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Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Djokovic eyes Wimbledon glory after Nadal pulls out
Novak Djokovic is preparing for Friday’s Wimbledon semi-final against Cameron Norrie safe in the knowledge that his greatest rival Rafael Nadal no longer stands in the way of a 21st Grand Slam triumph. The Spanish second seed was ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:25:00 +0200
Maltese musical ‘Il-Kbir Għadu Ġej’ returns on a grander scale
The smash-hit jukebox musical Il-Kbir Għadu Ġej is returning to the Mediterranean Conference Centre this summer, promising a bigger and better spectacle than the original show staged in 2019.  Created and directed by Sean Buhagiar...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:25:00 +0200
A court ruled ARMS billing broke the law. What next for clients?
ARMS Ltd customers who believe they have overpaid for energy consumption would need to open their own court case despite the court ruling that the utility company breached the law when calculating bills. This could be done by individ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Winner of talent show ‘Brillanti’ to be announced on Friday evening
The first season of the talent show Brillanti, broadcast weekly on ONE, is coming to an end on Friday, July 8. From more than 200 aspiring musicians and classical singers, 50 were shortlisted for the initial auditions. Twenty were ev...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Liverpool, Man. United spearhead top clubs’ post-pandemic Asia tours
Manchester United and Liverpool will next week kick off a packed pre-season as European clubs return to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the pandemic, keen to tap back into lucrative markets. The English Premier Leag...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:40:00 +0200
Elon Musk deal to buy Twitter in danger: media
Twitter shares slid late on Thursday after a Washington Post report that Elon Musk's $44 billion (€43bn) deal to buy the social media giant is in danger. The world's richest man has previously expressed misgivings and even implied ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:35:00 +0200
US, Russian envoys gather for G20 with call to end Ukraine war
The top Russian and US envoys gathered on Friday for a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia, with the host immediately telling them the Ukraine war must end and differences be resolved through negotiations. US Secretary...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:13:00 +0200
BOV’s Żabbar branch to undergo renovation
BOV’s Żabbar branch will be undergoing renovation as part of Bank of Valletta’s initiative to modernise its fleet of branches and provide a better experience for both customers and employees. The branch will be closed from July ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:01:00 +0200
What’s on – July 8
MUSIC One Love… Celebrating Peace Jamala, a Eurovision Song Contest winner from Ukraine, will today perform alongside Maltese singers at a peace concert at the Malta Enterprise grounds in Pietà.  Titled One Love… Celebrating P...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Construction: negative externalities − Lawrence Zammit
One of the mistakes we make when speaking Maltese and we refer to construction is that we refer to it as ‘żvilupp’. The word żvilupp actually means development and so by connotation, construction is associated with economic dev...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Hamilton backs tricky Mercedes to come good
Lewis Hamilton believes his troublesome Mercedes will win this season, but perhaps not at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion has arrived in Spielberg for Sunday’s race full of optimism that his car...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:28:00 +0200
Ronaldo will not travel with Manchester United for pre-season tour
Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel with Manchester United for their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia after the Portugal striker was given additional time off to deal with a family issue. Ronaldo was absent on Monday when new ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:10:00 +0200
Today's front pages - July 8, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. All newspapers mark Boris Johnson's resignation as party leader. Times of Malta meanwhile leads its front page with news that elderly residents at the government’s...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Yorgen Fenech associate faces charges linked to horse doping
An equestrian business associate of Yorgen Fenech is facing charges of illegally importing supplements normally used to dope race horses.  Nicholas Cachia was charged in court on Thursday with importing banned medication and supplem...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:50:00 +0200
Watch: Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe in 'very grave condition' after being shot
Updated 8.20am Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said former premier Shinzo Abe is in a "very grave condition" after being shot on Friday. "I pray that former prime minister Abe will survive," Kishida said. "It is a barbaric act d...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:45:00 +0200
Pretty talk, reality and stupidity – Eddie Aquilina
In the not so long past, parents taught their children their values free of any real competing influence. Most important of all, they told us to watch out for the liars, the confidence tricksters and for the ‘pretty talkers’. We ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Editorial: Knowing when it is time to go
The Conservative politician Enoch Powell once said: “All political careers end in failure.” This is undoubtedly the case for Boris Johnson, who had a meteoric rise in politics but has now been forced to make way for a new British...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Announcements – July 8, 2022
Obituaries MONCKTON OF BRENCHLEY. On July 5, at her residence, MARIANNA née Bower, aged 93, passed away peacefully. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Christopher, Rosa, Timothy, Jonathan and Anthony, her eight grandchildren ...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Union blocks rules that turn St Vincent de Paul ‘into a prison’
Updated 10.10am with ministry response Elderly residents at the government’s St Vincent de Paul Residence were ordered not to leave their wards, go for a walk or attend Mass unless accompanied by someone else, under security measur...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Letters to the editor - July 8, 2022
From the online comments board Police investigating online Ponzi scheme as Maltese lose hundreds of euros Go to a bank or reputable financial organisation if you wish to invest money, they are covered by “public liability insurance...



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