Новости за 13.01.2021

Despite living on an island bang in the heart of the region, most Maltese do not follow the Mediterranean diet, according to people who work in the industry. Though the Mediterranean diet has again just been voted the ‘best diet for 2021’, the majority of Maltese prefer to resort to an abundance of fried and fatty foods, injected with too much sugar content, according to chefs and health experts. “Unfortunately, in Malta, food is considered a treat, a feast, just something to fill us up,” private chef Karl Mallia said. Читать дальше...

The government has set up a 'technical committee' to raise awareness about  ‘parental alienation’. The ministries of social affairs and justice explained that parental alienation occurs mainly when children end up as pawns in disputes between their parents and when one of the parents tries to negatively influence the children against the other.  The committee is to be chaired by lawyer Andy Ellul with the members being Children Commissioner Pauline Miceli; Mary Gauci from Happy Parenting Malta; Audrey... Читать дальше...

The MFSA has appointed auditor Robert Ancilleri as the competent person at law to oversee the affairs of Pilatus Bank following the resignation of the incumbent Lawrence Connell. Connell, a  former US financial regulator, had been appointed in March 2018 but resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday. No reason was given by the MFSA. Mr Ancelleri was appointed to replace him.  The MFSA said that its notice of March 2018 on the appointment of a competent person shall remain in full force.   The Ta’... Читать дальше...

With the increasing popularity of online casino gambling, if you decide to enroll in one, do so with caution. You wouldn’t want to share your bank details and other personal information to a website that might not ensure their security. Thousands of online casinos are only eager to take your deposit, with limited benefits to you as a gambler. Instead, they are characterized by unfairness in offering games, not being ready to follow their terms and conditions, or even withholding or delaying payouts. Читать дальше...

What is it? The Ford Transit is one of the most versatile and varied commercial vehicles on the market. There are big ones, small ones, load carriers, people carriers, and everything in between. And earlier this year, this expanded to include rugged Active and Trail models. [attach id=1008146 size="large" align="left" type="image"](Ford)[/attach] The idea was to fit off-road-focused looks and abilities, including four-wheel-drive, to give those who need practicality off the beaten track a good option. Читать дальше...

Testing to identify the presence of new variants of the COVID-19 virus will be doubled after just four cases of new, more contagious forms of the virus were discovered locally.  The UK and South Africa have recently detected variants of COVID-19, both of which have been found to be more contagious, spreading much quicker and resulting in greater spikes in confirmed cases.  [attach id=1013531 size="medium" align="right" type="image"]Chris Barbara[/attach] Virologist Chris Barbara, who is leading the hunt for new variants in Malta... Читать дальше...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government was plunged into crisis Wednesday after two cabinet ministers from a junior partner quit, taking the ruling coalition to the brink of collapse. In a long-threatened move, former premier Matteo Renzi announced the departure of the ministers from his Italia Viva party, leaving Conte without a formal majority in the upper chamber of parliament. However, Renzi said he would continue to support the government on measures to help businesses and restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus... Читать дальше...

A former Labour general election candidate said on Wednesday he was glad to no longer form part of the Labour Party, after failing to make it to parliament through a casual election. Charles Azzopardi was the first to be eliminated in the casual election on Tuesday, despite having been seen to be in pole position to win the seat vacated by former minister Edward Scicluna. Times of Malta revealed last week that although Azzopardi, a former Rabat mayor, had contested the 2017 general election as a Labour candidate... Читать дальше...

A woman who was secretly filmed having sex when she was still a minor has won over €32,000 in damages, in a civil suit judgement 14 years after the traumatic incident.   The woman had been underage at the time and in a relationship with one of the five men against whom she filed the civil suit, seeking damages for the psychological trauma the incident caused her.  She was secretly filmed while having sex with her then-boyfriend and the compromising footage was subsequently copied onto CDs which were put into circulation via a DVD store. Читать дальше...

Oliver Scicluna, chairman of the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability, is expected to be co-opted to parliament, filling the seat vacated by the surprise resignation of newly re-elected MP Gavin Gulia on Wednesday.  Sources told Times of Malta that Scicluna had been hand-picked by Prime Minister Robert Abela for the post, beating other potential candidates such as Żebbuġ mayor Malcolm Galea. It will be Scicluna’s first foray into party politics, after several years of work within the disability sector. Читать дальше...

Robert Lewandowski has opened up about the role Jurgen Klopp played in his career as the Bayern Munich striker continues to bang in the goals this season for the European champions. Lewandowski was voted FIFA’s best male player last month, while Klopp won the men’s coach award for the second year running after ending Liverpool’s 30-year wait to be crowned English league champions in 2019/20. Last season, Lewandowski, 32, helped Bayern sweep the treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup titles ... Читать дальше...

What is the most important thing for every football fan? That`s a really tough question to ask but as we all know, the most important thing here is the football club they`re a fan of. Of course, that would be after family and friends. Football is something quite unique.  Some football fans like to use their spare time to watch football matches, buy accessories of their favourite club or maybe visit the city of their dreams. Even better, the stadium of their dreams. That would of course depend on which team you are a fan of in footballing terms.

