Новости за 10.08.2021

Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who left Barcelona after 21 years last week has signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of an additional year, the French club announced on Tuesday. Messi, 34, will wear the number 30 as revealed in a video by the club, the number he had when he began his professional career at Barcelona between 2004-2006. “I am excited to begin a new chapter of my career at Paris Saint-Germain,” said Messi in a statement on the club’s website. Continue reading this article on SportsDesk... Читать дальше...

Mgarr councillors Paul Vella and Wistin Vella have taken it upon themselves to water 23 tumolo of tinder-dry woodland in their locality, possibly saving it from destruction. “I noticed how dry the area had become, as the heat persisted the trees began to wilt, we needed to do something fast," Paul Vella, who is the mayor, said.  The woodland, along Sir Harry Luke Street, is public land administered by the local council. “We used over 100,000 litres of water in this area last week, and some of the trees are coming back to life. Читать дальше...

Disappointment. That’s the sentiment of Mark Cutajar, the chief executive of SportMalta, as the 2021 Tokyo Olympics end. “Obviously you cannot be satisfied with Malta’s results,” said Cutajar, who heads the official body that promotes success in sport for the country. While the efforts and hard work put in by Malta’s individual athletes cannot be downplayed, it was yet another medal-less outing for Malta.   Competing as early as 1928, Malta is one of 71 countries still seeking to win an Olympic medal. Читать дальше...

Malta opened their title defence in style as they passed their first test with flying colours. The side dominated their opening game as they cruised to a 96-65 victory against San Marino on Tuesday. An impressive start from Aaron Falzon, who led Malta’s scoring with 32 points on the day, together with his brother Tevin who put up 20, fired up the side as Kurt Cassar added another 16. For San Marino, Davide Macina was the top scorer with 17 points as Giacomo Pasolini added 16.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...

A youth who admitted to a spate of thefts sparked by his drug dependency has been placed under probation whilst pursuing rehabilitation from substance abuse. Dylan Spiteri, 28, sought help by joining a drug rehabilitation programme shortly after facing charges linking him to a series of thefts over a two-month period in 2019. The thefts included a Paola shoe store in September, followed by a series of thefts from a Zabbar fuel station over a three-week span between September and October. In the early hours of the morning on October 6... Читать дальше...

Rainwater culverts on an Iklin road that led to a motorcyclist being grievously injured are being replaced with an alternative system.  The decision to dig up and replace the culverts on Triq il-Wied was taken by the contractor responsible, after an initial plan to await an inspection by the original system's manufacturer was delayed by COVID-19 restrictions.  Biker hurt due to dislodged culvert Last month, Andrea Camilleri, 25, was commuting home on his Kymco Agility motorbike when the car in... Читать дальше...

Importers of second-hand cars said on Tuesday that the government had dismissal their suggestions to negotiate a derogation from the EU-UK Brexit agreement that would have Malta considered as a disadvantaged state due to the norms in traffic rules inherited from the UK and thus the need to import right-hand drive cars. The importers, grouped in the  Malta Car Importers Association, said they had held a meeting with Finance Minister Clyde Caruana and Transport Minister Ian Borg regarding added fees and bureaucracy caused by Brexit. Читать дальше...

Mount Etna's southeastern crater has grown in height after six months of activity, Italy's vulcano monitoring agency said Tuesday, making Europe's tallest active volcano taller than ever. The famous volcano's youngest and most active crater has risen to a new record of 3,357 metres (11,000 feet) above sea level, said INGV, the National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology, based in the Sicilian city of Catania. "Thanks to the analysis and processing of satellite images, the southeast crater is now much higher than its 'older brother'... Читать дальше...

A small fire at the Eden Superbowl in Paceville was quickly extinguished on Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out in a kitchen at 3.15pm and was contained there. The police confirmed that no one was injured. No serious damage was caused.  

The MSE Equity Price Index climbed by 0.27% to 3,879.842 points on Tuesday as gains in GO and Trident outweighed the decline in Santumas. Meanwhile, IHI, Maltapost and PG closed unchanged as overall trading activity improved marginally to just over €0.1 million. GO plc advanced by 1.2% to the €3.44 level on seven deals totalling 13,847 shares. Yesterday, GO published its interim financial results covering the six-month period ended 30 June 2021. Revenues increased by 2.5% to a record (at interim... Читать дальше...

A TV and radio audience survey commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority has confirmed TVM as the most-watched television station in Malta, with foreign TV stations collectively coming second. One TV and Net TV come third and fourth, with their popularity being highest among the 'older age cohort' aged 41+ years, the survey says. News bulletins are the most-watched programmes, followed by drama, which is especially popular among women (52%) compared to 24% of men. Next came discussion and current affairs programmes. Читать дальше...

Commuters between Malta and Gozo are concerned that lorries carrying dangerous goods are lining up to board the ferry in Ċirkewwa right next to cars and passengers, in the scorching afternoon heat. "Twice a week, the entire supply of Gozo's fuel is concentrated in one place, next to private cars and tourists in the afternoon sun," one commuter told Times of Malta. "This may be a ticking time bomb." Gozo Channel operates a special service for trucks carrying fuel, gas, medical oxygen and other dangerous goods twice weekly... Читать дальше...

