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Church announces further COVID-19 measures for upcoming feasts

Mar 9 2021 Share

Good Friday and Easter have invited the Curia to announce new COVID-19 directives as festivities approach closer. No exhibitions will be occurring during the Holy Week, along with traditional visits to seven altars on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Washing of feet ceremony and kissing of feet of crucified Christ will also be cancelled.

Processions will not be taking place whilst in the Curia’s new statement it was pointed out that statues of the Redeemer, Crucified Christ, Lady of Sorrows and Risen Christ will be the only statues taken out during Holy Week, although privately. Celebrations will be broadcast on TVM2 with Maundy Thursday visits allowed in only one church.

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Smart contact lenses to launch in 2030

Mar 9 2021 Share

Apple may be working on creating contact lenses which would offer a literal alternative view of the world. Even though it sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, Apple has taken it upon themselves to create the lenses. The purpose of the contact lenses will however not be designed to improve eyesight. Their function will instead be ‘invisible computing.’

This means the lenses would offer an overlay of digital information onto the real world – people would be able to visit online websites and check information through these contact lenses. MacRumours obtained new research notes by Apple that outlined the upcoming plans. The technology is being anticipated for release in 2030 and will probably have to be linked to iPhones for power and storage.

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Julius Caesar rework compared to Chris Fearne

Mar 9 2021 Share

A Maltese web developer shared a rendering of Gaius Julius Caesar on Twitter, comparing the face to that of Health Minister Chris Fearne’s. The work emerged on a history account called Oktem on Twitter, and the Health Minister promptly shared it.

Fearne evidently agreed with the liking and humoured it, exlaiming; ‘Haha…tajba!!’. And looking at the portrait of the Roman Emperor’s face, we can see why!

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Higher secondary student protest cancelled as lectures move online

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After students from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School (GCHSS) were set to protest on Friday by not attending classes, a letter issued by the Head of School confirmed that the school will in fact be shifting to online classes until the end of the 2nd term (Tuesday 30th March 2021). The students promptly cancelled the protest as GCHSS now joins the ranks of schools like Junior College in resorting to online lessons.

This decision came after students even took to social media to express their concerns that GCHSS was not making the necessary shift to online lessons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous measures issued by the school were banning sports activities and enforcing mask wearing at all times.

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