The Olympic torch relay will not be run on public roads in Osaka city given rising virus cases, the Japanese region’s governor said Friday, but a cancellation has not yet been decided. “We’re sorry for torch relay runners… bu...

Professional social network LinkedIn is giving nearly all of its 15,900 full-time workers next week off as it seeks to avoid burnout and allow its employees to recharge, the company told AFP Friday. The Microsoft-owned firm said that...

Malta’s tuna farming sector has received a boost from Brussels after the European Commission agreed to increase the cap on the amount of fish local ranchers can breed this year. The new limit will add 1.4 million tons to the existi...

Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain are heading into a potentially decisive week in their season, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side facing Ligue 1 title rivals Lille on Saturday before a trip to Germany for a rematch of last season’s Ch...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna is leading the Office of Readings and Lauds on Holy Saturday, as part of the Church's Easter celebrations.  Watch live in the video below:

The majority of bird species that breed in Europe migrate south in autumn and, in most cases, travel all the way across the Sahara desert to spend the winter in Central Africa or even further south. These birds return back to breed i...

In 2012, Tobias Briffa landed in Vietnam with one suitcase and bags of optimism. He found work at an agency in Ho Chi Minh City, where he collaborated with the world’s most influential brands, namely Coca-Cola and Unilever. But he...

Manchester City already have one hand on the Premier League trophy but the battle for the top four is likely to go down to the wire as a clutch of clubs seek to join Europe’s elite next season. AFP Sport takes a look at the contend...

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The MSE Equity Total Return Index managed to finish the week 0.8% higher at 7,792.985 points, despite a decline in the share price of Bank of Valletta plc (BOV). A total of 12 equities were active, seven of which registered gains whi...

The Malta Cine Circle is currently accepting entries for the 2021 National Short Film Competition. First organised in 1955, this is the oldest running competition of its kind in Malta, and many of today’s leading local film-makers ...

A man who tried to rob a Marsascala store on Friday evening ended up fleeing with just a few coins after facing resistance from the 70-year-old cashier. In a statement on Saturday, the police said that the attempted robbery happened ...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta reports that every eligible adult could have received a first vaccine dose by early June,  if vaccination rollout rates remain the same. The newspaper a...

The local tourism industry has been grounded for the past 15 months. It is now making an attempt to take off, hoping that the number of visitors will start to build up over the coming months as the medical crisis supposedly starts to...

From what Daphne Caruana Galizia had told her readers about Robert Abela, we knew he had some nerve. But boy is he taking that nerve to new heights! He is bending over backwards trying to distance himself from a corrupt gang that hij...

The seas, oceans, lakes, wetlands and rivers and the animals and plants they sustain are under severe stress from overfishing, atmospheric pollution, contaminants pollution, coastal development, invasive species and climate change. M...

Obituary SALIBA. On March 30, EMANUEL (Noel), passed away leaving to mourn his great loss his partner, Pauline Gatt, his sisters Maria and Doris and his brother Victor and his partner Nathalie, his nephew and niece Geoffrey and Marie...

The opening week of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, has featured dramatic and emotional testimony. Among those taking the stand in th...

From the online comments board Cannabis users allowed to grow own plants under proposed reform Never smoked a joint, never smoked a ciggy, never smoked a cigar or a pipe, but I have never understood the point that cannabis should be...

Updated 9.20am with ministry, PN comments “Total chaos” is expected at the pitkalija fruit and vegetable market in Ta’ Qali on Monday after all registered middlemen, who auction their produce to resellers, had their licences su...