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The week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

On Friday 18 January, Pope Francis tweeted: Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all of us are asked to implore from God this great gift. In fact, from the 18 till...

TMID Editorial: Sunday speeches - Dialogue of the deaf

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 11:50 Last update: about 9 years ago

Those who bothered to hear or follow the speeches by the two leaders on Sunday could be mistaken if they thought they were living in two different worlds. On the one hand, the Prime Minister...

When a smile solves it all

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 09:23 Last update: about 9 years ago

Whenever I meet Dr Tonio Borg he never greets me with a 'hello' but with the words, "Have you heard the latest?" Barely waiting for my response, he dives into a series of funny anecdotes and jokes. Do...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Treasures of Malta Christmas edition

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 09:18 Last update: about 9 years ago Marie Benoît

Treasures of Malta is not aimed at the coffee table - not that I dismiss coffee-table books, they have their place in our lives as well. Treasures has its own ambition, which is to reach real people....

Aiming for first class

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 09:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Marika Azzopardi

One of the books which I distinctly remember from my childhood was a thin paperback, little more than a wizened booklet, originally belonging to my mother and dating back to the 1950s. The book was...

TMID Editorial: Politics - Not a good beginning

Monday, 21 January 2019, 10:43 Last update: about 9 years ago

We have now begun a crucial year, politically speaking, in preparation to the European Parliament election and the local councils election which will be held in late May. Tempers are already...

TMIS Editorial: Some vital questions that need to be answered

Sunday, 20 January 2019, 11:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

Following revelations earlier this week by The Shift News about the hospitals deal that saw Vitals Global Healthcare, just 21 months into its 30-year contract, transferring its concession to run three...

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