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Thousands raised for charity in friendly battle to determine the Ultimate Josh

Hundreds of Josh’s battle to determine the Ultimate Josh in Nebraska
Apr 26 2021 Share

What started as an online joke last year spiralled into a friendly gathering of more than a hundred individuals named Josh to determine which of them deserves the title of the ‘Ultimate Josh.’ Josh Swain from Arizona added several other people named Josh, stating ‘There can only be one’. The joke eventually led to deciding on a date and place where all the Josh’s convened to battle it out with pool noodles.

Hundreds of people named Josh made their way to Lincoln, Nebraska after the screenshot of the message on Facebook went viral on Twitter. The winner? Swain declared 4-year old Joshua Vinson Jr, who wielded a red noodle, as the ultimate Josh. The event even raised over $8000 for Children’s Omaha hospital and a large amount of food for Food Bank Lincoln.

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Photo Source: Comicbook.com, NBC News, Josh Swain Twitter

Over 100,000 people vaccinated with second dose

Over 100,000 people vaccinated with second dose
Apr 26 2021 Share

Following the news that 50% of the Maltese adult population has received the vaccine, it was also announced that more than 100,000 people have been vaccinated with the second dose. With a total of 313,279 vaccines administered, 100,686 of said total were second doses.

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Posted by Covid19 Malta on Monday, 26 April 2021

The vaccine rollout is helping authorities with the goal of achieving population immunity from COVID-19 and to reduce several health measures currently put in place. With over 40s applying to get their jab, the roll out has been immensely effective in mitigating the spread as daily cases decrease substantially. Malta is currently using Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines.

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15 COVID-19 cases registered with 58 recoveries

15 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 74 recoveries
Apr 26 2021 Share

Malta has registered 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,449 swab tests, while 58 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Monday 26th April 2021, 313,279 vaccine doses were administered of which 100,686 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 30,189 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 29,354 have recovered, 413 died and 422 are still active.

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Houses sold for €1 in another Italian town

Houses sold for €1 in another Italian town
Apr 26 2021 Share

Castiglione di Sicilia, a town on the slopes of Mount Etna and near the beaches of Sicily’s east coast, is joining the trend of selling houses for just €1. With the pandemic putting the idea of vacations in doubt, various Italian towns have been selling houses at the cost of a coffee. With most of the houses up for auction being in the oldest parts of the town, around half are ruined, with the ones which are better off will be sold off starting from €4,000.

Mayor Antonio Camarda hopes to revitalise his town, which shrunk in population from 14,000 in the 1900s to 3,000 today. The scheme has approximately 400 properties which require minimal renovation. Camarda said that emails have already been sent from investors and potential buyers, showing a potential interest.

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Photo Source: Living in Sicily