US study says amount of arsenic in rice is low
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 16:14
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Food and Drug Administration says consumers shouldn't worry too much about levels of arsenic in rice — but should vary their diets just in case. The agency, which monitors...
Roberto Cavalli creates looks for cinematic divas
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 15:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Robert Cavalli's created looks for cinematic divas for his summer 2014 women's collection. Shown under the bright white lights of a movie set, the red carpet collection featured...
Maltese students at the 25th annual EU Contest for Young Scientists
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 15:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Inappropriately dressed in a Union Jack T-shirt while representing Malta, Matthew Ben Attard, and Joachim Johan Zammit represented Maltese students at the 25th annual EU Contest for Young Scientists...
US approves Botox for crow's feet
Friday, 27 September 2013, 16:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
U.S. government regulators for the first time have approved Botox injections to treat crow's feet. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Allergan's Botox...
UN: One-third of food worldwide gets wasted
Friday, 27 September 2013, 16:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The U.N. food agency says one-third of all food produced in the world gets wasted, amounting to a loss of $750 billion a year. The Rome-based Food and...
Milan: Etro shimmers for next summer
Friday, 27 September 2013, 15:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Etro shimmers for next summer, with metal accents embroidered into fabric and trimming fringe collars. Veronica Etro's latest collection, previewed on Friday, the third day of...
Sunday is international coffee day!
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 16:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A study conducted by the Le Méridien Brand has found that global travelers would rather wave goodbye to sex, alcohol or social media for one year than giving up on coffee. Le Méridien...
Study: 1 in 4 men in parts of Asia have raped
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 16:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual violence. About one in 10 admitted raping a woman who was not their...
McDonald's key revenue metric rises in August
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 16:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
McDonald's Corp. said Tuesday that a key revenue figure rose 1.9 percent in August, driven by a strong performance in Europe. Its Monopoly promotion in the United States helped lift its...
Gloria Gaynor fetes Moschino's 30 years
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 15:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
No one got the message stronger that Milan needs a jolt than Moschino -- the iconoclast fashion house that has never shrunk from poking fun at...