Plans for a two-storey car park underneath a new sports complex on campus will not redirect traffic into residential roads, the University of Malta has said in response to claims made by architect Andre Pizzuto. Pizzuto, who is also ...

Manchester City’s quest to win the Champions League resumes this week with a homecoming for three of their most consistent players this season in a trip to Sporting Lisbon. Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva all began thei...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Malta to decriminalise abortion, reiterating a call by her predecessor who in 2018 called for new legislation to provide abortion care to women who request it. In a re...

The US Department of Agriculture has detected bird flu in two more farms after a first case came to light last week, putting the industry on guard.  After having already detected the virus in wild birds on several occasions on the e...

Russia said Tuesday that some forces deployed near Ukraine were beginning to return to their bases, after a build-up of Moscow's army around Ukrainian borders spurred fears of an invasion.  "Units of the Southern and Western militar...

A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy’s espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of UNESCO status. Italians knock back some 30 million ...

As Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League, the French club hope a victory in the tie could yet help convince Kylian Mbappe to stay rather than move to the Spanish capital. The clock continues to tick ...

The administrative secretary of the archdiocese of Malta sidestepped the issue as to who owns the properties within the footprint of St John's Co-Cathedral when he testified in court,  whilst confirming that the request to terminate...

A new trial against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny began Tuesday inside the penal colony outside Moscow where he is held, in a case that could see his jail time extended by more than a decade. A video link showed Navalny in a p...

World tennis number one Novak Djokovic has claimed he is not anti-vaccination but would rather skip Grand Slams than be forced to get a Covid jab. The Serbian was deported in extraordinary circumstances on the eve of last month's Aus...

The Malta women’s national team is set to open its 2022 commitments with two unique challenges as they will rub shoulders with Moldova and Morocco for the first time in their international history. Both teams together with hosts Ma...

Skoda has unveiled its new Enyaq iV Coupe, widening the firm’s line-up of electric vehicles.  Essentially a sleeker and more aerodynamically styled version of the regular Enyaq iV, the Coupe features a sloping roofline and a stand...

Branko Nisevic is the leading favourite to take over as first-team coach at Premier League champions Ħamrun Spartans. The Serbian coach enjoys a lot of experience in the Maltese Premier League and has been identified by the Sparta...

A rampant Hibernians made it 18 positive results in a row after cruising past Valletta with a 4-1 victory that reflects their domination in this 2021/2022 Premier League campaign. The Paolites are the only team without a defeat as th...

Photo: Nadya German An 81-year old man was hospitalised on Monday night after a fire broke out in his apartment in Dingli Street, Sliema. Firefighters from the Civil Protection Department battled the blaze at about midnight while res...

Game day 12 of the BOV Men League determined another playoff spot as Depiro made certain of playing in the post regular season to join Starlites and Hibs. With three game days to go, the race is now on for the final spot and this tu...

ECB monetary operations On February 7, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the seven-day main refinancing operations (MRO). The operation was conducted on February 8 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of ...

2022 can be a very positive year, but visibility of the near future is still murky. Businesses right now have a difficult task forecasting or predicting what is going to come next and this makes it very difficult to plan and prepare....

Obituaries BASON. On February 13, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOSEPHINE, widow of William, aged 85, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children John and his wife Lucienne and Charles, her sister Carmen...

On February 17 and 18, the heads of state or government of the African Union and the European Union will meet for a summit in Brussels. The last AU-EU summit took place over four years ago, in November 2017, in Abidjan. The pandemic ...