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  • Twitter in the time of corona

    Twitter in the time of corona

    On March 16, Brooklyn-based author Isaac Fitzgerald tweeted a question to his followers on Twitter asking them to share the object in their home that holds the most significance.

    Fitzgerald has been in self-quarantine as a precaution due to recent travel.

    He asked Twitter: “What’s the object in your home that means the most to you?” He posted a picture of the sword hanging above his desk, which he says was given to him by the King of Bhutan.

    The responses he got were quite interesting. Hundreds of responses poured in: a teacup that belonged to someone’s grandmother. A portrait of a woman’s mother, painted by her 16-year-old son. A World War II lighter that belonged to the grandfather one man had never met.

    https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/1239622462171688961?s=20
    https://twitter.com/SarahThyre/status/1239568870349799425?s=20
    https://twitter.com/stacy_reading/status/1239569755918532608?s=20
    https://twitter.com/RZAgent/status/1239635542859558927?s=20
    https://twitter.com/ca_london/status/1239890632715501571?s=20

    Fitzgerald says that in a time of social distancing, social media has allowed a new level of sharing stories and memories with each other. “Hopefully some folks took a little comfort in realising the simple fact that their homes are filled with beloved objects,” he said.

  • Tennis star helps Romania fight coronavirus

    Tennis star helps Romania fight coronavirus

    Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has said she has decided to donate medical equipment in Romania as her native country deals with the coronavirus pandemic.

    “We are so grateful for the bravery of our medical workers at these difficult times. I am committed to helping my country and have decided to donate medical equipment,” Halep said in a tweet. “This is the perfect opportunity to show that we know how to be supportive and responsible with our lives and those around us,” Halep told fans in a video message posted on her official Facebook page.

    “While we are at home, doctors and medical personnel make huge efforts to treat and save each life by exposing themselves for the general good…decided to donate a sum of money for the purchase of the necessary equipment and materials in such situations, the amount that will be directed immediately to the medical authorities in Bucharest and Constanta,” she added.

    “I encourage everyone who can to contribute to the joint efforts to combat this virus. In the meantime, let us all take care of ourselves, be responsible and stay positive!”

    Simina Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles twice between 2017 and 2019. In total, she has been No. 1 for 64 weeks, which ranks tenth in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association rankings. Halep was the year-end No. 1 in 2017 and 2018.

    Over 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Romania so far.

  • Woman discovers she has been washing her hands with cheese

    Woman discovers she has been washing her hands with cheese

    A woman in the US accidentally washed her hands with a block of cheese for days after mistakenly thinking it was a bar of soap.

    Miley from Vancouver, Washington, became confused after realising her soap wasn’t foaming as usual, before she discovered it was in fact a lump of cheddar. She was trying to do her bit to stop the spread of coronavirus by thoroughly washing her hands with a bar of soap.

    Unfortunately, she instead succeeded in spreading some rather mature looking cheddar on her hands over the course of several days.

    Sharing her sorry tale on Reddit, Miley explained how the cheese ended up being mistaken for a bit of soap after it was left out of the fridge following a drunken late-night snack.

    Waking the next morning, she assumed that the lump was the remnants of a bar of soap. She also was keen to stress that she does actually keep a bar of yellow, unscented soap nearby for such use with the two evidently getting mixed up.

    “Just realised my soap wasn’t working because it’s literally a block of cheese,” she wrote.

    “I use a liquid soap for the dishes, bar soap like this is gentler on my hands after I do chores if that makes any sense [sic].”

    “It was a couple days of ‘Why isn’t this foaming?!’

    “I come to realise it was a dried-out square of Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese. I suspect I left it out when I was intoxicated and just forgot.”

  • 36 year old dies of coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    36 year old dies of coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Confirming the second death due to coronavirus in Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra tweeted that a 36 year old man died because of the virus in Hangu.

    Jhagra had earlier tweeted that another patient had died due to the virus in Mardan.

    There were unconfirmed reports about a death of a coronavirus patient in Gilgit Baltistan but the government refuted the story.

    There are 296 confirmed cases in Pakistan with 19 in KP, 208 in Sindh, 28 in Punjab, 23 in Balochistan and 16 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, and two in Islamabad. The only two deaths are the patients from KP.

  • Alleged kidnapper involved in Dua Mangi’s case arrested

    Alleged kidnapper involved in Dua Mangi’s case arrested

    The prime suspect in the Dua Mangi kidnapping case has reportedly been caught while trying to escape the country. 

