The formation of the moon has remained a mystery to this day, with a number of different hypotheses postulated to try to explain the age-old question of where Earth’s companion came from. While none of the hypotheses are without fl...

Rafael Nadal said Sunday that he cannot keep playing if he has to keep having his troublesome foot numbed, admitting “I can’t keep going like this, but I am working to find a solution”. Nadal captured a 14th French Open and 22n...

The state of constant flux of the AML/CFT legal and regulatory landscape necessitates a dedicated function to assess the level of compliance and effectiveness of subject persons’ policies, procedures, measures and controls from tim...

Xagħra mayor Christian Zammit, who is outspoken on Gozo’s environment, claims a scaremongering campaign by the construction industry to “eliminate” him was behind his dismal electoral results as a Labour Party candidate. Gozit...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a Conservative Party confidence vote on his leadership Monday after 54 of his Tory MPs triggered a contest following a string of scandals.  "The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary pa...

Renowned Italian crib masters Claudio Mattei and Franco Bonati, of Bergamo, recently conducted a two-day course on how to create a Nativity diorama. They were the guests of the Friends of the Cribs Gozo (Għajnsielem section) Assoc...

Ukraine’s World Cup dream is over after a cruel 1-0 defeat to Wales in Sunday’s play-off final left a nation ravaged by war without the release of seeing their country compete in Qatar later this year. Heads bowed, the Ukrainian...

An artistic masterpiece by Maltese baroque artist Francesco Zahra (1710-1773) was brought back to its former glory thanks to a meticulous process of preservation and restoration.  The restored painting, The Presentation of Jesus at ...

The multi-million-euro machine that can produce a radioactive substance used to diagnose cancer will finally start being used early next year after lying dormant at the Life Sciences Park for years, according to Malta Enterprise. The...

Twenty-seven trekkers took part in another edition of The Brown’s Camino de Santiago challenge, organised by the Sigma Foundation, last month. They set off from Sarria and converged on the fabled Santiago de Compostela cathedral, a...

Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi who played with the group in their 1980s heyday, has died aged 70, the rock band's frontman announced on Sunday. With a string of quickly memorable hits such as Livin' on a Prayer...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured on Sunday evening when his Herald Maverick motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Mercedes. The accident happened in Triq Ragusa in Mosta, the police said. The 24-year-old from Mgarr was gi...

“Despite the uncertainty we have experienced, Microsoft is seeing a faster growth rate here in Malta and we want to keep investing more in the country’s economy. Malta is very partner-focused and as Microsoft grows, we want our p...

Estonia endured a difficult build-up for their crucial UEFA Nations League clash against Malta on Thursday as Lionel Messi scored all the goals in Argentina’s 5-0 friendly win in Pamplona, Spain on Sunday. Messi joins a select club...

The Maltese shooters competing at the ISSF World Cup, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, finished their Skeet Team Men Event on a bitter-sweet note, when they lost the Bronze Medal Match to a the much-experienced Kuwait team with a scor...

Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors roared back into NBA Finals contention on Sunday with a series-levelling 107-88 game two victory over the Boston Celtics. Curry spearheaded a deadly display of Golden State ...

The diving community in Gozo has joined the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) in strongly objecting to a proposal for the creation of new salt pans at Xwejni Bay, on the north-eastern coast of the island. The applicant, Ter...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday. Times of Malta reports that a medical supplier featuring in a corruption and money-laundering probe linked to the Vitals hospitals deal has turned his guns on his for...

As Italy is one of the largest member states of the eurozone, its economic prospects attract significant attention from analysts trying to forecast the financial stability of the eurozone. Many are asking whether Italy remains the we...

South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday in response to North Korean weapons tests the previous day, Seoul's military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Arm...