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A 47-year-old worker from Nadur suffered
grevious injuries on Wednesday while operat-
ing machinery in a garage on Triq l-Isqof M.F.
Buttigieg, Nadur.
The police were alerted to the incident at
around 11:30am and immediately respond-
ed to the scene.
Preliminary investigations revealed that
the man sustained injuries while using a
wood-cutting machine.
A medical team was dispatched to provide
assistance, and the victim was transported
by ambulance to Gozo General Hospital. He
was later certified to be suffering from gre-
vious injuries.
Authorities, including the Occupational
Health and Safety Authority (OHSA), are
conducting ongoing investigations to de-
termine the circumstances surrounding the
accident.
Worker
greviously
injured in
workplace
accident in
Nadur
Gozo's Mario Grech
among top choices to
succeed Pope Francis
GOZO'S former bishop, Cardinal Mario
Grech, has been named by the New York
Post as one of the top eight possibble suc-
cessors to Pope Francis, the oldest pope
in over a century.
Concern is mounting over the health of
the 88-year-old Pontiff, who has been in
Rome's Gemelli hospital since Friday for
bronchitis treatment. The Pope has been
diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia but
is in a "good mood", the Vatican has said.
With the Pope's deteriorating health,
several prominent cardinals are being
eyed as his successor if the octogenarian
takes a turn for the worst.
And among the front-runners to be-
come the next Pope, according to public
reporting, is Mario Grech who was raised
to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis in
November 2020. PAGE 3
With concern rising about the health of 88-year-old Pope Francis, hospitalised
since last Friday, speculation is rife as to who could succeed him
Cardinal Mario Grech is considered a potential moderate successor of Pope Francis
