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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:01:00 +0200
Bernard Grech: 'PN has a great future ahead of it'
The roughly 50,000 people who did not vote in last weekend's general election had sent a message out to politicians of all parties, Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday.  Grech said the PN would be analysing last ...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:53:00 +0200
Pope Francis arrives in Malta
Updated 10.08am Pope Francis arrived in Malta on Saturday morning, beginning a highly anticipated two-day trip to the island.  The Pontiff touched down on the tarmac at Luqa’s Malta International Airport at 9.50am, having departed...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:17:00 +0200
Fresh Haaland knock hampers Dortmund in title race
Erling Haaland is again an injury doubt for Dortmund before Saturday’s game against RB Leipzig with the hosts needing a win to stay in the Bundesliga title race and a capacity crowd expected for the first time in two years. With se...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200
MSE Index marginally lower on mixed trading
The MSE Equity Total Return Index (MSE) ended the week 0.2 per cent lower, as it slid to 7,600.155 points. Trading activity was spread over 19 equities, as eight increased, while seven headed in the opposite direction. Overall, 117 t...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:19:00 +0200
Today's front pages - April 2, 2022
The anticipation surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to Malta is running high, and that is reflected in the front pages of local newspapers today.  Times of Malta reports on the last-minute preparations for Pope Francis’ visit to Ma...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:15:00 +0200
Liverpool, Man. City resume Premier League title charge
Liverpool and Manchester City resume their quest for historic trophy hauls on Saturday at the start of a season-defining month for both Premier League title contenders. City, chasing a treble, are one point clear at the top of the ta...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:40:00 +0200
BrassTubes ensemble Lenten concert in Victoria
Tristis est Anima Mea is a lent concert organised by BrassTubes ensemble, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Gozo Ministry. The concert will be held at St Augustine church in Victoria, on Monday, April...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:27:00 +0200
‘I model my life on Pope Francis’: the Catholics who have met the pope
The arrival of Pope Francis to Malta this weekend is highly anticipated among Christians, especially after it had to be rescheduled twice. Apart from being a moment of reflection on solidarity and spirituality, his visit rekindles ch...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:20:00 +0200
US pledges $300m worth of weapons and defence equipment to Ukraine
The US Defense Department announced Friday it is allotting $300 million in "security assistance" for Ukraine to bolster the country's defence capabilities, adding to the $1.6 billion Washington has committed since Russia invaded in l...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:02:00 +0200
Sri Lanka declares emergency as hundreds try to storm president's home
Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Friday giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked t...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Holy Week celebrations in Fontana
Holy Week celebrations in Fontana starts on April 10, Palm Sunday. A penitential pilgrimage with the statue of Christ the Redeemer and the relic of the Holy Cross will take place along the streets of the parish on April 11, at 6.30pm...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Children, parents and digital detox – David Marinelli
In her report called The Impact on Mental Health of Children and Young People During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, published in July 2021, Sarah Foster, a UK-based play and creative art therapist, emphasises that “those concerne...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:50:00 +0200
The PN's search for a raison d’etre – Antoine Borg
Over the past few years, I have stayed away from partisan politics, bar for an occasional media contribution here and there and pitching in with some ideas on economic and fiscal policy. In my time in politics, and in the years after...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:50:00 +0200
Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith resigned from the body that awards the Oscars on Friday, five days after he assaulted comedian Chris Rock during a live global broadcast. The actor said his actions, which overshadowed Hollywood's glitziest night of the ye...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:34:00 +0200
Letters to the editor - April 2, 2022
An ability to connect with people Almost three years ago, we warmly welcomed Raymond Xerri, our new consul general, to the Maltese/Canadian community. To say that we were excited would be an understatement. We had heard a lot of posi...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Editorial: Sant’s reasoned economic analysis
It is refreshing to read a reasoned, expert analysis of the present state of the Maltese economy that does not shy away from highlighting warts and all. In an article for Times of Malta, Alfred Sant, MEP and former prime minister, pr...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Żepp - April 2, 2022
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:24:00 +0200
Last-minute preparations as Pope Francis heads to Malta
Updated 9.45am Workers have been racing against time to prepare venues and settle last-minute logistics ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis this morning, for a trip that had been postponed due the coronavirus pandemic. The pope is e...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:19:00 +0200
Announcements – April 2, 2022
Obituary MALLIA. On March 31, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOSEPH, widower of Mary, residing in Marsa, aged 85, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughter Joanne and her husband J...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:59:00 +0200
Courage, strength, resolve: Roberta Metsola meets Zelensky in Kyiv
European Parliament Roberta Metsola met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday bringing an end to a day of meetings in Ukraine's capital. Tweeting about her meeting, Metsola wrote "Courage, strength, resolve... Slav...



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