First six Maltese villages chosen to go car free

Aug 2 2021

Żejtun, Dingli, Qrendi, Żurrieq, Mqabba and Safi have been chosen as the first six villages to go car free, despite there not being a timeline yet. As part of a plan inspired by the pandemic’s advent to pedestrianise town squares and roads across the country, Local Councils Association president Mario Fava revealed how the initiative is planned to be more far-reaching. Urban development studies on pedestrianised zones have allegedly been completed on 43 local council areas.

Residents are set to be consulted, with the needs of each area clearly detailed. Fava stated that the project is expected in the six aforementioned localities because they have been ‘less complicated to conclude.’ He explained that the first step is reducing the speed limit, followed by proper line markings, signage and safety. With local councils having the opportunity to nominate streets/squares they wished to see car free, the localities will start off with two or three zones and gradually include others.

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Are Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes from Outer Banks still dating?

Aug 1 2021

Fans of the immensely popular TV series Outer Banks were delighted to find out that co-stars Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline were both dating in real life. Playing John B. and Sarah Cameron respectively, the two were revealed to be dating as the show’s first season premiered. With season 2 officially out, fans were wondering whether the couple have maintained their relationship… and they weren’t disappointed.

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Stokes and Cline were still happily dating, with a series of photos uploaded in April of 2021 by Cline celebrating her one-year anniversary with Stokes. Stokes himself shared a photo to Instagram too, commemorating the same event with a simple caption of ‘365 w/ u’. Their characters on screen might go through a couple of rough patches, but fans are assured that its only for entertainment purposes!

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80 COVID-19 cases registered with 214 recoveries

Aug 1 2021

Malta has registered 80 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,378 swab tests, while 214 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Saturday 31st July 2021, 759,818 vaccine doses were administered of which 399,690 were 1st doses. 382,255 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 34,375 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 31,843 have recovered, 423 died and 1713 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 32 COVID-19 positive patients, five of whom are in the ITU. The average age of yesterday’s cases was 38.

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WATCH: Lady Gaga is dressed to kill in new House of Gucci trailer

Aug 1 2021

A fashion biopic set in Italy in 1995, ‘House of Gucci’, by Ridley Scott, stars Lady Gaga who makes her way through an Italian side street rocking furs and gold. Centred around the story of Patrizia Reggiani, an Italian socialite (played by Gaga), it narrates the story of how she was sentenced to 29 years in prison for plotting to murder her husband and Gucci empire heir Maurizio Gucci.

Set to hit US theatres November 24th, the film is based on the book ‘The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed’, written by Sara Gay Forde. According to production studio Universal Pictures, it ‘delves into what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control.’

Lady Gaga will be dressed to kill in this new film, with Jared Leto drastically aged to portray maverick Italian businessman and former Gucci vice-president Paolo Gucci. Al Pacino will also play Aldo Gucci, the luxury brand’s original founder. Maurizio himself will be played by Adam Driver.

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