€1,200,259 raised during Dar Bjorn Respite marathon

Sep 26 2022

The 12 hour fundraising marathon to help people struggling with ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases saw €1,200,259 collected.

The marathon was organised by Bjorn Formosa, a prominent activist and founder of Dar Bjorn and ALS Malta, and his hard-working team.

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The fundraiser once again highlighted the charitable spirit of the Maltese as they sky-rocketed the funds over the €1 million mark.

Taking to social media, Bjorn and his team thanked everyone for their contribution to help all those in need. “Thank you for forming part of this success as you are helping more people!”

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Man dies in Birzebbuga whilst operating mechanical plough

Sep 25 2022

Police were informed today at around 1030hrs that their assistance was needed in Triq Ħal Far, Birżebbuġa.

Police convened immediately on site and preliminary investigations showed that a 51-year-old man suffered grievous injuries whilst operating a mechanical plough.

The man unfortunately died as a medical team attempted to give him first aid on site. Civil Protection Department officers were also on site to assist the man.

An inquiry has been opened and investigations continue to determine what led to the tragedy.

Rest in Peace and condolences to all his loved ones.

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Netflix announces return dates of popular series

Sep 25 2022

Netflix has officially announced the release dates of some of the returning popular series which have captured viewer attention over the years.

Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in September, ‘The Crown’s director revealed that the series will be taking a short break to mourn the death of the monarch.

However, fans of the show and some new ones jumping on board to learn more about the Queen’s life and ascent to the throne, will only have to wait until November 9th 2022 to continue their royal binge.

Meanwhile, the life of Chicago marketing executive Emily Cooper will continue its story on December 21st 2022 in the third season of ‘Emily in Paris’. Picking up where things left off, fans also got a small teaser trailer to build up hype.

And last but not least, the psychological thriller ‘You’ will be returning to the streaming giant split into two parts for its fourth season.

The first part will be released on the 10th of February 2023, with the follow-up coming on the same day a month later. Viewers will have to survive the festive season before they can continue to watch what antics Joe will get up to next.

What other Netflix shows are you excited for?

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Tinder Turns 10: Here are some fun facts

Sep 25 2022

Most of us are familiar with the app – many of us have in fact used it. And some of us even got lucky by finding that special someone with the right swipe that was meant to be.

Tinder turned 10 years old this September, having been released in the same month back in 2012. The dating app matches users based on geographic proximity and even patented the swipe interface.

If two users both like each other, then the match allows them to chat through the app itself. But this is stuff you already probably know. So to celebrate the app’s 10 year birthday, here are some more facts about this renowned dating game-changer.

The app was founded in 2012 in Hatch Labs, a startup incubator run by InterActiveCorp (former parent company of Match Group). Sean Rad (former CEO and chairman) and Justin Mateen (former CMO), who had met at the University of Southern California, designed the match-making algorithm.

It was found that Tinder made $1.6 billion revenue in 2021, which is a 17% increase on the previous year. With 75 million monthly active users and 9.6 million subscribers in 2021, 60% of these users were under 35 years old.

Three quarters of users are male, and this demographic is more likely to swipe right 46% of the time. Women on the other hand are likely to swipe right just about 14%.

80% of people on Tinder are looking for a serious relationship and this hubby hunting mainly occurs between 8 and 9pm. Despite men being more likely to swipe right, more women are likely to message a match first at 21%, whereas men message first 7% of the time.

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