Bumble founder becomes world’s youngest self-made female billionaire

Feb 12 2021

Whitney Wolfe Herd has become the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire at the age of 31 after her company debuted at the stock market.

Bumble shares blew up in its initial public offering, surging Wolfe’s 12% stake to $1.6 billion.

Today, @Bumble becomes a public company. This is only possible thanks to the more than 1.7 billion first moves made by brave women on our app — and the pioneering women who paved the way for us in the business world. To everyone who made today possible: Thank you. #BumbleIPO 💛🐝 pic.twitter.com/OMLNGNvECB

— Whitney Wolfe Herd (@WhitWolfeHerd) February 11, 2021

Wolfe took to Twitter to celebrate this massive accomplishment and thank the 1.7 billion first moves made by brave women on Bumble and pioneering women in the business world.

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Single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine may be approved in March

Feb 12 2021

The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine developed by pharmaceutical company Janssen may be approved in March, with the general public starting vaccinations towards the beginning of May.

This was revealed by Health Minister Chris Fearne during XTRA on TVM, going on to state that the approval of said vaccine will push forward Malta’s inoculation timeline considerably.

Malta has ordered 250,000 of this vaccine, of which trials have revealed that the vaccine has 66% overall efficacy but it is 85% effective against severe COVID-19 cases.

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Gozo spreads the love as it transforms into Valentine’s Day haven

Feb 12 2021

As we approach a Valentine’s Day like never before, Gozo looks to lift our socially-distant spirits as it transforms into a vibrant Valentine’s Day haven.

Heart-shaped installations with swans, love emojis and a Maltese ‘Inħobbok’ sign have been set-up in key locations such as the Villa Rundle garden and the Citadel Ditch, making this year’s Valentine’s Day a little bit brighter.

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164 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 165 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Feb 12 2021

Malta has registered 164 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,873 swab tests, while 165 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 11th February 2021, 46,344 vaccine doses were administered of which 13,820 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 19,497 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 16,811 have recovered, 288 died and 2,398 are still active.

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