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‘We are the masters now’

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Martin Scicluna

In 1945, Clement Attlee won a landslide victory in the first post-war general election in Britain, bringing the Labour Party to power. A year later, during a heated debate in the House of Commons, the...

The good, the bad and the ugly

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

Let’s start with the good   Sometimes politicians are criticized for failing to be objective in their assessment of their opponents and for only saying things which put their...

Chasing the laughter

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:49 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I will never know it all. I continue to learn and seek enjoyment in doing so. I learn from the world, I learn from my family, I learn from my friends, I learn from my patients and I learn from my...

Money for Nothing

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Last Wednesday at the Granaries, the legendary Mark Knopfler gave a full two-hour concert accompanied by a band of eight gifted musicians much to the enjoyment of locals and tourists who flocked to...

Alvaro del Portillo

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Michael Asciak

The news that Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of both Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, is very good news for all who hold the Church and the world dear. Pope John XXIII for his...

Disabled we fly!

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Is it easy for disabled people to travel abroad? Since we often associate disability with limitations, it is reasonable to assume that disabled people tend to travel only for medical or religious...

Marriages made in hell

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Mario Rizzo Naudi

It is widely believed that a honeymoon is fun, the culmination of a celebration and a union of two people who believe they are made for each other. It is also a symbolic time when all goes well and...

Dementia sufferers’ cries finally heard

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Imagine losing your memory, your ability to think and to make judgment calls not just for a day – but permanently. Most types of dementia begin gradually and worsen progressively over several...

Pushing back one’s memory...

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 08:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

I was, and I am sure most readers were too, deeply touched by that large group of Maltese lawyers who came out expressing their unconditional love and utter pity for “the poor immigrant”....

Epilepsy in Europe

Saturday, 20 July 2013, 08:47 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

Epilepsy is a disease caused by excessive electrical discharges in a group of cells in the brain. It is well known primarily due to the visible seizures that are caused as a result of these electrical...

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