Il-Ħares, the guardian already living in the house
Before moving into an old Maltese house, people wondered whether somebody was already living there. Who was il-Ħares, and how did he differ from the restless dead?
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Malta became independent in 1964, in the middle of the great wave of British decolonisation. The date was typical. The route it took to get there was not.
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Malta has one of the lowest suicide rates in the EU, yet it is one of the few countries where the rate has stopped falling. Leah Vella reads the first national prevention strategy and explains how to start the conversation with someone who is struggling.
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