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Will It ever end?

Saturday, 5 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, I welcomed the outcome of the ‘euro crisis’ summit in Paris with cautious relief. ...

The Personal ties that bind

Friday, 4 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

State visits to the United States by foreign leaders often carry a whiff of domestic American politics. The October visit of South Korea’s president was no exception...

Public Transport and the power station contract

Friday, 4 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

This week was quite interesting.We started off with the ongoing debate on public transport in Malta; the addressing of the transport system that changed people’s lives – in the wrong way...

The Poor state of tourism in Gozo

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The importance of tourism for Gozo can never be highlighted enough. It is the main catalyst for the local economy...

Not As smart as we thought they are

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It’s funny, isn’t it, how people’s minds sometimes work – or don’t. You think they’re pretty intelligent, you work on that basis...

Score-settling After Libya’s war casts shadow

Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Tawergha, a town once loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is no more: Its 25,000 residents have fled, fearing retribution from vengeful victors from the neighbouring city of Misurata who have burned and ransacked homes...

The Dangerous game of numbers and figures

Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Numbers and figures. Is this what our short life of ours has boiled down to? From a life’s perspective they (numbers) may not matter as much but in the political and finance sectors numbers do matter, and how...

Asia’s Giants colliding at sea?

Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Even in an age of 24-hour globalised news, some important events only come to light well after the fact...

Time For a reality check

Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

While Libyans have not had a taste of democracy for almost half a century – which means that so far it is something completely alien to all those who may be 45 years old and under ...

Al-Assad Warns of earthquakes

Monday, 31 October 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

In a rare interview given to the UK’s Sunday Telegraph, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad warned of earthquakes, if the West were to intervene in its affairs....

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