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Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 08:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

The sexual act of a couple of youngsters caught on tape has been allegedly hacked and then shared without their consent.  Apart from the fact that this situation even managed to...

Not so equality... after all

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Marie Louise Coleiro Preca

70 years ago, women in Malta achieved the right to vote. 70 years ago, Agatha Barbara was elected as the first-ever woman in the Maltese Parliament. 60 years ago, Agatha Barbara became the...

Let’s be bold for change

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Gejtu Vella

Artists worth their salt are capable to turn canvas or any other material into a work of art, even masterpieces, with the strokes of a paintbrush. They give us stunning illustrations.  The...

Green sense is common sense

Monday, 3 April 2017, 09:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

In the last few days, Alternattiva Demokratika –the Green Party – has been campaigning against over-development at both Mosta and Marsaxlokk. It is the renewal of an everlasting campaign,...

Switzerland in the Atlantic

Monday, 3 April 2017, 08:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Finally we’ve arrived at the point when Brexit will have to be negotiated. Discussions will be complex and I’m afraid quite tough. On the side of the Europeans (no matter what they say)...

The French Language and its role in contemporary Europe

Monday, 3 April 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Simon Mercieca

As part of the celebrations of the French Language in the world or what is called La Francophoniedans le Monde, the Alliance françaiseMalte-Méditerranéeorganized an extremely...

Keep hiding, Keith Schembri

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Werner Langan, who leads the European Parliament’s PANA Committee, has written to the government, asking that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, travel to Strasbourg to...

Two worlds, one Europe

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 10:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

The wonders of Facebook Live.  For all those who wish to keep up to date with the news, there is today that wonderful invention called Facebook Live. In one single afternoon last Wednesday,...

Challenging times

Saturday, 1 April 2017, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

As the UK prepares to exit the European Union and take with it significant influence on its trade and industry, financial contributions, cultural and historical ties, we are forced to turn our...

The bad side of the internet

Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Miriam Dalli

In a week which was dominated by a video showing a Maltese man and a woman engaged in a sexual act – and which was shared on the social media – Labour MEP Miriam Dalli chose to dedicate...

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