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Siege of Malta lifted in November 1942
The first day of November 1942 started with a scramble at 12.05pm by four Spitfires of No. 1435 Squadron to investigate a raid which did not materialise. In North Africa, as the British Eighth Army at last had broken through during the Second...
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From trash to treasure
Fifteen Nepali artists were closeted for a month with a heap of 1.5 tonnes of trash picked up from Mount Everest. When they emerged, they had transformed the litter into art. The 75 sculptures, including one of a yak and another of wind chimes, were...
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Japan firm offers 3D model of foetus
Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a 3D model of the foetus to pass around their friends.
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A personal recollection of my aunt
Mabel Strickland, OBE, died on November 29, 1988, a month short of her 90th birthday. She was an indomitable women and, in her prime, was very much part of the fabric of Malta, especially to anyone who had been in Malta during World War II and in...
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War abates for Malta as tide turns at El-Alamein
On August 17, 1942, a couple of days after the arrival of the four merchant ships and the tanker Ohio of the convoy Operation Pedestal (popularly known as the Santa Marija convoy), UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a telegraph to the First...
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Life in a Syrian refugee camp in Zaatari, Jordan
“I buried my five boys underground to hide them... better that way than watching them get butchered and killed. When it was safer I brought them back up, they were suffocating... I swear to God... I saw the plane come and shoot at a group of...
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Smartphone shoppers get savvy
Anyone with a smartphone can now be a savvy cybershopper for the holiday season. With mobile internet and apps, it is easy for someone in a store to compare prices on specific items and then make a quick decision to buy or leave or to instantly...
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Toilet museum opens
Kids find it funny, some adults find it embarrassing. But as the book says 'everyone poops'. At the Toilet Culture Park in Suwon, South Korea, visitors are encouraged to get into the spirit of the toilet. Literally. Latrines were serious business...
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Let’s hide the majestic bastions
I believed it to be self-evident that, if a nation has something really precious to boast of, it would want its treasures seen, and seen to their best advantage. I believed that the people would do their utmost to enhance the visibility of anything...
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Valletta star of baroque festival TV campaign
The grandeur of Valletta will be getting regular airtime on French music station Mezzo TV to promote the city’s International Baroque Festival being held in January. Produced by Maltese video company Pineapple Media, the one-minute video will be...
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Bieber, Swift win three apiece at MTV Europe awards
Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber shared the spoils in Frankfurt last night at the MTV Europe Music Awards, each scooping three prizes at one of the biggest nights in the pop calendar outside the United States. American country singer Swift, who left...
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Fr Carlo Manchè – Gżira’s saintly parish priest
The Manchè family are known for being members of the professional class as well as musicians. But few of the young generation may have heard of the highly erudite and intensely spiritual parish priest of Gżira, Fr Carlo Manchè (known as Dun Karlu),...
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Naomi pulls all the stops for billionaire boyfriend's party
Naomi Campbell is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the birthday of her boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, in the palaces of western India. The supermodel's spokeswoman, Debi Zornes, says the celebration of Doronin's 50th...
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Catering with passion
Organising your wedding is one of the most special and personal events of your life. Osborne Caterers understand this and limit the number of weddings they style and cater each year. This allows important time for Osborne Caterers to really get...
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Say “I do” to your perfect wedding venue
Location, location, location is a real estate mantra. But it’s also one which determines the success of a wedding. In summer, it can’t get any better than a breezy terrace dressed up in white flowers and overlooking the sea, while in spring, a...
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Wedding planning made easy
The Westin Dragonara Resort is organising a Weddings Open Day on November 18 from 10am till 8pm. The open day will host all prospective brides and grooms and invite them to experience the five star service of a Westin wedding as well as the...
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The bride wore…
Every woman has spent a considerable amount of time meticulously planning the details of her wedding dress. However it can still be tasking for the bride to look for the perfect wedding dress in between sampling food and choosing flowers. Lara Boffa...
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Everything you need for your big day
The MFCC Weddings Exhibition is the place to visit if you are about to get married. Here you find everything you need to organise your big day, all under one roof. After the proposal comes the preparation – everything must be perfect, but where do...
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Party on
Scholl has just unveiled the latest addition to its footwear collection, extending the range of shoes to suit every need, style and occasion. Scholl introduces new Party Feet Pocket Ballerina flats. They fold up neatly into a woman’s handbag, ready...
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A winter wedding
A windy day that blossomed into a warm winter afternoon, an unusual, stunning wedding dress featuring French lace, and Christmas treats including turkey, cranberry sauce and mince pies. Francesca and Tom Schwalbe tell Veronica Stivala about the...
