"The One Where They Get Back Together" is finally upon us – and the cast of Friends will be joined by famous fans from Justin Bieber to David Beckham, HBO Max announced Thursday. The long-delayed and much-hyped reunion, billed as a...

Anyone can easily own a Basquiat painting, a pair of Yeezy sneakers or even a Ferrari – at least, that's the promise of a growing number of fractional ownership platforms that sell shares of these rare items, starting at just a few...

For a Palestinian woman who lives in Malta, it feels as if the whole world is afraid of asking Israel to stop its decades-long oppression of Palestinian people. “Palestinians have a right to resist this oppression and defend land t...

Pablo Picasso's Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese) sold Thursday for $103.4 million at Christie's in New York, the auction house said. The painting, completed in 1932, was sold after 19 minutes of bidding for $90 million, w...

Bargain-buying helped most Asian markets recover some of this week’s steep losses, with investors tracking a rally on Wall Street and taking heart from a forecast-beating jobless claims report, though inflation fears continue to ca...

Greece kick-starts its tourism season on Friday, with both the government and travel operators hoping the lure of sun, sand and sea will bring a sorely needed revenue boost after last year’s miserable holiday season.  “We are ra...

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LifeStar Insurance Plc is taking a leap into the future and has digitalised its onboarding of clients into a paperless, efficient and sustainable process.  Cristina Casingena, CEO LifeStar Insurance plc, said the new system will dra...

Scotland has been back in the news following the round of local elections in the United Kingdom last week. The ruling party in the Holyrood (Edinburgh) Parliament, the Scottish National Party believes that it has a right to ask for a...

Real Madrid kept the pressure on Atletico Madrid by thrashing Granada 4-1 on Thursday to reduce the gap to two points at the top of La Liga, with two games left to play.  A draw or defeat for Real Madrid would have given Atletico th...

As Heritage Malta sites and museums reopened this week, the agency announced that the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta has been extended until the end of October. Entitled Ali...

European Union economies are expected to slowly recover this year and return to what they were pre-COVID by the end of next year. This is indeed good news after several months of economic distress due to the medical and economic emer...

The top US health agency on Thursday said it was lifting mask-wearing guidance for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a watershed moment that President Joe Biden called "a great day" in the long pandemic fight. The ann...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Friday. Times of Malta leads with news that health authorities have decided that village feast celebrations will not be allowed this summer, for a second consecutive year.  The ...

I walk – PPE-clad – into a medical ward to see a patient. A seasoned manager I’ve known for years approaches me: “Jimporta nkellmek naqra please?” (“May I talk to you please?”). Without hesitation, I usher her into an o...

Two-storey buildings located outside urban conservation areas (many of which were built in the 1970s to 1980s era) may be easily pulled down and replaced by multi-storey apartments following a simple planning application. This is pos...

As any business is wholly aware, change can be difficult and success is all about how that change is carried out. The recent White Paper on the legalisation of recreational cannabis spurred an extensive discussion and employers wante...

Obituaries BEZZINA. On MAY 13, Dr ALBERT, opthalmologist, of Mosta, aged 60, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Antje, his son Allen and daughter Amelie, his father Jose...

The health authorities have decided that the celebration of religious feasts will not be permitted this summer for the second consecutive year due to the COVID pandemic. The government is due to meet Church authorities to discuss the...

Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance around the world, accounting for an estimated 192 million consumers out of the 269 million people reported to have used drugs in 2018. In Malta, this trend proves true as well, with ...