PN leader Bernard Grech is appointing a core group to organise a national conference on climate change and its impact on Malta. The initiative comes in the wake of a global report by the UN's Intergovernmental Conference on Climate Change which on Monday issued a stark warning that climate change is well underway and some of its impacts may already be irreversible. The PN is also calling for a government action plan for Malta to manage the impact of climate change on society and the economy. ... Читать дальше...

Lionel Messi landed in Paris on Tuesday, arriving at Le Bourget airport to the north of the capital at 3.30 pm ahead of completing a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner, was greeted by hundreds of PSG supporters as he prepares to join the French club following his departure from Barcelona. Earlier on Tuesday, his father Jorge Messi, when asked by reporters if his son would sign for the French club, he said: “Yes”.  PSG have spent the last few days trying to finalise... Читать дальше...

A man who was found selling cannabis in Qawra on Monday, was jailed and fined after pleading guilty in court on Tuesday. Lamin Sillah, a 23-year old Gambian national resident in Qawra, was arrested by the Drug Squad acting on information about suspected drug trafficking in the Fra Ben area. He was found in possession of some 45 sachets of cannabis. Sillah was taken to court on Tuesday, charged with selling cannabis, possession of the drug under circumstances denoting that it was not intended for... Читать дальше...

Żejtun is likely to be the first village to have temporarily pedestrianised squares and streets as part of the ‘Slow Streets’ project. It is one of six localities chosen for the pilot project, which will aim to reduce traffic in village cores and provide more open spaces to the public. Dingli, Qrendi, Żurrieq, Mqabba and Safi are the other chosen localities. The project will start in the next eight weeks, Local Councils Association president Mario Fava told Times of Malta. He said that out of the six localities... Читать дальше...

Updated 5.18pm Some respite from what is known as a heat dome, which Malta is currently experiencing, will start by Thursday, but do not hold your breath for cooler weather as the Met Office still forecasts temperatures will remain above average for the rest of August. A spokesperson for the Meteorological Office at Malta International Airport explained the current high temperatures, experienced throughout the last month, as resulting from different heat domes, formed when stagnant hot air over... Читать дальше...

Yorgen Fenech has appealed a judgment which had rejected his attempt to block the use of information he had given the police for the purpose of obtaining a presidential pardon. The business tycoon, who stands accused of complicity in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, had given that information to investigators shortly after his arrest in November 2019. He is insisting that he had done so “under the express promise” that if his request for a presidential pardon was turned down, that... Читать дальше...

Italy’s enthusiasm over its Olympics success, driven in part by multicultural athletes, has once again reignited debate over its citizenship law and the bureaucratic hurdles faced by thousands of young people. The debate comes on the heels of Italy’s best performance in history at the Olympic Games, with 40 gold medals from a diverse band of athletes from a variety of backgrounds, including the country’s new star, Texas-born sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs.  The debate was sparked anew after the head of Italy’s National Olympic Committee... Читать дальше...

Maltese researchers have gone to all parts of the globe with their findings and innovations. Now they’re even taking their science beyond Earth. Project Maleth will be the first Maltese experiment to be done on the final frontier – space. Led by associate professor of biomedical science at the University of Malta Joseph Borg, the team will be taking samples of microorganisms that cause diabetic ulcers and sending them to the International Space Station. Researchers will then get to analyse, remotely... Читать дальше...

Malta’s greylisting is a “small hurdle” for an association of German SMEs working to attract investors to the country to see for themselves Malta’s potential as a place for them to do business. The BVMW, the German Association for Small and Medium Businesses, recently set up an office in Malta to attract foreign investment and help German companies set up a base here. The head of the Malta office, Alfons Schwarte, told Times of Malta that it plans to attract 50 new companies per year, enticing... Читать дальше...

Lionel Messi is said to be signing a two-year contract with Paris San Germain with an option to extend for another year according to Sky Sports on Tuesday. Messi is said to be travelling to Paris to complete his move to the Qatar-owned French giants which will be worth around 30 million after tax. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner was unable to secure a new deal with Barcelona after financial strain proved the Catalan club unable to afford the Argentine’s new contract.   Barcelona’s top scorer was... Читать дальше...

GO’s group revenue for the first six months of the year rose by 2.5% when compared to the same period last year, with growth in two of its subsidiaries making up for a drop in telecoms income.   Pre-tax profit for the first six months of 2021 amounted to €7.9 million, a slight decline over 2020. The board of directors resolved to approve the payment of an interim dividend of 7c per share.  Revenue amounted to €93.9 million, an increase of €2.3 million over the comparative period in 2020, the company said. Читать дальше...

Clare Azzopardi interviews Leanne Ellul on her latest poetry collection, L-Inventarju tal-Kamra l-Kaħla. A poet, a colleague, a friend. Leanne Ellul is all of this and much more. Together we have created a whole scheme of textbooks for the primary years, and now we are writing a whole new world of ghosts for the young. We have organised talks, literary events, festivals and managed numerous projects, some of which are still going steady. We discuss what we teach and how best to teach it, what we write and how to write it better. Читать дальше...

German pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer on Monday lost another appeal against a verdict that found its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, the latest setback in its bid to end thousands of lawsuits over the product. An appeals court in San Francisco upheld the 2019 ruling in favour of a couple who claimed they got non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using Roundup for years. The court also upheld a judge's decision to reduce the jury's compensation award to Alva and Alberta Pilliod from $2 billion... Читать дальше...