New fathers will have 10 days of paternity leave, as opposed to the current two days, as from August 2 when the EU Work-Life Balance Directive comes into force.  Parents whose children are under eight years old, will also have the r...

It was 10.30pm on a Friday when Arthur Brand got the delivery he was nervously expecting.  His doorbell rang, and when he opened the door no one was there. Instead, a cardboard box was waiting for him at the door in the dark. In tha...

“If you look at where we are today in England, nothing has changed,” says English singer and songwriter Ali Campbell, best known as the lead singer of renowned reggae band UB40.  Campbell is a founding member of the original mul...

Tehran hit out Tuesday at what it called Washington's "contradictory" policies, after President Joe Biden vowed to pile pressure on Iran ahead of a visit to US allies in the Middle East. Biden has been seeking to restore the Iran nuc...

Birkirkara have secured the signing of Italian attacking midfielder Kevin Tulimieri. The Italian attacking midfielder has put pen to paper on a one-year contract and has now started his pre-season preparations with the Stripes unde...

Recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic said on Monday it is unlikely he will feature in this year’s US Open as he continues to refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus. As things stand, the 35-year-old’s unvaccina...

British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced. "It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 1...

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. The distance runner was flown to the UK f...

After more than two years of pandemic-related restrictions on mobility, socialisation and networking, it is not surprising that people eagerly packed their light luggage and travelled to attend the EIT Food’s Future of Food Confere...

MUSIC Malta Jazz Festival 2022 On the second day of the Malta Jazz Festival, Daniele Cordisco is leading a guitar masterclass at The Phoenicia in Floriana at 5pm.  Later on, at 8.30pm, the Clark Tracey & Dominic Galea Legacy Quintet...

ECB monetary operations On July 4, 2022, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on July 5 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €1,040....

Newly-appointed Hibernians FC coach Andrea Pisanu is urging his players to believe in themselves as the Paolites look to defy the odds and try to overturn a three-goal deficit against Ireland’s Shamrock Rovers in the Champions Leag...

Year 6 students attending Laura Vicuna School, Għasri, celebrated their graduation with Holy Mass at the Franciscan church in Għajnsielem. The celebrant, Fr Gabriel Micallef, wished them the best of luck on their new beginnings. �...

A number of ovens were recently donated to Gozitan missionary Fr Anton Grech to be distributed to needy families in Guatemala. This gesture is a living monument on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of pious lady Karm...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. Times of Malta reports that the government is being urged to allow refugees to vote and give them jobs in research findings that includes the publication of detailed...

Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside condemned the leader's "despicable" murder. Abe was shot at close range on Friday while...

Driving around Malta can be a formidable challenge, characterised by frayed tempers, lack of courtesy, inevitable diversions, frequent delays and, in the larger scheme of things, the imposition of increasingly unaffordable costs on t...

Back in antediluvian times when the PN was in power in the 1960s, Labour propagandists came up with a winner of a slogan. It went: “Shh. Tgħajjatx għax tqajjem il-gvern.” Loosely translated it means: “Don’t shout lest you w...

Obituaries CARUANA. On July 9, MARY, née Manchè, aged 91, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She will be dearly missed by her nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mass præsente cadaver...

The government is being urged to open civil service vacancies to refugees and allow them to vote and contest national elections, following an investigation into asylum seekers’ battle against poverty. According to research findings...