The Malta Independent 24 August 2026, Monday
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Multiple sclerosis: Giving patients some dignity

Thursday, 25 September 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease. It is an erosion of the nervous system and affects the flow of information within the brain and body. Victims of MS...

General assembly: Russia wants to keep Ukraine off UN radar

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 08:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        As world leaders, including Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, gather at the United Nations this week, the US and its European allies are consumed by...

Hunting: No knee-jerk reactions now

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 08:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The temptation is always there. But maybe public policy should not be run on knee-jerks, inspired by an event, distasteful though it may be.   The...

Referendum: Scots must heal divide

Monday, 22 September 2014, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Following a long campaign that brought floods of relief for some and bitter disappointment for others, Scotland is still recovering after voting to...

Independence: one nation, one day

Sunday, 21 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Today, Malta celebrates its independence for the first time as a nation totally united. No blues or reds, no boycotts and no petty partisan politics. Today, thanks to a bout of maturity on the part of...

Report card: must do better

Saturday, 20 September 2014, 11:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There will, no doubt, be a deluge of self-congratulatory messages today and tomorrow to mark Malta’s first 50 years of independence.   We may spend 99% of the time bickering in what we...

Health promotion: Bring back quarantine

Friday, 19 September 2014, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Like a storm about to break, yesterday’s news about a ship carrying a possible Ebola case deeply shocked the country.   What has been talked about...

You’re really on your own, Dr Sant

Thursday, 18 September 2014, 08:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        We publish in today’s issue, the ‘explanation’ if that is the correct word, MEP Alfred Sant gave for his abstention in the European Parliament...

Public transport: We may be OK as it is

Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 07:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        If it were indeed possible, perhaps the best outcome for the future of public transport in Malta is to remain as it is, rather than undertake a new and maybe...

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