Malta and Europe move to ban travel to South Africa due to new COVID variant

Nov 26 2021

Malta is temporarily banning travellers from a list of countries due to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant.

Health minister Chris Fearne announced the news on Twitter, revealing that a new COVID-19 variant has been detected in South Africa. Scientists are reporting that it is of massive concern as it mutates and spreads among young people in Gauteng.

Travel to and from regions with known cases of the new Covid19 #variant B.1.1.529 to Malta will be temporarily banned from midnight on Saturday. At the moment this includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and, Zimbabwe.

— Chris Fearne (@chrisfearne) November 26, 2021

Fearne stated that ‘travel to and from regions with known cases of the new Covid19 variant B.11.529 to Malta will be temporarily banned from midnight on Saturday. At the moment this includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.’

The rest of Europe also seem to be moving towards this decision, with Germany and Italy joining the likes of Malta and the UK in banning most travel from South Africa.

The @EU_Commission will propose, in close coordination with Member States, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region due to the variant of concern B.1.1.529.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 26, 2021

Ursula von Der Leyen said that the EU Commission ‘will propose, in close coordination with Member States, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region due’ to the variant.

South Africa sharply condemned Britain’s decision to take such measures however, saying that it seems to be ‘rushed as even the World Health Organisation is yet to advise on the next steps.’

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Photo Source: State Department, Chris Fearne,

Yesterday’s storm was the wettest day of 2021

Nov 26 2021

You might have noticed, but yesterday’s storm was truly something to behold. It was in fact the wettest day of 2021 so far, registering a national average of 92.7 mm.

Northernmost localities were the hit the most, with Bugibba seeing 119.6mm of water, closely followed by Naxxar at 111.3mm. Southern areas were hit less, with Birzebbuga registering 24.6mm.

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This far exceeds the latest storm which hit the islands last October. The normal amount of total expected rainfall in the month of November ranges around 80 and 100mm.

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The amount of rainfall registered since the 1st of September now ranks at a whopping 412.0 mm. Yesterday’s storm didn’t just make news in terms of weather however, as photos and clips making rounds showed many trying to help others stuck in the flooding.

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Photo Source: GuideMeMalta, Yanis Azzopardi, Maltese Islands Weather

Kanye West hopeful he will reunite with Kim Kardashian

Nov 25 2021

Kanye West has expressed his hopes of getting back together with estranged wife Kim Kardashian. And God will be the one to do this for him.

The rapper, who has legally changed his name to ‘Ye’ (itself a biblical reference) gave a speech at the Los Angeles Mission’s Annual Thanksgiving event.

He said that ‘Kimye created a narrative that’s not the narrative that God wants.’ He continued by saying that ‘The narrative God wants is to see that we can be redeemed in all these relationships.’

‘We’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve publicly done things that were not acceptable as a husband, but right now today, for whatever reason – I didn’t know I was going to be in front of this mic – but I’m here to change the narrative’ he said.

The rapper called on his faith in God to state that when, not if, they get back together, ‘there’s gonna be millions of families that are going to be influenced and see that they can overcome the work of the separation.’

In the meantime, rumours have been making rounds of Kim Kardashian dating SNL star Pete Davidson after they were pictured together holding hands multiple times.

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Photo Source: Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong, BuzzFeed News

Christmas party SORTED! Mannarinu’s Frozen Party Food Platters are a life hack in a box

Nov 25 2021

Yummy food, cold drinks and great company; everyone loves a good Christmas party but sometimes getting everything ready for your guests and dealing with the post-party aftermath is enough to take a toll on one’s strength. That’s why Mannarinu’s Frozen Party Food Platters come at just the right time!

The popular local catering brand has just released a range of party food boxes which have been frozen and pre-cooked for the party host’s convenience. All you need to do is pop them in the oven and serve, making for the ultimate party pack to welcome guests with super flavours, great variety and utmost convenience. The boxes serve 3-4 persons and you can choose from a Meat Party Platter, a Home Party Platter, a Chicken Party Platter, an Asian Party Platter, a Kebab Party Platter, and a Maltese Party Platter!

So if you have any get-togethers coming up and want to put your mind at rest, Mannarinu’s Frozen Party Food Platters are your life hack this Christmas season. The boxes are now available from Mannarinu’s Hamrun outlet or you can order them online and pick them up from the same outlet.

Which platter are YOU going for?

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