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The wooden spoons that made music - the story of Carmine Lauri

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 09:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Marika Azzopardi

Many years ago, I remember a young boy, much younger than myself, visiting his aunt's shop in Paola. The comings and goings of the boy and his sister were of no consequence in my life, apart from the...

Watch: Arabic-speaking student says he was victim of Islamophobia

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 08:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A college student and Iraqi refugee yanked from a Southwest Airlines flight after mentioning a terrorist group's name during a phone conversation in Arabic said Monday he was degraded and humiliated...

Kordin rejoins temple family

Thursday, 10 March 2016, 12:59 Last update: about 9 years ago

The prehistoric site of Kordin has joined the other megalithic temples managed by Heritage Malta following a mutual agreement with Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna to relinquish this important site in favour of...

Loss for words can be a rare brain disorder, not Alzheimer's

Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 14:07 Last update: about 9 years ago

A mysterious brain disorder can be confused with early Alzheimer's disease although it isn't robbing patients of their memories but of the words to talk about them. It's called primary...

Migrant boat sinks off Greek coast; 11 dead, 10 people rescued

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 08:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Greece's coast guard says at least 11 people, most of them children, have died in the latest migrant boat sinking off an eastern Greek island. The circumstances of Thursday's sinking were...

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