The Weeknd to star in and create his own TV series

Jun 30 2021

The fan favourite musician and record breaker The Weeknd is set to produce, star and write his own HBO TV series. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd’s real name) will be joined by Reza Fahim and Euphoria’s Sam Levinson to co-create the show allegedly named The Idol. The series is set to be based on a female singer who starts a relationship with a Los Angeles club owner and cult leader. Abel is set to play the club owner.

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Sharing the news on his Instagram, Tesfaye shared a screenshot of Variety’s article captioned ‘The Idol @HBO’. Fans and other stars alike are going crazy over the news, with many stating how after conquering the music scene, the singer is venturing to conquer the TV industry as well. Tesfaye is no stranger to acting as he’s already played himself on Adam Sandler’s ‘Uncut Gems.’

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IVF medicine to be paid by government starting next year

Jun 30 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that, starting from next year, any expenses linked to IVF medicine will be paid for by the Maltese government. Despite the government already covering around €15,000 in expenses for the treatment, couples are still having to pay around €3,000 in medicines. The government aims to cover all the remaining expenses.

Fearne revealed the information whilst speaking in parliament and said that thanks to IVF, there have been 373 births in Malta. IVF was introduced to public health in 2013, with Malta currently having 28 women pregnant with IVF. 35 babies are expected to be born through IVF by the end of 2021, with some mothers expecting twins.

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Rain of baby bats due to record heat wave

Jun 30 2021

The Wildlife Rescue Team Malta reported that the past few days have seen an unusually high number of cases of baby bats falling out of sky. The pups are about the size of a 10 cent coin and since the 18th of June, 7 calls were reported calling for assistance in such situations. 6 of these calls were made in the past 4 days. The WRTA reported that despite such reports in summer being common, the unusually high heatwave has probably contributed to the high rate.

The animal rescue service stated that local bats are not dangerous and require shade and water until assistance arrives. Those rescued are being cared for and fostered in hopes that they grow to adulthood. Any donations and assistance are much appreciated by the Wildlife Rescue Team Malta as these past few months have been quite busy with such rescues of the tiny mammals.

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Photo Source: Wildlife Rescue Team Malta FB

5 COVID-19 cases registered with 0 recoveries

Jun 30 2021

Malta has registered 5 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,374 swab tests, while 0 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 Wednesday 30th June 2021, 664,859 vaccine doses were administered of which 358,168 were 1st doses. 320,604 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,623 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,158 have recovered, 420 died and 45 are still active.

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