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Maltese Customs Department Seizes record haul of counterfeit goods

Saturday, 8 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Careful and selective targeting, made possible by expertise and experience, was what led to the largest seizure of counterfeit sports items, shoes, fashion accessories and a staggering nine million “fake” cigarettes by the Customs Department....

2004 – The coolest in 13 years

Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The average temperature last year was 18.9 degrees Celsius – the coolest year in 13 years. The coolest year since 1947 – that is since the Meteorological Office has been operating at the airport – was 1976 with an average temperature of 17.9 °C, whil...

Cinema: Origins Of a revolutionary heart

Thursday, 30 December 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

In 1952, two young Argentines, Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado, set out on a road trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a 23-year-old medical student specialising in leprology, and Alberto, 29, is a biochemist....

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