Another milestone in for the public health
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 09:44
Last update: about 6 years ago
We all heard of how obesity is a major problem not just in Malta, but in the whole wide world. Cardiologists and many other health professionals states how one out of every five deaths in Malta have...
Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 07:15
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Winter Olympics open Friday night, inviting the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Games, this time as an emboldened and...
Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 19:03
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Jacques Rogge, who oversaw an era of political and financial stability in the Olympic movement after its worst ethics scandal and pursued a hard line against doping during his 12 years as IOC...
Former snooker, billiards champion Guzi Grech passes away
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 16:10
Last update: about 6 years ago
Former snooker champion Guzi Grech has passed away, the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association said. In a post on Facebook, the association said Grech won several honours including the Maltese...
Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 15:48
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with...