Times Of Malta
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:01:00 +0100No major impact on Malta economy from Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abela says
Malta’s energy prices will not be impacted by the international fall-out from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Abela has said.
He also said that a preliminary analysis of the situation showed that the Maltes...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:59:00 +0100Paris to host Champions League final stripped from Saint Petersburg - UEFA
Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday.
The showpiece occasion of the European club season will...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:50:00 +0100Russia bans UK-linked planes from its airspace
Moscow on Friday banned all UK-linked planes, including transiting flights, from its airspace after its flagship carrier Aeroflot was prevented from flying over Britain following the Russian attack on Ukraine.
"A restriction was in...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:38:00 +0100Ukrainians in Malta to hold peaceful gathering in solidarity with their country
The Ukrainian community in Malta will be organising a peaceful gathering in support and solidarity with their home country after Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine entered its second day.
The gathering will take p...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:19:00 +0100Għajnsielem, Kerċem Ajax step up fight for runners-up spot
Għajnsielem and Kerċem Ajax recorded victories on Match Day 13 of the GFA Division One to boost their hopes of finishing in the runners-up spot at the end of the season.
Għajnsielem bounced back from a poor run that had seen them...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0100Putin supporter Gergiev axed from Carnegie Hall shows
In an extraordinary last-minute move, Manhattan's Carnegie Hall has cut the acclaimed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, a close supporter of Vladimir Putin, from its programming this weekend “due to recent world events”, a spokes...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:59:00 +0100'Go f--- yourself': 13 Ukrainian guards die refusing to surrender
Thirteen Ukrainian guards on a tiny island in the Black Sea died as heroes, refusing to surrender to a Russian warship.
BBC reported that the guards held their ground and were killed in a bombardment.
Audio of their final words has g...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:18:00 +0100Ukrainian refugees camp out at Polish train station
Refugees from Ukraine, including dozens of children and two women with their cats, camped overnight at a train station in neighbouring Poland after fleeing Russia's invasion on Thursday.
"I come from Kyiv. I heard the explosions next...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100BMW demonstrates how it’s making the i7 luxury electric car extra quiet inside
One of the biggest advantages to electric vehicles is that the motor is silent, making driving more peaceful.
Along with their punchy performance and low running costs, the quietness makes electric motors particularly appealing to th...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:50:00 +0100‘Remove mask, put on lipstick and smile’
With COVID-19 health measures being fully removed in some countries, and Malta continuing to ease its own, Maltese living abroad have expressed a “great sense of freedom” after two years of restrictions.
Speaking from Oslo, Anna ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:49:00 +0100Lessons on climate grief from the people of the sea ice
Marilyn Baikie's remote Inuit community has more wisdom than they could ever want about ecological grief.
These "people of the sea ice" have endured years of dramatic warming that is ravaging their beloved landscape at the edge of ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:41:00 +0100Sean Penn visits Ukraine to make documentary on Russian invasion
US actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv making a documentary about Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian president’s office said Thursday.
The double Oscar-winner was photographed attending a government press conference in Kyiv, an...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:20:00 +0100Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
'Horrific' rocket attacks on Kyiv
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba slams "horrific rocket strikes" that shook the capital Kyiv in the early hours of...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:13:00 +0100Express Trailers plants 270 trees, one for every employee
Express Trailers has planted 270 saplings in Burmarrad’s Santa Katarina Valley, an initiative made possible following an agreement with Parks Malta, which supplied the 270 saplings, representing the 270 employees at Express Trailer...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:38:00 +0100Russia’s ‘tragic’ invasion of Ukraine condemned by sporting world
The sporting world roundly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with UEFA mulling over Saint Petersburg hosting the Champions League final and the IOC claiming the “Olympic Truce” had been broken.
UEFA, the govern...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:26:00 +0100Today's front pages - February 25, 2022
The following are the main stories in Friday’s newspapers.
Times of Malta dedicates its front page to the situation in Ukraine with a full-page photo of a wounded woman outside a hospital. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:15:00 +0100Russian mother living in Malta denounces Putin's war
A Russian national who lives in Malta has denounced the war initiated by President Vladimir Putin.
Mother-of-three Ekaterina Ivanova, who is married to a Maltese national, said there should be no war and that matters had to be resolv...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:08:00 +0100A proper broadcasting service
Discussing the future of terrestrial television stations in the age of streaming might seem quaint and old fashioned. But the importance of a Public Broadcasting Service, not just as a witness to history but also as an essential part...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:08:00 +0100Vaccination status prompts Djokovic to admit concern over schedule
Novak Djokovic admits lack of match play can be a concern moving forward as uncertainty over his schedule looms ahead due to his inability to enter many tournaments without being vaccinated.
The Serb fell in the Dubai quarter-finals ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:02:00 +0100Austin Camilleri presents new works at ‘Spazju Kreattiv’
After an absence of more than 10 years from his last solo show on Maltese soil, Austin Camilleri is presenting new works produced over the past five years in the exhibition Le. Iva/Anger is a Lazy Form of Grief at Spazju Kreattiv. Dr...