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The Rabat to Rabat Vintage Motors Festival 2014

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 12:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Federazzjoni Maltija Vetturi Antiki successfully organised the 6th edition of the Rabat to Rabat Vintage Motors Festival 2014. The event endeavours to promote both the use and display of the...

The new BMW M4 convertible

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 12:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Powered by a 431hp TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder engine        Six-speed manual or seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission        Lightweight engineering...

Studies find new drugs greatly lower cholesterol

Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A new class of experimental medicines can dramatically lower cholesterol, raising hopes of a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough help from Lipitor and other statin...

Sober smartphone app aids boozers' recovery: Study

Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 15:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A smartphone app for recovering alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns helped keep some on the wagon, researchers who developed the tool...

New food festival to celebrate LGBT chefs

Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 15:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Something new is coming to the parade of food festivals that has sprung up around the country — CookOUT/RockOUT, a food and music event celebrating LGBT chefs and other food...

Marilyn Monroe earrings auctioned for $185,000

Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 15:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A pair of rhinestone earrings Marilyn Monroe wore to a 1955 Hollywood film premiere have sold at auction for $185,000.   Julien's Auctions said in a statement Sunday that the actress...

US autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 children

Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 15:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The U.S. government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years.   But health officials say the new number may not mean autism is...

Researchers using math to whittle away at jet

Monday, 14 April 2014, 15:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Lots of apps claim they can help you fight jet lag. Now researchers say mathematical formulas suggest it's possible to adjust to new time zones a bit faster than previously thought, and they...

Go For the Food: Feed your soul at Denver's Domo

Monday, 14 April 2014, 15:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Domo isn't just a Japanese restaurant. It's a place where you can immerse yourself in Japanese culture — by visiting a museum that evokes a northern Japanese farmhouse, strolling in a...

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