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Road Rage Erupts As Drivers Fight On Mgarr Round About

Road Rage Erupts As Drivers Fight On Mgarr Round About
Jul 31 2023 Share

Footage sent to this newsroom shows an altercation between two drivers at a roundabout in Triq Sir Temi Zammit, Mgarr.

The incident occurred at around 1900 or 2000hrs yesterday Sunday 30th July 2023. It is currently unknown what caused the fight, but the confrontation escalated quickly, leading to the two involved fighting on the round about as cars passed by. 

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Others soon got involved to stop the fight from continuing, escorting the people involved away from each other as they attempted to continue the fight. 

It is unclear whether any reports were filed on the incident and whether anyone was seriously injured. 

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Local Artist Creates Life Size Turtle Model With Gozo Beach Clay

Local Artist Creates Life Size Turtle Model With Gozo Beach Clay
Jul 31 2023 Share

Raphael Mizzi, a local artist who loves to create temporary models using beach clay around Malta, has recently unveiled his latest creation: the sea turtle. 

Using the materials from the surrounding environment, namely beach clay, driftwood and stones at ir-Ramla l-Ħamra, Raphael captured the sea creature’s surfacing to lay eggs during the summer period. 

 

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‘Sea turtles are truly mesmerising creatures’, wrote Raphael, ‘and it’s a privilege to pay tribute to their beauty and importance in our Mediterranean Sea.’ 

‘Let’s continue to cherish and protect the wonders of our seas, so that future generations can marvel at the incredible marine life that calls it home.’

Raphael became known for his Mediterranean monk seal sculpture earlier this year. Known as ‘Bumerin’ or ‘Monka’, the species was sadly last sighted in Malta back in 1974. 

 

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Raphael’s sculptures are not only an artistic rendering of the biodiversity of our islands, but also an encouragement to safeguard their existence and conservation. 

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100 Trans Men Sign Up For Miss Italy To Protest Trans Woman Ban

100 Trans Men Sign Up For Miss Italy To Protest Trans Woman Ban
Jul 30 2023 Share

After Italy introduced a ban on trans women from competing in Miss Italy, 100 trans men from the country entered the pageant in protest. 

Miss Italy’s newly changed rules exclude trans women, and follows the recent victory by trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kolle for Miss Netherlands. 

The Italian pageant patron Patrizia Mirigliani claimed after the victory that inclusivity for transgender women in pageants was ‘absurd’ and would not ‘jump on the glittery bandwagon of trans activism’. 

The comments caused an online stir, and prompted transgender men to sign up since they fit the new criteria of ‘woman from birth’. 

Due to Italy’s strict process of finalising names and gender-related identification, many transgender men fit the category and thus could compete in the pageant. 

This comes as Malta holds its very first Miss Trans Malta. The competition welcomed Miss Universe Malta 2023 to crown the first ever winner, Ira Almonia Quijada. 

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Raising Awareness On World Anti-Human Trafficking Day

Raising Awareness On World Anti-Human Trafficking Day
Jul 30 2023 Share

July 30th is World Anti-Human Trafficking Day, and to raise awareness about the serious issue, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Reforms released the story of Sephora, who unknowingly ended up within a prostitution ring. 

Sephora, speaking anonymously, shared her story about how she was chasing a dream to work on a cruise ship. 

Unfortunately, as she travelled to Spain to being her career, she realised she was not finding what she signed up and ended up in a prostitution ring abroad. With very little means of escape, it was through a police raid that she finally returned back home safely. 

Raising awareness about this issue can break the taboos about speaking about it and help those suffering in such conditions to find a way out and resume their lives. 

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