Cristiano Ronaldo Named Highest Paid Athlete For Second Year Running

May 24 2024

For the fourth time in his historic career and for the second year running, Portuguese global star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the Forbes Highest-Paid Athlete of the year.

This year round he beat out LIV golf star John Rahm who couldn’t beat Ronaldo’s $260 million earnt this year.

$200 million comes from his insane yearly salary with Saudi club Al Nassr whilst the other $60 million comes from off the field earnings including sponsorship deals with Nike, Binance and Herbalife.

Fellow football icon Lionel Messi has dropped down to third on the list behind the Spanish golfer with a cool $135 million earnt following his blockbuster move to the States with David Beckham’s Inter Miami.

The top 5 is rounded up by NBA stars Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, with more football stars like Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr and Karim Benzema all making the top ten.

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Massive Smoke Cloud As Fires Erupt In Ħandaq

May 24 2024

A massive plume of smoke can be seen emerging from what is reported to be an industrial zone in Tal-Ħandaq.

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It is currently unclear what caused the fire and smoke and whether anyone was injured.

Officials are reportedly on site addressing the situation.

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Iconic Dogecoin Dog Passes Away

May 24 2024

Iconic dog Kabosu who served as the face of crypto currency Dogecoin and several other mems has unfortunately passed away.

Her owner on a blog post confirmed the sad passing of the 17-year old dog earlier on Friday.

“We will be holding a farewell party for Kabo-chan on Sunday, May 26th . It will be held at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, Narita City, from 1pm to 4pm,” the blog reads.

Kabosu’s meme went so viral around the world that it inspired the creation of joke crypto currency Dogecoin which later on proved to be successful. The success of Dogecoin inspired other dog themed crypto currencies such as shiba inu (SHIB) and floki (FLOKI) which quickly became two of the biggest successes in the growing industry.

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Brother Of Believed Late Marzia Calleja Maatouk Issues Tribtue

May 24 2024

Taking to social media, Marvin Żammit, the brother of Marzia Calleja Mattouk, issued a tribute to his sister who is believed to have been found dead in Libya.

‘We loved you so much’, wrote Marvin. ‘I swore that at some point we’d meet again. You had no idea how much I loved you.’

‘I’ll never see you again’, Marvin wrote in mourning. ‘I’d rather He would have taken me. You were still so young – you needed nothing else.’

TVM announced yesterday that Marzia, 24, was found dead by Libyan troops nearly a year after she and her husband, Jomic Calleja Maatouk, fled Malta and were placed on Europe’s most wanted list.

In August 2023, Jomic Calleja Maatouk received a five-year prison sentence for importing the explosive C-4 and attempting to buy lethal poisons, including Ricin, fentanyl, and the radioactive material Polonium-210, on the dark web.

Marzia Calleja Maatouk was sentenced to 15 months in prison for aggravated drug possession and was listed on Europol’s wanted list for illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

The couple was found approximately 90 minutes east of Tripoli. Jomic Calleja Maatouk has been arrested and is expected to be extradited to Malta, where he is also wanted for skipping bail.

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