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Four charged for inciting a person to commit suicide in Valletta

Four charged for inciting a person to commit suicide in Valletta
Feb 8 2022 Share

Four persons have been charged for the alleged incitement of a person to commit suicide in Valletta last year. This was revealed by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri in parliament on Monday, replying to a question put forward by Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi. 

Footage emerged in November 2021 which showed an individual sitting on the edge of the Hastings Garden bastion in Malta’s capital city. Various onlookers could be seen and heard taunting the person and ridiculing the situation.

Comments which could be heard included ones such as; ‘Hurry up and do it so we can get back to work’ and ‘just get over with it.’ The footage quickly garnered social media attention, with many expressing their concern and dismay at the taunts. 

The Richmond Foundation also called on witnesses to pass on confidential information related to the incident, with police identifying the culprits days after the incident. The man himself was also stopped from the suicide attempt through police intervention. 

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Photo Source: Byron Camilleri FB

Facebook and Instagram may shut down in Europe over data transfer dispute

Facebook and Instagram may shut down in Europe over data transfer dispute
Feb 8 2022 Share

Parent company Meta stated that Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe following European data regulations issues. The regulations prevent Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from transferring, storing and processing Europeans’ data on US-based servers. 

In its annual report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the country’s financial authority, Meta warned last Thursday that if no new framework is adopted and the company could no longer use the current model of agreements it would probably have to ‘walk away from the continent.’The statement said that if Meta aren’t able too transfer data between and among countries and regions in which they operate, or are restricted from sharing data, it could impact their ability to provide services. 

This is because data transfer is crucial for business and advert targeting. Without doomsaying any rash actions, Meta has claimed that it could probably reach some sort of agreement this year to navigate the issue. Meta could previously use a data transfer framework called Privacy Shield as the legal basis to carry out transatlantic data transfers. However, in July 2020, the European Court of Justice annulled the treaty du to violations of data protection. 

With the European bloc’s highest legal authority arguing that the standard does not adequately protect European citizen’s privacy, US companies were thus restricted in sending European user data to the US and had to rely on standard contractual clauses. 

The European Commission said that securing a new arrangement for safe transatlantic dan flows is a priority for both them and the US. Negotiations have intensified in the past months, with Meta expressing no desire or plans to withdraw from Europe.‘But the simple reality is that Meta, and many other businesses, organisations and services, rely on data transfers between the EU and the US in order to operate global services’ said a Meta spokesperson. 

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Photo Source: The New York Times

7 caught driving under the influence of alcohol in just one night

7 caught driving under the influence of alcohol in just one night
Feb 8 2022 Share

The Malta Police Force revealed on their Facebook page that 7 persons were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol during a road check.

Conducted early on Sunday morning by Żejtun District officers, the police also found 6 persons driving without a valid driving license and also gave several contraventions for various traffic offences. 

As the officers conducted the checks, a vehicle was also signalled to stop but the driver did not abide immediately. He was later stopped, with the driver and one of the passengers found to be breaching court imposed bail conditions. The driver also did not have a valid driving license. 

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Photo Source: Malta Police Force FB

Ex-footballer Reggie Cini out of ITU after 28-days and recovering

Ex-footballer Reggie Cini out of ITU after 28-days and recovering
Feb 8 2022 Share

Reginald Cini, a retired local goal-keeper, has safely left the intensive therapy unit of a Sicilian hospital wherein he was being treated for an unspecified respiratory illness. 

This was confirmed by his family members, with his daughter, Jade, a model and Miss Universe Malta, posting to Facebook that her father was out of the ITU and recovering.

Known locally as Reggie, the ex-footballer said that despite facing very slim chances for survival, he had persevered through his illness. ‘I only had a 5% chance of staying in the game, but I always play it all the way’ he said. 

He went on to thank everyone for their wishes and announced that he will be going into rehabilitation, stating that some respectful privacy would be appreciated. Jade herself had made the illness public in January when she said her father was being treated for respiratory issues. 

‘After 28 days of constant worry’, she unveiled that she finally had some good news to share. ‘Keep him in your prayers as I will so he recommends hers fast and gets back to his loving family.’ 

The now 51-year-old Valletta resident, Reggie now lives in Sicily and was an active goalkeeper in local football between 1988 and 2003. 

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