Новости за 02.10.2021

MAPFRE, both in Malta and at Group level, is today celebrating a new edition of Global Volunteering Day. This day is aimed at enabling all employees to come together as one global team and help others in need. MAPFRE Group is this year once again be dedicating the event towards nutrition, having set an overall challenge of reaching 10,000 kilograms worth of food donations among all MAPFRE employees globally. This global challenge is being treated with the utmost importance, especially since nearly nine per cent of the world’s population ... Читать дальше...

The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back its first images of Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun, the European Space Agency said Saturday. The images were obtained almost three years after the unmanned mission vessel was launched aboard an Ariane 5 Rocket. The cameras attached the BepiColombo provided black-and-white images, the ESA said in a statement. But as the spacecraft arrived on the night side of the planet, conditions were "not ideal" for taking images at its closest approach to the planet... Читать дальше...

Manuel Locatelli’s 86th-minute goal grabbed Juventus a hard-fought 1-0 derby victory at Torino on Saturday as Massimiliano Allegri’s men made it three straight Serie A wins. The visitors were poor for the majority of the match but improved late on and Locatelli netted for the second time in as many league games to continue Juve’s recent resurgence. Back-to-back victories in Serie A had got their season up and running after a nightmare start before a 1-0 Champions League win over holders Chelsea in midweek. Читать дальше...

Rolls-Royce's coachbuilt masterpiece Boat Tail made its global public debut at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on October 2. The car was unveiled on the Mosaic Lawn by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It was then available for guests and journalists to view, before returning to the privacy and seclusion that have surrounded it since it was formally revealed in May 2021.  Images of the car have been shared and admired around the world - however, this is the first... Читать дальше...

Italian striker Ciro Immobile on Saturday  ruled himself out of next week’s Nations League finals due to a thigh injury. Immobile, the leading scorer in Serie A this season, suffered the injury in Lazio’s 2-0 Europa League victory over Lokomotiv Moscow on Thursday. He will also miss Lazio’s Serie A game on Sunday. “Sorry for not being able to be in the  match against Bologna and sorry for not being able to respond to coach Roberto Mancini’s call for the Nations League finals,” the 31-year-old wrote on Instagram. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump has filed suit asking a court to reinstate his account on Twitter and restore the online voice he lost for allegedly instigating the Capitol Hill riot. Twitter and other social media banned the former president from their platforms after a mob of pro-Trump supporters assaulted the US Congress building on January 6. They were riled up by a speech hours earlier in which Trump hammered away at his false claims that the election he lost to Joe Biden was stolen from him. Twitter said at... Читать дальше...

Manchester United were held at home by Everton on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped to the subs bench as Chelsea scored two late goals against Southampton to top the Premier League table. Elsewhere, Leeds beat Watford for their first league win of the season while Norwich avoided defeat for the first time during the campaign. United’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford continues an unimpressive run of home results including a League Cup defeat by West Ham and last week’s shock Premier League loss at the hands of Aston Villa. Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund proved Saturday they can win in the Bundesliga without injured star striker Erling Braut Haaland by grabbing a 2-1 victory at home to Augsburg. With Haaland again in the stands at Signal Iduna Park having also missed Tuesday’s Champions League win over Sporting Lisbon with a persistent leg injury, Dortmund bounced back from last week’s shock league defeat at Moenchengladbach. Raphael Guerreiro converted a penalty after ten minutes only for Augsburg to draw level through Swiss striker Andi Zeqiri just before the break. Читать дальше...

A proposal for a three-line underground metro system with 25 stations around Malta was unveiled by the government on Saturday.  The network would cost around €6.2 billion and take 15 to 20 years to build, according to studies by London-based consultants Arup Group. A proposed first phase would cost €3.9 billion and could be operational in five to eight years.  The system would incorporate three lines, covering a total of 35km of track, running from Bugibba to Pembroke, Birkirkara to Valletta and Mater Dei to Cospicua. Читать дальше...

Nations have "a lot of work to do" in the weeks left before the COP26 climate summit, host Britain said Saturday as calls for greater ambition and more cash to fight warming grew. The Glasgow summit, which opens on October 31 and which was delayed a year by the pandemic, is being billed by observers as crucial for the continued viability of the Paris climate deal. The 2015 accord committed nations to limit global warming to "well below" 2 Degrees Celsius through sweeping emissions cuts and to... Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said Saturday there is still no fixed timetable for injured defender Sergio Ramos to make his debut for the club. Ramos has not played for PSG since joining the French giants on a two-year deal from Real Madrid in July, and has been training alone on his recovery from a calf injury. “We’re following his progress from day to day. We hope he’ll be back as soon as possible, but for the moment we can’t say when,” Pochettino told reporters ahead of Sunday’s trip to Rennes in Ligue 1. Читать дальше...

Ronald Koeman will stay on as Barcelona coach regardless of the result against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, club president Joan Laporta has said. Koeman’s future has been in serious doubt after Barca were beaten 3-0 by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, a defeat that leaves them bottom of the group. But Laporta, speaking ahead of Saturday’s game against La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, said: “Koeman will continue as Barca coach. He has the benefit of the doubt regardless of today’s... Читать дальше...

