Electric car public chargers to triple by end of the year

Oct 29 2021

Energy Minister Miriam Dalli has revealed that Malta will be practically tripling the amount of public charging pillars by the end of the year. She revealed how 130 new charging pillars, with a total of 260 charging points, will be installed by the end of the year all across Malta. With 56 activated public charging points across Malta, the numbers did not increase significantly in previous years. However, this means that the total will increase to 186, with 362 charging points.

Minister Dalli confirmed that 108 of these pillars will be medium charging pillars, whereas the remaining 22 will be fast chargers. Drivers will spend 17c per unit to charge their car at a medium charging pillar during non-peak hours and 19c during peak hours. Fast chargers will cost 18c per unit and 20c per unit for non-peak and peak hours respectively. This also relates to Malta’s plan to replace 65,000 conventional cars with electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030 as part of EU carbon neutrality targets.

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Facebook changes name to ‘Meta’ as Mark Zuckerberg promises a ‘new internet’

Oct 28 2021

Before you even start reading, it is important to understand that the name of the application which you use to communicate with your grandparents and read news articles will still be named Facebook. What will change however is the name of the entire company, which covers Facebook itself, Instagram, Oculus and so much more.

Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the name ‘Meta’ stems from the Greek iteration for ‘beyond’ and it is a direct representation of the company’s fundamental belief; a company which connects people through technology.

A special event held by the company also highlighted that it will employ 10,000 new staff members to work on the company’s ‘metaverse’, an infinite virtual world where individuals can share their experiences without being together.

So what comes next? Only time will tell.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins

Oct 28 2021

Manchester United and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly expecting twins with 27-year-old model and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.

The 36-year-old footballer already has four children, with three of them being born to two surrogate mothers, with the couple stating that they are thrilled to be welcoming their children into the world.

Back in 2017, Ronaldo had stated that he wanted a whopping seven children, with Rodriguez previously stating that her “desire for motherhood is stronger than anything.” Cristiano is a father 11-year-old Cristiano Jr, 4-year-old twins Eva and Mateo and 3-year-old Alana Martina, who was born to him and Rodriguez.

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This ultra-rare stamp is expected to sell for over €7.07 million

This rare stamp is expected to sell for over €7.07 million

Oct 28 2021

A rare “penny black” English postal stamp is expected to go for over $8.25 million USD (€7.07 million) at Sotheby’s in December.

The stamp illustrates a 15-year-old Queen Victoria and has been called “unequivocally the most importance piece of philatelic history to exist” by the head of Sotheby’s treasures sale Henry House.

The stamp was first issued in 1840 and was part of a commerce and communication revolution which allowed individuals to ship a letter for just a penny. For this reason, the stamp is a representation of “the very dawn of social communication” and beyond that, it is one of three left in existence.

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