We have seen a big upgrade in the mobile phone market over the last couple of years. With that being said, we cannot ignore the fact that computers have also had their upgrades. Whether it is a PC or a laptop, the performance has increased a lot in short time.  Believe it or not, but computers and mobile phones are now battling in sort of a strange way. They might be in different markets and have different users, but you can now do a lot of things with your phone that you also can do with your computer. Читать дальше...

A 55-year-old woman was injured on Wednesday when her car was involved in a double collision in Tarxien. The police said the woman, a resident of Gudja, was driving a Renault Captur that was involved in a collision in Triq Is-Sorijiet, Tarxien, with a BMW320D driven by a 26-year-old man from Tarxien. The Captur subsequently crashed into a parked Ford Connect. Police investigations are continuing.

A fisherman who was arrested in October when 20kg of cannabis were found on a fishing boat in Marsaxlokk, was granted bail on Wednesday.  Wayne Schembri, 28, was arraigned alongside two other suspects, 38-year old Glen Montesin and 19-year old Zach Woodhead. All pleaded not guilty to criminal conspiracy, importation and aggravated possession of cannabis grass. The trio had been spotted by a police surveillance team unloading cardboard boxes from the boat onto a van parked nearby. Five boxes containing... Читать дальше...

There are plenty of gamers in the modern society. This has increased a lot since one of the first gaming consoles came out late in the 80s. After year 2000 we saw an increasing trend with gamers all over the world buying different consoles and game on different platforms.  Many gamers love to use a computer, but we know that consoles like PlayStation and Xbox have been shaking the market over the years. These two giants are the most known consoles by far.  If you like games, you also might want to try out some casino games on the web. Читать дальше...

We love to use our phone on a daily basis. This results in a lot of time in front of the screen, especially in the weekends. But you should make sure that you spend this time wisely, because you won’t get back the time that have been spending. Use your phone to entertain yourself.  There are many different ways to be entertained on your phone. Some of the best things you can do on your phone is watching movies, TV-shows, be on social media, track your health and fitness and a lot more! Make sure you don’t miss out on anything here. Читать дальше...

Do you need to get away and chase fairy tales? Well, this isn’t out of reach, but it is very optimistic to believe that you could chase fairy tales. The positive part here is that you could pretty much get away with investing in a new trip to another foreign country.  You could easily discover new adventures in other countries with some easy steps. But first, you will need to book flights and accommodations. Flights are cheap in off-season, so you should take this into consideration. At the same time, you can rent hotels and apartments. Читать дальше...

The Nationalist Party hit out at the government on Wednesday after its representatives on the Public Accounts Committee voted against an opposition request to publish all contracts related to the Electrogas power station.  The request was tabled by Nationalist MP Karol Aquilina during a presentation by the Auditor-General on his inquiry into the power station project. The PN also observed that several questions which emerged from the Auditor-General's reports had remained unanswered. "The position... Читать дальше...

Lithuanians on Wednesday lit candles and laid flowers to mark 30 years since a deadly Soviet crackdown on the Baltic state’s independence drive, drawing parallels with the current situation in Belarus. In socially distanced ceremonies, the EU state paid tribute to 14 unarmed civilians who died when Soviet tanks and troops attacked the Vilnius television tower in 1991 to take over a national broadcaster. Thousands flocked to defend the parliament, which had declared independence in 1990, fearing another Soviet attack. Читать дальше...

Internet services slowed for Melita customers on Wednesday afternoon as the telecommunications provider faced a cyberattack.    Customers reported being intermittently unable to load websites or send messages using online services starting from just after 12.30pm.  In a statement, the company said that it was suffering a DDOS attack by "cybercriminals aiming to extort money".  A DDOS attack, or distributed denial-of-service attack is a commonly-used method by cybercriminals to overwhelm a website with too much traffic, forcing it to crash. Читать дальше...

A man was handed a suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine after admitting to match-fixing charges relating to Attard FC.  Rudgear Scerri, a 21-year-old Qormi resident, was escorted to court on Wednesday under arrest and charged with breaching the law on prevention of corruption in sports. He was charged with involvement in the manipulation of a sporting event, failing to pass on information to the police authorities, as well as conducting unlicensed gaming, namely taking bets. Prosecuting Inspectors... Читать дальше...

Girls will no longer have to be referred to as spinsters on their death certificates after a grieving father recounted how he was unable to describe his dead daughter as a child. Darrin Zammit Lupi, who recently lost his daughter, Rebecca, to cancer, was horrified that he had to describe the 15-year-old as a spinster when he went to the Public Registry to fill in the declaration for notification of death. The form requires that all details about the deceased person are filled in, including their legal status... Читать дальше...

The EU on Wednesday unveiled plans to divide up a €4 billion tranche of post-Brexit funds, with Ireland getting a quarter of the money to help hard-hit businesses.  The Brexit Adjustment Reserve, worth €5 billion in total, is aimed at supporting the bloc’s 27 nations weather the immediate impact of Britain’s departure from the EU’s single market and customs union.  The funds are being allotted according to how integrated each member was with the UK economy. How big a blow reductions in access to... Читать дальше...

Ħamrun Spartans have completed their second signing of the January transfer window when they reached an agreement to sign French defender Claude Dielna. The Reds were looking to bolster their defence this month in their bid to stay in the hunt for a title push as they are currently leading the Premier League standings after the first-round of matches were completed. Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the sports website by Times of Malta