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The Sochi Olympics and the insurgency in the North Caucasus

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 07:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Tarcisio Zammit

The XXII Winter Olympics will soon open in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in Southern Russia. When, on 4 July 2007, the city of Sochi was selected to host the Games, overcoming competition from...

Ukraine: Too little, too late

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 07:57 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych yesterday tried to defuse his country’s crisis with two moves – repealing the deeply unpopular anti-protest laws and accepting the resignation...

Cash flow management

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 07:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Managing cash flow is one of the challenges faced by businesses every day. A business can show very healthy sales and profit margins. However, if these sales do not translate in actual cash to be able...

Hope for the best

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 12:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When did you first realize you could be funny – and when did you decide to do it for a living?    I first used humour to make friends at school. I wasn’t particularly...

Marie Benoit's Diary

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 12:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Why has it become so difficult for me to read a book from cover to cover in a week say or even a month? If I pick up a novel, by the time I reach the third chapter  I am constrained to return to...

Putting our house in order

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Last week in Davos, Switzerland business, political, academic and other world leaders attended the World Economic Forum. The theme for this year focused on “The Reshaping of the World:...

Church and State: A step in the right direction

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 07:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Foreign Minister George Vella yesterday said that while the government will collaborate and respect the Church, the agreement signed yesterday to amend the agreement on marriages showed a clear sign...

Helicopters: Respect the army and servicemen

Monday, 27 January 2014, 08:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Labour MP Justyne Caruana has been quoted as saying that taking the helicopter trip from Gozo to rush to the airport was not exactly a nice experience and that the aircraft she flew in was a piece of...

Genesis redux

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 12:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In what may readers have seen you so far?   I started attending acting workshops in 2010. Since then I've taken part in four pantomimes – most recently Little Red Riding...

The lost landmarks of Malta: Ponsonby’s Column, Valletta

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 11:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta, soon after the establishment of British rule, began undergoing various significant changes. The Royal Engineers engaged upon improvements to the multitude of military structures left by the...

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