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  • VIDEO: News presenter demands his salary during live broadcast

    VIDEO: News presenter demands his salary during live broadcast

    A Zambian news presenter lost his cool and demanded his unpaid salary during a live news broadcast on Saturday night.

    The news anchor for Zambian KBN TV, Kabinda Kalimina, initially gave a roundup of the top stories and then he went off-script and demanded his salary and the salaries of his colleagues who were not paid for their work.

    “Away from the news, ladies and gentlemen, we are human beings. We have to get paid. Unfortunately, on KBN we haven’t been paid. People are getting instruments on KBN…Sharon and everyone else haven’t been paid, including myself. We have to get paid,” Kalimina said in a video clip of the broadcast that is doing rounds on social media.

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    Condemning Kalimina’s actions, the channel issued a statement and claimed Kalimina’s rant as “drunken behaviour”. The television station also claimed that Kalimina is a part-time newscaster.

    According to the statement which was signed by Kennedy Mambwe, the owner and chief executive officer of KBN TV, the organization has a “well-established grievance procedures” through which employees of the channel can register their complaints.

    However, the statement did not clarify if the channel had or hadn’t paid it’s staff salary.

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    “As KBN TV, we are appalled with the drunken behaviour exhibited through a video clip that has gone viral on social media and staged by one of our part-time presenters during what should have been the main news bulletin last night. As a young television station, we work with a very highly talented and professional team, with a noble character and we owe the success of unbroken broadcasting for the last two years to such gallant men and women. Members of the public may wish to know that KBN TV like any other institution, has very well-established grievance procedures for all members of staff through which they can channel their complaints.

    The statement added that the management was looking into the matter and that anyone who had helped Kalimina in his stunt would face disciplinary action.

    “As management, we are carrying out investigations to determine how a drunken part-time presenter found himself on air unabated and disciplinary action will be taken against anyone who may have been party to the scheme.”

  • VIDEO: American singer Jason Derulo makes Jalebi

    VIDEO: American singer Jason Derulo makes Jalebi

    American singer Jason Derulo recently posted a TikTok video where he can be seen making jalebi while his remix of the Bollywood song ‘Jalebi Baby‘ plays in the background. The video has over 600,000 likes and almost 12,000 shares.

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    Social media users praised the singer for making the perfect jalebis.

    https://twitter.com/snowberali/status/1407637521140494339?s=20

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    https://twitter.com/ThenSheAppears/status/1407622396979392512?s=20
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    Someone suggested that this is a very ‘cool way’ to promote his version of Jalebi Baby.

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    While some people did not see this coming.

    https://twitter.com/notraveeoli/status/1407524250991353857?s=20
  • Customer leaves $16,000 tip at a restaurant in US

    Customer leaves $16,000 tip at a restaurant in US

    A customer left a $16,000 tip at a restaurant in the United States after ordering $37.93 worth of food and drinks earlier this month.

    As per reports, the anonymous customer gave the generous tip to his order of two chili dogs, fried pickle chips and a few cocktails on June 12 at the Stumble Inn Bar and Grill in Londonderry.

    “He’s kind of a mystery man,” bartender Michelle McCudden told NBC News. “I’ve been doing this a very long time and I never thought anything like this would happen to me.”

    Restaurant owner Mike Zarella said he first thought he misread the receipt.

    “I thought it was a mistake,” he said. “Typo.”

    He was told by his staff members that the friendly customer assured them it was no joke.

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    Staff members at the restaurant divide the night’s tips evenly but the eight waiters working that evening wanted to extend the gift of generosity to the cooks too.

    McCudden said everybody was extremely thankful for the customer’s kindness particularly after the pandemic forced more than 110,000 restaurants and bars to shut their doors in the past year.

    “We went up and we thanked him,” McCudden said. “It’s just been a really rough year for all of us. For someone to do something like that really restored my faith in humanity.”

  • Bangladeshi cleric issues fatwa against Facebook’s laughing emoji

    A cleric in Bangladesh has issued fatwa against Facebook’s laughing (haha) emoji, Geo News has reported. The cleric named, Ahmadullah, has huge social media presence, with more than three million followers on Facebook and YouTube.

    On Saturday (June 19), he posted a three-minute video in which he discussed the mocking of people on Facebook and issued a fatwa, explaining how it is “totally haram” (forbidden) for Muslims.

