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Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:09:00 +0100
Inter seek Fiorentina lift, Juve and Roma battle for third spot
Antonio Conte’s Inter head for Fiorentina on Friday hoping to bounce back from their Italian Cup setback against Juventus and keep pace with title rivals AC Milan. Inter, two points behind leaders Milan, can provisionally pull a...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:01:00 +0100
Coffee and kindness: how a family turned trauma into a social enterprise
Eight years ago today, the Cachia family was gathered anxiously at the intensive care unit waiting to see if 15-year-old Jacob would survive brain surgery. “Emotionally and psychologically, that waiting area was a dark place to be....

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:59:00 +0100
It’s here: EuroMillions’ €130m Superdraw jackpot goes live tonight at 9pm
Tonight is the big night – Europe’s most sought-after lottery, EuroMillions, is having a Superdraw with a guaranteed jackpot start of €130 Million. Read below for more information. Drum roll, please! The most-awaited EuroMilli...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:36:00 +0100
Russia's Navalny goes on trial on slander charges
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on trial on Friday on charges of defaming a World War II veteran, days after being handed a nearly three-year prison term that sparked an international outcry. An AFP journalist said the 44-year-old...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:23:00 +0100
US House punishes lawmaker in QAnon storm, 11 Republicans defy party
The Democratic-led US House has voted to discipline a congresswoman who embraced QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed violence, capping weeks of mounting turmoil over holding to account a lawmaker whose extremist rhetoric caused a ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:58:00 +0100
The Busker in concert
Local band The Busker is this weekend performing as a three-piece band for the first time, alongside special guests and collaborators from their upcoming EP X. The trilogy EP saw The Busker partnering with three artists, the first of...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:35:00 +0100
Għajnsielem beat Hotspurs to progress in FA Trophy
Għajnsielem FC      2 Victoria Hotspurs   0 Vella 56; Buttigieg 63 Għajnsielem A. Parnis, Al. Xuereb, A. Agyeman, S.F. Bajada (De. Bogdanovic), K. Mercieca, K. Farrugia, M. Bezzina (J.G. Vella), J.A. Valencia, R. Buttigieg (...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:16:00 +0100
What happened on... February 5
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, 05 Feb 2021 08:12:00 +0100
SEAT and Volkswagen Group restore the ecosystem of the Ebro Delta Nature Park
SEAT and the Volkswagen Group are firmly committed to the environment and caring for the planet. As part of this mission, they have launched a project to restore and preserve the biodiversity of the Ebro Delta. The aim is to alleviat...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:06:00 +0100
A community not a society
The former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, once famously said: “And, you know, there’s no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families.” It was interpreted to mean that individuals and ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:21:00 +0100
No more delays on justice
It is imperative that stakeholders in the justice system roll up their sleeves to ensure effective justice is done – rather than taking forever to be done. Justice minister Edward Zammit Lewis admitted in an article in this newspap...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:17:00 +0100
Today's front pages - February 5, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads with news that the former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri has had his police bail lifted after facing questioning by financial crime investiga...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:06:00 +0100
There won't be an old 'normal' to return to – Philip Micallef
Over the coming weeks, we will begin to see the extent of economic damage caused by the pandemic and the necessary restrictions imposed. We will likely see a big economic decline, with job losses and business closings that could affe...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:46:00 +0100
Valentine’s Day shoppers to earn safe points with BOV Cards
As Valentine’s Day is approaching, people have started thinking about gifts and surprises for their significant others, be it spouses, partners, children, friends and pets. “As COVID-19 continues to be very much on consumers’ m...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:45:00 +0100
WHO urges collaboration to speed up Europe vaccinations
Europe and pharma groups must work together to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations, the head of the European branch of the World Health Organization said on Friday, expressing concern about the effectiveness of vaccines on virus variants....

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:37:00 +0100
Malta, heaven and back to earth – Vicki Ann Cremona
On Sunday, January 31, Robert Abela had an epiphany: he told us that we are all in heaven. I am not sure what kind of sudden apparition he experienced but I doubt any host of angels came to carry him above. I wonder what has made him...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:36:00 +0100
Announcements - February 5, 2021
Obituary GRIXTI. On February 4, 2021, at Mater Dei Hospital, MICHELLE, née Tanti, aged 86, widow of Michael Grixti, formerly from Paceville and residing at Villa Messina, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church....

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:30:00 +0100
No plans to prevent access to Fomm ir-Riħ - government
Updated 8.15am with Ramblers' statement The government has no plans to waive the right of public passage to Fomm ir-Riħ bay, Times of Malta can confirm. On Wednesday, Ramblers Malta revealed that the government enjoys perpetual righ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:21:00 +0100
Il-Ħaġar marks anniversary
Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria will be celebrating the eighth anniversary with a programme of events between February 26 and 28. The anniversary programme also coincides with the third year from the death of Mro Joseph Vella. An exhib...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:07:00 +0100
Letters to the editor - February 5, 2021
Possible case of mistaken identity The street naming committee has accepted to name a street in Żebbuġ, Malta, after Filippo Galea (1829-1901). The caption, reading Fundatur Banda San Filep, however, is not correct. As we read in B...



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