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Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:31:00 +0200
An essential guide to choosing the right medical alert system for seniors
Senior citizens are a vulnerable population, and as such, they need to be protected from the dangers of living alone. One way to ensure this protection is through medical alert systems for seniors. There are many different types of t...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:31:00 +0200
Futsal title contenders start their commitments with resounding wins
Luxol St Andrews and Valletta started the season brightly as they scored high-scoring victories on Match Day One of the Enemed National Futsal League. Both teams are considered as firm favourites for the championship. Luxol didn’t ...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:18:00 +0200
Tunisian fishing boats intercepted by AFM off Gozo's coast
Two Tunisian fishing boats caught in Maltese waters off Gozo’s west coast were intercepted by the Armed Forces of Malta on Sunday evening and brought to Valletta for further investigation. In a brief statement on Monday morning, th...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200
I have been used as weapon in political battle: migrant facing 30 years in jail
Lamin* was just 15-years-old when he was charged with hijacking a ship in 2019. The controversy surrounding his case has left the teen feel like he has been used as a political "weapon" in an unfair battle.  An international commiss...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:31:00 +0200
Facebook announces 10,000 EU jobs to build ‘metaverse’
Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”, a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been a le...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:23:00 +0200
Editorial: Buses are still in the slow lane
The budgetary measure that offers free public transport to all by October next year is more of a social than an environmental one. It will mainly benefit current bus users, often at the lower end of salary scales or on social benefit...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:16:00 +0200
Corporate climate list shows firms pushing for action
Unilever, Ikea and Nestlé are among the few industry heavy-hitters using their corporate clout to push for the ambitious policies needed to stop disastrous climate change, according to industry analysis published last Friday.  Whil...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:09:00 +0200
Elton John: 'I'm more excited about music than ever'
Elton John might be 74 and struggling with a dodgy hip, but his musical taste remains far cooler than most guys half his age.  While most ageing rockstars are happy to rehash the sounds of their glory days, Sir Elton is more likely ...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0200
Qala mayor calls out construction magnate Joseph Portelli over illegal work
The Qala mayor has expressed his frustration at construction magnate Joseph Portelli’s audacity as he persists in carrying out illegal excavations and development in an area known as Ta’ Kassja. “Residents are increasingly beco...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:52:00 +0200
Shipping movements – October 18
The Nicola from Bizerte to Algeciras, the Atlantic Silver from Koper to Bejaia, the Ruth from Naples to Annaba (all CMA CGM Malta Agency Ltd), the MV Eurocargo Palermo from Catania to Catania, the MV Eco Catania from Genoa to Catania...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:40:00 +0200
Today's front pages - October 18, 2021
These are the leading news articles in local newspapers this Monday. Times of Malta leads with an article about how former PN candidate Frank Psaila was promised a job at Tumas Group if his bid for a seat in the European Parliament f...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:39:00 +0200
Campus Hub welcomes first students
Campus Hub, Malta’s first student village offering accommodation on campus, has welcomed its first students to kick off the new scholastic year.  Lectures are being held in the first block, while the underground car park, which of...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:35:00 +0200
Stand collapses as Dutch football fans celebrate
Part of a stand at NEC Nijmegen’s ground collapsed as visiting Vitesse Arnhem supporters celebrated their 1-0 victory on Sunday, but no injuries were reported according to local media. The lower section of the stand buckled as away...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:30:00 +0200
Let’s talk about money
One of the first concepts we master as we leave infancy and enter childhood is that of money. Children soon realise that, without money, they cannot get many of the things they would like to have: a favourite toy, sweets and buying a...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:19:00 +0200
Athletics Malta chief Andy Grech elected vice-president of Small States body
Athletics Malta president Andy Grech was handed a prestigious appointment during the European Athletics Congress that was held this weekend in Lausanne when he was elected as vice-president of the Athletic Association of Small States...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Burlò - October 18, 2021
See more work by Seb Tanti Burlò.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Watch: Behind-the-scenes of a 2018 exhibition
Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti’s final episode of Rewind: Great Exhibitions Revisited has been recently released. The video series has examined some of the organisation’s past major exhibitions, including Jewellery in Malta, Cost...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:55:00 +0200
A common European charger - Alex Agius Saliba
Many citizens from the 27 European member states often see the European Parliament as an institution far away. Most are aware of the general discussions that take place in Brussels but often feel that these meetings and decisions whi...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:51:00 +0200
Man goes on trial over plane death of footballer Emiliano Sala
A man charged in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash in 2019 will go on trial in Cardiff on Monday. David Henderson was charged last year for endangering the safety of an aircraft...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:45:00 +0200
Affiliation to the Lasallian Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools
Mariella Vella, associated for years within the Lasallian mission in Malta as an effective teacher and administrator, recently received Letters of Affiliation (AFSC) during a ceremony at the La Salle Retreat Centre, Mellieħa. Earlie...



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