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Diary by DR JOANNA DELIA: All things bright and beautiful

Sunday, 14 November 2021, 08:52 Last update: about 6 years ago

"It's mid March 2020 and we were driving to Dingli as the first cases of Covid-19 in Malta were announced. It's my friend Max's birthday and there's the kids, dog and Canadian AuPair, Adriana, in the...

Feel the Magic project: MPO records Opera overtures

Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 10:15 Last update: about 6 years ago

Opera Overtures, recorded by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra earlier this year as part of the Feel the Magic project, were released on YouTube this week. The 60-piece MPO, with leader Marcelline...

Designed to Move

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 13:04 Last update: about 6 years ago

'If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure, due to the great many illnesses it can prevent and help treat' - UK chief medical officers The recent discussions about...

Are white potatoes healthy?

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 13:02 Last update: about 6 years ago

Greater potato consumption was once associated with a greater risk of developing diabetes. This first came from the Harvard Nurses' Health Study, where the science was confounded with a lack of...

Steward Health Care Malta marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:53 Last update: about 6 years ago

Steward Health Care Malta marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month in its hospitals in Gozo and Malta throughout the month of October, known also as Pink October. According to the Action for Breast...

A new painting of St Dominic Savio and Laura Vicuna

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:51 Last update: about 6 years ago

After the realization of the unpublished portrait of Don Bosco by the Italian artist Edoardo La Francesca, Fr Charles Cini SDB has now proposed to Edoardo another new project - the sketching and...

Launch of MSA members’ online exhibition

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:48 Last update: about 6 years ago

Titled Dream World, this year's members' exhibition, organised by the Malta Society of Arts (MSA), will showcase works by 35 of its members on the Society's website and social media platforms. The...

MPO Academy – Taking musical education to the next level

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:46 Last update: about 6 years ago

Twenty young musicians will be embarking on furthering their musical education, as they become the first students of the MPO Academy. In an official launch on 27 October, the Malta Philharmonic...

Understanding the different forms of narcissism

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

When we hear the term "narcissist", we usually think of a grandiose, self-important, arrogant and powerful world leader or celebrity. Recently, however, the term "narcissist" is increasingly being...

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