WATCH: Mahmood praises Emma Muscat for her cover of his song ‘Rapide’

May 12 2022

In Mahmood and BLANCO’s exclusive interview with Malta Daily, the former Eurovision star praised Malta’s contestant Emma Muscat for her cover of his song Rapide.

Whilst sending regards to Muscat, Mahmood told us that he remembers Emma covering his song in 2020, stating that “she had sang it beautifully.”

Mahmood and BLANCO, together with Emma and the rest of the Eurovision singers are currently in Turin for the Eurovision Song Contest, with Muscat set to perform in tonight’s semi-final and the Italian performers already securing a final spot due to Italy being one of the Eurovision’s ‘Big 5’.

Who are you rooting for in this year’s Eurovision.

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Three-day menstrual leave for women being trialed in Spain

May 12 2022

Women with severe period pain will be allowed up to three days of menstrual leave each month, as part of the Spanish government’s new reform plan set to be approved next week.

The Spanish Gynaecology and Obstetrics Society reported that close to a third of women who menstruate suffer from dysmenorrhea, which is severe pain, with the amount increasing when considering pre-menstrual pain.

“If someone has an illness with such symptoms a temporary disability is granted, so the same should happen with menstruation – allowing a woman with a very painful period to stay at home,” Spanish secretary of state for equality told El Periodico.

Other proposals within the reform bill include a requirement for schools to provide sanitary pads for students who require them, making pads & tampons free for socially-marginalised women and the removal of VAT from the sale price of women’s sanitary products.

Spain’s left-wing government is also planning to make abortion more available by abolishing the requirement of parental permission for individuals aged 16 and 17 whilst also guaranteeing access to abortion in public hospitals.

Should we adopt these measures in Malta?

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Man charged in court after argument at fast-food drive thru

May 12 2022

A 30-year-old Paola resident by the name of Melvin Debono has been charged in Court after an argument reportedly took place in the queue at the McDonald’s Drive Thru in Għargħur.

The squabble took place on Sunday, where the two customers were in their car, queueing and waiting to be served. Whilst waiting in line, Debono honked his horn at the patron in front of him, to which the man at the front responded saying that he was also waiting to be served.

A verbal argument began to escalate, with Debono eventually exiting his car to threaten the man in front of him. Debono is also reported to have said that he was going to shoot the driver and make them into a corpse, whilst also damaging the other man’s car.

Debono had to pay €652.40 in damages as well as €1,000 in court fines.

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Inter dramatically beat Juventus to lift Coppa Italia

May 12 2022

Italian champions Inter, have beaten eternal rivals Juventus to lift their 8th Coppa Italia title after a very dramatic match. As usual the match was held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy’s capital city.

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The match itself had to go to extra time after Inter’s first penalty in the 80th minute, which saw hardworking midfielder Hakan Calhangolu score the much needed equalizer for the Nerrazzuri.

This came after a very chaotic 80 minutes where Inter took the lead early on in the match from a superb long range effort by fan favourite Nicolo Barella. After their first goal Inter lost control of the match, with Juventus having more of the chances. The influx of Juventus chances resulted in two quickfire goals at the beginning of the second half with Alex Sandro scoring in the 50th minute and striker Dusan Vlahovic bagging a goal only 2 minutes after in the 52nd minute.

The equalizer looked like it shocked the Bianconeri players and it was clear who the favrouties to lift the trophy were after the added 30 minutes. To everyone’s surprise Inter were awarded yet another penalty in the 99th minute after a sloppy tackle from Juventus defender Mathijs De Ligt. This time it was Perisic who stepped up and calmly converted the penalty to give Inter the lead and complete the surprise comeback. To put the cherry on the cake, Ivan Perisic scored another goal only 3 minutes after. The goal came from a powerful long range shot after a well worked counter attack from the Inter players.

The match ended with the score being 4-2 in favour to Inter. This is their second trophy of the year, after already winning the Supercoppa. They will now be hoping for cross city rivals Milan to slip up in their pursuit for the league to defend their league title.

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