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Portuguese town encourages children to smoke at Epiphany

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 13:09 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some as young as 5, to...

For Prada, black nylon is a safe haven in a storm

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 12:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

With social and political crises unsettling the globe, Milan Fashion Week was all about slogans this season. "Time For Change" has been a particularly dominant catchphrase, one the fashion world can...

Leaf (Learning about Forests) students celebrate Arbor Day

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 08:51 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change in collaboration with Nature Trust-FEE Malta through its international Learning about Forests (Leaf) programme has launched...

In a milestone year, gene therapy finds a place in medicine

Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 14:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After decades of hope and high promise, this was the year scientists really showed they could doctor DNA to successfully treat diseases. Gene therapies to treat cancer and even pull off the...

With obesity on rise, Paris reflects on mirrored 'fatphobia'

Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 12:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

France gave the world butter croissants and foie gras, yet it has often been a place where being overweight was seen as almost sinful. Now, after taking a hard look at the contradictions in the...

Freedom ranking report: Malta drops from 17th to 33rd place

Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 07:55 Last update: about 10 years ago

Malta has dropped a staggering 16 places in the Freedom House report, which deals with democracy and liberty in 195 countries. In 2016, Malta placed 17th, with a score of 96 out of a possible 100, but...

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