People ‘more likely to wear COVID mask than condom’

Jun 22 2021

Sexually transmitted infections have seen an increase in cases as COVID-19 restrictions were eased. The increase was registered by about a third in recent months, as revealed by figures compiled by the GU clinic at Mater Dei Hospital. The spike also seems to coincide with an increase in patients handled by the clinic as the state hospital’s operations go back to normal. Valeska Padovese, who runs the clinic, said that an increase in bacterial STIs, mainly gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis, has been noted.

A year worth of data by the clinic revealed that, on average, confirmed cases of sexually transmitted infections stood at just over 200 monthly last year. The average dropped below 150 per month over the course of a few months. However, this spiked back up as authorities eased restrictions. Times of Malta reported a correlation between sexual activity, infections and restrictive social measures in 2020.

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IKEA launch new Cristiano Ronaldo water bottles

Jun 22 2021

Ikea, known for their ingenious marketing strategies, have jumped onto the Cristiano Ronaldo Coca-Cola aversion train with another product. Calling it the Cristiano, Ikea released reusable bottles captioned ‘Cristiano, Reusable bottle for water only.’ This comes after the Portuguese football legend removed Coca-Cola bottles during a press conference and urged everyone to drink water instead of the soft drink.

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Ikea’s latest stance did immensely well, as many jumped onto the opportunity to purchase the water bottles priced at $1.99. The Swedish retailer is no stranger to twisting famous internet incidents and memes into products. A similar stunt includes the ‘Get the Look’ campaign for those wishing to recreate the Bernie Sanders look by purchasing a folding chair and oven gloves.

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Marsa parking gets several cameras and speed bumps to mitigate noise

Marsa parking gets cameras and speed bumps to mitigateseveral noise

Jun 22 2021

Following reports of excessive noise because of vehicles from residents, the new Marsa parking beneath the flyover received the installation of several speed bumps and cameras to control the issue. As many car and motorsports enthusiasts convened at the end of the week in the parking, the large amount of vehicles allegedly bothered the residents living in the vicinity. This resulted in reports being filed to the police.

Car and motor enthusiasts are however fuming at this latest instalment. Following various social media posts concerning heavy police presence during the meetings, this most recent instalment also angered the enthusiasts as they face more barriers to enjoying their passion.

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Over 45,000 people want Jeff Bezos to stay in space

Jun 22 2021

A petition has launched which wants to stop Jeff Bezos from re-entering Earth after his space strip next month. The campaign grew to epic proportions in just a week after the tongue-in-cheek petition was launched. Since then, several copied petitions emerged, amassing 45,000 signatures between them, all saying Jeff Bezos should not come back to Earth.

Most petitions gave conspiracy theories as reasons to keep the Amazon co-founder away from Earth. Some said that Bezos is hellbent on global domination, with others saying that this is our opportunity to prevent his evil plan. Bezos, the world’s richest man, is set to journey into space alongside his brother on board the New Shepard. Some people reasoned that since Bezos is using his money to enjoy space travel instead of tackling global hunger or disease issues, he should stay off Earth. Some even suggested ‘yeet[ing] him into the sun.’

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