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Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:10:00 +0200
Teenager not allowed to take resit due to exam application error
A 15-year-old boy, who has been attending physics private lessons twice weekly throughout summer in preparation for his O level resit on Friday, is not being allowed to sit for the exam because his online application inadvertently ne...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:07:00 +0200
New trends in mobile gaming
Mobile gaming continues to be a dominant aspect of the gaming industry. Actually, in 2021 the mobile gaming sector accounted for over 50 per cent of the entire gaming industry. Although it's hard to imagine that mobile gaming was in ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:01:00 +0200
FK Partizan players warned about complacency against Ħamrun Spartans
Partizan Belgrade start as favourites to complete their task and eliminated Ħamrun Spartans to ensure a place in the group stages of the 2022/2023 UEFA Europa Conference League. The Serbian giants eased past the Maltese representati...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Live blog: Witnesses to testify in Fr Luke Seguna money laundering case
The compilation of evidence against a Marsaxlokk priest accused of defrauding his parishioners out of hundreds of thousands of euro in donations has resumed. Witnesses are expected to take the stand on Thursday to testify against Fr ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:58:00 +0200
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record
A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday. The world's sec...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:47:00 +0200
Why are the Maltese so angry and anxious?
According to an international study carried out in more than 120 countries, the Maltese rank as the angriest people in the EU while a large part of the population is also worried, stressed and in pain. Anger is actually not all that ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:18:00 +0200
Tributes pour in for late photojournalist Tim Page
Friends and former colleagues hailed storied Vietnam War photographer Tim Page as a “mentor” and an “amazing talent” on Thursday, after he passed away in Australia aged 78. The English snapper and author enjoyed a career span...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:57:00 +0200
Japan national police chief resigns over Abe assassination
The head of Japan's National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation into security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated last month. "We have decided to shake up our personnel a...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:48:00 +0200
Family thank 'kind hearts of Malta' for replacing vandalised memorial bench
A vandalised memorial bench in the Mellieħa countryside, dedicated to a deceased wife by her widower, has been replaced two years after it was smashed to smithereens. The act of vandalism hurt the family but it also prompted people ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:34:00 +0200
Nisevic optimistic for top Spartans performance in Partizan return leg
Malta’s last remaining representatives in European competition Ħamrun Spartans face a tough return to play against Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade on Thursday (kick-off: 8PM). The Spartans suffered a tough 4-1 loss away from home...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:01:00 +0200
Malta FA holds first ever female grassroots leaders course
The Malta FA is currently holding its first ever female Grassroots Leaders Course this week. The Malta FA Coach Education Department together with the Department for Women’s Football are aiming to have more licensed female coaches ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0200
What’s on in Malta and Gozo – August 25
FILM Screening of the musical Cinderella The Gozo Culture Council within the Gozo Ministry is this evening screening the 2021 film Cinderella in Narrow Street, Victoria. The film is a modern musical adaptation of the classic fairy ta...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:55:00 +0200
Thousands throng to Iran museum with Western art masterpieces
More than 20,000 people have flocked to an Iranian museum showcasing renowned Western artists' works, some for the first time - part of a treasure trove amassed before the Islamic Revolution. The museum's collection is reputed to be ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:45:00 +0200
One third of Ukrainians who fled to Malta have left the island
Nearly a third of the Ukrainians who fled their country to Malta over the past six months have left the island, according to Anna Syurma, assistant to the honorary consul of Ukraine in Malta. Some headed to other European countries t...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:36:00 +0200
Record trading activity in corporate bond market in H1 2022 – Edward Rizzo
In some of my recent articles, I referred to the increased activity in the Maltese corporate bond market both in terms of new issuance (primary market) as well as with respect to trading in existing issues on the secondary market. Du...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:08:00 +0200
Today's front pages - August 25, 2022
The following are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says Malta faces another mass exodus of foreign nurses as an Irish healthcare recruitment agency seeks to hire hundreds from the island in October. In anot...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Editorial: The local altruism that is the opposite of Maltese anger
Without the selfless and often heroic work of voluntary organisations, Maltese society would be far poorer in so many ways. The work these organisations undertake ranges vastly. They rehabilitate drug addicts, fight for the environme...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:50:00 +0200
As rumours swirl, Pope Francis names new cardinals
Pope Francis, who recently raised the possibility of retiring due to his declining health, will create 20 new cardinals on Saturday - many of whom could one day choose his successor. It is the eighth consistory since the 85-year-old ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:50:00 +0200
Mario Tabone, democrat - Ranier Fsadni
Our lasting impressions of people often have less to do with their words than with their body language and tone of voice. For me, it was like that with Mario Tabone, who died on Saturday. I was introduced to him in my youth and, year...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:41:00 +0200
Is nurse shortage about to get worse? Agency seeks to recruit 300 for Ireland
Malta faces another mass exodus of foreign nurses as an Irish healthcare recruitment agency seeks to hire hundreds from the island in October. The recruitment agency Servisource said it has 310 vacancies to fill in Ireland. Malta’s...



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