People ineligible for life insurance due to certain health conditions are to be offered government help to allow them to get a home loan.  The government decision to intervene is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Robert Abe...

In Hollywood's latest attempt to score in the huge – but highly restrictive – Chinese market, an Asian actor has been cast as a leading Marvel superhero for the first time. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, out on Friday...

A company offering international payments named Epayzz had its financial services licence withdrawn two years ago and should not be trusted, Malta’s financial services regulator has warned. The MFSA issued a warning about Money+Car...

Updated 10.20am Pope Francis announced on Wednesday that he plans to visit Malta, Greece, and Cyprus, in an interview on a Spanish radio station. "Slovakia is (already) on the programme, then Cyprus, Greece and Malta," he told Cope r...

International sports betting company Parimatch has just announced its evolution into Parimatch Tech to highlight its transition from a traditional betting company to a fully digitalised and product-focused technology business. The ...

What do we imagine Malta might be like in 10 years’ time, in say 2031, just one short decade away? What might likely have changed and just as importantly, what might not? Do we imagine a Malta characterised by more of the same or o...

Traffic piled up around the Qormi flyover roundabout, after an excavator loaded on a truck got stuck under the bridge. Parts of the roundabout beneath the Marsa-Ħamrun bypass, including the southbound slip road, have been closed to ...

Prohibiting an employee from wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs at the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to preven...

Tenor Joseph Calleja is celebrating 70 years of the popular Sanremo festival on Saturday as he returns to the Granaries in Floriana after two years. He will be singing alongside Italian stars Fiorella Mannoia, Michele Zarillo and Nek...

Ukraine's leader will ask President Joe Biden on Wednesday for firm US support on military modernisation, worried about rising Russian pressure days after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited t...

Venice Film Festival returns to the spotlight Wednesday with an international roster of blockbuster and auteur movies and Hollywood's jet-set poised to face the cameras. Held on the glitzy, beach-lined Lido, the world's oldest film f...

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Jorginho said Tuesday that the difficult work for Italy begins now as the Azzurri prepare to take to the field at home for the first time since their triumph at Euro 2020. Roberto Mancini’s side face Bulgaria at the Stadio Artemio ...

A mother has criticised Malta’s strict COVID quarantine rules after her nine-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son were sent to a hotel to isolate alone. Evgenia Buyakevich’s children, who had been visiting their father in Russia...

A 62-year-old man was seriously injured on Monday after diving off Ċirkewwa. The police said in a statement on Tuesday that the UK national was lifted out of the sea by fellow divers. He was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital. A magisteri...

Malta coach Devis Mangia hopes the Maltese fans can give an added lift to the national team in tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Cyprus at the National Stadium (kick-off: 8.45pm). This evening’s match is the first 2022 World ...

Since its inception, the VBL Group has positioned itself as the main investor in Valletta. As the market leader in the Valletta hospitality market, the VBL Group was in the best position to capitalise on opportunities which came alon...

France forward Antoine Griezmann has made a shock return to Atletico Madrid just two years after leaving to join Barcelona, on the final day of a hectic European transfer window. Real Madrid also bagged a French international star as...

Malta is being threatened with an aggressive disinformation campaign, designed to spread doubt and confusion among the public. Online news pages are being mimicked to fool readers with fabricated content intended to put individuals o...

World number one Novak Djokovic won without playing his best to reach the second round of the US Open on Tuesday in his quest for a calendar-year Grand Slam and record 21st major title. The 34-year-old Serbian star dominated much of ...