Activists turn Trevi Fountain water black in climate protest

May 22 2023

The iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome, which sees many tourists visiting and tossing coins into the water, saw its water turn black following a climate protest.

Seven young activists from the ‘Ultima Generazione (Last Generation)’ protested climate change by jumping into the foundation holding placards saying ‘We won’t pay for fossil fuels’ and shouting ‘our country is dying.’

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This prompted police to jump into the water themselves to escort the activists as tourists hurled insults at the protesters.

The group is calling for an end to public subsidies for fossil fuels, linking the protests to deadly floods which hit the northern region of Emilia-Romagna in recent days.

Despite the motives of the protestors, many public officials condemned the protest, with Rome’s mayor Roberto Gualtieri taking to Twitter to state: ‘Enough of these absurd attacks on our artistic heritage.’

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Photo Source: Allesandro Penso/MAPS via REUTERS

Sabrina praised for making her mental health a priority

May 22 2023

Viewers of Love Island Malta were absolutely baffled yesterday after one of the most beloved contestants, Sabrina, decided to leave the villa.

With herself and many of the other islanders in tears, Sabrina explained how this was an immensely difficult decision to make but that it had to be taken for various reasons.

First, the abandonment of her daily routine proved too much for her and leading her to not feel ‘100%’. She also said that she wanted to give the others space to create more connections between each other and the incoming bombshells.

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This received massive praise by viewers of the show, who praised Sabrina for being able to speak about and prioritise her mental health, even on live television.

They also pointed out how it was already very difficult for her from the get-go, being the oldest competitor with quite an age gap.

Sabrina is 33-years-old, with the oldest male competitor being Nate at 29. Her match Kyle, with whom she coupled at the beginning of the programme, was 26. Despite this, they became one of, if not the most favourite couple in the villa.

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Woman jumps into the sea to save her €750 Jacquemus bag

May 22 2023

Now this is what we call dedication to the brand.

Whilst dining at a local sea-side restaurant in Malta, TikTok user @tayylorking0’s €750 Jacquemus bag fell into the sea.

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You have to respect the dedication hahahahaha @Jacquemus

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But Taylor wasn’t about to let her precious, and expensive, bag be sacrificed to the local waters near InterContinental’s seaside restaurant of Paranga.

So she did what she had to do – she leapt into the sea and retrieved her pink bag. Documenting the stunt on TikTok, she showed her followers that she was in fact reunited with it, having managed to retrieve it before it made its way down to the depths.

She also took the opportunity to make the brand of Jacquemus aware of her dedication by tagging them in the TikTok description.

Would you have jumped into the water to save your expensive bag?

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Chris Fearne appointed President of 46th World Health Assembly

May 22 2023

Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has been appointed president of the World Health Assembly, which is the policy-making body of the World Health Organisation.

The anointment took place on Sunday, which Fearne described as a great honour for him personally as well as Malta.

The Health Assembly convenes annually in Geneva, Switzerland, with the post carrying a one-year term. Fearne will be the president of the 46th edition and will still retain his duties with the Maltese government.

This comes after Fearne was repeatedly singled out for his highly praised handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta by the likes of WHO Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge.

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