Shaun Farrugia’s dad tears up with joy watching video of son’s song in concert

Jun 2 2022

Shaun Farrugia is the king of wholesome content. In his latest post, singer and songwriter Shaun Farrugia was filmed showing his parents a video of international DJ Martin Garrix playing their collaborative track to a massive audience in Chile.

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With Shaun’s girlfriend filming the bonding scene, Shaun’s father teared up with joy at the video to his son’s surprise. ‘Making my father cry is something I never thought I’d be able to do’ said Farrugia.

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His parents were absolutely loving the video and undoubtedly infinitely proud of their son’s success in the music scene. In the caption, Farrugia teased even more content coming up and given his track record (two songs with Garrix in less than a month), we’ll keep a very close eye on him!

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PN MP challenges Prime Minister to spend time in ‘boiling’ classrooms

Jun 2 2022

‘A pandemic of heat’ – PN MP and education spokesperson Justin Schembri has hit out at the fact that many classrooms in Malta are still without any air conditioning systems.

‘Temperatures are reaching scorching heights rapidly’ said the MP on the 1st of June. ‘And despite the many promises made every year by the government, classrooms still have no air conditioning.’

‘The conditions in many packed classrooms are intolerable and are showing that we literally do not care about our youth. These are the same classrooms in which they will be sitting for their exams in the coming days.’

Schembri said that Malta is one of the countries in the EU with the highest spending on education – something the MP commended. However, he went on to ask about where this money was going if not in improving the quality of schools.

‘I invite the Prime Minister and the Minister for Education to come and spend a few lessons in these hot conditions so maybe they understand. No, I challenge them!’ said Schembri.

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Hamrun secondary school students gift local police as thanks

Jun 2 2022

As a sign of thanks and gratitude for the work that they do, the students of San Gong Preca College Hamrun Secondary School backed some muffins to gift the local police.

The muffins were accompanied by kind messages to the officers, bringing a big smile onto the police’s faces as the students carried out the act of kindness.

‘Showing gratitude and respect towards those who do their best to protect and safeguard our lives was something the students wanted to express’ wrote the school’s official Facebook page.

Well done to all those involved and keep spreading the kindness!

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Drinking coffee is associated with lower death risk says study

Jun 2 2022

Attention coffee lovers: your favourite hot beverage may hold more power than just keeping you awake when bouts of sleepiness hit.

According to a new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, drinking either sweetened or unsweetened coffee is associated with a lower death risk when compared with not drinking.

Researchers surveyed 171,616 participants across the United Kingdom up to five times over the course of a year about their lifestyle. The scientists then looked up death certificates to see who passed away after an average of seven years later.

With coffee-drinking habits being part of the main focus, the participants’ ages ranged from 37 to 73 and reported they had no cardiovascular disease or cancer at the time of survey.

Results showed that people who drank a moderate amount of coffee (ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 cups a day) and sweetened their drink had a 30% lower death risk compared with non-coffee drinkers.

Unsweetened coffee drinkers had between 16% and 29% lower death risk compared with non-coffee drinkers. The findings were adjusted to account for other things such as amount of physical activity, smoking level, dietary level and even education status.

There is some concern about the sugar intake however. The average coffee drinker who sweetens their coffee was found to put in an average of 1 teaspoon of sugar. The ‘immortality’ benefits of coffee aren’t negated by 1 teaspoon, but the researchers warned against high calorie specialties. So no more caramel macchiatos if you want to live forever!

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