Pope Francis said Tuesday he has requested a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war but has heard nothing back. The 85-year-old told Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that he had sent a messa...

Price surges on several products and raw materials are creating major headaches for local hoteliers as they seek to recover from two disastrous years. A senior manager in a five-star chain estimated hoteliers are facing an average 40...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned his side must be “ready to suffer” against Villarreal if they are to reach the Champions League final. The six-times champions of Europe will travel to Spain for Tuesday’s second leg of...

Creativity is as central to mathematics as it is to art. The act of creation involves diametrical opposites ‒ working intensely and relaxing; frustration of failure and delight of discovery and satisfaction of seeing all the pieces...

For years, Sinn Fein leaders were banned from the airwaves in the UK and Ireland. Today, the nationalist party has a louder voice than ever as it targets a historic breakthrough in Northern Ireland. Once the political wing of the par...

It has been a long time coming but Hibernians can finally call themselves this season’s Maltese champions. Hibernians bagged their 13th Maltese title after capitalising on Floriana’s draw against Ħamrun Spartans on Saturday. On ...

There is no doubt that mathematics occupies a special position among the sciences and in the educational system. Partly, this is due to the fact that mathe­matics is applied to all the other sciences and therefore an adequate set of...

Plans to introduce electronic tags into Malta's criminal justice system should be expanded to allow the courts to order their use in cases concerning bail, a judge has said.  Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera said that the court...

In the last couple of seasons, the MFA Women’s League has welcomed two new locations in its football movement. In the 2020/2021 season, Mtarfa made their debut in the senior women’s league after having already been part of the yo...

BNF Bank has appointed Jean Noel Cutajar as chief legal officer. A lawyer by profession, Cutajar specialises in banking, finance and corporate law. After graduating as Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2010, he also obta...

The Supreme Court is poised to strike down the right to abortion in the United States, according to a leaked draft of a majority opinion that would shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections. The draft opinion was written by...

Trane, a leading provider of cooling and heating air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, recently hosted a seminar for local engineers and maintenance personnel. The seminar, entitled ‘Holistic Electric Solutions from Freezing ...

Residential property sales rose by 30 per cent in 2021 over the year before, equivalent to nearly €1 billion more in sales, even as the number of permits issued for the construction of residential dwellings declined, according to t...

Mellieħa Libertas         74 Starlites Fijo                 92 (17-23, 18-23, 18-22, 21-24) Game one of the BOV Men 2022 Finals best-of-five series had ended with a tight 77-74 Starlites FIJO win. Fast forward o...

A  letter in this newspaper on April 3 surely caught the attention of readers who wish birth to be a safe and satisfying experience for mothers and babies. Mark Formosa, a consultant obstetrician, refers to an interview he gave Time...

ECB monetary operations On April 25, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on April 26 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €720.50 m...

In his interesting article, John Consiglio (April 19) asks whether a new banking model is needed. A very relevant question in view of the many complaints by the public in general. Banks are acting as if they do not need their deposit...

The European Union warned member states Monday to prepare for a possible complete breakdown in gas supplies from Russia, insisting it would not cede to Moscow's demand that imports be paid for in rubles. The European Commission will ...

Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of the social media platform Twitter on April 25 has reignited conversations about the limits of free speech and the role of such platforms in public life, not least spurred by Musk’s own considerat...

Malta’s economic growth projections have been revised “a bit downwards” because of global inflation pressures, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said. He said inflationary pressures are being experienced across Europe and the rest...