Max Verstappen will seek to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the world championship at this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix as the cracks in Mercedes’ armoury widen. The 23-year-old Dutchman heads the defending seven time cham...

Chris Froome says he will help Israel Start-Up Nation leader Michael Woods in the same manner he himself was helped as he won the Tour de France four times on his return after a two-years gap. Froome suffered multiple injuries at the...

A painting by wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that was gifted to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis sold for $1.85 million at a Phillips auction in New York on Wednesday. The Moat, Breccles, a signed 1921 oil l...

Two women robbed elderly people of thousands of euros in cash and jewellery after duping them into believing they had been sent over by an agency to keep them company during the pandemic. A magistrate on Wednesday described the actio...

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as investors took a breather after the latest rally, while they try to assess when the Federal Reserve will begin to wind down its vast monetary easing programme. After a troubled start to the wee...

A French woman suffered grievous injuries in a traffic accident at 3am in Qroqq Street, Msida. The police said the woman, who was riding a Peugeot Kisbee motorbike, was involved in a crash with a Citroen C1 driven by a 32-year-old ma...

Today’s article is my 700th media contribution on financial matters. When I penned my first article in May 2007, it was inconceivable that I would achieve such a milestone. At the outset, the main objective of my articles was to he...

Kurt Cassar’s Janus Fabriano secured promotion to Serie A2 on Wednesday after beating Cividale 69-53 in the deciding Game Five of the final series. This confirms the side as Serie B champions for the 2020-21 season. Fabriano had lo...

The bankers' union is calling on all stakeholders - including the financial services regulator - to help Malta "regain credibility" after a global anti-money laundering watchdog voted to add Malta to its grey list. In a statement on ...

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Singer Charlene Rae, who was born in the US but raised in Gozo, has just released an original single in Maltese, L-Isbaħ Fjura. On her official Facebook and Instagram pages, she described the song as a “personal, dedication to my ...

Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on Wednesday, officials said, shortly after a court approved his to the United States where he was wanted for tax evasion. The 75-year-old was found dead...

Ħamrun Spartans will discover their fate of whether they will represent Malta in this season’s Champions League Wednesday, June 30 when the Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its verdict on their appeal against UEFA’s dec...

The decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FTAF) to greylist Malta is terrible news for the country. We have basically been told that our best efforts have not been good enough to convince international anti-financial crime wat...

Manuel Neuer says Germany are relishing a return to Wembley to face England in the last 16 of Euro 2020, 25 years after breaking English hearts at the tournament. Germany were facing elimination from Group F on Wednesday until second...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta, The Malta Independent and l-orizzont dedicate their front page to Prime Minister Robert Abela's comments that the decision to add Malta to an inter...

I am writing this article on Tuesday, the day before a group of experts will decide whether Malta will be placed on the FATF grey list. I requested this article to be published after Wednesday lest anyone attempts to interpret this a...

Karim Benzema said he was delighted to score his first goals for France since 2015 against Portugal on Wednesday, as there was “a little pressure” on him across the country. The Real Madrid striker was brought back for Euro 2020 ...

Like everyone with a head on his shoulders, I hope I’ll have woken up this morning to the news that Malta escaped being put on the grey list of the FATF, the global watchdog against money laundering and terrorism financing. It woul...

Gibraltar heads to the polls Thursday to vote on plans to ease draconian abortion laws in a referendum delayed for over a year by the coronavirus pandemic. The issue has exposed sharply opposing views within this tiny, normally close...