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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:02:00 +0200
The new Lamborghini Countach is coming
Lamborghini has made the shock announcement that it is bringing back the Countach name for a new supercar. Posting a video to Twitter, the firm wrote: “We make dreams come true. We did it with the classic Countach in the 1970s. And...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:40:00 +0200
Japanese martial arts actor, 'Kill Bill' star Sonny Chiba is dead at 82
Sonny Chiba, a Japanese martial arts expert and actor who appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, has died from COVID-19 complications, his agent said Thursday. He was 82. "Sonny passed away from COVID-19 yesterday," Timothy Beal ...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:03:00 +0200
Explore GBSB Global’s new Malta campus
GBSB Global Business School, a fully accredited private educational institution, has opened the doors of the new Birkirkara campus, bringing next-level, innovative academia to Malta. Recognised as one of the pioneering business schoo...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:51:00 +0200
Dominicans of Vittoriosa welcome founder’s relic in Malta
To mark the eighth centenary from the death of their founder St Dominic, the Dominicans of Vittoriosa are bringing over to Malta the relic of the cranium of St Dominic from the Dominican Monastery of Monte Mario in Rome. The relic is...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:37:00 +0200
China's astronauts make spacewalk to upgrade robotic arm
Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm on the Tiangong space station. The foray, the second spacewalk in two months and relayed on state television, is part of China's heavily prom...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:15:00 +0200
Incredible how Joseph Muscat still blames PN for his own failings - Opposition
The Opposition said it was "incredible" that Joseph Muscat - the man who began his career campaigning to keep Malta out of the EU and ended it with getting the island greylisted - still blamed the Nationalist Party "for all his bitte...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:14:00 +0200
It is code red for Malta
The issues of climate change and global warming appear to be taking centre stage once more. This is partly due to a number of events like extreme weather conditions that have led to very high temperatures and very heavy rainfalls. It...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:04:00 +0200
What happened on... August 20
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, 20 Aug 2021 07:52:00 +0200
Chuck Close, photorealism pioneer, dies at 81
Painter and photographer Chuck Close, who rose to acclaim with his photorealistic painting, died Thursday at the age of 81, US media reported. Close's lawyer, John Silberman confirmed the artist's death to the New York Times, but cou...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:24:00 +0200
Editorial: Conscience is no ‘final arbiter’
Less than two months after Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated by a powerful car bomb, President George Vella had spoken about making decisions with “a serene conscience”. Just days after the public inquiry into the murder pu...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:16:00 +0200
Today's front pages - August 20, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads with an interview with former prime minister Joseph Muscat, who says he will not rule out a return to politics. In a separate piece, the newspap...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:02:00 +0200
Schools: the clock is ticking – Julie Zahra
March 2020 brought about a new reality to the educational system in Malta. As a result of the pandemic, all schools were closed and teachers, parents and students alike had to suddenly adapt themselves to a different situation. Every...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0200
UEFA open investigation over the Conference League tie between Hibs and FC Riga
UEFA have decided to open investigation over the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round, second leg tie between Hibernians and FC Riga that was played earlier this month at the Centenary Stadium, the Times of Malta can reveal...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:56:00 +0200
Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan
The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN which deepened fears that Afghanistan's new rulers were reneging on pledges of tolerance.  After routi...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:41:00 +0200
It’s time up for Midi – Astrid Vella
The Manoel Island project has reached the stage of incredible irony and short-sightedness. While Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg claims to “introduce recreational areas for families and rehabilitate historic sites” on the Marsa ...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:35:00 +0200
Announcements - August 20, 2021
Diamond Wedding Anniversary SAVIOUR CARTER and ANNE BORG The marriage between ANNE and SAVIOUR took place on August 20, 1961, at St Joseph Parish church, Kalkara. Congratulations on this special day and best wishes for many more year...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Watch: Joseph Muscat refuses to rule out a return to politics
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat breaks his silence. In the first part of a two-part interview with Herman Grech, he speaks about his political legacy.  Former prime minister Joseph Muscat says he will not rule out a return to po...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:21:00 +0200
Blessing of boats at Comino
The feast of Santa Marija will be celebrated at the Comino chapel on Saturday. Although celebrations will be restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year a new event is being added to the programme – the blessing of ferrie...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:19:00 +0200
Letters to the editor - August 20, 2021
Malta and the French occupation  I think readers deserve to know what the document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, still in the hands of the Church, actually says.   According to Charles Testa, a former attorney general, in his famo...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:11:00 +0200
Feast of Santa Marija in Żebbuġ, Gozo
The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven will be celebrated in Żebbuġ, Gozo, on Sunday. On Saturday, eve of the feast, Fr John Muscat will lead a celebration at 9am during which the Te Deum will be sung. M...



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