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World Premiere: The new Qoros 3 Hatch

Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Dynamic design, excellent connectivity, class-leading interior space, generous specification, high safety standards   Following its global debut almost exactly one year ago in Geneva, new...

The new BMW X3

Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It was back in 2003 that BMW founded the new mid-size Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) segment with the launch of the X3. That means the BMW X3 has been a paragon of sporty dynamics, premium...

Steroid use much higher among gay and bi teen boys

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 16:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Gay and bisexual teen boys in the U.S. use illicit steroids at a rate almost six times higher than do straight kids, a "dramatic disparity" that points up a need to reach out to this group,...

Scientists find ancient plague DNA in teeth

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 16:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Scientists say two of the deadliest pandemics in history were caused by strains of the same plague and warn that new versions of the bacteria could spark future outbreaks.   Researchers...

Jezebel says little progress in model diversity

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 15:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In the wake of a fresh diversity push among models and under the headline "New York Fashion Week: Diversity Talks But White Faces Walk," the culture and style website Jezebel has...

One baby aspirin a day keeps the cancer away

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 07:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Aspirin is one of the oldest drugs on the market and has been mostly used to treat headaches, fever and arthritis.   It has also recently been discovered that aspirin possesses anti-cancer...

A study on Maltese female identical twins

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 20:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As part of my MA dissertation I studied how female identical twins in Malta acquire an identity, under the supervision of Dr Sandra Scicluna Calleja.   While for hundreds of years identical...

San Anton School Science Fair 2014

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 20:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

On Friday 31 January San Anton School hosted the 2014 Science Fair, organised by the Science Department.   This biennial event is highly anticipated in the School Calendar and one in which...

Want to talk trash?

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 20:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Erika Gatt from St Margaret’s College Girls Secondary Zejtun took these photos for the YRE (Young Reporters for the Environment) competition.   How would you spend a Sunday afternoon...

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