Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of US$12,000 Saturday following his extraordinary outburst at the chair umpire during his semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. The Russian world number two was handed two fi...

Parks Malta is to develop a recreational area in Ħal Safi featuring a picnic area, dog park and garden for residents, the agency said on Saturday. The area of around 1,165m2 will be regenerated through a €200,000 investment from t...

Europe's fears of losing Russian gas supplies in the Ukraine crisis will loom large when Qatar's emir meets the US president on Monday but the powerful Gulf ruler has no "magic wand", analysts say. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani wil...

Times of Malta leads with a magistrate’s rebuke to a priest who is pleading not guilty to hate speech. Fr David Muscat was urged to be “more prudent” when commenting on social media. The case is ongoing. The newspaper also give...

Floriana’s credentials of mounting a serious title challenge this season will undergo another severe test on Sunday when they take on champions Ħamrun Spartans at the National Stadium (kick-off: 2pm). The Greens are without doubt ...

Updated 9.30am A Pietá man who was found seriously hurt outside garages in his hometown on Friday morning has died, the police said in a brief statement on Saturday. The 54-year-old was being treated at Mater Dei Hospital. He died o...

Second-half substitute Edison Flores gave Peru a smash and grab 1-0 victory away to goal-shy Colombia as goalkeeper David Ospina’s gaffe cost the hosts in Friday’s World Cup qualifier. Salomon Rondon scored a hat-trick as rock bo...

The MSE Equity Total Return Index (MSE) closed higher by 0.2 per cent at 7,885.88 points after closing in the red the previous three weeks. A total of 16 equities were active, of which five headed higher and eight closed in negative ...

Since its creation almost 50 years ago, Bank of Valletta has been instrumental in helping the Maltese economy develop during the post-independence era. Until recently, its nearly 20,000 shareholders saw the value of their shares incr...

Bank of Valletta and the EIB Group (EIB and EIF) have renewed their partnership to support the business needs of small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Malta. Thanks to this new agreement, the bank will provide an additional €...

Judging only by the length of queues outside cinemas when a new James Bond film comes out (and there have been 27, to date), it is fair to say that the Maltese enjoy a good spy story. So they might have a reasonable expectation about...

US President Joe Biden sought to maintain pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine Friday, announcing a small troop deployment to eastern Europe even as top Pentagon officials backed a renewed push for diplomacy. As Pre...

“Children and young people’s mental health has been declining throughout the past few decades with little being done to address this. The problems have not gone away but have only intensified under the more recent restrictions an...

Joe Exotic, the jailed former private zoo owner who shot to fame as the star of the Tiger King series, on Friday failed to convince a US judge to release him and received a new sentence of 21 years for attempted murder. Exotic, whose...

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Obituary BORG. On January 28, at Mater Dei hospital, MARIA, of Birkirkara, aged 89, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her sons Avander and his wife Annabelle, Herman and his wi...

From the online comments board PN ‘mega bill’ defeated in parliament PL does not know any better. It is the electorate I blame. Not really the Ġaħans, they are beyond repair, but the so-called genuine Labour voter who votes Lab...

Malta’s COVID-19 death rate reached a record high last week, more than trebling since the beginning of the year, fresh EU figures show. The increase comes as all other rates – daily cases, positive tests, hospital occupancy and i...

The feast of St John Bosco will be celebrated at the Don Bosco oratory in Victoria on Sunday, January 30. A solemn concelebrated Mass, led by Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma, will be celebrated at the oratory at 9am. The Laudate Pueri choir,...

Russia's population declined by more than one million people in 2021, the statistics agency Rosstat reported on Friday, a historic drop not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ongoing demographic woes have been exacerbated b...