Young activist Steve Zammit Lupi welcomes new Ħaż-Żebbuġ project

Jun 16 2021

Independent councillor and young activist Steve Zammit Lupi took to Facebook to welcome a new project which will see the Vjal Helsien getting more greenery. The project was mentioned in local news and confirmed by Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia and Ħaż-Żebbuġ mayor Malcolm Paul Agius Galea. 56 trees will be planted in Ħaż-Żebbuġ’s principal entrance, along with bicycle parkings and safer kerbs for walking.

Lupi stated how, back in 2019, he had put forth this environmental vision, as well as the first designs, to the local council. After a lot of hard work, €200,000 in funds were acquired from ‘Ambjent Malta’. Lupi expressed his joy at the prospect of making this vision real after long application processes. He concluded by thanking everyone who contributed to the cause and all the locality’s residents.

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Glitch Festival cancelled after failing to receive green light from authorities

Jun 16 2021

Beloved electronic music event Glitch Festival has announced the cancellation of their 2021 edition after Malta’s health authorities failed to give the green light to such an event.

The festival organisers took to social media to express their disappointment in being forced to cancel for another year, alluding to the Malta’s vaccination rate, little active cases and ICU without COVID-19 patients while authorities fail to provide logical reasoning behind these decisions.

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The organisers also took the opportunity to call upon their fans and ask them to hold on to their ticket to further support the festival and, on a positive note, highlighted that they will be revealing phase 1 of the 2022 edition’s line-up in just a few days.

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Famous Maltese COVID-19 nurses photo to become face of €2 heroes coin

Jun 16 2021

A famous photo involving two Maltese ITU nurses which went viral during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic will become the face of a €2 commemorative coin. Dedicated to all the heroes who worked tirelessly agains the virus outbreak, and continue to do so, the image in question was first taken by nurse Diane Faenza. It showed ITU senior staff nurses Doreen Zammit and Charmaine Cauchi in an embrace, capturing all the pressure the pandemic placed on the healthcare system.

The image was promptly and widely shared following a repost by Times of Malta in April 2020. The decision to use this visual on the €2 coin to pay homage to the workers was confirmed by chief office for banking of Numismatics and Historical Publications Advisory Board (NHPAB) Jesmond Gatt. The image was also chosen by the Europe branch of the WHO to mark the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s simple gesture results in $4 billion loss for Coca-Cola

Jun 16 2021

Portugese player Cristiano Ronaldo broke the internet after removing two Coca-Cola bottles during a press conference and promptly urging everyone to drink water. However, this simple manoeuvre and his dislike for soft drinks resulted in huge negative financial impact for the brand itself. Spanish outlet Marca reported that the share price of the company before and after the gesture led to billions of dollars in losses.

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Coca Cola allegedly went from being worth $242 billion to $238 billion – a 1.6% drop for the company’s position on the stock market. The whopping $4 billion drop affected Coca-Cola’s shares so much that when the stock market opened at 3pm in Europe, the shares dropped from $56.10 to $55.22 per share. Coca-Cola have not yet commented on the incident.

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