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Reading Time: 2 minutes MADRID, April 20 (Reuters) – The World and European soccer bodies, FIFA and UEFA, must not prevent 12 of the continent’s leading clubs from creating a breakaway Super League, a Spanish commercial court said on Tuesday in a preliminary ruling. FIFA and UEFA made no immediate comment about the case, which is likely to mark the

Reading Time: 3 minutes April 20 (Reuters) – Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received doses in the United States, but backed its overall benefits against any risks. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday its safety committee had

Reading Time: < 1 minute The two men charged with planting the bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia have asked the President to ignore the government’s recommendation to reject their request for a pardon to provide information on who was behind the murder. Source Newsbook Updated 1745 Any reference to content published on CDE News and re-published

Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi during Tuesday's parliamentary sitting made reference to BNP Paribas and Pilatus Bank "who put shame to Malta's reputation by association." Azzopardi stated that the relevant authorities need to answer as to why officials of Pilatus Bank have not been brought to justice even after it was revealed that the magisterial

Making a home more sustainable, besides being environmentally friendly, is a smart way to save money. Bank of Valletta has partnered with the European Investment Fund to launch the BOV HomeEnergy Loan to assist new and existing home-owners to finance Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) projects. The BOV HomeEnergy Loan is available either

Facebook - Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija, Ħal Għaxaq A.D. 1873 Tista' taqra bil- Malti . The Għaxaq local council’s plans to establish a picnic and camping site is facing the objection of the locality’s St Mary’s Band Club, whose fireworks factory is located a short distance away from the designated site. Għaxaq olive grove set to be rehabilitated into

Photo by Maria Ziegler on Unsplash 3,213 contracts for the sale of residential property were finalised during the first quarter of 2021, representing an increase over 2020 figures but a decline from the 2019 peak. In contrast, National Statistics Office figures show that the number of promise of sale agreements signed in the first three months of the

Il-Hagar museum in Victoria, Gozo, has announced that it will again be welcoming visitors from Monday, the 26th of April – at the usual opening hours of 9am to 5pm, seven days a week. Anti-Covid protocols will be followed, but entrance remains free. Following many requests, the museum has decided to extend the five temporary exhibitions which were

Italy has held talks with several manufacturers about starting production of mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines in the country, in the latest sign that European officials want to deepen those supplies over other types of shot. Rome has discussed the domestic production of mRNA-based vaccines with US biotech Moderna, Switzerland’s Novartis and Italy’s ReiThera,

Photo - Pixabay Tista' taqra bil- Malti . Five people were admitted to hospital after being shot and critically injured in a shooting in front of a liquor store in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was confirmed by the KSLA station. Authorities described the injuries as critical and the victims in danger of death. The incident was the third shooting incident

Emotions ran high on Monday as excited passengers set off on the first flights to take advantage of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, allowing families split when borders closed almost 400 days ago to finally reunite. "(I'll) yell, scream, cry, hug, kiss, (feel) happy - all of these emotions at once," Denise O'Donoghue,

Germany paid tribute on Sunday to the nearly 80,000 people it has lost to the coronavirus, even as the country argues about how to get a grip on another rise in infections. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier led a memorial event at Berlin’s Konzerthaus concert hall with Chancellor Angela Merkel and a few other top officials. They were joined by five

The Dizz Group of Companies has reported a loss of €3.3m for 2020 as a result of lower revenue from its fashion division and administrative and tax costs. It said the loss was a material variance of some €3.1m from the 2020 projections  issued on 14 July 2020 which had projected a loss of €203,000. The group said it had an adverse variance of €4.7m

The main highlight this week comes from central banks, where the European Central Bank will announce its latest rate decision on Thursday, followed by President Lagarde’s press conference. A change in the policy stance is unlikely according to consensus expectations. The priority of the ECB remains one of caution and is determined to avoid a premature

The Netherlands’ third-largest bank ABN Amro is to pay a €480 million settlement to prosecutors following a money-laundering probe, the bank announced on Monday. The announcement follows a 2019 investigation by prosecutors who said the Amsterdam-based bank failed to sufficiently monitor bank accounts and did not report “unusual transactions” or reported

Asian markets rose on Monday after recovery hopes for the coronavirus-battered US economy fuelled another round of record highs on Wall Street to close last week’s trade. Both the Dow and S&P finished at new peaks on Friday and also posted their fourth consecutive weekly gains, following on the heels of strong data for American housing starts, employment

Gambling is often connected to the negative risks of it and also the illegal part of it which makes sense since that’s what we are often taught at schools and told by our parents. However, that’s not quite the complete reality of it in Finland where it is legal but it’s controlled through laws and regulations. Actually, gambling is pretty popular in

Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Monday it was on track to restore full capacity by May after a plant fire, as manufacturers around the world battle to secure semiconductor supplies. By the end of this week, the company hopes to bring production at the blaze-hit factory near Tokyo to 30 per cent of previous capacity, before fully restoring

For the second straight year, Ford Mustang – which celebrated its 57th birthday on Saturday, April 17 – is the world’s best-selling sports car. The iconic performance model also retained its title of best-selling sports coupe for the sixth straight year. Led by a surge in sales of high-performance variants including Bullitt, Mustang led all competitors

The new film from French auteur Leos Carax will open the delayed Cannes Film Festival in July, the organisers said on Monday. Annette brings together two favourites of independent cinema, Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, as a glamourous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child, “a mysterious girl with a special

