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Thu,10 Mar 2022 11:01:22 +0100 [WATCH] Russian hospital bombing in Ukraine kills three people, including child
Russian air strike on maternity hospital kills three people, including a child, as US warns Russia could be planning a chemical or biological attack in Ukraine
Thu,10 Mar 2022 10:19:39 +0100 Unprecedented events push commodities to record highs
Markets summary
Thu,10 Mar 2022 09:57:38 +0100 Ukraine war will cost Malta €200 million in subsidies and cushion for inflation
Finance minister Clyde Caruana says the war in Ukraine will cost Malta €200 million in projected price increases, forecasting that government proposals to keep consumption buoyant will probably have to be replicated in the year
Thu,10 Mar 2022 07:39:00 +0100 Political parties spend a small fortune to deliver their message online
Data provided by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, shows that political advertisement spending peaked in February, following PM Abela’s election announcement for 26 March
Thu,10 Mar 2022 07:33:20 +0100 More are deciding to vote as electoral campaigns intensify
MaltaToday rolling survey published 10 March | PL 53.2%; PN 44.8%; Others 2.1%
Thu,10 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0100 An election belittled by war? How the Russian invasion could impact election
Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine has overshadowed an election many regard as a foregone conclusion. So will more voters rally behind the incumbent in a time of crisis, or seek change to redress the reputational damage which came back to haunt ...
Thu,10 Mar 2022 07:16:00 +0100 How is it OK to buy gas from Russia… but not sell passports to Russians?
Let’s face it: Vladimir Putin has his finger on more than just the ‘Big Red Nuclear Button’… he also controls the tap that keeps Europe plugged into its own energy grid
Thu,10 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0100 Election Playbook: Bernardinho strikes again, I wonder if he’s caught Joseph Portelli’s eye yet...
Football versus politics, which one do you think Bernardinho will catch Joseph Portelli's eye for? Here’s what day 17 of the election campaign looked like
Wed,09 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0100 Manifesto battle: PN says tardiness shows lack of vision, PL says party turmoil leads to errors
Julie Zahra says Labour has not yet published the manifesto as it lacks a vision, Byron Camilleri says PN wasted five years on internal squabbles to then publish an 'error-ridden' manifesto
Wed,09 Mar 2022 20:56:27 +0100 Gender reassignment surgery to be provided for free under a Labour government
PL Deputy Leader Daniel Micallef announces plans by the party to hold a national discussion on euthanasia
Wed,09 Mar 2022 20:38:52 +0100 PL pledges remote glucose monitoring devices to all type one diabetic patients
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne announces three long-covid clinics would be opening in Malta and Gozo
Wed,09 Mar 2022 20:27:46 +0100 IGM expresses concern on hostility directed towards journalist
Domnic Brignone, the man behind the incident, publically apologised for hostility directed towards Times of Malta journalist Mark Laurence Zammit while carrying out a vox pop with Labour Party supporters last Sunday
Wed,09 Mar 2022 20:11:24 +0100 Labour MEPs on their own as European Parliament majority says no to golden passports
Labour MEPs the only members of the entire S&D Group not to vote in favour of a report that calls on the European Commission to propose rules that will shut down golden passports
Wed,09 Mar 2022 20:08:05 +0100 Grech says PN government will have a minister dedicated solely to sports
Nationalist leader Bernard Grech says PN-led government will ‘revolutionise’ sport in the country
Wed,09 Mar 2022 18:38:44 +0100 ADPD on Hamrun roof garden project: 'A classic example of how things should not be done'
The Green Party insists urban renewal should aim to improve community facilities and open spaces, not erecting concrete pillars to accomodate cars
Wed,09 Mar 2022 18:30:58 +0100 PN proposes €40 million national fund to ease import and export costs
Nationalist government will create a fund to ease import and export costs for businesses
Wed,09 Mar 2022 18:19:27 +0100 Ukraine, Russia agree on 12-hour ceasefire in six cities to allow for evacuations
In the cities of Izyum and Mariupol, Russian shelling is holding up people from escaping and humanitarian aid from getting through
Wed,09 Mar 2022 17:25:54 +0100 Man charged after secretly filming sexual encounters with 15-year-old girl
A 34-year-old man has been charged with producing child pornography after he secretly filmed his sexual encounters with a minor
Wed,09 Mar 2022 15:44:59 +0100 Extramarital affair behind Birkirkara arson attack, court told
An affair with a married woman led to her lover’s van being set on fire, allegedly by the woman’s husband
Wed,09 Mar 2022 15:15:47 +0100 Cushioning war impact will cost over €200 million, Clyde Caruana says
Government has to do ‘whatever it takes’ to shield people and businesses from the economic shocks of war, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says