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Mon, 17 May 2021 10:32:00 +0200
Sixth formers desperate for school in last month of term
With six weeks to go on their term, sixth form students who attend private and Church-run schools are pleading with authorities to allow them to return to physical schooling, as active COVID-19 case numbers continue to drop. Students...

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:28:00 +0200
Maltese rugby clubs, university organisations launch COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Rugby clubs and student organisations have teamed up to launch a campaign towards encouraging youngsters in Malta to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As from Monday, the health authorities and the government opened vaccinations to ev...

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:06:00 +0200
Iraqis find escape, success on a virtual battleground
Bashar Abo Khalil’s PUBG character dashes around a wall in a pink dress and samurai helmet, thwacking an enemy with a frying pan – standard fare in the mobile game that is a mega-sensation in Iraq. The online star, known as G2G, ...

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Uglification of Malta is at the point of no return, contractor says
One of Malta's topmost contractors warns: Over-supply of properties in many areas of Malta; Developers and planning authorities to blame for new 'pencil buildings'; Few signs rental market will go back to pre-pandemic days; Price of...

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:41:00 +0200
Deadly cyclone bears down on COVID-stricken India
A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country's urgent response to its devastating COVID-19 outbreak. At least six people died over the weekend ...

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:36:00 +0200
Israel in favour of direct talks with Palestinians: Ambassador Eyal Sela
International mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could help but Israel favours direct negotiations with its neighbours and was waiting on them, according to Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela. Sela was speaking to Times of Malta...

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:29:00 +0200
Jeremy Zammit up to second in long jump U-18 world rankings
Pembroke Athleta’s jumper Jeremy Zammit stole the show at the Agropoli Athletics meeting on Sunday when they young athlete shattered the junior national records in the long jump event. Zammit was one of Maltese athletes that compet...

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:27:00 +0200
Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021
Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar used her stage time to draw attention to the bloody military coup in her country. Sunday night marked the Miss Universe competition’s ...

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:26:00 +0200
Virus sends Ireland’s Ryanair into €1 billion annual loss
Ryanair suffered an annual net loss of €1 billion as the coronavirus pandemic grounded the global aviation sector, the Irish no-frills carrier announced on Monday. The earnings for 12 months to the end of March compared with profit...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:40:00 +0200
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh recovery and new infections
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as optimism about the global recovery was offset by concerns about a spike in new infections in several countries that have officials battling to avert new lockdowns. Wall Street provided another st...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:37:00 +0200
A summer bridge for education
The damage caused in the education sector in the last two scholastic years will only be known in a few years’ time. It is time to start taking remedial action as hardly anything matters more for today’s young people than their ed...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:30:00 +0200
Paul Apap Bologna expected to face parliament grilling on Electrogas
Electrogas director Paul Apap Bologna is among the witnesses expected to be questioned by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the Electrogas power station deal. Times of Malta uncovered last week how Apap Bologna was...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:18:00 +0200
What happened on... May 17
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Mon, 17 May 2021 08:06:00 +0200
Calamatta Cuschieri awarded the HR Quality Mark
Calamatta Cuschieri has been awarded the national HR Qua­lity Mark by the Foundation for Human Resources Develop­ment (FHRD). An initiative launched by the FHRD last year, the HR Quality Mark is a national recognition granted to or...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:02:00 +0200
Israel strikes kill 42 in Gaza, worst toll in a week of deadly clashes
Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily toll in almost a week of deadly clashes, as UN Security Council talks fizzled despite global alarm at the escalating conflict. Israeli warplanes cont...

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:54:00 +0200
‘It’s a lie’: Zidane denies telling players he will leave Real at end of season
Zinedine Zidane has denied already telling his players he will resign as Real Madrid coach at the end of the season. Zidane was asked again about his future after Madrid’s 1-0 victory away at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, a win that k...

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:45:00 +0200
Gaulitana festival kicks off on Wednesday
The rescheduled hybrid 14th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music kicks off on Wednesday (May 19) with the first of the festival’s virtual projects, Virtually a Cappella. The four-part series will feature short solo unaccompani...

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:40:00 +0200
Watch: Keep it real: Six goalkeepers, six dramatic goals
After Alisson Becker headed in a 94th minute winner for Liverpool against West Brom on Sunday his manager Jurgen Klopp declared: “It’s the best goal I’ve ever seen scored by a goalkeeper!” Becker has some competition for that...

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:35:00 +0200
Coping with loans and debts
The Association for Consumer Rights (Malta) (ACR) and the Malta Association of Credit Management (MACM) are organising an online webinar entitled ‘Coping with Loans and Debts’ on May 27 between 5.30 and 6.30pm. Among other topics...

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:32:00 +0200
Withdraw cannabis whitepaper, target suppliers, doctors urge government
Doctors are calling for the withdrawal of the government's whitepaper on cannabis, warning  The proposal, according to the Medical Association of Malta, was "poorly thought out and presented without the input of health and social pr...



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