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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 NOVEMBER 2020 9 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 735. Plain Tiger This is not the kind of tiger that paces in chronic depression in one of these pathetic miniature 'zoos' sprouting around our country- side. The animal here is a butterfly and there's nothing plain about it – indeed this amber beauty is one of the most stunning butterflies that visit our land, and arguably the largest too. The plain tiger (M. danaws) occurs more or less every year in very small numbers, and breeding records are very few and irregular. It's a great migrant, though, and some years (like this one) we get quite a few sightings, usually in autumn. They are often seen gracing flowering shrubs for a quick power drink of nectar. Victor Falzon www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 627 Sustainable Cooking Class FRIENDS of the Earth Mata is hosting an online introduction to envi- ronmental justice on Friday, 6 November from 6pm for youth between 15 and 25 years old. This informal session will aim at discussing envi- ronmental challenges related to environmental justice in the national, European and global levels. Environmental issues do not affect every- one in the same way. Environmental benefits and risks are not distrib- uted equally between people according to where they live, where they come from, and who they are. Access to nature is unequal, and environ- mental risks, such as pollution, climate change etc. disproportionately affect certain communities. It may be harder to realise it when we have almost unlimited access to some resources… Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support – www.foemalta.org/donate foemalta.org/env-justice Appster Smartphone fun and smarter work Mint Free Available on Apple, Android Mint is the free money manager and financial tracker app from the makers of TurboTax® that does it all. We bring together your bank accounts, credit cards, bills and investments so you know where you stand financially. TECH RETAILERS contact afarrugia@ mediatoday.com.mt A GOOD WEEK FOR Good Week/Bad Week Don't miss this A BAD WEEK FOR TEN Humans Telling Stories in Virtuous and Sinful Ways 12-18 NOVEMBER 2020 Manoel Theatre, Valletta 8pm Tickets are sold in blocks of 6 (120 euros) This is a promenade performance during which 10 actors recount ten different stories (each approximately 5 to 6 minutes) in various spaces around Teatru Manoel and its backstage areas to groups of no more than six people observing social distancing rules. Environmental fans Luxury carmaker Bentley has unveiled plans to go fully electric by 2030. Before then, the brand will be switching its model range to offer only plug-in hybrid or battery electric cars by 2026. For Guatemala, least 50 people have been killed by landslides fter Storm Eta's torrential rain and high winds battered the Central American country. Eta made landfall in neighbouring Nicaragua as a hurricane on Tuesday. Electric cars are growing in popularity and sales have tripled in Europe so far Ongoing heavy rain has left rescue workers unable to reach one of the worst-affected areas