Times Of Malta
Fri, 27 May 2022 10:27:00 +0200RMYC hosts National Dinghy Regatta as part of Yachting Malta Race Week
The Royal Malta Yacht Club hosted the first events related to the Yachting Malta Race Week over the weekend, when the National Dinghy Ranking Regatta welcomed around 100 sailors.
The sailors, who represented all local sailing school...
Fri, 27 May 2022 10:24:00 +0200Long COVID: vaccination could reduce symptoms, new research suggests
Graham was a healthy 34-year-old until he developed COVID in July 2020. Along with his wife and children, he had a fever, a cough, breathlessness, profound fatigue and he lost his sense of smell.
But instead of getting better like th...
Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200Liverpool’s Salah eyes Champions League revenge against Real
“We have a score to settle,” Mohamed Salah posted on social media moments after Real Madrid set up a re-match with Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final.
Salah’s first appearance in European club football’s showpie...
Fri, 27 May 2022 09:30:00 +0200COVID cases drop for sixth consecutive week
Malta’s 14-day COVID case rate has dropped for the sixth consecutive week, a weekly review of data compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has shown.
According to the data, covering the week endi...
Fri, 27 May 2022 09:25:00 +0200Zsa Zsa Gabor museum opens in Budapest
A museum dedicated to the glamourous Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in 2016, was opened in Budapest on Thursday by her widower Frederic Prinz Von Anhalt.
The permanent exhibition, located in the Origo film studio on...
Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz hunt spots in French Open last 16
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal aim to take another step Friday towards a blockbuster quarter-final clash at the French Open, while Carlos Alcaraz targets a place in the last 16 after surviving a match point in the previous round.
Wo...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:40:00 +0200Husband of teacher slain in Texas massacre dies 'due to grief'
The husband of a heroic fourth-grade teacher who was killed protecting her students during a massacre at a Texas elementary school has died of an apparent heart attack.
A GoFundMe page set up by Debra Austin, who said she was the cou...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:17:00 +0200Asian markets track Wall Street higher, tech leads Hong Kong rally
Asian markets climbed on Friday following a strong performance on Wall Street, with Hong Kong leading the way as forecast-beating earnings reports by tech titans Alibaba and Baidu sent their shares soaring.
The positive mood put the ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:00:00 +0200Courtois ready for penalties against Liverpool: ‘It’s a moment to shine’
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he will not be afraid to take a penalty if their Champions League final against Liverpool goes the distance on Saturday.
Courtois has an impressive record saving penalties this season,...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:30:00 +0200Gżira council takes Lands Authority to court over fuel pump plans for garden
The Gżira local council is asking the courts to quash a decision by the Lands Authority to grant part of a public garden to a petrol station.
It argues that its rights as a rent holder to administer the site for public enjoyment hav...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:30:00 +0200Today's front pages - May 27, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday.
Times of Malta leads its front page with an article on how a key witness in the Dalligate bribery case is wanted to face charges in connection with an alleged racket...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:12:00 +0200Hamilton warns of ‘nerve-wracking’ race in the rain at Monaco GP
Lewis Hamilton has warned that showers of rain forecast during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix could make the classic street circuit race ‘even more nerve-wracking’ than usual for him and his Mercedes team.
The seven-time world cham...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200Wanted: dirty hands – Evarist Bartolo
I met two people: one from St Paul’s Bay who always voted Nationalist, the other from Safi who always voted Labour. In the last elections, neither of them voted because they had lost faith in both parties.
Another from Sliema, who ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200The need for an anti-mafia law – Vicki Ann Cremona
In an interview given to RAI TV on February 12, 1991, the Italian anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone stated: “This is not a personal fight between us and the Mafia. If only people could understand that this should be a commitment ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200There must be justice for Shireen Abu Akleh – Mark Manduca
Another journalist killed covering Israel’s military. This time it was the renowned veteran Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
This wouldn’t have come as a great surprise to those who have been followin...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200The changing face of the Maltese economy − Lawrence Zammit
Data published by the National Statistics Office provides information on the way the structure of the Maltese economy has evolved from 2000 to 2019. The data is provided both in real and in nominal terms. One can also look at data th...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200Listen: The future of financial services in Malta
In the first episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance’ podcast, Ganado Advocates’ managing partner Andre Zerafa speaks with MFSA CEO JOSEPH GAVIN about regulation, supervision and the future of the industry
The experience for Josep...
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:51:00 +0200Ukraine's Zelensky accuses Russia of 'genocide' in Donbas onslaught
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a "genocide" in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling.
In his daily televised address, Zelens...
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:40:00 +0200Depeche Mode keyboardist, founding member Andy Fletcher dies
Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British electronic band Depeche Mode, had died aged 60.
"We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy 'Fl...
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:30:00 +0200European arrest warrant issued for gaming consultant
A key witness in the Dalligate bribery case is wanted to face charges in connection with an alleged racket that saw sensitive information leaked from the gaming authority.
Police sources confirmed that Iosif Galea is the subject of...