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4th Of July

Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Nineteen beneficiaries of international protection recently left Malta to start a new life in the United States under the US Refugee Resettlement Programme (USRRP)...

Half A century of planning abuse

Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There can be no environmental or cultural heritage conservation without adequate planning legislation and a proper structure plan...

Justice For Sweden

Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Julian Assange’s bizarre bid for political asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London has claimed headlines everywhere, but it has obscured an important truth...

Far Easier than sudoku

Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Although it must have been a hit for over seven years now, Sudoku might still prove to be puzzling for some to tackle and frustrating for others...

Surge In violence spurs new fears in Iraq

Monday, 2 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A half year after the US military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing...

The State of the country

Monday, 2 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

On a yearly basis, the US President delivers a speech which is called the state of the union. It is a very important speech as it gives an overview of the country’s situation and the main issues and difficulties for the future...

Should Malta Press the Euro eject seat button?

Sunday, 1 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I write this before this weekend’s 20th save-the-euro meeting of eurozone leaders in the last two years has even started. Twentieth time lucky?A lot of posturing ha...

It Was indeed personal

Sunday, 1 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It was clear from day one that the motion against Malta’s permanent representative to the European Union Richard Cachia Caruana was a personal issue. The tr...

Being Nice to gays

Sunday, 1 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Neo-Mintoffian Joseph Muscat has released a video message for Gay Pride Week. I found it very amusing, and typically right-wing-village-cons...

Twenty Thousand

Sunday, 1 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

A quick glance at Eurostat’s latest unemployment figures makes one appreciate the achievements made by the present administration in job creation...

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