Cel&Sacco hits out at X-Factor for not showing their full episode

Nov 2 2021

The return of Celine Agius on X-Factor Malta Season 3 was long awaited by many fans of the series and, undoubtedly, the singer herself. Now part of a duet alongside guitarist Glen Sacco, the duo are now the band CEL&Sacco. However, it seems as though the episode in which the band performed their audition did not broadcast in its entirety. In a post uploaded to Facebook, Celine apologized to all those who stayed awake to watch their performance, as only 40 seconds of the audition was shown.

The couple performed an interpretation of Beggin’ by Maneskin, but due to it not being fully broadcast on X-Factor, the band uploaded the version to Facebook. They accompanied the post with a critique of the music industry, calling it a ‘sick, sick industry… it is all about business…commerciality…money…BUT then there is you with bags of talent.’

They encouraged every artist to keep surviving and dreaming. ‘Life is a continuous struggle to survive… please hang on in there, that is our advice especially to all the youngsters, struggling in this industry especially. Stay strong and be you!’ What do you make of this?

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Antonio Conte officially joins Tottenham Hotspurs

Nov 2 2021

English side Tottenham Hotspurs have officially announced the appointment of Italian manager Antonio Conte. The Lecce-born coach and former player is known for winning trophies and league titles wherever he coaches whether it be Juventus, Chelsea and most recently Inter Milan. Conte signed up for an 18-month deal that will see him earn around €15 million every year, he will also have an option to extend the deal.

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In Tottenham’s statement , Conte had this to say “I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist again.” and “I can’t wait to start working to convey to the team and the fans the passion, mentality and determination that have always distinguished me, as a player and as a coach. ”

Antonio Conte was also reportedly very close to joining Tottenham last summer, but the deal never happened and the lilywhites went on to appoint Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo. Regarding the deal that broke down last summer, Antonio said this “Last summer our union did not happen because the end of my relationship with Inter was still too recent and emotionally too involved with the end of the season, so I felt that it wasn’t yet the right time to return to coaching.” he also admitted the reason he joined now, saying “But the contagious enthusiasm and determination of Daniel Levy (Tottenham Chairman) in wanting to entrust me with this task had already hit the mark. Now that the opportunity has returned, I have chosen to take it with great conviction.”

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Managing director of football and close friend of Antonio Conte, Fabio Paratici stated “We are delighted to welcome Antonio to the Club. His track record speaks for itself, with vast experience and trophies in both Italy and England.” he went on to say “I know first-hand the qualities Antonio can bring to us, having worked with him at Juventus, and look forward to seeing his work with our talented group of players.”

Conte will not be the man in the dugout for Spurs’ next match against Dutch side Vitesse on Thursday, due to his work permit. Antonio’s first match will reportedly be this Sunday away to Everton.

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Malta and 99 other countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Nov 2 2021

With world leaders convening at the COP26, a total of 100 countries have pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 – and Malta is one of them. This is the climate summit’s first major agreement, and is expected to be signed later today in Glasgow. The list also includes Brazil, which is home to the Amazon rainforest, where the cutting down of trees and endangerment of species, intensified over the past few years. The pledge includes €16 billion of public and private funds. Despite experts welcoming the move, a similar deal which was struck up in 2014 was brought up as having failed to slow deforestation at all.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the deal a landmark agreement to protect and restore the Earth’s forests. With large tracts of forests being removed annually to make space for agricultural and grazing areas, the cutting of trees contributes to climate change due to its depletion of forests, which absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide. The Maltese tree cover is low and woodland cover is less than 5% of the area of the islands, but Malta seems to be ready to launch its own contribution to its massive cause.

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