This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring a hippie camp for disabled youths, and a nod for the first film ever to star a deafblind actor. It’s a step forward for disability representation in Hollywood, nominated film-makers said − but one that must be built on to

The Malta Community of Illustrators has launched its latest online exhibition dedicated to the older generation. Kliem ix-Xjuħ features 16 artists forming part of the above community, who present intimate portrayals of their own elderly relatives, including grandmas and grandpas. Revisit the age-old mantra ‘respect your elders’ “We want to acknowledge

Widnet Il-Baħar U Stejjer Oħra by Joe Friggieri, published by Kite Group Malta, 2020 Professor Joe Friggieri’s Widnet Il-Baħar u Stejjer Oħra published by Kite Group is the fourth collection of short stories presented to the public in the last five years, the previous three having become so popular to the point of either being translated into foreign

Reading Time: 3 minutes The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is very low and the research has not been peer reviewed. The study, released in the weekend, compared almost

Reading Time: 2 minutes Thailand reported 1,390 new coronavirus cases on Monday, slowing slightly after a run of record daily highs, amid a new wave of infections that has seen a third of the country’s cases recorded this month alone. The new infections were down by a fifth from Sunday’s record 1,767 cases, which the coronavirus taskforce said was

Reading Time: < 1 minute A “worrying” backlog of patients in hospitals caused by Covid-19 could take up to five years to clear, NHS Providers has said. The organisation, which represents every NHS hospital, and mental health, community and ambulance service in England, said tackling the problem in the worst affected areas could take three to five years

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia reported 8,589 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Monday, including 2,279 in the capital Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,710,690. The country also reported another 346 deaths, raising the official toll to 105,928. Photo: Visitors enter the Lenin Mausoleum on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 18 April

Max Verstappen eased to victory in an incident-packed Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as he comfortably beat Lewis Hamilton, who almost crashed out after a rare error from the world champion. Hamilton hit a wall in a race that was also temporarily suspended following a separate incident involving his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The 23-year-old

Reading Time: 4 minutes April 19 (Reuters) – Following are the ownership details and Champions League records of the 12 top European clubs who announced on Sunday the launch of a breakaway Super League, and similar details on Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich, two major European clubs not taking part in the Super League: ARSENAL American billionaire

Reading Time: < 1 minute LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William, President of the English Football Association, on Monday criticised the planned breakaway Super League proposed by 12 European soccer clubs, saying he shared fans concerns about the idea. “Now, more than ever, we must protect the entire football community – from the top

Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund said Monday that they and German rivals Bayern Munich both rejected proposals to form a European Super League. In a statement on Monday, Dortmund chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke said that the members of the European Club Association (ECA) had met Sunday evening and expressed “a clear opinion to reject the foundation of

The goal scored by Kelechi Iheanacho didn't just send Leicester into a first FA Cup final since 1969. It was the first to be cheered by spectators at Wembley in more than a year. Not since March 2020 had fans been allowed into English football's national stadium through three national lockdowns. Now as coronavirus restrictions are eased, Wembley was

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas said he had a little extra motivation to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title against Andrey Rublev on Sunday as he was keen to join his mother on the honour roll at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. Tsitsipas had lost both his previous Masters finals but defeated Russian Rublev 6-3 6-3 to win the

As Ashleigh Barty prepares for the start of Roland Garros on May 24, she insisted Monday that she does not regard herself as the defending champion. The Australian won her only major singles title in Paris in 2019. The tournament was cancelled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s a long time since I’ve played at the French Open,” she said

Valletta have decided not to renew the contract of four of their overseas players for next season. Argentine midfielder Santiago Malano, Brazilian winger Wellington, Argentine winger Leandro Aguirre and forward Matteo Piciollo will not form part of the Citizens’ first team squad next season after their contracts were not renewed. Malano and Piciollo

The global footballers’ union FIFPRO on Monday said it would “vigorously defend” players of clubs launching the planned European Super League if they are threatened with bans from international competitions. Twelve of Europe’s biggest clubs earlier in the day announced the proposed launch of the breakaway tournament. But UEFA has said that teams and

Former English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke believes the widespread opposition to the proposed European Super League will mean it never comes about. The announcement by six leading English clubs on Sunday that they plan to join a breakaway European Super League has sparked a furious reaction across the sport. Manchester United, Liverpool,

The past week saw Parliament’s Standards Commissioner George Hyzler find that a government minister – Carmelo Abela – had breached parliamentary ethics by using public funds to pay for an advert which was deemed to be intended on boosting his own political profile rather than providing any information of value to the public. The report did not come

The wave of heinous crimes in Maltese political life will negatively affect our young people’s interest in politics. The selfishness and greed that has pervaded this island has led our young people to become more apathetic, disengaged and politically sceptical. This is evident in a Eurobarometer survey carried out a few years ago (2018). The responses

The entire world is currently facing daunting logistical issues with the rolling out of the largest, most complex vaccination programme in history. COVID-19 vaccination requires a complex set of interlocking management, handling and logistical operations. The limited supply of the vaccine, as well as the frequently erratic timing of deliveries, significantly

A plumber during the pandemic? Most of us want things we know to be impossible. And, yet, the most common dreams allegedly involve one’s teeth falling out, flying through the sky and being chased or hunted. Were I a dream interpreter, I would say you wish you could afford a foreign holiday but are being pursued by a dentist waving an unpaid bill. He