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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:14:00 +0200
Portugal striker Silva signs for RB Leipzig from Frankfurt
Portugal striker Andre Silva has signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig after transferring from Eintracht Frankfurt, his new club announced Friday. The 25-year-old netted 28 goals in the Bundesliga in 2020/21, se...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:14:00 +0200
Rules for large events modified to allow for multiple 'bubbles'
Rules for large-scale social events have been quietly modified to allow for larger maximum capacities if organisers create separate “bubbles” of attendees. The revised rules address one of the key complaints that event organisers...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:24:00 +0200
A summer evening at Villa Frère
The NGO Friends of Villa Frère, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, is holding a special opening of Villa Frère tomorrow evening. The NGO has worked hard to protect what remains of the villa and to restore the gardens to their fo...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:11:00 +0200
Hjulmand says fearless Danes inspired by Cruyff philosophy
Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand said he is using the philosophy of legendary Dutch player and coach Johan Cruyff to inspire his side to play with freedom after a traumatic start to Euro 2020. Hjulmand’s men take on the Czech Republ...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:01:00 +0200
'I look ugly online, fix me': how remote working is fuelling image insecurities
A woman asked her hairdresser to tweak her hair colour to look better online than it does in real life. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old asked her beautician to inject fillers under her eyes so she could look the way she sees herself on her...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:49:00 +0200
Watch: Homes swept away in massive landslide in Japan
A huge landslide swept away homes and left 19 people missing at a popular resort town in central Japan on Saturday after days of heavy rain, local officials said. Television footage showed a torrent of mud obliterating some buildings...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:42:00 +0200
‘Fighter’ Sterling slaying ghosts of England past at Euro 2020
England have Raheem Sterling to thank for their trip to Rome on Saturday for their Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine, and they are now favourites to go on and reach a European Championship final for the first time. The Manchest...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:32:00 +0200
MSE Index marginally higher
The MSE Equity Total Return Index eked out a marginal gain, as it closed 0.05% higher at 8,040.399 points. A total of 13 equities were active, where gainers and losers tallied to five-a-piece. Total weekly turnover increased by over ...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:27:00 +0200
What happened on... July 3
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:11:00 +0200
Melita FC showcase ambitions with new technology partner
Melita FC announced a new partnership with technology company Hub 88 on Friday ahead of their return to the BOV Challenge League next season. Speaking during a press conference at the club’s premises, Melita president Andrew Naudi ...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:41:00 +0200
The Royal Tenenbaums – 20 years on: sad, absurd, and eccentric
Wes Anderson’s take on the dysfunctional family balances the odd and appealing style with an insightful look into a damaged nuclear family, the two butting heads a bit too often. A retired tennis player famous for his on-court mel...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:25:00 +0200
Italy's Spinazzola set for long spell out with ruptured Achilles tendon
Roma full-back Leonardo Spinazzola was stretchered off during Italy’s 2-1 win over Belgium and has reportedly ruptured his Achilles tendon and could face months out. Sky Sport Italia reported that the influential full-back, who has...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:21:00 +0200
Will this post-COVID strategy go beyond words?
The announcement of a disaster recovery plan, made by Minister Owen Bonnici in parliament, should serve to inject fresh energy and funds onto the path to normality after a pandemic that has crippled economic activity for more than a ...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:20:00 +0200
Longest June heatwave in at least a decade is technically over
The hot spell experienced over the past two weeks was the longest June heatwave to hit Malta in at least a decade.  According to the Meteorological Office, over the past 10 years there have been five heatwaves in June, including thi...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:15:00 +0200
Wall Street stocks hit new highs on back of US jobs data
Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records Friday while the dollar retreated after a solid US jobs report that was not seen as accelerating a monetary policy shift.  After a muted session in Europe, the three major US indices notche...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:05:00 +0200
Our country’s sad retreat – Chris Said
Unjust. That’s how Labour had the cheek to try to spin the news of the international community warning investors to think twice before betting on Malta. It is unjust. However, not towards the government that brought the shocking co...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:58:00 +0200
As Cannes returns, a familiar question: where are all the women?
With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.  Only one woman has ever won the film industry's most prestigious prize: Jane Campion for Th...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:56:00 +0200
Today's front pages - July 3, 2021
These are the leading articles in this Saturday’s local newspapers. Times of Malta leads with news of a man being found stabbed to death inside a Mellieħa house. A woman, 44, is being held under arrest and is the prime suspect. Th...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:54:00 +0200
Smartphone addiction – David Marinelli
Personal digital devices are likely to impact our mental and physical health. It is the ICT industry that is pushing digital technology. Digital is neither green nor nature-friendly. It has a carbon footprint equivalent to that of th...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:37:00 +0200
The road back from grey to white – Arthur Muscat
So events have inevitably caught up with us. We have received a humiliating international call to order, a greylisting of Malta by the FATF, placing the island on a par with the likes of Zimbabwe! This is Labour’s version of the be...



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