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Blight of an island

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 10:11 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

Living in Malta on clear days we can see at a distance the huge bulk of Mount Etna across the sea. And on clear nights we can also glimpse the lights of the Sicilian littoral. That's where our...

Musings on the roof

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

I have rather neglected my neighbour, George of late. Not actually, you understand, just in this column. We still meet most evenings atop our respective roofs, glasses of beer in hands, to put...

Marie Benoit's Diary: A pianist from The Ukraine in Senglea

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 09:21 Last update: about 5 years ago Marie Benoît

Khoen Liem's home in Senglea is full of ambience. He has turned it into a cosy and welcoming oasis with many paintings of contemporary artists bought here in Malta but also of photos of his family. It...

Europe’s first Window of Chinese Books established in Malta

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 08:59 Last update: about 5 years ago

On Tuesday, 25 October, guests from China and Malta met online to jointly witness the donation of more than 200 books from Jinling Library of Nanjing to Malta Libraries and the signing of the first...

Zellweger spectrum disorders

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 08:42 Last update: about 5 years ago

Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) are also named peroxisomal biogenesis disorders. These diseases have an influence on peroxisomes which are cell parts playing an essential role in multiple body...

Handling the narcissist

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 08:30 Last update: about 5 years ago

Narcissism is a pattern characterised by insecurity, entitlement, grandiosity, lack of empathy, poor emotional regulation, rage, arrogance and high conflict behaviour. While there are different...

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