Oceanography is defined as the study of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history, its current condition, and its future. The modern study of oceanography only ushered in ar...

We have seen a surge of Russian army vehicles exhibiting a Z symbol in the recent invasion of Ukraine.  A Russian gymnast, Ivan Kuliak, recently taped the letter Z on the front of his shirt at the Gymnastics World Cup in Doha.  But...

The Malta Chamber of Scientists has expressed concern at the fall in the number of students graduating at tertiary level in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. It was commenting after having reviewed the...

Neymar will rejoin Brazil for its final two World Cup qualifiers, after missing the national team’s first two matches of the year due to injury, coach Tite said Friday, announcing his squad. The Paris Saint-Germain star, back from...

The Malta Film Commission has declined to release details on the cost of the Malta Film Awards, saying documents “are still being compiled” more than a month after the glitzy event took place. A Freedom of Information (FOI) reque...

Malta’s foreign minister has warned about the danger of a “spark that will light a bonfire” in nearby Libya, as a new violent military conflict looms. Malta was one of the key players in de-escalating a new violent military con...

In today’s computer-driven society, we often come across the word ‘algorithms’, but what are they and what are they used for? In essence, an algorithm refers to a set of structured actions that are taken to yield an expected ou...

In collaboration with the University of Malta Department of Maltese and the Għaqda tal-Malti – Università, the National Book Council is once again organising a very special visit to the Melitensia section of the UM Library during...

NOUV, a multidisciplinary firm that provides management and financial consulting, business support and assurance services, has reorganised its operations and redefined its Partners’ roles according to good governance requirements. ...

Two years of COVID, Women’s Day, a general election and a war. Some of the issues that dominated March will be dealt with in this month’s Sunday Circle, out with The Sunday Times tomorrow. Health superintendent Charmaine Gauci ta...

A 12-hour course on hearing impairment will be delivered online via Zoom in April, organised by Malta University Consulting Ltd. Hearing impairment occurs when a person loses part or all of the ability to hear. It can affect personal...

Ford has announced a new addition to its Mustang line-up of cars with a new California Edition. Available in convertible form only, the California Edition features a variety of retro-inspired design touches.  In fact, the California...

Ralf Rangnick admitted managing Cristiano Ronaldo is “challenging” after the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a hat-trick to beat Tottenham 3-2 and keep Manchester United’s chances of playing in the Champions League next ...

We consumers purchase various types of services. We may, for instance, engage a skilled technical person such as a mechanic or an electrician to do a specific job for us, or someone to do works related to plastering, plumbing or tile...

“The Pope in the country of greed” was the way the Times of Malta described the Pope’s visit to our islands in its editorial in September 2021. Greed seems to have taken the upper hand not only with politicians and businessmen ...

The second of four qualifying races to determine the participants of the Enemed Malta-Sicily Windsurf Crossing, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, continued with a coastal race on the north east coast of Malta. This time though the wind...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured when he lost control of his motorcycle and fell off at Tigne' Seafront on Saturday evening. The police said the accident happened at 9.45pm. The Hungarian, 22, was given first aid and later hospit...

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was brought to tears by a heckler Saturday on the way to a 6-0, 6-4 loss to Veronika Kudermetova in the Indian Wells WTA hardcourt tournament. Japan’s Osaka, ranked 78th in the world after ...

Church and politics The bishops of the Philippines denied claims made by presidential front runner Ferdinand Marcos Jr that it is meddling in politics. Fr Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the bishops’ public affairs com­mi...

Paris Saint-Germain’s ultra fans group on Saturday said Qatari club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi should step down after the French giants’ Champions League elimination by Real Madrid. “Management resignation,” the Collectif U...