Parents interested in home-schooling their children can apply from March next year, the Education Ministry said, even though the law that has legalised this form of learning comes into force on Friday. The Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education will accept applications from March 1. A process will then kick off for the regulator to approve the home-schooling application, in line with the requirements of the Education Act, the ministry said. It was asked to clarify the timings after it announced last month... Читать дальше...

A severely neglected and emaciated horse that was on the verge of death has recuperated thanks to its rescuers. The foal, with maggot-ridden gaping wounds, had been seized by Animal Welfare in June and taken under the wing of RMJ’s Horse Rescue. The NGO has managed to slowly nurse it back to health after pledging to do everything to give it the best chance possible. Named Baby, the 10-month-old horse had arrived “literally on the brink of death, let down by humans but still with the gentlest of characters”... Читать дальше...

The Nationalist Party on Saturday launched a pre-budget document with proposals aimed at bettering economic stability following the pandemic and improving the administration of public finances. Its document (see PDF below) outlines recovery, growth and success as the three short, medium and long-term goals for the upcoming fiscal year.  The 2022 Budget speech is scheduled to take place on October 11.  Opposition leader Bernard Grech said that as part of the party’s commitment to better governance... Читать дальше...

A 23-year-old hunter from Gżira has been charged with shooting four protected birds dead. Miguel Zammit, who pleaded not guilty to charges, was remanded in custody after a court turned down his request for bail. Zammit was arrested on Saturday morning after witnesses told the police they saw him shoot down four flamingos over Qawra. Prosecutors told the court that police who arrived at the scene found Zammit with a firearm and ammunition. In a statement earlier on Saturday, the police said that three of the dead birds were found at sea... Читать дальше...

Libyan authorities have carried out an "anti-drug" operation in a rundown suburb of the capital Tripoli that resulted in arrests and the detention of hundreds of migrants. The attorney general, in a statement, said Friday's day-long sweep targeted "properties exploited in organising illegal immigration" and in the trafficking of drugs, alcohol and firearms. "Many perpetrators of crimes" were arrested and "hundreds of illegal immigrants transferred to shelters", the statement reads. On Twitter... Читать дальше...

On September 15, the Court of Appeal (Civil, Inferior) pronounced its judgment in case 62/2019 LM involving two investors as plaintiffs against the investment company Crystal Finance Investments Ltd. This judgment was given upon an appeal application by said company as it disagreed with the first instance judgment given on June 12, 2019, by the arbiter for financial services. Initially there were two separate cases against the investment company in front of the arbiter, by which the investors... Читать дальше...

Malta international Samuel Deguara has joined the Taipei Fubon Braves, the club announced on Friday. Deguara, who is no stranger to Asian basketball is set to join his fourth Asean League team in his career after stints with the Philippines Fire, Hong Kong’s Oriental Dragon Lions, and Thailand’s Mono Vampire.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the new sports website by Times of Malta

The testosterone hormone is one of the most important ones your body needs. If you are an avid fitness lover and visit the gym daily, then this hormone can help you gain more muscle and strength and reduce fat. This is not limited to people who are gym-goers but also as a man. When you are younger and in your 20s you will enjoy the soaring levels of this hormone but as you age, you will come across the harsh truth that nothing lasts forever. Your testosterone level will start dropping after you... Читать дальше...

Juventus head into Saturday’s Turin derby in the unusual position of being behind city rivals Torino in the Serie A table, but have started to find some momentum in recent weeks. Massimiliano Allegri’s side made a nightmare start to the season as they looked to regain the title which was lost to Inter Milan last term. A five-match unbeaten run, capped by an impressive Champions League win over holders Chelsea in midweek, has raised hopes that the Old Lady have turned a corner.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...

A 35-year-old woman died while COVID-19 positive overnight, health authorities said on Saturday.  The woman is among the youngest victims to die while positive in Malta. No further details about the victim were provided. There have been 459 COVID-linked deaths so far.  Health authorities reported the death on a day when 24 new COVID-19 cases were detected and 21 patients recovered. Six of Malta's 313 active virus cases currently requiring hospital treatment. There were no virus patients in hospital's... Читать дальше...

A 3.8-magnitude tremor struck about 130 km south of Malta in the early hours of Saturday morning, researchers said.  The Seismic Monitoring and Research Group of the Univeristy of Malta, on Saturday said the seismic active had occurred at 4.39am.   The Richter Scale, used to measure seismic activity, classifies events that score between a 3.0 and 3.9 to be minor tremors. The blue trace on this graph represents the tremor off Malta's southern coast. Photo: Seismic Monitoring and Research Group. Читать дальше...

SEAT received the AUTOBEST trophy for the 'Best Buy Car of Europe 2021,' won by the SEAT Leon. The 20th edition of the AUTOBEST Gala Awards ceremony took place in Barcelona and brought together over 150 guests from 34 different countries as trophies are handed to the winners. The AUTOBEST awards garner their significance in part because the jury consists of 32 judges made up of some of the most recognised automotive journalists from all over Europe. It’s the second time in SEAT’s 70 years of... Читать дальше...

Lawyers refusing to attend sittings in the Gozo court, bringing it to a complete standstill, have denounced the authorities' “deafening silence”. In a statement on Saturday, the lawyers said that although they have not been attending sittings since Thursday, niether Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, nor the Court Services Agency had contacted them to address their concerns. The Gozo court is at a complete standstill after lawyers announced they would not attend... Читать дальше...