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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:39:00 +0200
Sustainable furniture with a critical slant
The project SORĠI by Anna Horváth currently on display at The Phoenicia Gardens addresses the issue of construction waste and the loss of local architectural heritage. Lara Zammit speaks to the artist about her works and their rami...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:09:00 +0200
'Political parties' requests for money verge on harassment' - Sandro Chetcuti
Political parties continue to regularly nag business people for donations, according to outgoing developers’ lobby boss Sandro Chetcuti.  “Many people think we are constantly trying to compromise politicians with donations; the ...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:08:00 +0200
Floriana FC sign highly-rated Bulgarian goalkeeper Kitanov
Floriana FC have reached an agreement to sign Bulgarian goalkeeper Georgi Kitanov, the Times of Malta can confirm. The 26-year-old Kitanov is a highly-rated goalkeeper with his country and as revealed by the Times Malta he was in neg...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:07:00 +0200
Libya's wildlife treasure island at risk of ruin
Once famed for its exceptional wildlife, Libya's Farwa island risks becoming just another victim of lawlessness in the war-ravaged North African nation, activists struggling to save it warn. An uninhabited 13-kilometre-long sandbar c...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 09:21:00 +0200
Maltese-themed event at The Imperial
The new care home for the elderly, located in the former Imperial Hotel, Sliema, has just opened its doors for residents. The home’s team appreciates the importance of social and cultural events for the social and mental well-being...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 09:11:00 +0200
Jason Kenny wins 7th Olympic gold to become Britain’s greatest Olympian
Jason Kenny said he might think twice about retiring from the cycling track after winning his seventh Olympic gold on Sunday to become Britain’s most successful Olympian of all time. The 33-year-old produced a dazzling performance ...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 09:10:00 +0200
Editorial: Choices facing the prime minister
Malta is at a crossroads. This is how Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca described this critical moment in the country’s history following the publication of the inquiry report on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The board of i...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:59:00 +0200
In the Judean desert
Kwarantina by Tim Crace  Translation to Maltese by Charles FloresHorizons Publishers Jim Crace’s fifth novel Quarantine is a novel fable that relates a highly imaginative account of Jesus Christ’s 40-day sojourn in the wilderne...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:46:00 +0200
President’s engagements - August 8, 2021
Monday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by Carmelo Spiteri at San Anton Palace, Attard. 11am The president receives a courtesy call by Omar Grech at San Anton Palace, Attard. Tuesday 9.30am The president receives a courtes...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:39:00 +0200
Tunisia 'state of exception' hits halfway with no government in sight
Halfway into Tunisia's 30-day "state of exception" announced by President Kais Saied last month, he has yet to lay out a road map or appoint a government. Despite naming several ministers to replace those in the sacked administration...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:26:00 +0200
Psaila calls for complete strategic overhaul to revive Maltese sport
Maltese sport needs a complete overhaul,  both at an administrative strategic level as well in terms of technical preparation if we are going to help our upcoming athletes to reach a high level of performance at major championships ...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:25:00 +0200
Senglea’s history celebrated in nine tableaux ‒ 1
A memorable page in the history of the Senglea parish was written 50 years ago when, on September 4, 1971, Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro adorned the statue of Maria Bambina with a gold sprig. The short but touching ceremony was the culmin...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:05:00 +0200
The pain of dealing with the red dragon
Realpolitik has an unsavoury connotation. In pursuit of benefits, we are willing to sacrifice seemingly eternal moral principles. Henry Kissin­ger as the architect of Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 comes to mind, who check...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:03:00 +0200
A historic space
The building hosting the American University of Malta (AUM) has a long history. The great architect William Scamp had designed the British-era building between 1841 and 1844 as a workshop, including Dock number 1, for the British Roy...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:54:00 +0200
Malta heading towards animal kill shelters, commissioner warns
The sale and purchase of any animals, particularly puppies and kittens, should be taxed and monitored more stringently to bring the exploding pet population under control, the Animal Welfare Commissioner has said. The authorities sho...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:50:00 +0200
The night that brought new days
Ir-Raġel li ġie mal-Lejl A novel in Malteseby Alfred Massa Horizons Publishers, 2021 Alfred Massa is definitely one of Malta’s best and most prolific novelists, and the fact that he is also a worthy poet, his prose is invariably...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:50:00 +0200
King Kipchoge retains men’s Olympic marathon title
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a totally dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo on Sunday. The world record holder clocked 2hr 08min 38sec t...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:38:00 +0200
Pharmacies open today - August 8, 2021
Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street, Valletta (2123 4567); St Gaetan Pharmacy, Parish Priest Mifsud Street, Ħamrun (2123 4570); Pinto Pharmacy, 43, St Sebastian Street, Qormi (2148 7311); Collis Williams - St Mark’s Phar...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:31:00 +0200
Buying goods or services off-premises
Off-premises sales are sales contracts concluded between consumers and traders away from the latter’s business premises. Such purchases are usually agreed to at the consumers’ home, workplace or in the street. In situations where...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:29:00 +0200
All-conquering US win seventh straight women’s Olympic basketball title
A rampant United States swept past Japan to their seventh straight women’s basketball crown Sunday, with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi collecting their fifth Olympic gold medals to cap remarkable careers. Brittney Griner scored a game...



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