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A Universal library

Monday, 18 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written...

Bridges, Not walls

Monday, 18 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The pace at which peace is fast disappearing from the world today has caused each sane and sensible person to worry...

Mid-term

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In his review of the third year of the current legislature, the Prime Minister emphasised the fact that the government chose to focus on the creation of productive jobs whilst maintaining high...

Alternate Realities in cyberspace

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Internet is a fascinating invention. A mere 20 years ago it was practically an unknown quantity. Used initially by military boffins and academic researchers, this network of powerful computers has gradually transformed itself...

Misurata, The Sarajevo of 2011

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I began preparing for this article by consulting Google maps and keying in Misurata (or Misratah)....

Gaping Holes in the anti-divorce arguments

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The arguments of those who are against remarriage after legal separation have focused on three main themes....

J’accuse: Pulses

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The metaphor is normally “il-polz tal-poplu” - the people’s pulse. It’s the measure that most politicians used to go by for a long time. Ever since a few avant-garde British colonials ...

An Unbalanced campaign

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

It’s like a battle between David and Goliath.Goliath, a huge, monster-like giant, armed to the hilt and carrying a protective ...

Cutting Our deficit Obama style

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Can we take a leaf out of Obama’s hymn book and sing our way to deficit reduction. For the uninitiated, 2011 was an exceptional year in American history when its deficit rose...

Mind The gap

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta’s bridge is falling down, falling down, my fair lady. But unlike London Bridge, from where the rhyme originates, our bridge...

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