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Malta
The classics reinterpreted
Il-Metamorfosi sees Ovid’s classic play being adapted to the Maltese stage by Unifaun Productions. Four of the main backstage movers share their thoughts with Ramona Depares. Adrian Buckle, producer I have always loved Greek myths, since my Systems of Knowledge days, in fact. Rather more recently, I discovered Ovid’s Metamorphoses and thought ...
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USA
Tear the other cheek
I was not going to blog about the whole New York Best campaign saga, because we are in the 21st century and we really should not even be acknowledging the opinion of those who would like to drag us back to the 18th. Let them express their opinion, of course, but ...
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Malta
Retelling the taming
As the MADC returns to San Anton Gardens for its annual Shakespeare appointment, Jo Caruana chats to Scottish actor Jonathan Dunn about his decision to move to Malta and his role in this fast-paced production. Shakespeare’s words still have such a way with people. We quote him and read him, and ...
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Malta
PN seeks to retain mother/father terms in proposed gay marriage law
The Nationalist Party will be moving amendments to the proposed gay marriage law to retain the terms mother, father, husband and wife and add the term parent. This was stated by PN leader Simon Busuttil in a brief telephone link on Radio 101 this morning. His comments were made in the wake ...
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Malta
Marriage equality 'a matter of principles, not political convenience' – PM
Introducing marriage equality was a matter of principles, not of political convenience, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today. Speaking during an interview on ONE radio, Dr Muscat said he could not understand the “panic” created by the Marriage Equality Bill. Read: Gay marriage to be introduced in Malta soon The proposed law aimed ...
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USA
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:___NOT REAL: Whataburger (photo above)files for bankruptcy; all locations to ...
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Malta
Demand for fixed phone lines keeps growing but usage declines
The year 2016 experienced a continued increase in uptake for fixed and mobile telephony services, alongside stronger demand for fixed and mobile data services, the Malta Communications Authority said.The Communications Market Review for the period July to December 2016 found that only the pay TV sector went against this trend, ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: If I become PN leader I will sell all my business shares and partnerships - Adrian Delia
“If I become leader of the Nationalist Party I will sell all my business shares and partnerships,” PN leadership contender Adrian Delia said. Interviewed on INDEPTH by the Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, Delia emphasised that he will not be involved in any commercial activity if he is elected ...
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Malta
TMIS Editorial: Goings on at the FIAU inspire little confidence
Following the commotion in the lead up to and during the election campaign over a number of reports drawn up by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit raised by the opposition and sections of the press, one would have thought that the government would have ensured that one of its first ...
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Malta
PM Joseph Muscat slams PN for cherry picking elements of equality on issue of gay marriage
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat slammed the Nationalist Party (PN) for cherry picking, so to speak, on the principle of equality when discussing gay marriage in parliament.Last week, as parliament discussed the Marriage Equality Bill, it was made clear that the PN was not in agreement with the wording used, taking ...