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Is PCOS the secret ‘Thief of Womanhood’?

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 08:58 Last update: about 7 years ago

Every girl remembers their menarche period. My college years brought with them fluctuating weight, mood swings and anxiety. I began replacing meals with coffee. I was on a never-ending quest to be...

The Cross

Monday, 6 April 2020, 09:25 Last update: about 7 years ago

It sounds like a paradox - the Cross is a symbol of agony and death but also of triumph and salvation. An icon that commands respect and reverence, enough to make us get down on our knees whenever we...

Reflections on teaching amidst COVID-19

Monday, 6 April 2020, 09:24 Last update: about 7 years ago

It was the 12th of March at noon. The Prime Minister of Malta together with the Minister for Education and Employment announced that all educational establishments would be closed the following day....

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Sunday, 5 April 2020, 09:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

There is nothing new about political parties collecting as much data as possible on voters. One could argue that it is even the responsibility of political parties to know their voters - otherwise,...

Collective responsibility

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 09:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

"Distance means so little when life means so much" – Amit Kalantri, Indian author The current pandemic should lead us to appreciate better our size as a country and our resilience as a...

The Tutankhamen syndrome

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 08:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Marie Benoît

Greed, which is destroying our world and our humanity. We are in danger in our, until now, affluent society, of destroying our humanity as Midas came near to doing. When he was granted one wish...

Role of digitalisation in Covid-19 scenario

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 08:39 Last update: about 7 years ago

We are definitely living unprecedent times. I would have never imagined that the world, my country, my government, my ministry, my colleagues and neighbours, my family and I would face such a surreal...

The deadly spread of disinformation

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 08:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Josianne Cutajar MEP

As with any other large-scale crisis, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is testing our collective strengths and exposing our weaknesses. Beyond the stress placed on our healthcare systems and our...

Nature takes a breath of fresh air

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 08:28 Last update: about 7 years ago

While our economies buckle and strain under the weight of the coronavirus, nature has taken a rare breath of fresh air - and incidentally, so have we. Carbon emissions have dropped significantly...

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