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An unlikely duet
Chick Korea on my mindCharles ‘City’ Gatt Charles ‘City’ Gatt put together the first edition of the Malta Jazz Festival (1991) in half a day. The seasoned jazz musician fondly recalls how 23 years ago, Dr Michael Frendo, then Parliamentary Secretary...
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Love at first bite
The festa season bursts like a firework every May and, with some 90 religious feasts celebrated every year in Malta and Gozo, it heralds a busy time for stall owners. Traditionally, stalls at village feasts sell local delicacies such as imqaret,...
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Authentic Thai cuisine
One of the top Thai cuisine restaurants chains in the world, Blue Elephant has been awarded for its gastronomic experience both locally and internationally. The Blue Elephant is decorated in authentic Thai handicrafts, evoking memories of Royal Thai...
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Learning is fun
A team of educational ICT professionals with a genuine passion for innovative ways of teaching and learning through technology are organising a Smart Summer Club. These professionals have been working with young students, student teachers and...
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Have a creative summer
This summer, Masquerade will be offering exciting, high-energy workshops in the performing arts. These will take place at M Space, Malta’s new hub for the performing arts in Msida (opposite Junior College). Classes will run for seven weeks between...
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Summer vibes
Met Summer Encores: Carmen Wednesday, June 19, at St James Cavalier, Valletta Richard Eyre’s hit production stars Elina Garanca as the seductive gypsy of the title, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José. “Carmen”, says Eyre, “is about...
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Malta Music Week events
G7 Events in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority presents the Malta Music Week 2013 featuring the Isle of MTV concert from Friday, June 21, to Sunday, June 26. In the days leading up to the Isle of MTV concert, Malta will be hosting the...
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Heading balls may severely damage brain
Heading a ball can leave footballers with brain abnormalities and memory loss, a study has found. Players most fond of the “header” suffer changes similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury, scans have revealed. Researchers in...
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Discover the magic
The more you visit Sicily, the more you discover about the place – and the more you discover about the place, the more you want to go back to Sicily. There is just so much to do, provided of course you want to take things easy and go about life the...
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US to drop limits on morning-after pill
The Obama Administration will scrap age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception pills, making the morning-after pill available to women and girls without a prescription. The US Department of Justice said in a letter that it would comply...
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Kick off
More than 12 hours away as the Airbus A380 flies is Brazil. The land of samba, football, carnival and frilly drinks is the symbol of all that is exotic, and the giant statue of Cristo Redentor atop the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro welcomes...
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Salad dressing ‘can fight cancer’
A spoonful of salad dressing a day may improve a man’s survival chances after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, research has shown. The finding is the most striking result from a study linking consumption of healthy vegetable fats with a...
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Vitamin D ‘linked to hypertension’
Low levels of vitamin D can trigger high blood pressure, a study has shown. Scientists demonstrated a direct genetic link between lacking the ‘sunshine’ vitamin and hypertension, or high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attacks and...
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Safety review for diabetes drug
Medical experts are reviewing the safety of a widely used drug to treat diabetes after experts linked it to pancreatic cancer. Researchers have suggested that there could be a link between incretin mimetics, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes...
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Jessie J: Belle of Summertime ball
Jessie J - soon to be in Malta for the Isle of MTV concert - made a big impression at the Capital FM Summertime Ball, shrugging off illness to perform in a see-through dress. The Voice coach joined Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift,...
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Ballet star says he is being hounded out of Bolshoi
A top ballet dancer with Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre says he is being hounded out over disputes with the management after an acid attack that nearly blinded its artistic director and exposed bitter rivalries over roles, power and pay. Nikolai...
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Victoria International Arts Festival
The 16th edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival, starting on Wednesday, will consist of 33 cultural events, to include concerts featuring orchestras, choirs, big bands, string quartets, chamber ensembles, soloists and more. An added...
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Spicy lamb burger
Real home-made burgers flavoured with lamb, oats and spices. The Quaker Oats replace the breadcrumbs and give a great texture and taste to these sweetly spiced burgers. The flavouring for these burgers originates from South Africa. Serves...
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‘Drunk’ Brockovich arrested on lake
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed in a 2000 film about her fight over the pollution of a California town, has been arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. Brockovich, 52, was arrested at Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, on...
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Iain Banks dies of cancer
Iain Banks, the award-winning Scottish author, has died aged 59 from cancer two months after revealing that he was suffering from the disease, a friend said. Banks, whose books included The Wasp Factory, penned an emotional statement in April in...
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