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Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:27 Last update: about 18 hours ago

Floriana Vilhena Pharmacy, 3, Triq Sant' Anna; Ħamrun Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Triq Villambrosa; Żebbuġ Tal-Grazzja Pharmacy, Triq Franġisk Farrugia; Santa Venera St. Bartholomew...

Zuppi – an idea for the conclave

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:05 Last update: about 3 days ago Noel Grima

I am writing this just after seeing Pope Francis's funeral, one of the most watched events so far this year. We will surely remember the scenes we saw. What we will have made of it is another...

When aping the past is not necessarily good

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:00 Last update: about 3 days ago Victor Calleja

When the Brits ruled over, managed, and looted, quite a chunk of the world, they did know how to do a thing or two. In fact, they excelled at copying, aping and placing their silly monarchs, or...

St George’s Pjazza - Seconds lost, lives risked

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 08:03 Last update: about 3 days ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Another emergency unfolded last week in St George's Pjazza in Victoria, and once again, the pjazza failed the person who needed help the most. A man collapsed inside the Basilica, and a maze of...

All that hype about parliamentary walk-outs

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:02 Last update: about 3 days ago Mark Said

It's not the first time that our parliament has resembled a battleground, with MPs from both the ruling party and the opposition engaged in fierce clashes. It is not the first time that the climax of...

Ukraine war, golden passports and oligarchs

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 10:17 Last update: about 3 days ago George M Mangion

As an introduction, investor citizenship schemes, or "golden passport" schemes, allow any wealthy person to acquire a new nationality based on payment or investment and in most cases in the absence of...

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