Bentley’s Malta opening new restaurant in St. Julians

Mar 17 2021

The iconic Maltese restaurant situated in the sea-side Waterfront has announced it will be expanding its brand to St. Julian’s. The new restaurant, to be opened soon, was announced on the restaurant’s FaceBook page with great excitement as they thanked everyone who supported their brand.

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The menu is set to be a new iconic instalment with many surprises teased that are in store. With restaurants currently closed due to the new COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the new opening is set to welcome us back with new flavours and tastes in lively St. Julian’s. We hope you are as excited as we are!

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New French COVID-19 variant might bypass standard testing

Mar 17 2021

French authorities are warning that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has emerged in the northwestern region of Brittany. The virus also, allegedly, escapes detections done by standard PCR tests and is currently under the ‘variant under investigation’ category by WHO. Despite this, it does not suggest increased severity or transmissibility of the virus.

WHO has placed it as ‘variant under investigation’ due to its bypassing of PCR tests, along with most of thousands of variants that naturally occur. Of all these variants, WHO claim, only a small proportion will pose direct threats to health problems. The other category of ‘variant of concern’ is the category health authorities are most concerned about and consists of variants found in Brazil, UK and South Africa.

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Maltese Jesuit priest disappointed with Vatican same-sex union statement

Mar 17 2021

After the Vatican issued a statement, approved by Pope Francis, that it cannot bless same-sex unions, Jesuit Priest Fr Josef Mario Briffa took to social media to express his disappointment and disagreement with the decision. He pointed out how he wonders what keeps LGBTQI+ individuals within the Church but is not surprised as to why people leave. He also states that this is due to on matters such as LGBTIQ+, the Church has ‘little (not to say nothing) to offer’.

On days like these, I wonder what keeps anyone who identifies at LGBTQ+ within the Church, not those who leave.**…

Posted by Josef Mario Briffa on Monday, 15 March 2021

Despite Pope Francis having blessed LGBTIQ+ members as individuals, he agreed with the statement that unions within the church cannot. Briffa stated how as a celibate, he understands the choice as in a ‘spiritual sense, but only as part of a vocation, never as an imposition.’ He ends the statement by encouraging his LGBTIQ+ plus friends to protest, not by leaving, but to stay and remain a prophetic voice.

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Majority of Asian-American deaths among Atlanta spa shootings

Mar 17 2021

Eight people, with four being of Korean descent, were killed in shootings at spas in US state of Georgia. The shooting happened in a massage parlour in Acworth, a suburb north of Atlanta, and two spas in the city. Most of the victims were women. A 21-year-old man has been arrested suspected to be behind all of the attacks.

Despite no motive for the specific attack has been identified, hate crimes against Asian-Americans have increased with connections to COVID-19 blame. The first attack happened on Tuesday at about 17:00 with two Asian women, a white woman, and a white man dying and leaving one Hispanic man wounded. The attacks continued in other locations, finding four other Asian women dead.

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