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First virtual public lecture to be on Graduals choir books

Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 10:22 Last update: about 7 years ago

The presence of sand on the pages of a book would not appear to be an important find - except when the book is several hundred years old and the sand was used to dry the ink used painstakingly by...

7 vs 7

Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 07:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

No, it’s not the score of a waterpolo game or a set result of a tennis game. It is the seven years of prosperity against the seven lean years. This statement has been alive since the old...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Survival

Monday, 1 June 2020, 09:16 Last update: about 7 years ago

Much has been said about the health vs economy debate in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries slowly allow businesses and sectors to reopen, concern grows about the long-term economic...

50th anniversary of the National Association of Pensioners

Monday, 1 June 2020, 08:55 Last update: about 7 years ago

The National Association of Pensioners (NAP) celebrated its 50th anniversary on 9th May 2020.  In May 197O a group of pensioners, most of them ex-civil servants, led by Professor Philip Farrugia,...

The World War Two Siege of Malta in numbers

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 10:00 Last update: about 7 years ago

270,000 Population of Malta and Gozo during the war. 1,581 Civilians killed as a result of enemy action. 3,780 People injured. 50,000 People made homeless as a result of enemy...

COVID-19 proves no island is alone

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 08:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

‘No man is an island, entire to itself’ − John Donne, English poet (1572-1631) While it is true that as human beings we are all dependent and connected to each other, this...

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