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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Valletta closing in on Croatian attacking midfielder Curjuric
Valletta FC are set to announce a signing of their own as they are closing in on Croatian attacking midfielder Ivan Curjuric. The 31-year-old attacking midfielder has agreed personal terms with the capital club and is set to put pen ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:20:00 +0200
Man who apologised to PN MP for hate speech comment gets conditional discharge
A man who took to social media calling for PN MP Karol Aquilina to be hanged in the Siġġiewi village square, has been conditionally discharged after apologising in court. Steve Cauchi was summoned to court a week ago over a post he...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:10:00 +0200
Eiffel Tower to reopen after record nine-month closure
The Eiffel Tower is to reopen to visitors on Friday for the first time in nine months following its longest closure since World War II. The lifts of the “Iron Lady” are set to whir back into life, transporting tourists to its 300...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:50:00 +0200
Ħamrun Spartans sign goalkeeper Henry Bonello from Valletta FC
Ħamrun Spartans have completed another major signing when they reached an agreement with Valletta FC to secure the services of Malta international goalkeeper Henry Bonello. Speculation has been rife during the past few months that l...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:21:00 +0200
Australia’s De Minaur to miss Olympics after positive COVID-19 test
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur will miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, according to the country’s Olympic officials. De Minaur, the top-ranked Australian men’s player, returned a positive test for the...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:15:00 +0200
Asian markets lower on growth and virus concerns
Asian markets edged lower on Friday as investors weighed concerns over economic growth and virus outbreaks and risk aversion set in following dovish comments from the Federal Reserve chief. Fed Chair Jay Powell reiterated the central...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:54:00 +0200
The ECB strategy’s importance
The European Central Bank last week announced its strategy for the years looking forward to 2025. It is a process that started at the beginning of 2020. The importance of such a strategy lies in the fact the ECB has the responsibilit...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:48:00 +0200
City Jazz Series coming to an end
The City Jazz Series, an abridged version of the Malta Jazz Festival, comes to an end tomorrow evening with a performance from Joe Debono and a group of Sicilian jazz musicians. Debono is a classically trained pianist who discovered ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:41:00 +0200
Malta-US tax scheme added to the ‘Dirty Dozen’ scam list
Malta-US pension plans and their potential use for tax evasion are being reviewed by the US fiscal authorities who have placed them on their so-called ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of scams.  The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this mont...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:18:00 +0200
Formula One shakes up format to give fans an extra ‘Sprint’
As fans return to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, Formula One will welcome them with a jazzed up format that adds ‘the Sprint’, effectively an extra race, on Saturday. With UK coronavirus restrictions relaxing, Silverston...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:16:00 +0200
What happened on... July 16
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.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:13:00 +0200
Uniqlo parent firm downgrades outlook despite earnings rebound
Fast Retailing, the operator of Japanese casualwear brand Uniqlo, on Thursday revised its annual projections slightly downwards as the pandemic drags on, despite sharp rebounds in its third-quarter earnings. Consumers are returning t...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0200
New Lotus Emira arrives with AMG power
Lotus has unveiled the Emira, a two-seater sports coupe designed to take on the likes of the Porsche Cayman and Alpine A110.  Developed on a completely new lightweight bonded aluminium chassis, the Emira won’t be available with an...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0200
Woman grievously injured in Pietà after being hit by car
A 61-year-old woman was grievously injured in Pietà after being hit by a car.  The police said the incident took place at midnight on Triq ix-Xatt. The woman, from St Julian's, was hit by a Peugeot car driven by a 53-year-old man f...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:24:00 +0200
A rescue plan for language schools
Planning is critically important for any business activity. It is also the most challenging element of managing an enterprise because extraneous factors can destroy even the best plans and threaten an enterprise’s existence. The la...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:20:00 +0200
Young English man dies after swimming in St Paul's Bay pool
A 27-year-old English man died after finding himself in difficulty while swimming in a pool in St Paul's Bay. The police were called to Triq it-Trunċiera at 7.45pm on Thursday. There the man was given first aid before being rushed t...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:04:00 +0200
Malta’s reset opportunity - Joe Giglio
As the world is gradually coming to terms with the disruptive effects of the pandemic and attention turns to recovery and regeneration, the concept of ‘building back better’ is framing political debate and action in many countrie...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:57:00 +0200
Iceland’s head of delegation to the FATF to address FinanceMalta conference
Teitur Már Sveinsson, Iceland’s head of delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), will be one of the main keynote speakers during the 14th FinanceMalta annual conference, entitled ‘Malta’s Financial Services Indust...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:57:00 +0200
Today's front pages - July 16, 2021
The following are the main stories in Friday's newspapers. Times of Malta reports that Air Malta has had over 6,000 flight bookings cancelled since new travel rules were announced last week.  In a separate piece, it notes that Malt...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:50:00 +0200
French justice minister in court for alleged conflict of interest
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti is due to appear in court on Friday for questioning that could lead to charges over alleged conflict of interest. The 60-year-old star lawyer was recruited by President Emmanuel Macron just...



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