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Tue, 17 May 2022 10:49:00 +0200
Patriots and arias: Italian opera seeks UNESCO recognition
Opera originated in Italy, it was sung by Italian patriots and some of the world’s greatest arias came from the peninsula. Now Rome wants credit where credit is due. Home to Scarlatti and Verdi, Italy has put in a bid for UNESCO ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:37:00 +0200
Blackpool’s Daniels ends 32-year wait for gay UK male footballer to come out
Blackpool teenager Jake Daniels’ decision to come out as the first gay professional footballer in the UK men’s game in more than 30 years was heralded as a historic moment on Monday. The 17-year-old forward made the announcement ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:36:00 +0200
An ‘only in Malta’ moment… in Gozo
Two parking spaces in Gozo, reserved for electric vehicle owners to charge their cars, are about 20 metres away from the charging pillar – too far for the cables to reach. The pillar is actually across the road and, even when drawn...

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:17:00 +0200
Coleiro Preca re-elected president of European children’s rights network
President emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, who is the founder and chair of the Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, has been chosen to head Eurochild for a second term. Eurochild, which has some 200 members in 37 countries, i...

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:12:00 +0200
UK to unveil unilateral plans for post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland
Britain will detail Tuesday how it plans to overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland which have sparked a political crisis in the province, amid fears it is risking a UK-EU trade war. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will "set...

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Luxol's third-quarter burst pushes them closer to women's league title
Bernard Vassallo Hibernians                  46 Caffe Moak Luxol         60 (16-13, 8-10, 13-20, 9-17) A mid-third quarter 10-0 Caffe Moak Luxol streak proved to be quite influential in the outcome of this third game...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:46:00 +0200
Legendary Italian band Premiata Forneria Marconi for Malta concert
Legendary Italian progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) will be playing in Malta as part of their tour PFM 1972-2022 from Storia Di Un Minuto to Ho Sognato Pecore Elettriche, while embracing the poetry of Fabrizio de ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:38:00 +0200
Oliver Scicluna appointed CEO of Sapport
Former MP Oliver Scicluna has been appointed chief executive officer of Sapport, the government said. His appointment comes into effect on Wednesday. Scicluna will be replacing Ruth Sciberras who held the post for three years. Sciclu...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:28:00 +0200
Game Lounge, Expedition42, Alf Mizzi & Sons Group crowned ‘best workplaces’
Game Lounge, Expedition42 and Alf Mizzi & Sons Group top the Business Leaders Malta’s (BLM) list of best workplaces for 2021-2022, according to research conducted on employee engagement and satisfaction by Esprimi.    This year...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:26:00 +0200
Contempt of court claim against Malta Today thrown out
The legislator should seriously consider updating existing rules regarding the secrecy and confidentiality of court proceedings, a magistrate declared when throwing out a contempt of court claim against Malta Today. That observation ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:05:00 +0200
Young, poor and from minorities: the Russian troops killed in Ukraine
The bulk of the thousands of Russian soldiers killed in Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine are very young, have poor backgrounds and many are from ethnic minority groups, observers say. There has been close attention on the numbers o...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:04:00 +0200
Beyond the Moon resumes ‘Offer a Vacation’ project post-COVID-19
As COVID-19 measures are being lifted, Beyond the Moon is resuming its project ‘Offer a Vacation’ to families with a seriously ill child. After two passive years, Beyond the Moon’s administration team is hard at work making ar...

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Humility the key behind Floriana’s 21st FA Trophy success
A remarkable season ended in the perfect way for Floriana with the conquest of the 21st FA Trophy in their history at the expense of arch-rivals Valletta. Jan Busuttil had given Floriana an early lead in Sunday’s final but the Citi...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:43:00 +0200
Macklowe art collection becomes most expensive ever sold at auction
The famed Macklowe collection, subject of a bitter divorce battle between a New York property developer and his ex-wife, became the most expensive art collection ever sold at auction Monday. Sotheby’s sold its second offering of wo...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:42:00 +0200
Ponte Ferries blocked on its first day of return to Sicily
The Ponte Ferries catamaran was detained by the Augusta port authorities over the weekend, forcing it to cancel planned trips and leaving several passengers stranded in Sicily. Sources said the Augusta Port Authority did not allow Po...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:24:00 +0200
Asian stocks up after Wall Street dip on China’s COVID-bruised data
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday despite a lukewarm lead from Wall Street after weak Chinese economic data showed the deep cuts of Beijing’s zero-COVID policy and added to inflation worries. China has persisted in its strict zero-COVID...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:06:00 +0200
Quest for cup starts as women’s Knock-out returns after two years
Seven teams will be battle it out to lift the Women’s Knock-Out competition as the women’s domestic cup makes it return after a two-year absence. The 2020 and 2021 edition never took place after the Covid-19 pandemic had forced t...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:04:00 +0200
Fighting erupts in Libya capital after rival PM enters city
Updated 8.45am Fighting broke out Tuesday in the capital of war-battered Libya between backers of two rival administrations, threatening renewed chaos in the oil-rich North African country. The clashes erupted in Tripoli before dawn ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:02:00 +0200
Klopp confident Salah, Van Dijk fit for Champions League final
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is sure Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk will be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final despite going off in Saturday’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea. Both will be left out of Klopp’...

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:40:00 +0200
PN board expected to probe mayor's ‘fat cat’ claim
A PN board is expected to launch an investigation into a claim that a PN official conspired with a “fat cat” to silence St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg. The Nationalist Party has initially baulked at the idea of investigatin...



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