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New York to welcome 60,000 people for summer ‘comeback festival’

New York to welcome 60,000 people for summer 'comeback festival'
Jun 13 2021 Share

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has stated that a 60,000-strong festival ‘like nothing you’ve ever seen before in New York City’ is being planned in Central Park, probably for the month of August.

The Mayor also stated that it will be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, hinting at an amazing line-up with eight iconic stars.

‘The Official NYC Homecoming Concert in Central Park’, as it has been coined, will be one of the first major festivals to take place as New York heads toward a complete re-opening after being one of the United States’ worst-hit areas from the pandemic.

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Chris Fearne reports another day of zero new COVID-19 cases

Chris Faearne reports another day of zero new COVID-19 cases
Jun 13 2021 Share

Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne took to Facebook to announce that no new COVID-19 cases were registered over the past 24 hours as Malta continues its journey towards normality.

Posted by Chris Fearne on Saturday, 12 June 2021

Hundreds of Maltese citizens welcomed the positive news in the comments section as Malta’s active case number will see another decrease today while vaccination numbers will continue to rise.

Yesterday, Malta registered 2 new COVID-19 cases and 4 recoveries, leaving the active case number at 62.

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Thousands flock to St. George’s Bay after establishments close at midnight

Jun 13 2021 Share

Tensions continue to rise amongst many as increasingly large crowds in the thousands are flocking to St. George’s Bay on a weekly basis after establishments close at midnight.

Many individuals and organisations expressed their frustration with this situation, among them Malta’s culture and entertainment industry campaign Restart, who have been proposing controlled events with limited attendance and vaccine certificates amongst other measures.

A survey published by ILLUM revealed 74% of Maltese believe that clubs should open for those who are fully vaccinated, with 21% disagreeing and 5% unsure of what should happen.

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Alan Turing: Heroic Life and Tragic Death

Alan Turing: Heroic Life and Tragic Death
Jun 12 2021 Share

Alan Turing was instrumental in beating the Axis Forces during World War II. Considered by many to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, his intelligence contributed to ending one of the world’s bloodiest conflicts. However, he was not awarded for this achievement – quite the opposite in fact. And all because of his sexuality.

In the 1950s, homosexuality was illegal in the United Kingdom. Despite this, Turing was fairly open about his sexual orientation. Having started a relationship at the age of 39, he was later discovered after his fiancee burgled his house and his sexuality emerged during the case. He was imprisoned for ‘indecency.’

One of Turing’s biggest contributions came when the war broke out in 1939. He helped to tackle the very difficult problem of deciphering German naval Enigma, which were a series of codes used by the enemy forces to pass information. By cracking the code, Turing gave the Allied Forces several advantages to beat their enemy before they could act.

Despite his contributions, which included developing more complicated technology to aid the war effort, being homosexual was for the UK at the time too much of a problem. He was forced to take ‘medication’ to correct his sexuality, but it simply affected him negatively.

Turing allegedly took his own life in 1954, found by a maid with a slightly eaten apple. It was discovered that the apple had been laced with cyanide, prompting many to believe he committed suicide. Some however believed Turing was deliberately poisoned due to fear of him leaking vital information in retribution for all the pain he suffered.

Alan Turing was, whatever his actual cause of death, an incredibly intelligent man, scientist, mathematician, logician and philosopher. Granted a pardon by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013, his contributions to science and all of humanity are to be remembered. And his heroic deeds go beyond what other people believe about one’s sexuality.

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