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Sat, 21 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Rangers seek Scottish Cup silver lining after Europa pain
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes his side will ultimately benefit from their agonising penalty shoot-out defeat in the Europa League final when they look to lift the Scottish Cup on Saturday. The Glasgow giants saw t...

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:55:00 +0200
Europe health official warns monkeypox cases could 'accelerate'
A top European health official warned Friday that cases of the rare monkeypox virus could accelerate in the coming months, as the virus spread across Europe. WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said that "as we enter the summ...

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:07:00 +0200
POYC scheme is open to all licensed pharmacies, ministry clarifies
Pharmacies do not need to be affiliated with any constituted body or organisation to be able to participate in the Pharmacy of Your Choice scheme, the Health Ministry has confirmed. The clarification came after the Chamber for SMEs a...

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Next Generation Europe – John Vassallo
We have just witnessed how right French President Emmanuel Macron has been in his determination to revise the EU treaties eliminating the vestiges of post-war nationalism, the veto. That 27 countries, and soon maybe 30+, should be re...

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Wimbledon left pointless as tour chiefs hit back over Russia, Belarus ban
Wimbledon, widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious tennis event, was stripped of ranking points on Friday by the sport’s main tours in response to the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament fol...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:45:00 +0200
Għarb celebrations to mark Karmni Grima’s anniversary
The village of Għarb will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Karmni Grima’s death. Grima, born on February 2, 1838, was a peasant spinster whose mystical religious experience led her to be an apostle of Our Lady of Ta’ Pin...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:31:00 +0200
Russia says Mariupol battle at end as Ukrainian defenders surrender
Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms. Moscow's flattening of...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:30:00 +0200
Farm to fork has a blue future – Charlon Gouder
The ‘farm to fork’ concept has taken off in recent times as it encompasses the best qualities of responsible food production and healthy eating.  But it is important to think beyond green fields. Out at sea there are fish farms ...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:06:00 +0200
Watch: Stories of the dead to be told at Mtarfa cemetery
In 1956, a young man in Suez thought he had struck it lucky when his friend gave him an air ticket, which he had won in a raffle, to travel back to the UK where the man’s mother was quite ill. But A. Smith was killed, along with 49...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:02:00 +0200
Letters to the editor - May 21, 2022
Porziuncola Retreat House Fr Richard Stanley Zammit’s two letters (February 22 and May 13) about the Porziuncola Retreat House offer the opportunity to comment on this very disappointing story due to the gross mistake in selling an...

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:57:00 +0200
Police commissioner ‘hosted by Italian police’ at Italian Cup final
Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà was “hosted” by the Italian state police during last week’s Italian Cup final. Tongues were set wagging when Gafà was pictured sitting in the prestigious corporate seats, a stone’s throw away...

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:30:00 +0200
Announcements – May 21, 2022
Obituaries MARKS. On May 7, ROBERT HENRY (Bobby/Robby), passed away peacefully at the age of 94, comforted by the rites of Holy Church and went to meet his wife Terry and daughter Vicki. He leaves to mourn his loss his devoted daught...

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:30:00 +0200
Hamilton smiling as Mercedes recover their form
Lewis Hamilton wore a broad smile on Friday after he and Mercedes team-mate George Russell wound up second and third behind Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. The seven-time champion, who was third-fas...

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:09:00 +0200
Russia halts gas supplies to Finland
Updated: 8.30am Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighbouring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Natural gas accoun...

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:01:00 +0200
'Every month, I ask for help. I never manage to get through the month'
A mother of four tells CLAUDIA CALLEJA how she struggles to feed her family amid a cost-of-living crisis hitting the poor hardest. Rose* cannot cope with life’s expenses. She has four young children and no income except for the chi...

Sat, 21 May 2022 06:46:00 +0200
Today's front pages - May 21, 2022
The following are the main stories in Saturday's newspapers. Times of Malta leads with testimony from Gozitan courts that the Syrian murdered in Gozo earlier this month attacked the man accused of killing him and wanted to 'slash his...

Sat, 21 May 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Editorial: Pope Francis and Ukraine
The Holy See has one of the oldest diplomatic corps, with representation in countries to which larger and more powerful countries may have no access. It is a diplomatic corps representing an entity with no military or economic might....

Sat, 21 May 2022 06:30:00 +0200
70% of elderly abuse cases last year occurred at home
More than a third of cases of abuse of the elderly last year occurred at home, new figures show.  Fresh data on criminal cases of abuse targeting elderly people show that of 321 incidents investigated last year, 225 (70 per cent) in...

Sat, 21 May 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Żepp - May 21, 2022
Żepp is produced by Ġorġ Mallia. See more Żepp cartoons.

Fri, 20 May 2022 21:05:00 +0200
Former Birkirkara FC president Joe Gauci passes away
Maltese football on Friday was mourning the death of former Birkirkara president Joe Gauci. The veteran football administrator was a beloved figure in the football fraternity and will be best remembered for his spell at the helm of ...



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