Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ on sex and pooping spree

Jun 6 2021

After the late cocaine kingpin smuggled in four hippopotamuses into his luxury estate, Pablo Escobar’s so-called ‘cocaine hippos’ have been poisoning wildlife with toxic urine and faeces and reproducing at an alarming rate. The 4-000 pound beasts were smuggled in the 1980s from a US zoo and do not actually carry cocaine. But due to having no natural predators and abundant water sources, the hippos became an invasive species.

The population exploded to 80, with researchers fearing that by 2039 this number will explode up to 1,400. Their faeces fuel algae blooming in waterways, reducing oxygen for native fish. There is however a tourist attraction generated by the hippos, making population control tricky. Castration and sterilisation are rather difficult, with only one hippo being castrated a year. Culling them might be the only option, but due to the public’s adoration of the animals, it might also prove difficult.

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3 COVID-19 cases registered with 5 recoveries

Jun 6 2021

Malta has registered 3 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,024 swab tests, while 5 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Sunday 6th June 2021, 551,494 vaccine doses were administered of which 327,155 were 1st doses. 233,826 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,571 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,078 have recovered, 419 died and 74 are still active.

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Engraved watches and raffle ticket for Aguero’s car as parting gifts for Man City staff

Jun 6 2021

Leaving Manchester City at the end of the month to join Barcelona on a free transfer, the 32-year-old Argentine legend Sergio Aguero will be leaving the backroom staff with an insane surprise. The player shelled out a whopping £60,000 to buy every single member of the team’s backroom staff an engraved watch AND get them into a raffle to win his brand new car.

With 60-plus backroom staff members, these workers for Man City got a luxury thank you watch as a parting gift. A raffle also took place in which a lucky member will win the striker’s Range Rover Evoque, with one of the player’s favourite employees winning the car – one of the City kit men. Aguero stated that he is a big fan of the employee’s work ethic and personality.

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Photo Source: The Guardian