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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:22:00 +0100
Juve’s struggles continue despite new blood ahead of Villarreal clash
Juventus made a splash in the January transfer window when they snatched hot prospect Dusan Vlahovic and Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, but their arrival has yet to provide the hoped-for boost ahead of Tuesday’s Champions Le...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Ease COVID measures in school, parents and educators urge
Parents and educators are calling for the revision of COVID-19 restrictions in schools to reflect the easing of measures going on in the rest of the country. Over the past weeks, the government has relaxed measures which were introdu...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:56:00 +0100
Asian markets mixed, oil drops on Biden-Putin hope
Equities were mixed on Monday while oil prices eased after presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed in principle to hold a summit to try to find a way out of the Ukraine crisis. Warnings from US officials that Russia could inva...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:39:00 +0100
Luxol preserve top status with comprehensive win over UOM
Luxol St Andrews started the second phase of the futsal season on a high after registering a comprehensive win against University of Malta. Even Valletta had a positive outing against Mellieħa to stay three points away from their r...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:30:00 +0100
Fast-fashion fallout: young people in UK spurred into sewing
From jogging outfits to summer dresses, Lea Baecker has stitched together most of her wardrobe herself from inside her London flat, part of a burgeoning number of young amateur seamstresses. Like many others in the growing horde of s...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:27:00 +0100
Darren Debono, it-Topo, jailed for six months, fined, after failing to testify
Darren Debono was sentenced to a six-month jail term and fined €4,600 after being charged with failing to cooperate when called to testify against Vince Muscat, his alleged former accomplice in the 2010 HSBC failed heist.  His law...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:38:00 +0100
Live blog: 2022 election watch - Day 1
For the next month, Times of Malta will be bringing you daily highlights from the political events in the run-up to the March 26 general election. These are Monday's highlights: First press conferences  9.30am Both PL and PN have a...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:30:00 +0100
Listen: How the fish farming industry grew in Malta
In the second episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Jotham Scerri-Diacono, co-partner at the shipping department of Ganado Advocates, speaks with ROBERT AQUILINA, a fish farming veteran and CEO of Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd, to dis...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:20:00 +0100
Editorial: Respect core values... or no cash from the EU
Eurosceptics often argue that the European Union is just a loose association of 27 countries that benefit from the fundamental principle of free movement of goods, people and capital. This is indeed an important cornerstone. However,...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:19:00 +0100
Today's front pages – February 21, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday. All newspapers lead with news that the election is being held on March 26. Times of Malta also reports that the government is refusing to say how many people were re...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:17:00 +0100
After Australian furore, Djokovic starts his season in Dubai
Novak Djokovic’s season, derailed in January when he was deported from Australia, finally starts on Monday in Dubai with the world number one insisting players in the locker room “have been positive and welcoming” on his return...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:15:00 +0100
Business dress culture is changing - John Cassar White
I have fond memories of teaching young people in a business institute on the dress code they need to adopt when attending their first job interview. While dressing up for a special occasion is an experience most adults handle with li...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Interpreting Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ through its illustrations
AsinMalta’s next online lecture will discuss ‘Dante’s Divine Comedy: Otherworld Images from his Poem’ on March 3. Often considered a daunting read, the Divine Comedy can also, and more approachably, be studied through its ill...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Announcements – February 21, 2022
Obituaries MICALLEF. On February 17, LUKE, aged 87, of Naxxar and previously residing in Attard, departed this life peacefully to join his beloved wife Ann who passed away seven months ago. He was comforted by the rites of Holy Churc...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Marsascala residents asked about marina views, voting preferences
Marsascala residents are receiving phone calls from pollsters asking for their voting preferences alongside their views on a controversial marina and other projects planned for the area. It comes as Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:43:00 +0100
UK's Johnson to scrap all COVID legal curbs as criticism mounts
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce on Monday an end to all pandemic legal curbs in England, insisting it is time to move on despite political opposition and unease from the UN's health agency. Two years after COV...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:30:00 +0100
Strengthening social justice – Ivan Bartolo
I recently had the honour to attend a social breakfast meeting entitled ‘Neżisti jew Ngħix?’, which was held at the new premises of Caritas Malta, in Ħamrun. This event saw the gathering of active citizens from various walks o...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:30:00 +0100
Burlò – February 21, 2022
Bobby on the campaign trail. See more work by Seb Tanti Burlò.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:30:00 +0100
Government refuses to say how many rescued in Malta waters, sent to Libya
The government is refusing to say how many people were rescued in Maltese search-and-rescue waters, and how many were brought ashore or taken to Libya, despite being challenged in parliament four times in a month. PN MP Therese Comod...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:16:00 +0100
Letters to the editor - February 21, 2022
Bank queues Day in, day out, I see long queues waiting outside banks. I observe that the majority are elderly people. I have more than once spoken to some of them, getting to know that most of them are not familiar with the use of AT...



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