    “Nowadays we use Facebook’s haha emojis to mock people,” Ahmadullah said in the video, adding, “If we react with haha emojis purely out of fun and the same was intended by the person who posted the content, it’s fine.”

    “But if your reaction was intended to mock or ridicule people who posted or made comments on social media, it’s totally forbidden in Islam,” he added.

    “For God’s sake, I request you to refrain from this act. Do not react with ‘haha’ to mock someone. If you hurt a Muslim, he may respond with bad language that would be unexpected.”

    The video has at least two million views.

  • Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants

    Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants

    COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 which were first identified in India, according to a scientific study.

    According to the details, the study by Oxford University researchers, published in the journal Cell, examined the ability of antibodies in the blood from people, who were vaccinated with the two-shot regimens, to neutralize the highly contagious Delta and Kappa variants, a statement said.

    “There is no evidence of widespread escape suggesting that the current generation of vaccines will provide protection against the B.1.617 lineage,” the paper said, referring to the Delta and Kappa variants by a commonly used code.

    However, the concentration of neutralising antibodies in the blood was somewhat reduced, which may lead to some breakthrough infections, they warned.

    Last week, an analysis by the Public Health England (PHE) showed that vaccines made by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and AstraZeneca offer high protection of more than 90% against hospitalization from the Delta variant. 

    “We are encouraged to see the non-clinical results published from Oxford and these data, alongside the recent early real-world analysis from Public Health England, provide us with a positive indication that our vaccine can have significant impact against the Delta variant,” AstraZeneca executive Mene Pangalos said in a separate statement.

    The Delta variant is becoming the globally dominant version of the disease, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on Friday.

    The Oxford researchers also analysed reinfection patterns in people who had previously had COVID-19. The risk of reinfection with the Delta variant appeared particularly high in individuals previously infected by the Beta and Gamma lineages that emerged in South Africa and Brazil, respectively.

    By contrast, previous infection with the Alpha, or B117, variant first detected in Britain, conferred “reasonable” cross-protection against all variants of concern, lending itself as a template that next-generation vaccines could be molded on.

    “B117 might be a candidate for new variant vaccines to provide the broadest protection,” the researchers said.

  • Pakistan introduces sugar-free mangoes

    Three varieties of sugar-free mangoes for diabetic patients have been introduced in Pakistan, reports ARY News. The newly introduced variety of mangoes have been made after a scientific modification at a private agriculture farm in Sindh’s Tando Allahyar, and are introduced by M H Panhwar Farms after almost five years of research.

    The sugar-free mangoes are available with the names of Sonaro, Glenn and Keitt in the local market.

    “The government of Pakistan had conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Mr Panhwar for his research related to fruits, including mangoes and banana. After his death, I continued his work and carried out modification after importing different genres of mangoes [from foreign countries] to test its growth in this atmosphere and soil,” mango expert Ghulam Sarwar told ARY News. Sarwar is also M H Panhwar’s nephew.

    “This project is being run on a personal basis and we are not taking any assistance from the government. I just want to introduce these varieties at the national and international level. We think about national interests but are not [using this project] for gaining profits for us.”

  • YouTuber Zaid Ali reveals gender of his first child

    YouTuber Zaid Ali reveals gender of his first child

    Pakistani-Canadian YouTuber Zaid Ali and his wife Yumna revealed the gender of their first unborn child to their fans in a vlog.

    Zaid Ali posted a new vlog on his YouTube channel titled “Our baby gender reveal”, recording an event in which he disclosed the gender of his unborn baby. The party was attended by the couple’s close friends and family.

    The video shows Yumna holding a balloon in her hand on which ‘Girl’ and ‘Boy’ are written. As soon as she pops the balloon, blue confetti comes out revealing that the couple will have a son.

    Earlier, the content creator took to social media to announce that the couple is expecting their first child. Sharing a picture with his pregnant wife on Instagram, he wrote, “Excited to start this new chapter of life with you.”

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    The mother-to-be also shared a heartfelt note on her Instagram account.

    Thanking everyone for their good wishes, she wrote, “Boy/girl, health/ability is all in Allah’s hands. Every child should be loved and treated equally, regardless of their gender, ability, or skin colour!”

    “All children are a test for their parents and I pray that we are good parents to this baby and this baby grows to be a human being,” she added.

