Bernard Grech demands apology from prime minister for ‘lies’ about Debono Family

Sep 3 2021

After the husband of former Gozo minister Giovanna Debono was cleared of graft allegations, Opposition leader Bernard Grech has demanded an apology from the government and Prime Minister Robert Abela. An appeals court confirmed on Friday that Anthony Debono, the husband in question, was not guilty of fraud and misappropriation. He faced these charges in 2015 in what was dubbed as a ‘works-for-votes’ scandal, with the court initially clearing him of these charges in March but prompting attorney general to appeal the decision.

Bernard Grech said that justice has prevailed and that the Debonos have been the victims of a campaign of lies fuelled by the Labour government. When Debono was first charged in 2015, ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had claimed the PN ignored allegations and that Simon Busuttil and Chris Said tried to cover up for him. Giovanna had resigned from the party soon after the arraignment, and did not contest in the 2017 general election, in a bid to defend her integrity and her family’s.

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Photo Source: Bernard Grech FB

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record for most goals scored in International games

Sep 3 2021

Today’s top scorer of the world, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the record for most goals scored in international soccer matches (male) following the Portugal vs Ireland match on 1st September 2021. Flashback to 2003 when Ronaldo was described as ‘one of the most exciting young players [he’d] ever seen’ by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

The player shared the record with Ali Daei of Iran, who scored 109 goals between 1993 and 2006. Ronaldo broke his own record just a few minutes before the end of the match against Ireland by scoring his 111th goal. Daei was captain of the Iran national football team and started coaching in 2006. Ronaldo also holds the title for most Champions League goals as well as most goals in a UEFA Champions League season by an individual (17). He is also the highest-rated player in FIFA 18, with an overall rate of 99%, just 1 percent ahead of Messi and Pele.

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Photo Source: African Entertainment, Guiness World Records

42 COVID-19 cases registered with 55 recoveries

Malta has registered 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, while 29 patients have recovered.

Sep 3 2021

Malta has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,439 swab tests, while 55 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 2nd September 2021, 798,068 vaccine doses were administered of which 414,557 were 1st doses. 413,292 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 36,364 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 34,836 have recovered, 441 died and 691 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 37 COVID-19 positive patients, 2 of whom are in the ITU.

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Beef between Kanye West and… Peppa Pig?

Sep 3 2021

It’s no doubt that Kanye West’s new album ‘DONDA’ captured the attention of most of social media upon release. However, online music publication ‘Pitchfork’ gave the album a 6.0 score out of 10, making it yet another controversial opinion about the 27-song record. The team behind Peppa Pig jumped at the opportunity, pointing out that ‘Peppa’s Adventures: The Album’ scored 0.5 more points than DONDA. The tweet read: ‘Peppa didn’t need to host listening parties at Mercedes Benz Stadium to get that 0.5’. The audacity.

They deleted it 😭 pic.twitter.com/Dtbt4RL8uM

— MathisLG (@cantcap2) September 1, 2021

The post was sadly deleted from the page and no one knows whether it was because it was due to backlash from Ye stars or just it was internally perceived as in bad taste. Despite this, the team still responded to at least one tweet re-sharing the ongoing beef. Peppa Pig Official commented a crown emoji after a Twitter user reposted the fact that the jab at West was deleted and that ‘even Peppa ended Kanye’. What do you make of this most bizarre beef (pun intended) between these two pop culture giants?

Stan the Queen @peppapig https://t.co/fQbdkfCsF2

— gabby⁷ ♡︎🕸 PEPPA NOTICED (@theriellestrada) September 1, 2021

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Photo Source: Insider, Billboard