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Eurozone: Italy And Spain next?

Thursday, 4 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The credit vultures have been waiting all along. Italy had, for many years, struggled with ballooning public debt....

Pure Courage: Heroes in our midst

Thursday, 4 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The purpose of this particular leading article is not to question the outcome of the St Joseph Home abuse case. We will take our cue from the victims, who have said they are satisfied that justice has been served. ...

Festas: Preserving A very Maltese tradition

Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It used to be a NET preserve, but NET has relinquished it. ONE used to dabble around it, maybe some Sundays in a summer, but this summer only ONE has been giving the stay-at-home population of Malta a wall-to-wall coverage...

US Debt deal: More of the same

Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Many of the world’s business headlines feature the US debt ‘problem’. By late last night, all should have been done and dusted as Senate puts a bill to raise the debt ceiling through....

Arab Spring: Freedom And justice for all

Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It all began with the ouster of longtime Tunisian strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and it continued to gain momentum when former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sent packing....

Drug Abuse: Babies with an addiction

Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is heartbreaking to hear of pregnant women with a drug problem who are effectively passing on their addiction to their unborn baby....

Air Malta: More Questions than answers

Monday, 1 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The warning issued by the European Commission to the Maltese government with regard to the possible redeployment of Air Malta employees as part of the restructuring process somewhat raises more questions than the statement itself answers...

The Marsa Power station: The latest commitment

Monday, 1 August 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It is not very often that one hears a minister say that Malta is running late. Finance Minister Tonio Fenech, who is also responsible for Enemalta Corporation, said this last Friday when he was asked about the closure of the Marsa power station...

Undoubtedly The right phone call

Sunday, 31 July 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The media has been engulfed by the multi-faceted Engerer affair this week and we are about to deviate from the general tone that others have taken so far on a state of affairs,...

Echoes Of 2006

Saturday, 30 July 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Juventus have promised to go the whole way to force the authorities to take away the 2006 Italian league title that was awarded to Inter....

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