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Kishwaukee College to offer six fall fast-track training programs

The Mid Week - Illinois ·

MALTA – Kishwaukee College will offer six fast-track career programs during the fall semester. The classes will be available in-person, online and in hybrid formats. The programs range from eight to 15 weeks and allow students to start careers or...

Call for First Aid Centre at Cirkewwa Marine Park renewed after diver’s death

The Malta Independent · July 13, 2025

In the same way that one would expect the national football ground to have the appropriate amenities, divers also expect the Cirkewwa diving site, "as the premium diving site in Malta", to have appropriate first aid facilities as well, diver David...

Announcements – July 20, 2025

Times of Malta · July 20, 2025

CASSAR. On July 17, SARAH of Sliema, residing in Naxxar, aged 43, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her parents Silvio and May, her brother Damien and his wife Kelly, her nephews Dean, Jack...

Sustainable, but stil challenging

The Malta Independent ·

"Malta moves closer to achieving UN sustainability goals," screamed some newspaper headlines last week, when the United Nations released its annual report on its Sustainable Development Goals around the world. The important qualification was that...

Victoria does it again

Times of Malta · July 20, 2025

Victoria Buttigieg is the attorney general. Her chief role is that of public prosecutor. Yet, she’s gained fame, or, rather, notoriety, not through her amazing prosecutorial skills but because of her mastery at shielding suspects from prosecution....

[WHY] Popular pups: Why Koreans like certain tiny dog breeds

Korea JoungAng Daily · July 18, 2025

Published: 19 Jul. 2025, 07:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Seventeen member S.Coups holds his Coton de Tulear Gogooma in a YouTube video. [SCREEN CAPTURE] There are select dog breeds that are popular in the K-pop scene. Girls’...

The EU should be built around its people

Malta Today ·

The European Commission has just presented its vision for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF), covering the period from 2028 to 2034. Far from being a routine budgetary exercise, this proposal is a political and moral statement about...

Portugal Shines at Inaugural Global Property Expo in Singapore

The Portugal News ·

The prestigious Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore played host yesterday to the first-ever Global Property Expo, an ambitious and impeccably organized event by JLL that has already set a high bar for international real estate exhibitions....

In Good Faith: God’s story is everywhere — even in the movies

Post-Bulletin - Minnesota · July 13, 2025

Who doesn’t love a good movie? When my kids were younger, I brought home cheap VHS movies for Sunday night around the TV: “Maltese Falcon,” “Cyrano De Bergerac,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” just to name a few. We...

The PN’s gag order is a symptom of a party afraid of its own voice

The Shift · July 13, 2025

In any healthy democracy, open debate, media scrutiny, and the rough-and-tumble of political argument are not just expected—they are essential. Which makes the Nationalist Party’s latest electoral edict not only baffling, but also deeply...

European Commission’s rule of law report is no cause for complacency

The Shift · July 12, 2025

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard was quick to describe the latest Rule of Law Report from the European Commission as a “positive” for Malta. To trumpet the report as a victory while brushing aside its substantive criticisms is not only misleading...

Why the ‘easier’ option matters

Times of Malta · July 20, 2025

In my previous article ‘The case for voluntary euthanasia’ (June 22), I argued that palliative care and a properly regulated practice of voluntary euthanasia should be jointly available choices in a truly compassionate society. Mariana Debono...

Palliative doctors slam voluntary euthanasia bill

Times of Malta · June 28, 2025

Malta’s leading palliative care doctors have issued a warning against the proposed euthanasia legislation, arguing it risks undermining patient safety, eroding medical ethics, and bypassing desperately needed reforms in end-of-life care. The...

Humanity’s toilet blues in A# minor

Times of Malta · July 20, 2025

A few days ago, the umpteenth online outrage (of the inevitable Shock! Horror! variety) focused on a burger restaurant that refused a food courier access to the establishment’s toilet/s for reasons that were, if not absurd, then definitely...

Gladiator star’s tragic on-set death after wild drinking contest led to collapse

Daily Express · July 19, 2025

In 2000, Russell Crowe dominated cinemas worldwide with his unforgettable performance as the Roman general Maximus in the acclaimed blockbuster Gladiator. The historical epic drew in $465.5 million (£346,983,700) worldwide and won five Academy...

Zminijietna calls for ban on outdoor work in heatwave periods

Gozo News · June 29, 2025

The Left think-tank organisation Zminijietna is urging the relevant authorities to introduce a ban on outdoor work in the hottest hours of the day. In a statement, the organisation pointed out that, “Liguria region in northern Italy has introduced...

Psychiatrists oppose euthanasia law, say necessary structures are not in place for it

The Malta Independent ·

At this point in time, Malta does not have the legal, clinical, or institutional structures required to safely and ethically implement such a law, The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) said in a position statement it issued on the proposed...

Spaniels replace 'unhealthy' French bulldogs as UK's favourite dog breed

Daily Mail · July 19, 2025

By MATTHEW BARBOUR Published: 19:46 EDT, 19 July 2025 | Updated: 20:01 EDT, 19 July 2025 With distinctive ears and playful personalities, it's little wonder French bulldogs have been the bestselling dog for ten years. But they have finally been...

Council of Europe notes improvements at migrant centres, but criticises ‘carceral’ environment

The Malta Independent ·

A Council of Europe committee noted improvements in Malta's migrant open and closed centres - but also criticised an overly "carceral" environment, meaning that the environment being offered to those living in the centres was too prison-like. The...

Gaza Flotilla Ship “Handala” Sails to Challenge Israeli Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza

CovertAction Magazine · July 18, 2025

[Source: Photo by Flotilla Coalition] As the genocide of Palestinians continues with daily massacres of scores, sometimes hundreds, of starving people being targeted and killed by the Israeli military as they come to attempt to get food, another...