More people are borrowing books
Libraries have fewer members but more people are borrowing books, official figures show. More than 910,000 books were loaned from all libraries last year, up eight per cent over 2016. Continue Reading
Today’s front pages – August 26, 2018
These are the headlines in local Sunday newspapers this week. The Sunday Times of Malta leads with reports that a consortium which won a controversial €274m direct order at St Continue Reading
Watch: Russian opposition leader detained outside his home
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained outside his home in Moscow on Saturday for reasons that were not immediately clear, his spokeswoman said on Twitter. “Navalny was detained two Continue Reading
Fire kills 19 people at hot springs hotel
A fire tore through a hot springs hotel in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin before dawn on Saturday, killing 19 people and causing 23 others to be taken to Continue Reading
Italy ‘never fulfilled pledge’ to take migrants from Malta
Italy never fulfilled its pledge to take 50 migrants from Malta, the Times of Malta is informed, undermining Rome’s political posturing as it continues to lash out at EU States Continue Reading
Those accusing Church of not helping migrants are ‘misinformed’ – Emigrants Commission
The Church provides accommodation to some 400 migrants in shelters across the country, according to the head of the Emigrants Commission. Mgr Alfred Vella told the Times of Malta that Continue Reading
Prostitutes were employed on a ‘profit-sharing basis’
The owner of a number of massage parlours was given a two-year suspended sentence after he admitted to using them as a brothel. Four Colombian women who worked there of Continue Reading
Corruption claims ‘denting’ passport scheme’s reputation
Corruption claims on the sale of Maltese passports has dented the reputation of the scheme, according to research carried out by the Financial Times, but the country still managed to climb Continue Reading
