19.  In the last months many aspects of our life, at work and at home, had to adapt to cha...