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Is-Sinjura Klaws

Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 09:18 Last update: about 10 years ago

Did you notice something a bit odd last Christmas? Hmm. You probably wouldn't have. The thing is, that last Christmas eve, Father Christmas was running a very high fever and lay sick in bed, coughing....

The history of maternity care in Malta

Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 09:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

Professor Charles Savona-Ventura is a well-known author who has published a significant number of writings on various aspects of Malta's medical history both on specialised journals as well as on...

Recent wave of WWII memoirs may also be the last

Saturday, 25 November 2017, 10:17 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Don Stratton, one of the few remaining surviving veterans from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, had been holding on to his memories for more than 70 years. "It's a long story and a hard one," says...

'Mad Men' creator delivers big with first novel

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 18:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

At 134 pages, Matthew Weiner's "Heather, The Totality" is best consumed in one bite like those exquisite pastries that line the cases of the French bakery/cafes on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The...

It lives! This nightmare machine writes bone-chilling tales

Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 18:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Don't throw away your Stephen King collection just yet. But the Master of the Macabre might want to keep an eye out behind him, because scientists have just unleashed a nightmare machine on a mission...

Dokic: Father physically, verbally, emotionally abused her

Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 18:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Former Wimbledon semifinalist Jelena Dokic says her father physically, verbally and emotionally abused her from a young age when she started playing tennis. In an autobiography to be released...

Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies

Monday, 20 November 2017, 18:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hillary Clinton's "What Happened" had a big debut. Clinton's book, about her stunning presidential election loss in 2016 to Donald Trump, sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of...

'Way It Was' taps aging Sinatra's highs

Saturday, 18 November 2017, 12:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Frank Sinatra's prime years as a singer were long behind him when Eliot Weisman managed his career. Yet even into his 70s "the Voice" could deliver what fans wanted or were willing to settle for. The...

'Parting Shot' will have readers turning the pages

Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:08 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Linwood Barclay's "Parting Shot" showcases the devastated town of Promise Falls a year after the horrific events that almost destroyed the community. Detective Barry Duckworth thinks he's seen it...

John McCain memoir, 'The Restless Wave,' coming in April

Thursday, 16 November 2017, 16:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An upcoming memoir from Sen. John McCain has taken on new meaning since he first decided to write it. "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations" is...

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