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Books turn blood into ink

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 5 years ago

A friend of mine lately told me: I love books, I love reading books, I love smelling books. I love browsing book shops. I love pursuing libraries. I love rummaging friends' bookshelves! Friends call...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Charlie the Magnificent at Palazzo Parisio

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Marie Benoît

I am no lover of Baroque music much as I love everything else Baroque. But this is a blanket statement. When I examined it, only recently,  I realised that there is plenty of Baroque music I...

Pope Benedict XVI’s vision for Europe

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:10 Last update: about 5 years ago

At a time when Europe stands most in need of rapprochement – perhaps literally, in the case of Ukraine – between its composition and concept, it is remarkable how those in the latter camp,...

The Eva Kaili Qatar scandal aftermath

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

The Qatar bribery scandal was symptomatic of a much deeper and more widespread problem with corruption not just in the European Parliament, but across all the EU institutions. It was a scandal that...

We must do more to support family businesses

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 07:04 Last update: about 5 years ago David Casa

Having survived the pandemic with deep bruises, Malta’s small businesses are now contending with inflation. The EU gave the green light for emergency instruments to be used to support citizens...

‘The cold wind will blow’

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 07:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

Neither actually. I'd like to keel over in my late 90s while seducing a nubile young lady. Ah, wouldn't we all? Well no maybe not all, but most of us. Quite frankly I have been so cold lately, I would...

No wrong?

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 06:07 Last update: about 5 years ago

Amazing, isn't it - no Labour minister has found fault with PM Robert Abela talking offhand with a magistrate about the work at the law courts. Even the justice?? minister saw nothing wrong with...

When earthquakes happen

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 06:06 Last update: about 5 years ago

I am writing on behalf of the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta.  We refer to the article by Noel Grima entitled “Safe as Houses”...

TMID Editorial: A snapshot of SMEs performance

Saturday, 4 February 2023, 15:41 Last update: about 5 years ago

Businesses are slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the latest proof of this coming in the form of a survey published by The Malta Chamber of SMEs… although other international...

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