Pope Francis hugs children during a meeting with youth at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on January 18, 2015. An emotional Pope, moved by the tears of an abandoned child, said the world needed to “learn how to cry” over the plight of the...
Ryanair has launched a partnership with Vodafone Ireland, under which the tele-phony firm will support the airline’s communications and IT needs across Europe, including its ticketing, check-in, ground crew, inflight crew and pilot systems. Vodafone...
Argotti Botanical Gardens, endearingly known as il-Gotti, is the legacy of Fra Martino de Sarria Navarro, Don Emanuel Pinto de Fonseca and Bailiff Ignatius de Argote de Guzman. The Knights of the Hospitaller and Military Order of St John first...
ElectricityDirector: Bryn HigginsStarring: Christian Cooke, Paul Anderson, Agyness Deyn96 mins; Class 15;Eden Cinemas Release When Lily O’Connor (Agyness Deyn) learns her mother has died, she and her elder brother Barry (Paul Anderson) meet up to split...
Walk barefoot to draw in energy from the earth. Calming exercise seems like a contradiction in terms. However, it is possible to exercise and calm ourselves at the same time. I recently attended a ‘retreat for the mind’ and this included something...
Last week, Ella leapt off the sofa to catch a passing fly. Ella is a 10-year-old black miniature poodle that lives in Gozo with her half-sister Nina, a chocolate brown miniature poodle, both bouncing with energy. But this past year, Ella has been...
Giles Elgood discovers this waspish book still serves its purpose today.
MortdecaiDirector: David KoeppStarring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor107 mins; Class 12;KRS Releasing Ltd It seems to have been a while since Johnny Depp had a bona fide hit. His last few movies – the horror comedy Dark Shadows (2012),...
In a room somewhere in the south of the island last week, the air carried a palpable feeling of history in the making. A call was issued some weeks ago, and six of the respondents took time out of their busy schedules to answer it with their esteemed...
Raymond Mangion, head of the Faculty of Law ’s Department of Legal History and Methodology, leafs through the capitula listed in Stanley Fiorini ’s latest work to trace salient events in Maltese history in the 15th and 16th centuries The volume refers...
Hacker puts world in danger in Michael Mann’s latest actioner
Harrison Ford will be reprising his role as replicant hunter Rick Deckard in a sequel to Blade Runner, more than 31 years after the film first premiered. Alcon Entertainment has just announced 72-year-old Ford’s role. British director Ridley Scott, who...
About 40% of teenagers and young adults are exposed to damaging levels of sound at nightclubs, bars and sporting events. The World Health Organisation has warned that millions of young people around the world are at risk of hearing loss from loud...
Theatregoers are in for two evenings of satire and nostalgia this weekend with Teatru Rjal’s presentation of Aħn’Aħna Jew M’Aħniex – a stage version of the popular TV show broadcast more than 28 years ago. The spectacle will feature 13 songs from the...
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith take top awards but Madonna steals the show
Outbreak threatens region’s goal of wiping out highly infectious disease by end of 2015
A diagnosis of depression increases the risk of committing violent crime threefold, research has shown. The study of nearly 50,000 people in Sweden found that 3.7 per cent of men and 0.5 per cent of women committed a violent crime after being...
Domestic cats and dogs are more prone to becoming overweight and obese than any other pet, because they may be given improper food or do not exercise enough. Veterinary surgeon Quentin Lawson tells Stephanie Fsadni that the incidence of overweight pets...
Dogs and cats nutritionist Fiona A. Picton gives advice on the best nutrients for our four-legged friends while dispelling some myths about grain-free pet food. Myth: Many dog and cat owners believe their pets will get better nutrition by being fed...
Founded in 2010, the San Franġisk Animal Welfare Centre in Ta’ Qali offers a 24/7 veterinary service to stray cats and dogs collected by the Animal Welfare Division as well as to patients brought in by private pet owners. “This comes to around 80 to...
Many people may choose birds as pets, thinking they have less needs than cats or dogs. Claire Caruana learns that this is far from the truth, especially when one decides to get an exotic bird which requires specialised care. If you’re thinking of...
Thirty cartoonists from the UK’s largest and oldest cartoonists’ organisation ‘smelled, sipped, slurped and sketched’ their way through a variety of award-winning Maltese wines last week during a day out at the Delicata winery. The Cartoonists’ Club of...
Singer Madonna fell off the stage during a performance at the BRIT music awards in the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London last night. She was pulled back by her cloak but was not hurt and continued her performance. See video below.
IVF technique may prevent inherited incurable diseases
Austrian trio receives advanced robotic prosthetics controlled by their mind
Gay men at high risk of HIV who took a daily dose of a Gilead Aids drug as a preventative measure cut their risk of infection by 86 per cent, according to results of a British trial. Researchers who conducted the trial of so-called pre-exposure...
A skin test could help detect and research conditions including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, a new study has suggested. Doctors from the Central Hospital at the University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, studied 53 volunteers with forms of...
Chris Brown arriving at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, earlier this month. Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Troubled singer Chris Brown has been barred from entering Canada and his concerts in Montreal and Toronto have been...
Taylor Swift, mostly known for her singing career, is also an actress. Photo: Tinseltown/shutterstock.com Pop superstar Taylor Swift was named woman of the year at the Elle Style Awards in London. The singer follows in the footsteps of fellow US star...
U2 star Bono. Photo: Anthony Devlin/PA Wiree U2’s Bono has said he is ‘knocked out’ by an independent survey claiming their songs were more popular on Apple iOS devices than any other musician. The news will come as little surprise to many Apple users...
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