Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported quarterly profit that had nearly tripled, as money poured in from ads on its search engine and YouTube video platform. “There was a rising tide of online activity in many parts of the worl...

Event organisers are preparing for the return of stand-up events after the Santa Marija public holiday, although the health authorities have yet to green-light the change. Sources in the events sector have told Times of Malta many we...

Substance Misuse Outpatient Unit (SMOPU) within Sedqa aims to decrease transmission of the viral disease and reduce mortality for infected clients World Hepatitis Day is marked today. The World Health Organisation (WHO) chose this ...

Sixteen-year-old Tommy Wallbank on Wednesday presented Puttinu Cares with €10,000, having completed his 1,000-kilometre run to commemorate his friend Rebecca Zammit Lupi. Wallbank ran the final 21 kilometres of his challenge on Sat...

Massimiliano Allegri brushed aside speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus future insisting on Tuesday the Portugal captain was fired up for the new season. Allegri, 53, returns as Juve coach two years after being replaced d...

Israel announced Wednesday it is to issue 16,000 more permits for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to work in its construction and hotel industries, taking the total to over 100,000. "Israel intends to increase by 15,000 work...

Simone Biles abandoned the defence of her individual all-around Olympic crown on Wednesday, a day after her shock withdrawal from the women’s team final over mental health concerns.  As a worldwide outpouring of support for the tr...

Imagine a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away, or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach. Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds f...

Asian markets mostly sank again on Wednesday as fears over China’s regulatory crackdown continued to reverberate around trading floors, while analysts said companies might struggle to maintain their recent run of blockbuster earnin...

Gaming in India is on the rise, and one of the biggest reasons for this has been because the people driving the industry forward have worked out what people want. Game providers have played a big part in this, spending time on giving...

The pressure of working and schooling from home at the height of the pandemic caused some parents to become aggressive and neglectful towards their children, according to the director of Child Protection Services,  Steve Libreri. â€...

At the beginning of this year, Japanese commercial vehicle and diesel engine manufacturing company, Isuzu, launched the third-generation of D-Max pick-up truck. The new vehicle has been making waves in every single country it has bee...

A 3,500-year-old tablet recounting the epic of Gilgamesh that once sat in Washington's Museum of the Bible could be returned to Iraq after a judge verified its seizure Tuesday. The rare fragment, which recounts a dream sequence from ...

Leftist Pedro Castillo is to be sworn in as Peru's president Wednesday with a full inbox: tame the coronavirus epidemic, reactivate a flagging economy, and put paid to years of political turmoil. The rural school teacher becomes Peru...

A set of silver statues that once belonged to St John’s Co-Cathedral were returned to the church and placed on the high altar for which they were made. The statues will be displayed until Saturday (July 31) to mark the 20-year anni...

A report in the UK Financial Times headed ‘Watchdogs have clamped down on Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges….’ is probably indicative of one of the main reasons why the FATF recently greylisted Malta. After g...

Can vaccinated individuals still suffer from the long-term effects of COVID-19 that we’ve heard so much about? – Daniel D’Agostino Most people who are infected with COVID-19 get better within weeks of the illness. However, some...

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An electric Ariarne Titmus dethroned Katie Ledecky to become the 200m freestyle champion Wednesday, only for the gutsy American great to bounce back and clinch the first-ever women’s Olympic 1500m freestyle title. Australian Titm...

Joey Jordison, the co-founder of Slipknot and one of the most influential metal drummers of his generation, has died at the age of 46, his family announced. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer...