Small Island, Big Swim: Neil Agius Returns For Another Record

Jul 25 2024

Ultra-endurance athlete and clean seas activist Neil Agius announced a re-attempt to set a world record open water sea swim, this time around Malta, Gozo, and Comino.

Scheduled for late September, Agius plans to swim 160 km in approximately 70 hours without stopping or sleeping, covering the entire Maltese archipelago.

If successful, he will break his own record for the longest non-stop, unassisted sea swim. Last year, he had to abandon a similar attempt off Mallorca due to a jellyfish swarm.

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Agius aims to raise awareness about Malta’s marine environment through this challenge. His NGO, Wave of Change, is partnering with marine clean-up experts Żibel for several initiatives, including three coastal clean-ups open to the public.

Żibel will manage marine litter to create sustainable products, emphasizing a circular approach to waste.

Training intensely, Agius swims about 10 hours four times a week, pushing his limits in Malta’s summer heat while maintaining a full-time job.

Supported by a team of 25 volunteers and professionals, he has prepared extensively for the physical and mental demands of the swim. Agius hopes to inspire community action and contribute to achieving 30% protection of Malta’s marine areas by 2030.

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Inside Out 2 Becomes Biggest Animated Film Ever

Jul 25 2024

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” has become the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning $1.46 billion at the global box office and surpassing the previous record holder, “Frozen 2.”

“Inside Out 2” was released on 14 June 2024 and passed the $1 billion mark only 19 days later. In week six, the film placed 13th on the list of highest-grossing films. As the film will open in Japan on 1 August, Daniel Loria, the editorial director at Box Office Pro, predicts that the theatrical run could end with even higher numbers.

This record-breaking achievement is of great importance for cinemas, changing the emotions of the industry to joy, as it “saw a summer movie season that was being written off as a box office bust” at the time of the film’s release.

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Photographer Captures Full Moon Through Olympics Rings

Jul 25 2024

Stunning photographs taken by Greg Martin show the full moon as seen through the Olympics Rings.

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The original photos, which amassed almost 10K likes on Instagram, have continued to build up hype for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The photos were picked up by various platforms and photography entities.

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‘The Paris Games 2024 haven’t even started yet, but we already have a candidate image for the best photo of the event. On Sunday evening (21st), the moon was perfectly positioned in the middle of the Olympic rings of the Eiffel Tower’, wrote Baladain in collaboration with Greg Martin.

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PL Deputy Leader Election To Take Place On 13th September

Jul 25 2024

The Labour Party has announced that the election for the role of Deputy Leader will be taking place on the 13th of September.

Other elections for roles within the Party’s administrative body will also be held on the 13th during their General Conference which will start on the 13th of September and end two days after on the 15th.

These elections will be taking place due to the Labour Party losing both of their previous deputy leaders in Chris Fearne and Daniel Micallef. Fearne decided to resign from his post after Magistrate Leonard Caruana decided that there was enough evidence for him to be indicted in the vitals case.

Micallef announced his decision to resign from Deputy Leader after Labour’s disappointing showing at the recent local council and MEP elections.

The General Conference will also include elections for the roles of President, Vice-President, International Secretary, and Organizational Secretary of the party.

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