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Two Athletics Records For Malta In 100M And 4x100M Races

Two Athletics Records For Malta In 100M And 4x100M Races
May 26 2024 Share

Maltese athletics celebrated a landmark achievement on Saturday as sprinter Beppe Grillo shattered a long-standing national record during the Balkan Athletics Championships in Turkey. Grillo completed his initial 100m race in 10.47 seconds (+0.2), surpassing Kevin Moore’s 2014 record of 10.49 seconds.

 

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Grillo’s outstanding performance continued in the final, where he finished third with an impressive time of 10.23 seconds. However, due to an assisting wind of +2.7, this time will not count as a new national record.

Grillo also contributed to another record-breaking feat as part of Malta’s men’s relay team. Alongside Luke Bezzina, Graham Pellegrini, and Jacob El Aida Chaffey, the team set a new national record in the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.57 seconds.

This surpassed the previous record of 40.63 seconds set in 2005 by Jeandre Mallia, Rachid Chouhal, Mario Bonello, and Darren Gilford during the GSSE in Andorra.

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“It’s Like Watching A Netflix Thriller”, PN Leader Says

“It’s Like Watching A Netflix Thriller”, PN Leader Says
May 26 2024 Share

During a Nationalist Party political rally, Opposition leader Bernard Grech poked fun at recent comments made by former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

Grech said that it is as if Malta is watching a thriller on Netflix, in reference to the recent Vitals-Steward court cases, with Joseph Muscat and current Prime Minister Robert Abela at the forefront.

 

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Taking a jab at a recent interview wherein Muscat said that he cannot pay for his Netflix subscription due to frozen assets in relation to his court case, Grech said that Muscat does not need to pay for Netflix because he is the main actor in the thriller and knows exactly what happened.

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James Ryder Gets MEP Tattoo Ahead Of Elections

James Ryder Gets MEP Tattoo Ahead Of Elections
May 26 2024 Share

Maltese Independent European Parliament Candidate James Ryder has gotten a ‘Member of European Parliament’ tattoo on his arm ahead of the elections in June.

 

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Taking to social media, Ryder explained that he is so sure of the people’s power to vote him in that he is ready to make permanent changes to his body over it in the same way he wants to make permanent changes to the country.

Getting inked at ‘inksane_brussels’, comedian Ryder has been steadily rising in popularity after announcing his candidature – which he has been running in tandem with his comedic twists and jokes.

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UK Conservatives Want To Bring Back Mandatory Military Service

UK Conservatives Want To Bring Back Mandatory Military Service
May 26 2024 Share

UK Conservatives plan to reintroduce twelve months of mandatory national service if they win the general election. This initiative would offer 18-year-olds the choice between 30,000 full-time military placements or weekend community service volunteering.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes this will foster a “national spirit” similar to that seen during the pandemic.

The estimated £2.5bn cost has been criticized by Labour as “desperate” and “unfunded.”

The program aims to launch a pilot in September 2025, with detailed planning by a Royal Commission. Military placements would focus on cyber security, logistics, procurement, and civil response, while non-military volunteering would involve 25 days with services like the fire department, police, and NHS.

Sunak argues that national service would offer young people valuable work experience, help them develop real-world skills, and steer those at risk of unemployment or crime towards positive contributions to society. Funding would come from the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund and measures against tax avoidance.

Labour criticized the plan as reminiscent of David Cameron’s “Big Society” and accused the Conservatives of economic mismanagement and reducing armed forces’ numbers.

Liberal Democrats echoed these concerns, stressing the importance of reversing cuts to maintain a robust professional military force. National service, introduced post-World War II, ended in 1960. Several European countries currently maintain conscription systems.

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