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The energy ‘debate’

Sunday, 7 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The proceedings in Parliament this past week have cast useful light on the violent arguments related to the new power station. The present state of the Italian network shows quite clearly that at...

There is an olive tree in Ruskin Avenue

Sunday, 7 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Ruskin Avenue, Kew (London) must be less than 100 metres long. As one leaves the Underground station 'Kew Gardens', the last but one stop of one of those coloured lines that criss-cross on the London...

Seabank permits

Sunday, 7 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I refer to what was said on 14 July during the Reporter programme broadcast on TVM by PBS. When I said that the permits issued by Mepa don't depend on regulations and laws but on how powerful the...

The struggle to stop Ukraine's collapse

Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the hero of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, decided to revive a Cold War situation in the world. So far, both the United States of America...

Pretty little ducks all in two rows

Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

On Tuesday night, I happened to walk past a TV screen showing dozens seated in two pretty neat rows on one side and two rows on the other. All were seated except for one, who was...

An impersonal universe

Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The outer space epic Interstellar is a "don't miss" movie, Time magazine reported on 10 November. The review of the film starts as follows: "There is no reason at all you...

Wither power prices?

Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The unattributed piece "More trouble for Malta's energy prices in store as EU seeks to harmonise taxes" presents a number of dubious assertions and a title which goes against the grain in the second...

Lack of educational spots

Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I am simply mystified. We have plenty of public media stations - both radio and television - yet not one of them has deemed it fit to broadcast 'public service clips' that should hopefully help...

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