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Traffic emissions in Malta

Sunday, 22 November 2015, 14:50 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Minister for the Environment would have been somehow more credible had he taken some action in his own country as regards vehicles emissions before criticizing Volkswagen. There are so...

My nationality? Humanity!

Sunday, 22 November 2015, 14:49 Last update: about 12 years ago

Winter is fast approaching and thousands of refugees fleeing war, persecution and poverty will only just survive the freezing cold temperatures and horrible weather that will grip Europe. While many...

Reflection on 13 November Paris

Sunday, 22 November 2015, 14:48 Last update: about 12 years ago

So the predictable has happened again. Over 120 citizens were massacred in Paris as they went about their daily life. This happened in an environment that, admittedly, is difficult to protect under...

Drinking coffee in Raqqa

Sunday, 22 November 2015, 14:47 Last update: about 12 years ago Colette Sciberras

In the few days following the Paris attacks, I have been repeatedly asked to imagine myself having a coffee there at the time, and whether I would have liked to be caught up in the massacre. Now while...

‘You shall not have my hate!’

Sunday, 22 November 2015, 10:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Michael Asciak

One of the victims of last week's Paris massacre by ISIL terrorists was the wife of 12 years of a man with a very young child. I was impressed by what he said after the loss of his wife. He...

Society: 70 hours per year stuck in traffic

Saturday, 21 November 2015, 10:29 Last update: about 12 years ago

Well there we have it. An EU study has established that Maltese drivers spend a grand total of 72 hours, every year, stuck in traffic. The report also states that while we have the...

Terror: The world has changed, forever

Thursday, 19 November 2015, 13:53 Last update: about 12 years ago

As Paris continues with its crackdown on terrorists, the rest of the EU, Malta included, is wondering how to deal with France’s invocation of a clause in the Lisbon Treaty, calling for aid in...

Paris attacks: The first invocation

Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 09:58 Last update: about 12 years ago

France yesterday made the first invocation of a clause in the Lisbon Treaty, calling on EU member states to support military action against Islamic State, following the attacks in Paris over the...

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