Olympics chief Thomas Bach pledged Wednesday “not to bring any risk” to Japan with the Games, seeking to reassure a sceptical public as virus cases surge just over a week before Tokyo 2020 begins. Fans have been banned from Olymp...

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that the internet titan will pour $1 billion into programs for creators of popular content at the social network through 2022. The announcement showed Facebook ramping up efforts to at...

Birkirkara and Mosta FC will be looking to protect their first-leg leads as they seek a passage into the second qualifying round of the Conference League when they play at San Marino’s La Fiorita and Spartak Trnava, of Slovakia. Th...

Wearing a face mask and social distancing were a part of Magdalena Moskal’s life long before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The 36-year-old Madrid resident had a double lung transplant in 2008 to tackle her cystic fibrosis, a genet...

Mellieħa obtained their second major success in less than a week after clinching the Challenge Cup after defeating the University of Malta 4-2. The Northerners came into this game on a high after their success in the FMA Amateur Cup...

Personalised scam text messages and emails, bearing people’s first names, may be the result of victims having clicked on previous scam attempts and having personal information stolen, according to the police. This is one possible w...

Two matches at this year’s Wimbledon are being investigated by the International Tennis Integrity Agency over potential irregular betting patterns. The ITIA, which is responsible for safeguarding the integrity of professional tenni...

More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE). The report shows that 163 of the 257 people (63.4%) who died within 28 days of a positive COVID test b...

Cristiano Ronaldo has given no indication he wants to leave Juventus and is expected back in Turin later this month, club director Pavel Nedved said on Wednesday. “Cristiano is on holiday. We have no signal from his entourage that ...

Gżira United coach Darren Abdilla has told his players that they need to step up their game by several notches if they are to overcome the challenge of Andorran side Sant Julia and progress to the second qualifying round of the UEFA...

Airlines turned away unvaccinated travellers boarding flights to Malta on Wednesday, despite a last-minute legal notice giving such travellers the option to enter and quarantine. A complete ban on unvaccinated tourists was watered do...

The first half of the year is behind us, so it would be good to offer a summary of the performances across international equity markets before detailing the key themes that are likely to dominate investor sentiment across financial m...

Malta Fashion Week is back today after a forced hiatus imposed by the pandemic. And while it is four days shorter than usual, it promises to be an exciting and intriguing fashion moment in history despite many setbacks. Founder and e...

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LiveWire – the newly-formed electric motorcycle arm of Harley-Davidson – has revealed its latest model in the LiveWire One. Though the new model is similar to that introduced by Harley-Davidson in 2019, it has received a range of...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is suffering from an "intestinal obstruction," the government said on Wednesday, after the far-right leader was admitted to hospital due to persistent hiccups. The 66-year-old far-right leader had be...

A panel of judges leading the public inquiry into whether the state could have prevented the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia are on Thursday expected to announce whether they have concluded or require more time to deliber...

The €800 billion Next Generation Fund is the EU’s investment in its future as an economic superpower. It is an opportunity for EU member states to emerge stronger from the pandemic, transform their economies and create opportunit...

Lignin Stories and The Valletta Cultural Agency are this week presenting a whimsical adventure titled The Secret Garden for five- to 10-year-old children and their families at Laparelli Gardens. The performance will see characters f...

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. It is a clear, direct and fundamental truth which we recognise and stand by. However, structural discrimination, the devastation left by an international pandemic and a ...