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Mount Everest climber tests positive for COVID-19

Mount Everest climber tests positive for COVID-19
Apr 24 2021 Share

Norwegian climber Erland Ness hoping to reach Mount Everest’s summit confirmed on Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. This was a huge blow to Nepal’s mountaineering season on the world’s highest mountain. Already having forced last year’s season to be cancelled, Nepal had eased quarantine rules in an effort to attract more climbers. Ness was evacuated from the mountain by helicopter and taken to a hospital in the Nepali capital Kathmandu.

Ness told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he hopes none of the otter’s get infected with the virus high up in the mountains. ‘It is impossible to evacuate people with a helicopter when they’re above 8,000 metres.’ With breathing made difficult to the high altitudes, any outbreak of disease presents major health risks.

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Youth ordered to pay €62000 by friend after crashing his dream car

Youth ordered to pay €62000 by friend after crashing his dream car
Apr 24 2021 Share

After driving and crashing his friend’s Toyota Supra into a trailer, a youth was ordered by the former to pay a fine of €62,000.  The court judge concluded that the friend suffered a trauma after seeing the heavily damaged vehicle, prompting the €62,000 fine.

Testimony presented reveals that the two were with other friends in Hal Far, where the accident occurred. The youth felt betrayed by his friends’ actions and allegedly suffered trauma after witnessing the damage done to his dream car. A psychiatrist concluded that the victim suffered a 20% permanent disability after witnessing the damage.

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Julian Spiteri given final farewell at UOM Chapel

Julian Spieteri given final farewell at UOM Chapel
Apr 24 2021 Share

A funeral at the University of Malta was held this morning to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of 19-year-old Julian Spiteri. A law student at the University, Julian sadly passed away last Sunday after crashing a car into a tree along Triq Tal-Infetti near Saqqajja Hill.

The funeral was broadcasted live from Chaplaincy Uni, with the gathering itself being a limited but intimate and sombre attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Tributes poured in for Julian, with Balluta Barracudas FC also joining an initiative to erect a plaque in his name.

Rest In Peace Julian.

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‘Bring Back Tony Stark’ billboard appears in Los Angeles

‘Bring Back Tony Stark’ billboard appears in Los Angeles
Apr 24 2021 Share

It seems as though Marvel fans want one of their favourite superheroes to come back literally from the dead. Robert Downey Jr. and ‘genius, billionaire, philanthropist’ Tony Stark have almost become synonymous. But, having died in ‘Avengers: Endgame’, a billboard asking for the return of the hero has been put up in Los Angeles.

The billboard reads: ‘For our beloved hero, please; Bring Back Tony Stark’. It is unknown how many of the fanbase want to see the return of the suited hero, his story having come full circle by kicking off the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and ending with Tony sacrificing his life to save it. What do you think? Should Tony Stark be brought back into action or should he stay dead?

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