  • Toddler spends Rs1.7 million upgrading car while playing on mother’s iPad

    Toddler spends Rs1.7 million upgrading car while playing on mother’s iPad

    A 10-month-old boy spent over Rs 1.7 million to purchase the full self-driving capability package for Tesla while playing on his mother’s iPad.

    Her mother was shocked when she found out over Rs1.7 million on her bank statement. The woman claimed that her 10-month-old son managed to purchase the full self-driving capability package for her Tesla after tapping onto the car’s app.

    The woman said that she had no idea about it until the Rs1.7 million fee appeared on her bank statement.

    TikTok user @Stayfitstaylit shared screenshots to show the receipt, including the warning message that it would be non-refundable 48 hours after purchase, adding that the clever Tesla would automatically update while parked.



    She told that her son had bought a package that allows her car to navigate on autopilot, automatically change lanes and park, upgrade to a full self-driving computer and recognise traffic lights – with autosteer on city streets coming later in the year.

    The mother said that she and her partner had been discussing the upgrade themselves and their little boy simply took matters into his own hands to give them the final push.

  • Jemima schools PM Khan on rape, again

    Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former wife, Jemima Goldsmith has schooled him on the topic of rape again by re-sharing an old tweet.

    In an interview with “Axios on HBO” with Jonathan Swan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that “if a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the men, unless they are robots”.

    Jemima quoted her old tweet with the caption, “And again. Sigh.”

    The tweet she quoted read, “I remember years ago being in Saudi Arabia and an elderly woman in an abaya and niqab was lamenting the fact that when she went out she was followed and harassed by young men,” said Jemima.

    “The only way to get rid of them was to take her face covering OFF,” said Jemima further, asserting: “The problem is not how women dress.”

    Earlier, this year in April Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on rape and violence against women sparked a debate upon the reasons behind such actions and how society can tackle crime against women and children, including rape.

  • Responsible Tourism for a Waste-Free Future: TREK communication campaign launched

    Responsible Tourism for a Waste-Free Future: TREK communication campaign launched

    Nestlé in collaboration with KP Tourism Dept, World Bank and GDA launched the TREK communication campaign in Nathiagali to promote responsible tourism. It includes radio & geo-targeted social media awareness campaigns for tourists, installation of information boards.

    Earlier in December 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan had unveiled the logo for TREK, which is part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development (KITE) project and has been listed amongst the federal government’s key achievements of 2020.

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    The launch event featured tree plantation, an awareness walk and the unveiling of awareness signages installed in various parts of the Galiyat district.

    Highlighting Nestlé’s vision for a waste-free future, Samer Chedid, CEO Nestlé Pakistan said, “At Nestlé, our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or rivers. To achieve this, we have set ourselves the commitment of ensuring 100% of our packaging is reusable or recyclable by 2025.”

    “We are excited for this partnership on responsible tourism: we will be shaping a waste-free future by driving new behavior that contributes towards a cleaner environment.”

    Meanwhile, Raza Ali Habib Director General, Galiyat Development Authority said, “GDA in collaboration with Nestle, KITE World Bank and Tourism Department is making all out efforts to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in Galiyat under the TREK initiative.”

    “This includes massive fruit tree plantation drive, anti-littering campaign, distribution of reusable cotton bags and a nationwide awareness campaign,” he added.

    Tauseef Khalid, Project Director, KITE said, “TREK is an initiative under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development (KITE) project being implemented in partnership with the World Bank Group and Nestlé Pakistan.”

    Tauseef highlighted that under TREK, the government was arranging provision of solid waste management equipment to keep the area waste-free as well as installing information boards.

    “We are training local communities on waste minimization and collection, and facilitating tourist sites by providing restrooms under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development program,” he said.

    Kiran Afzal, Senior Private Sector Specialist, of the World Bank Group conveyed that the occasion marks an important phase of TREK’s implementation, and “we expect to see more contributions from the private sector towards responsible tourism.”

    Responsible Tourism

    Nestlé Pakistan’s commitment to TREK includes 2 pillars: A Massive Awareness  Campaign focusing on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and a Community Engagement plan which includes activities that will help in countering the issues of waste, pollution and destruction of wildlife.

    Participants at the event highlighted the government’s role in promoting tourism, planning better infrastructure for improving accessibility, rescue services and special zones for tourists in the region.