27 year old woman grievously injured in traffic accident

Aug 28 2022

A 27-year-old woman resident of Iklin had to be taken to Mater Dei yesterday at around 2015hrs due to a traffic incident in Triq Alamein, Pembroke.

Preliminary investigations showed that a crash had taken place between a Toyota Hi-Ace Van driven by a 43-year-old Pembroke resident and an Opel Adam driven by the victim.

The woman was given aid by a medical team on site and transported to Mater Dei via ambulance. She was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Investigations are ongoing.

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All Lamborghini vehicles sold out until 2024 despite worldwide inflation

Aug 27 2022

Despite the global financial pressure due to inflation and the looming recession, Italian luxury supercar brand Lamborghini has reported that business has been better than ever, with vehicles sold out all the way through 2024.

A new report from Bloomberg reveals that Lamborghini is getting record results when it comes to orders and sales, with 5,090 cars delivered during the first half of 2022.

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A significant 61% of the supercar brand’s sales came from its SUV, the Lamborghini Urus, which seemingly resonated with a much wider demographic when compared to its counterparts.

“With the prices of energy skyrocketing, especially in Europe, we have not seen any slowdown yet,” Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann stated.

What do you make of this?

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Public encouraged to protect ‘harmless’ fried egg jellyfish which feeds on other jellyfish

Aug 27 2022

While Malta has experienced an influx of jellyfish species in domestic waters this summer, one must understand the importance of differentiating between species and knowing which ones are dangerous and which ones are not.

A local sea life enthusiast took to a specialised Facebook group to share that the ‘fried egg’ jellyfish species is harmless and has no sting, meaning that it should be left alone and protected. Moreover, the fried egg species also feeds on other species of jellyfish which may cause harm, which is why it is important for beachgoers and sea lovers to educated themselves and leave sea life habitats untouched.

This year’s drop in marine temperatures has led to a jellyfish ‘invasion’ in Maltese waters, together with a number of other countries, as the species’ development cycle took longer because of the colder-than-average sea temperatures.

For more information on how to spot the different types of jellyfish species, you can take a look at the MedJellyRisk manual, which was produced with the e financial assistance of the European Union under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme.

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Hedgehog illegally kept as a pet retrieved by Wildlife Rescue Team

Aug 27 2022

The Wildlife Rescue Team, responsible for protection of wild animals, has saved a hedgehog which was reportedly being kept illegally as a pet.

The team received a phone call stating that an injured hedgehog was found in the middle of the road, with volunteers finding that the 2.2 kilogram hedgehog is the heaviest one ever saved. Normally weighing between 800 grams and 1 kilograms, the hedgehog’s excess weight shows that it was being kept as a pet with a lot of food and little to no exercise.

Aptly named ‘Garfield’, the hedgehog is being tended to by veterinaries, both for his excessive weight and his back legs which can no longer support his body.

The Wildlife Rescue Team encouraged the public to not keep hedgehogs and other wild animals as pets as this is dangerous for the animals and illegal.

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