Doja Cat might end her music career very soon…but why?

Nov 26 2021

Despite having just received 8 Grammy Nominations, rapper Doja Cat revealed that she is not quite enjoying her career in music.

She revealed this in a recent Instagram Live, in which Doja Cat shared her disappointment in the music industry, saying that she has not had fun making music in ‘maybe five years.’

She says that she feels that there is too much unnecessary additions she has to do such as photoshoots. She feels she is pressured into doing a lot of extra things which she doesn’t want to do as she just wants to focus on music.

She has previously mentioned that she is more selective with who she collaborates as she wants to differentiate herself from everyone else.

This all comes after the ‘Kiss Me More’ singer passed Drake to become to the most listened rapper on Spotify, took home two R&B AMAs and received eight different category nominations.

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First case of new COVID variant found in Europe

Nov 26 2021

After flights started receiving bans due to a newly detected variant, the first instance of the new variant was found in Belgium. Belgium revealed Friday that the first case was detected from an unvaccinated person travelling from Egypt. The infected person tested positive on November 22nd and had not had the virus before.

Leading Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst tweeted out that the person returned from Egypt on November 11th. The variant, so far known only as B.1.1.529, was first detected in Southern Africa. Belgium’s Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke told a media conference that this is so far a suspected variant and it is unclear if it is a very dangerous one.

It is however being suspected to have contributed to a massive surge in cases in South Africa. Many countries are jumping at the precaution at stopping flights to and from southern African countries, with Malta’s ban coming into effect as of 12am between Saturday and Sunday.

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Unidentified body found near Filfla by AFM

Nov 26 2021

The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have discovered a so far unidentified body spotted near Filfla on Friday morning.

The discovery was made at around 10:30 am, with police providing no further details at this stage. The body was escorted to the AFM base in Haywharf, Floriana.

An inquiry is being lead by Magistrate Yana Micallef Stafrace, with district police having assisted in the operation.

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Pandemic boosts demand for mental health services by 500%

Nov 26 2021

The demand for mental health services shot up a whopping 500% throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed the Richmond Foundation. Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Dimech Sant revealed that the pandemic affected people from all contexts and over an extended period of time.

Dimech Sant revealed how the impact on people’s mental health in Malta was ‘astounding’. ‘Some with anxiety about going back to the office, some with depressive symptoms developed while working from home, others are anxious about their business slowing down.’She also highlighted the impact on young children whose school routines was disrupted because of COVID-19. This prompted Richmond to expand its free services as people reached out at an overwhelming rate.

She revealed this during a press conference, with the ‘Gift of Therapy’ campaign asking individuals and companies for donations as the demands increase. ‘The average number of requests over a 10 year period stood at between 400 and 600, but this shot up to 4,500 in 2020.’ She also mentioned Olli.chat, an online chat service which has already seen 1,250 requests. Face to face follow up meetings also saw a 900% increase over 6 months.

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