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Another milestone in for the public health

Thursday, 10 March 2022, 09:44 Last update: about 6 years ago

We all heard of how obesity is a major problem not just in Malta, but in the whole wide world. Cardiologists and many other health professionals states how one out of every five deaths in Malta have...

Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts

Saturday, 5 February 2022, 07:15 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Winter Olympics open Friday night, inviting the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Games, this time as an emboldened and...

Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

Sunday, 29 August 2021, 19:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Jacques Rogge, who oversaw an era of political and financial stability in the Olympic movement after its worst ethics scandal and pursued a hard line against doping during his 12 years as IOC...

Former snooker, billiards champion Guzi Grech passes away

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 16:10 Last update: about 6 years ago

Former snooker champion Guzi Grech has passed away, the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association said. In a post on Facebook, the association said Grech won several honours including the Maltese...

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

Sunday, 8 August 2021, 15:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with...

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