Sir Michelangelo Refalo Sixth Form students recently took part in an Erasmus+ Project, entitled Power of the Internet, together with students attending the Zespól Szkól Ogólnoksztalcacych I Technicznych, Wojkowice, Poland. The aim...

The Archbishop on Saturday urged new parliamentarians to overcome tribalism and put aside their differences as they start a new legislature. Charles Scicluna was addressing mass at Valletta’s St John Co-Cathedral, ahead of parliame...

Barcelona can seal qualification for next season’s Champions League by beating Real Betis on Saturday as six of La Liga’s top seven go head-to-head in what could be a pivotal weekend in the race for the top four. Barca, in second...

The Italian authorities on Friday impounded a mega yacht at the centre of a mystery over its ownership as speculation swirled it might even belong to the Russian president. "Scheherazade", worth an estimated $700 million, has been th...

The feast of Our Lady of Pompeii will be celebrated at the Pompeii sanctuary in Victoria, next to the Dominican Sisters convent, tomorrow. Masses will be said at 6.45am, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.30pm. Sanctuary rector, Mgr Eddie Zammit, w...

The MSE Equity Total Return Index extended its positive performance, having advanced another 2.1% to reach 7,960.084 points. Activity in the equities’ market increased, as €1.05m was traded, up from €0.8m last week. Gainers out...

The landmark two-storey Porziuncola Retreat House on the outskirts of Madliena has started being pulled down, to be replaced by a six-storey home for the elderly, straight after residents in the area lost a legal bid to stop the proj...

A Ukrainian family of five that fled the war could soon be split because of Malta’s decision to only grant temporary protection to those who left Ukraine from February 24 onwards. On February 19, just days before Russia invaded Ukr...

Manchester City must pick themselves off the floor for the visit of Newcastle in the Premier League after their painful Champions League exit or risk ending the season empty-handed, with Liverpool on the prowl. Pep Guardiola’s men,...

Places: Design & Living is out again with The Sunday Times of Malta tomorrow, shedding light on the stories that old buildings and salvaged vintage objects tell, on the creativity of artisans making traditional crafts contemporary an...

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has granted an environmental permit for the creation of safe public access and enclosed private property in Fomm ir-Riħ, over a year after environmentalists flagged challenges with acc...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with police witnesses’ account in court of how blood traces found on the wall of a house where a murder suspect lived matched that of his alleged...

When using online tools and platforms, EU citizens and businesses often face communication barriers which restrict access to certain goods and services, preventing citizens, businesses and governments from reaping all the benefits of...

George Russell confirmed Mercedes recovery from their early-season problems when he topped the times in Friday’s second free practice for this weekend’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Making the most of reliability problems for worl...

Emergency medication used to minimize the risk of HIV exposure is no longer being sold by a pharmacy at Mater Dei Hospital, prompting alarm among advocacy groups about its limited supply. PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis, is taken f...

On April 30, the Maltese chess community was saddened to learn that Anthony Muscat Baron had passed away. For many years through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Tony was a leading organiser and arbiter of tournaments. In 1986, he was inv...

The last decade has shown that we cannot continue moving from one crisis to another. Europe must prevent crises rather than react to them. We know that Vladimir Putin, China and the world are not waiting for Europe to be ready. Europ...

US President Joe Biden announced another package of military assistance for Ukraine, as dozens of civilians were evacuated from Mariupol's besieged steelworks, the last pocket of resistance against Russian troops in the port city. Wo...

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Obituaries BORG. On May 4, HECTOR, aged 90, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his devoted wife Kathleen, his beloved children Claire and William, his nieces, relatives and frien...