Elon Musk receives warning from the EU to ‘obey its rules’ after Twitter purchase

Oct 28 2022

Friday marked Elon Musk’s first day at the helm of global social media giant Twitter and fans, followers and critics around the world are hanging at the edge of their seats to see how the world’s richest man will handle the new responsibility.

Dear Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2022

After securing the company at a $44 million bid after months of anticipation, the Tesla boss has now started to hint at plans for the platform, stating ‘”the bird is freed” on Thursday.

Musk had stated that he made the purchase ‘to help the humanity he loves’, concerning activists across the globe who fear a sharp increase in harassment and misinformation.

👋 @elonmusk

In Europe, the bird will fly by our 🇪🇺 rules.#DSA https://t.co/95W3qzYsal

— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) October 28, 2022

European Union internal market commissioner Breton tweeted “In Europe, the bird will fly by our rules”, sending a message to Musk that Twitter will not go on a rampage within the European Union.

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29 immigrants living illegally in Malta arrested by police

Oct 28 2022

The Malta Police Force has arrested another 29 individuals who were living in Malta illegally as part of the Force’s ongoing immigration inspections.

The arrests were carried out on Friday morning in Hamrun and Marsa, with a police statement inspecting a number of residences and a construction site. The police officers were arrested by Detention Services officers.

The persons caught living in Malta irregularly hail from Senegal, Ghana, Gambia, Afghanistan, Senegal, Mali, Egypt and Syria, with the police escorting them to the Detention Centre to engage a repatriation process.

Police investigations regarding employers and property rentals are currently under way.

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61-year-old man sustains grievous injuries in coast road collision

Oct 28 2022

A 61-year-old St. Paul’s Bay resident sustained injuries in a road incident along Malta’s Coast Road.

The Police were informed of the incident on Friday morning, at around 7:40am. Preliminary investigations revealed that the collision took place between a Peugeot 307 driven by a 44-year-old St. Paul’s Bay resident an a stationary Renault Megan.

The 61-year-old man who sustained the injuries was reportedly in front of the stationary Renault Megane when it was hit.

A medical team went on site to assist those involved, with an ambulance taking the 61-year-old to Mater Dei for treatment. He was later certified to have sustained grievous injuries.

Police investigations are currently under way.

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October’s foggy day was also the hottest day of the month with temperatures of 29°C

Oct 28 2022

Now that it has come to an end, local online weather page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’ has revealed a number of interesting weather & climate-related facts about the month of October.

A few days ago, Malta’s villages were covered in thick clouds of fag with little to no wind resistance. The fog is a literal cloud which forms on the ground under calm circumstances (no wind) and humidity (relative humidity was at 98%) with clear skies.

The page informed its followers that cold air is denser than warm air and thus, drops, condenses and forms the foggy weather conditions we have seen. That being said, the maximum temperature for October was 29°C, a whopping 6°C higher than the seasonal median.

Did you know this?

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