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‘Nothing new under the sun’ | Karl Schembri
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‘Nothing new under the sun’ | Karl Schembri
It was 20 years ago today (almost) that journalist/author KARL SCHEMBRI...
‘Bernard the Barbarian’
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‘Bernard the Barbarian’
There is only one way we can possibly make sense, of every single aspect of...
How ‘far to the right’ does the PN have to go, before we start calling it a ‘far-right party’?
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How ‘far to the right’ does the PN have to go, before we start calling it a ‘far-right party’?
I just thought I’d ask, because… well, some of the things that...
‘Housing the oppressor’ | Audrey Friggieri
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‘Housing the oppressor’ | Audrey Friggieri
The murder of Bernice Cassar has shocked and outraged the public; but as...
You can’t ‘protect women’s lives’, without also protecting their ‘physical and mental health’
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You can’t ‘protect women’s lives’, without also protecting their ‘physical and mental health’
Much as I hate to say this, in a country where both abortion and suicide are...
So it’s OK to buy gas from Qatar… but not to play football there?
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So it’s OK to buy gas from Qatar… but not to play football there?
Shouldn’t it be just as objectionable, to sign lucrative business deals...
Was Megalithic Malta the lost city of Atlantis? It all boils down to probabilities | Anthony Bonanno
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Was Megalithic Malta the lost city of Atlantis? It all boils down to probabilities | Anthony Bonanno
A recent Netflix series entitled ‘Ancient Apocalypse’ has reignited...
And for its next trick, the PA will make ODZ disappear… forever!
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And for its next trick, the PA will make ODZ disappear… forever!
The emphasis is once again – juts like in 2006 - on...
‘Recognising the problem’ isn’t enough: you also have to try and solve it
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‘Recognising the problem’ isn’t enough: you also have to try and solve it
So for the government to stolidly refuse to ever address this problem, simply...
Abortion, by any other name…
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Abortion, by any other name…
Both Abela and Fearne seem to have finally (and belatedly) understood, that...
‘I will not rest, until Hondoq is truly safe’ | Paul Buttigieg
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‘I will not rest, until Hondoq is truly safe’ | Paul Buttigieg
Qala mayor PAUL BUTTIGIEG reminisces over 20 years of ‘pressure from...
Abela has excluded ALL politicians as President: not just Gonzi
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Abela has excluded ALL politicians as President: not just Gonzi
The Prime Minister had no shortage of perfectly valid, rational arguments to...
L’Uomo Del Monte ha detto ‘No’…
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L’Uomo Del Monte ha detto ‘No’…
In an age when Planning Authority decisions always seem to go in the clean...
Ħondoq is safe from development; but for how long? | Astrid Vella
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Ħondoq is safe from development; but for how long? | Astrid Vella
Environmental NGOs such as Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) are palpably...
Hey, big spenders! Time to regulate campaign financing
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Hey, big spenders! Time to regulate campaign financing
A report by the Standards Commission reveals loopholes in Malta’s...
There is nothing ‘pagan’ (still less, ‘satanic’) about Halloween
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There is nothing ‘pagan’ (still less, ‘satanic’) about Halloween
Nearly all the Catholic Church’s most cherished festivals (including both...
What happened to that Public Domain Act, by the way?
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What happened to that Public Domain Act, by the way?
All along, however: it is a stage which we would quite simply never have...
‘Attractiveness’ is in the eye of the investor | Ronald Attard
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‘Attractiveness’ is in the eye of the investor | Ronald Attard
RONALD ATTARD, country-managing partner for EY Partheneon, argues that Malta...
A Mosque too far?
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A Mosque too far?
… but never – not even once – was this concern with...
Oh look: another ‘European Parliament resolution’, for us to ignore…
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Oh look: another ‘European Parliament resolution’, for us to ignore…
And if the European Commissioner, no less, can simply ignore the European...
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