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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:40:00 +0100
PN is a party of the past, against everything and everyone – Labour
The Nationalist Party has nothing but austerity and old ideas to offer, Labour candidates said during a press conference on Saturday. PL candidate Naomi Cachia labelled the Nationalist opposition as a “party of the past, that is ag...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:37:00 +0100
Chelsea ‘desperate’ to avoid repeat Club World Cup flop
Chelsea aim to put a turbulent past couple of months behind them by winning the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras on Saturday, the start of a season-defining period for the European champions. The Blues have fallen off the pace ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:35:00 +0100
Joseph Muscat: Accutor offered me job after I said I was quitting as PM
Joseph Muscat was offered a job by a firm linked to Steward Healthcare right after he announced his intention to quit frontline politics, the former prime minister has said. Muscat said that he was approached by Pakistani lawyer Wasa...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:18:00 +0100
UEFA on verge of 40% leap in European club TV revenues
Television rights of European club competitions will jump more than 40 per cent from 2024, two sources with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday, a rise linked to the expansion of UEFA’s flagship Champions League.  The source...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:05:00 +0100
Bundesliga mulls new play-offs format amid Bayern dominance
As Bayern Munich continue their march towards a tenth successive Bundesliga title this weekend, the German top-flight has been gripped by a debate about whether to introduce end-of-season play-offs to make the league more exciting. ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:44:00 +0100
Jones says much-changed England won’t underestimate Italy
England coach Eddie Jones is adamant that Italy are making “rapid progress” even though his much-changed side will be overwhelming favourites to inflict more Six Nations misery on the Azzurri. Jones has made six personnel changes...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:01:00 +0100
Inter’s lead up for grabs as Napoli lie in wait
Inter’s Serie A lead will be on the line on Saturday when the champions travel to Napoli for another huge clash with a title rival. Defeat in last weekend’s Milan derby pulled Simone Inzaghi’s Inter back to their pursuers, the ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100
The DS E-Tense Performance is an 804bhp test bed for electric power
This is the DS E-Tense Performance, a concept car designed to accelerate the French firm’s electric vehicle development. It has been developed by DS Performance, the group behind the company’s title-winning Formula E team, and ap...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:30:00 +0100
Children's commissioner asked if ministers breached COVID school protocols
Images of two ministers inside a public school classroom with students have irked independent candidate Arnold Cassola, who wants to know why politicians are allowed into schools while parents are not. COVID-19 protocols explicitly f...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:20:00 +0100
Valieva case ‘catastrophic failure’ of system: USADA
The drug scandal embroiling Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics marks a “catastrophic failure” for the fight against doping, United States Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said Friday. Valieva, who p...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:10:00 +0100
Where did it all go wrong for Intel?
American chip-making giant Intel is a shadow of its former self. Despite the global semiconductor shortage, which has boosted rival chipmakers, Intel is making less money than a year ago with net income down 21% year over year to US$...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 08:03:00 +0100
West Ham under pressure to drop Zouma as they battle for top four
West Ham manager David Moyes is in the spotlight ahead of his side’s trip to Leicester on Sunday, with the build-up overshadowed by the fallout from a video showing defender Kurt Zouma physically abusing his cat. The Hammers have u...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:51:00 +0100
Coach Doncic issues rallying cry as Valletta face leaders Hibernians
New Valletta coach Danilo Doncic is urging his players to show their real character as the Citizens’ hopes of making the Championship Pool faces a stern test when they take on Premier League leaders Hibernians at the National Stadi...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:44:00 +0100
Hibernians girls end 11-year wait to reclaim MBA Shield
Hibernians            57  Caffe Moak Luxol 43 (16-5, 19-12, 9-14, 13-12) Hibernians, the most coveted club in this competition, claimed back the winning trophy 11 years after their last success in 2011. The opening quarte...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:38:00 +0100
James Webb telescope spots its first star - and takes a selfie
Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn't quite tonight) -- and even taken a selfie, NASA announced Friday. The steps are part of the months-long process of aligning the observa...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:35:00 +0100
Mbappe gives PSG late win over Rennes ahead of Real Madrid showdown
Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time winner as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid by beating Rennes 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Mbappe fired home from a Lionel Messi assist in the third mi...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:34:00 +0100
Today's front pages - February 12, 2022
These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news of the death of Silvio Zammit, an entrepreneur and canvasser of John Dalli’s who was a key figure in the snus bribery scandal that led ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:25:00 +0100
Motorcyclist, 48, hurt in Rabat crash
A 48-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay was grievously hurt in a motorcycle crash on Friday morning, the police said on Saturday. The man was riding a Peugeot Kisbee motorbike on Triq Ġorġ Borġ Olivier in Rabat at 10.45am when he w...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:17:00 +0100
Police investigate after elderly man falls down stairs in Swieqi
Police have opened an investigation after receiving a report that an elderly man in Swieqi was seriously injured after falling down the stairs at his home. The man, who is 87 and lives on Triq il-Qasam, is battling for his life at Ma...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Announcements – February 12, 2022
Obituaries BUTTIGIEG. On February 11, CATHERINE, aged 89, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She will be dearly missed by her beloved husband Joseph, her children Sam and his wife Rita, Marthese and her hus...



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