New corgi puppy for Queen Elizabeth after death of dog Fergus

Jun 16 2021

The 95-year-old monarch of England Queen Elizabeth has been gifted a 6-week-old corgi from her son Prince Andrew and his daughters. The puppy was allegedly gifted the dog on Thursday, which would have marked late Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. The new pet comes into the family following the passing of one of the two new puppies given to her whilst Prince Philip was in the hospital.

Fergus, named after her late uncle, joined the family with Muick who is named after a favourite spot of the Queen’s near Balmoral Castle. It was initially thought that the queen did not want any more dogs – in part because it risked her tripping over one of them and also because she did not want to leave any young dogs behind. The queen has another dog named Candy.

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Photo Source: Good Housekeeping, American Kennel Club

Paul Pogba mirrors Ronaldo by removing Heineken bottle during conference

Jun 16 2021

Following the internet breaking moment in which Portugese player Cristiano Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles during a press conference, France’s Paul Pogba mirrored the act by removing a bottle of Heineken. This, however, occurred for slightly different reasons as Pogba removed the bottle for religious reasons, as Muslims are forbidden from drinking alcohol.

First Ronaldo with the Coca-Cola…

Now Paul Pogba wasn’t happy with the Heineken in front of him at his press conference 🍺❌ pic.twitter.com/SU1ifQPGOP

— Goal (@goal) June 16, 2021

The 28-year-old is another star to take a stance against one of Euro’s sponsors following the Ronaldo incident. Pogba, a devout Muslim, made the religious pilgrimage to Mecca along with Kurt Zouma back in 2018. Fans also criticised tournament staff for putting the beverage in front of Pogba in the first place and therefore the player cannot be blamed for the gesture.

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Photo Source: Times Now

New ground-breaking COVID-19 treatment discovered

Jun 16 2021

Scientists claim to have found a new, albeit expensive, treatment to treat infections and prevent COVID-19 deaths. Following the discovery of a cheap steroid drug exactly a year ago, scientists have developed a way to create a potent intravenous infusion of antibodies to neutralise the virus, instead of dampening the body’s inflammatory response to the virus. For every 100 patients treated, six could probably be saved from the brink of death. It could also help one in three of those in hospital with severe COVID.

Costing between £1,000 and £2,000, only those who have not already made any antibodies of their own to fight can be given the treatment. a 37-year-old patient named Kimberely Featherstone stated the was incredibly lucky the trial was up and running by the time she was hospitalised. In a trial which included around 10,000 UK patients, the treatment reduced risks of death, length of hospital stay and need for ventilators.

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Photo Source: Anadolu Agency

WATCH: Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja speaks out about cultural situation in Malta

Jun 16 2021

Maltese operatic tenor Joseph Calleja expressed his concerns about recent measures placed upon the cultural sector, despite there being different measures when it comes to weddings. Speaking live on Facebook, he asked where the logic behind allowing 300 people to attend a wedding and only allowing 100 for theatrical events truly stems from.

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Calleja also asked why controlled mass gatherings for vaccinated people are not allowed in Malta, despite the country opening up to tourism for various countries, including 40 American states. He pointed out how, despite having no problem with the reopening of tourism, the fact that people in flights cannot abide by social distancing rules renders the logic useless. Even though he praised how the authorities handled the pandemic, he is still in wonder about why reopening the cultural sector is taking so long.

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Photo Source: Joseph Calleja FB