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The political turmoil beneath Malta’s surface
Despite appearances, all is not well in the EU’s smallest member state
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The Mouth that roared: How Caravaggio’s Malta masterpiece inspired Beckett
The Beheading of St John the Baptist in Valletta’s St John’s Co-Cathedral became the inspiration for Samuel Beckett’s dramatic monologue Not I
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The bomb that killed the truth
It is five years since the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered. Her son Matthew talks about his family’s continuing fight against corruption
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Weapons of choice: Europe is fighting its own abortion battle
Crackdowns on choice aren’t just happening in the United States. Meet the activists battling to help women
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Malta has given the world 8000 years of Island records
Still, after 8000 years, Maltese music is centred around cultural eclecticism and originality.
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The European states failing to protect journalists investigating corruption
The murder of journalists calls into question the ability or willingness of some European states to safeguard the freedom of journalists.
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Brexiteer MP accused of treating EU with ‘patronising contempt’ by Maltese MEP
A Brexiteer MP in the House of Commons has been accused of treating Britain’s EU partners with “patronising contempt” by a Maltese MEP after he claimed Britain was nothing like her country. Daniel Kawczynski took to Twitter to complain about the EU’s handling of Brexit talks. He said: “Mistake EU making is they are treating us as if we […]
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Murder exposes Malta’s dark side
The killing of an investigative journalist reveals another side to Malta, says BRAD BLITZ. But her investigations spread beyond the island’s shores – and so do implications of her murder The final words written on her blog by Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia this week were heartbreakingly prophetic. ‘There are crooks everywhere you look now,’ […]