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Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:59:00 +0200
Enter: the 2021 Yamaha TMAX 20th Anniversary
The powered two-wheel world changed forever when Yamaha launched the original TMAX back in 2001. By being the very first machine to offer motorcycle performance with scooter comfort and convenience, this dynamic Sport Scooter has tra...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:56:00 +0200
Stephen Hendry beat Jimmy White in battle of the legends at worlds
Stephen Hendry beat Jimmy White 6-3 in the first qualifying round of the Betfred World Championship as as he graced the stage at snooker’s biggest tournament for the first time since 2012. Seven-time world champion Hendry made his...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:35:00 +0200
Hitman Vince Muscat testifies behind closed doors in Caruana Galizia inquiry
Vince Muscat is testifying in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder public inquiry on Tuesday, a month-and-a-half after he admitted his role in the assassination of the journalist.  Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, is one of the most high-pro...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:30:00 +0200
Mercedes-AMG confirms hybrid performance models and first fully electric car
Mercedes-AMG has outlined its forthcoming powertrains as the performance car maker switches to electrification. Future models from Mercedes-Benz’s go-faster division will use plug-in hybrid or fully electric powertrains. For a firm...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:28:00 +0200
N. Korea says will not go to Olympics over COVID-19 fears
North Korea will not attend this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul’s hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:25:00 +0200
'Killed like an animal': Lassana Cisse's family is still waiting for justice
Two years from the cold-blooded murder of Lassana Cisse, his family in the Ivory Coast is calling for justice, as friends and family struggle to come to terms with the racially motivated assassination. To add to their pain, the coron...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:13:00 +0200
Air France gets EU green light for €4 billion aid
The EU approved a plan Tuesday by the French government to inject up to four billion euros into Air France, hit by a collapse in passenger traffic during the pandemic. The agreement, worth $4.7 billion, follows weeks of negotiations ...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:07:00 +0200
Rise of the ‘robo-plants’, as scientists fuse nature with tech
Remote-controlled Venus flytrap “robo-plants” and crops that tell farmers when they are hit by disease could become reality after scientists developed a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation. Researchers in Singapore...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:03:00 +0200
Around the world in plenty of plays
Does money buy you happiness? No – but it certainly helps because with no worries about loans and bills, you can enjoy the kind of pursuits that make you happy.   There is just one issue – from where does one get the kind of mon...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:50:00 +0200
Asian markets mixed after recent rally but outlook rosy
Asian investors struggled to extend the rally in global markets on Tuesday, with a second straight day of records on Wall Street unable to inspire further gains, though analysts remain confident of further advances this year as the w...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:45:00 +0200
France chases two medals from the 1904 Olympics
It has taken 117 years, but long-distance runner Albert Corey may finally be nearing home, bringing his two Olympic silver medals with him. Corey was declared an American by the organisers when he won silver in the marathon at the 19...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:25:00 +0200
Environment NGOs appeal for stop to 'uncontrollable development' in Gozo
Four environment  NGOs on Tuesday expressesd alarm at the “aggressive, non-stop, and unsustainable development” taking place in Gozo. In a statement, eNGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, MaltaARCH, Moviment Graffitti, Ramblers A...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:16:00 +0200
What happened on... April 6
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.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:08:00 +0200
Malta Motorsport Federation join plea to allow competitive sport return
The Malta Motorsport Federation is the latest local governing body of sport to make an appeal to the government and the health authorities to allow the return of competitive sport. On Monday, the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, ...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:04:00 +0200
UK academics warn against building by Ġgantija Temples
A husband-and-wife team of UK archaeologists have issued dire warnings on the proposed “monstrosity” of a block of apartments just 200 metres from the Ġgantija Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Plans for the Xagħra develop...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:03:00 +0200
New Zealand, Australia to open COVID-19 travel bubble
New Zealand approved quarantine-free travel with Australia Tuesday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a two-way corridor for travel between the two largely COVID-free nations to begin on April 18. "I can confirm that quaranti...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:50:00 +0200
Online exhibition at Spazju Kreattiv
Before Spazju Kreattiv closed its doors due the latest pandemic restrictions, it was hosting the exhibition Variable Depth, Shallow Water by Polish born, Australia-based artist Izabela Pluta. It is now available to view online. Pluta...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:42:00 +0200
Aquaponics microfarm crowdfunding hopes to bring food closer to home
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched on ZAAR to support the first immici microfarm, which will produce foods that are fully sustainable, without the use of artificial chemicals. Immici uses aquaponics and multitrophic culture, i...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:28:00 +0200
Doctors call for stop to 'free for all boarding' on commercial flights
The current practice of free for all boarding on commercial flights with random swabbing on arrival is insufficient and presents significant risks, doctors said on Tuesday. The Medical Association of Malta said that positive individu...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:21:00 +0200
How to support the institutions
Soon after Times of Malta published details about the people behind the secret company Macbridge, the police commissioner received two letters asking him to investigate. One was from Prime Minister Robert Abela, referring to what Tim...



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