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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Watch: Wind-powered trade on the Med (ARTE)
A crew of young environmentalists from Marseille who love sailing had a crazy idea: trade their sustainable agriculture products across the Mediterranean using only wind power. They sail from port to port delivering olive oil, capers...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:55:00 +0100
‘Unstoppable’ Mbappe underlines value to PSG and leaves Messi in shade
Kylian Mbappe’s importance to Paris Saint-Germain was all too evident long before his stoppage-time strike gave them a narrow win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League showdown on Tuesday and left them on cour...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:47:00 +0100
January was cooler, brighter than usual, Met Office confirms
January was colder than average, with the temperature dropping at one time to a low of 4.2 degrees celsius, the lowest since January 2019, the Met Office at Malta Airport said on Wednesday. The maximum temperature for the month was 1...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:40:00 +0100
Russia announces end of Crimea military drills, troops leaving
Russia on Wednesday said military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea had ended and that soldiers were returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. "Units of the Southern Military ...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:31:00 +0100
Jaissle’s Salzburg poised for Bayern Munich ‘storm’ to hit
Matthias Jaissle says his Red Bull Salzburg side are preparing for “a storm” to hit them in the shape of German giants Bayern Munich who are bristling after losing 4-2 to Bundesliga minnows Bochum on Saturday. Jaissle’s outfit ...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:22:00 +0100
Malta women coach Gatt eyes positive approach against Moldova
The first international commitment of the 2022 calendar for the Malta women’s national team will see them face Moldova, as the VisitMalta Women’s Trophy gets underway on Wednesday at the Tony Bezzina Stadium (kick-off: 4pm). The...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:08:00 +0100
New taxes on aviation discriminate against short and medium-range flights - Sant
Taxes being imposed on aviation fuel discriminate against short and medium haul carriers to the benefit of the aviation giants, Maltese MEP Alfred Sant has complained.  Speaking in a subcommittee on tax matters (FISC) in the Europea...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:52:00 +0100
US praises Malta for work on FATF recommendations - ministry
The United States has commended Malta on the implementation of FATF recommendations, the foreign ministry has said following phone talks between Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo and Karen Donfried, the US Assistant Secretary of State...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:34:00 +0100
Liverpool eyeing treble chance, says Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold said Tuesday that Liverpool are capable of winning a treble this season as they prepare for their Champions League last-16 tie against Inter Milan. The Reds, who finished trophyless last year after winning the ...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:26:00 +0100
Interview: How does Education Minister Clifton Grima intend to leave his mark?
New Education Minister Clifton Grima has just assumed one of the most delicate jobs in the country. He tells Mark Laurence Zammit how he would like to see the educational system change under his watch. Education and Sports Minister C...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:25:00 +0100
Windy day raises the curtain of Enemed Malta-Sicily Windsurf Crossing qualifiers
Last Saturday the first of four long-distance races to determine the line-up of participants on the forthcoming Enemed Malta-Sicily Windsurf Crossing was held. This 53.4 nautical miles (99Km) marathon commemorative edition will be h...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0100
St Francis School students on excursion in Marsalforn
Year 5 students, attending St Francis School, Victoria, recently visited the fishing village of Marsalforn as part of the continuous assessment of students taking up social studies. During their classroom lessons the students learned...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
A special NAO anniversary – Charles Deguara
This year, our National Audit Office (NAO) will be commemorating a special milestone in its history, namely the 25th anniversary of its setting up as a fully independent constitutional entity, totally autonomous from the executive. ...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Opinion: Criminalise bullies, not journalists –Therese Comodini Cachia
The criminalising of cyberbullying and stalking is positive. But the draft presented in parliament opens the way to the criminalising of investigative journalism and endangers free speech. It could be the government did not have this...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Signs of a gradual return to normality across the EU
There is a streak of cautious optimism in the European Commission’s winter economic forecast for 2022. After more than two years of disruptive economic headwinds caused by COVID-19, the return to normality now looks nearer. Still, ...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Announcements – February 16, 2022
Obituaries BORG CARUANA. On February 12, ALEXANDER, aged 92, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He will be dearly missed by his beloved wife Marie Therese, his children Charlotte and her husband Graham, Reu...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:45:00 +0100
Enough is enough – John Vassallo
As Malta approaches another election, do we all think the world is watching? We probably do but, unfortunately for us normal and peace-loving, law-abiding and democracy-loving citizens, it just does not care. So we have to slog it ou...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:45:00 +0100
Today's front pages - February 16, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta leads with a declaration by the deputy attorney general that more people could have been involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. He made t...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:37:00 +0100
Poland, Hungary risk slashed EU funding after court ruling
Updated 10.02am The EU's top court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a mechanism allowing Brussels to slash funding to member states that flout democratic standards. The European Court of Justice ruled that t...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:33:00 +0100
Software developer dad discovers security flaw in schools' tablet software
A concerned father has flagged a flaw within the government-provided educational LearnPad tablets after realising that anyone can access a child through the communication platform Microsoft Teams, potentially exposing them to online ...



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