Zaha to stop taking a knee before Premier League games
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha says he is going to stop taking a knee before Premier League matches and instead wants to see concrete action to tackle racism. Players, officials and staff at...
View ArticleRed Star Belgrade denounce racist chants at Ibrahimovic
Serbia’s champions Red Star Belgrade on Friday strongly condemned racists slogans chanted at Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, during their Europa League last 32 first leg with Milan. “Red Star most...
View ArticleFood poverty plagues foreign students in UK during pandemic
On a recent rainy evening in East London, dozens of young people lined up outside a cramped community hub to collect rice, vegetables and other food essentials. In the line were foreign students who...
View ArticleIndustrial action at Attorney General's office suspended
Industrial action at the Attorney General’s office is being suspended following the intervention of the Justice Minister in an attempt to break the deadlock, the UĦM Voice of the Workers said on...
View ArticleBayern Munich’s Tolisso to be sidelined for months
Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso has suffered a serious injury in training which could rule him out of France’s Euro 2020 squad, the club said on Friday. Tolisso, 26, tore a thigh muscle in...
View ArticleWoman injured in fall in Birkirkara
A 63-year-old woman was grievously injured on Friday when she fell from a height of around one storey in an empty house in Birkirkara. The police said the accident happened at 4.50pm in Triq Ħal...
View ArticleChatty robot Franzi cheers up German patients
Cleaning robot Franzi makes sure floors are spotless at the Munich hospital where she works, and has taken on a new role during the pandemic: cheering up patients and staff. “Can you move out the way,...
View ArticleSpurs can still finish in top four, says Mourinho
Jose Mourinho still believes Tottenham Hotspur can finish in the top four of the Premier League despite a poor run that has sent them tumbling down the table. Spurs have slipped from top to ninth...
View ArticleTuchel takes blame for Ziyech struggles at Chelsea
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has shouldered the blame for Hakim Ziyech’s stalled progress at Stamford Bridge, challenging the midfielder to fight for his place in the team. Morocco international Ziyech,...
View ArticleSan Marino to use Russian COVID-19 vaccines
San Marino, a tiny independent republic in northern Italy, said Friday it would use the Russian Sputnik vaccine to inoculate its population against COVID-19. The country, with around 34,000 citizens,...
View ArticleArsenal boss Arteta hails Man. City as ‘best in Europe’
Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal team will be facing the best side in Europe when they take on Premier League leaders Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. City have won a club-record 17...
View ArticleOver 200 million vaccine doses administered globally so far
More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories, according to an AFP count based on official sources Saturday. In total 201,042,149...
View ArticleTax chief Marvin Gaerty told he is no longer on police bail
The police have revoked bail granted last December to tax chief Marvin Gaerty, following his interrogation over chats with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech. Gaerty’s lawyers Franco Debono and Amadeus...
View ArticleMichael Bonello elected head of MDA’s estate agents section
Michael Bonello, the CEO of Alliance Group – one of the largest real estate agencies on the island – has been elected to lead the Malta Developers Association Estate Agents Section (EAS) for the next...
View ArticleKayden Lagana wins first Atlas Youth Athlete award of 2021
Young Tenpin bowler Kayden Laganà has been chosen as the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month for January. Laganà’s results in the month in review led the panel of three local sports journalists to name...
View ArticleNorth Korean hackers charged in US with €13 million Bank of Valletta heist
Three hackers from a North Korean cyber intelligence agency have been charged in the US with masterminding a €13million heist on Bank of Valletta. The US Justice Department unsealed a federal...
View ArticleRussia announces first known case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
Russia said Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization. In televised remarks, the head...
View ArticleMount penalty extends Tuchel’s unbeaten start with Chelsea
Mason Mount preserved Thomas Tuchel’s unbeaten record as the Chelsea midfielder equalised from the penalty spot to earn a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Saturday. Tuchel’s side trailed to a first-half...
View ArticleTwo dead as Myanmar police open fire on protesters in deadliest day since coup
At least two were killed in Myanmar's second largest city as security forces fired live rounds on protestors, emergency workers and doctors said Saturday -- the latest show of force from a junta...
View ArticleHolla rescues Sliema Wanderers against Birkirkara
Football BOV Premier League SLIEMA WANDERERS 2 Holla 24, 84 BIRKIRKARA 2 Montebello 31 Caio 53 SLIEMA WANDERERS J. Galea-6, M. Sansone-5 (73 G. Agius), A. Satariano-5, K. Shaw-6.5,...
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