The Malta Independent 10 June 2025, Tuesday
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The secret of Selenium

Monday, 17 May 2021, 07:36 Last update: about 5 years ago

Selenium is an essential trace mineral that is named after the moon goddess of legend. It is naturally found in numerous foodstuffs.  Brazil nuts are an example of a well-known excellent selenium...

Far too mobile

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 10:10 Last update: about 5 years ago Josianne Cutajar MEP

I am not one to usually argue against mobility. Hailing from a rural island, I know all too well the pains of having to cross islands via ferry twice a day, five days a week. Being used to making this...

Pink Tax

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

The pink tax is when one is charged more for products which are for women. One such product would be a razor blade, where just because it is for women, one may have to pay more; sometimes even twice...

Small but resilient

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 09:07 Last update: about 5 years ago Justyne Caruana

These two words encompass our reality. Despite the general perception that small island states are isolated, disconnected, remote, insular, vulnerable, and needy, in Malta the opposite is true!...

Drug addiction

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

Much has been written on the deleterious effects of drug addiction since the publication of the White Paper on government's declared intention to permit the use of cannabis in Malta under the guise of...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Back to the drawing board

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Marie Benoît

"Over the past months, time seeped out of the boxes on calendars, schedules and diaries to take on a more gaseous form. The mainly blank paper in my COVID diary records a period of brain fog,...

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