Leaders Agree to closer long-term union
Saturday, 30 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
After tough all-night bargaining, European leaders appeared to salvage what had seemed to be a summit teetering toward failure by agreeing early yesterday ...
Climate Change: A catastrophic rising tide
Friday, 29 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Everyone disagrees on the causes, the solutions and the reasons why the world’s atmosphere is heating up and the glaciers are melting. But the fact of ...
Air Malta: Another Chance to fly
Friday, 29 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Air Malta has been given another lease of life thanks to a restructuring plan which was agreed to by the European Commission, wherein the Government ...
Civil War: Push coming to shove in Syria
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As much of the world continues to watch in outrage the Syrian regime’s bloody campaign against the country’s dissents, or freedom fighters depending on one’s point of view...
EU Summit: In for the long haul
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
EU leaders will be converging in Brussels today for what is set to be a long and painful EU Council summit which could determine the future of not only the eurozone and the shared currency, but also of the bloc itself....
Sexual Health: Alarming increase in syphilis cases
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta registered a record number of syphilis cases last year, consultant in genito-urinary (GU) medicine Philip Carabot said on Monday....
Rivalry: The Italy Versus England thing
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A visitor to Malta these past days would have been bemused to see the intense rivalry between Maltese supporters of the Italian football national team and those of the English team....
The Last of a species
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Just as a loggerhead turtle swam to shore at Ġnejna Bay last week, in the first turtle nesting in about 52...
Spain Makes formal bailout request
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Just prior to the EU summit this week, Spain has made a formal request for a bailout loan for its banking sector from its eurozone partners. It was expected....