    As per reports, the wanted suspect was caught while boarding an airplane from Islamabad Airport as he was trying to leave the country.

    The suspect, Muddasir is one of the many wanted by the law enforcement agencies for his involvement in the high-profile kidnapping that took place last year.

    Earlier on March 3, investigation agencies claimed a major breakthrough in the investigations of kidnapping incidents of two girls, Bisma and Dua in Karachi.

    Investigation agencies have traced the gang involved in two kidnapping incidents, sources said adding that the agencies have also traced three hideouts of the alleged abductors in the city.

  • TikToker allegedly withdraws kids from school to make videos

    TikToker allegedly withdraws kids from school to make videos

    A woman has registered a case in Peshawar’s family court against her husband for not giving her the custody of their three children claiming that her husband has withdrawn them from school to make TikTok videos.

    The woman has claimed that she is TikToker Waheed Murad’s third wife and her husband has withdrawn of their children from schools and madrassas and makes them record TikTok videos with him instead.

    According to the woman, Murad has gotten married six times. He has divorced two women and now has four wives. He has 13 children from his first wife, five from the second wife and three from the petitioner.

    She claimed that he bears the expenses of his other wives because they make TikTok videos with him.

    The woman has demanded that the court makes sure that she gets her Haq Mehr and the custody of her children.

    The judge has issued notices to the respondent and asked him to appear in court on April 2.

    Here are a few TikTok videos of Waheed Murad.

  • Coronavirus: Mahira Khan reminds us ‘we’re all in this together’

    Coronavirus: Mahira Khan reminds us ‘we’re all in this together’

    With the spread of coronavirus creating panic among the people are causing anxiety, Mahira Khan, took to social media to calm her followers are remind them that “we’re all in this together.”

    She also urged her followers to protect themselves and others.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B94GvEzBbef/

    Earlier, the actor had urged her followers to practise self-isolation as much as possible.

    Cases of coronavirus have crossed 250 in Pakistan.

  • Unseen pictures from Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly’s wedding

    Unseen pictures from Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly’s wedding

    In between all the coronavirus crisis, one of television’s most-loved couples Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly tied the knot in Abu Dhabi on March 14. While some leaked pictures from their event went viral on social media, fans were still not satisfied and waited for the couple and their families to share pictures from the event.

    Read more – Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly are married

    Now that the wedding madness has settled, Ahad and Sajal’s family members are sharing some adorable captures from their big day.

    Ahad’s mother, Samra Mir shared a lovely family portrait.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93Z7BOBCdi/

    The bride and groom with Sajal’s father.

    Sajal’s sister Saboor Aly penned a heartfelt note for her sister and shared pictures of the bride with her bridesmaids.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93xJ35gPfE/

    Zara Noor Abbas also shared a picture of herself with the bride.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93wQEUB5c3/

    Newlyweds Sadia Ghaffar and Hasan Hayat Khan also shared pictures of themselves with the bride.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93oIX7Dba-/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93oDrcg-IL/

    Sajal’s best friend Umair Ahmed also wished her love and happiness.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B93tN5WpAGa/

    Earlier the bride and groom had shared pictures of themselves from their wedding ceremony.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B9tnxuOp3Dp/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B91lMZ7BYsB/
  • 103-year-old Chinese women recovers from coronavirus

    103-year-old Chinese women recovers from coronavirus

    Coronavirus has killed more than 8,000 people globally. What is more dangerous is the huge flow of non-scientific information coming from every corner of the world on how the disease can be cured.

    So far, scientists are experimenting with new methods to find the cure. However, they have not achieved this milestone yet.

    Amid this panic, it is being believed that the disease is lethal for people who have crossed the age of 40. However, Zhang Guangfen, a 103-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, has recovered from this disease and came back home just after spending six days in the hospital, Daily Watch Chutian reported.

    She was diagnosed at Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Media College, in Wuhan on the 1st of March.

  • Schools shut down? Here are some fun indoor activities for your kid

    With the coronavirus – declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation – spreading fast in Pakistan, the government has opted to shut down all schools, colleges and madrassas throughout the country till April 5 to control the spread of the virus.

    Due to the closure of schools and colleges, the kids will have to stay at home to remain safe from the virus. The Current has listed a few exciting activities for the kids so that they can be more productive during these unexpected holidays.

    Learning through YouTube channels

    To make sure that your kids spend their holidays learning new things, what you can do is make technology their new friend. YouTube channels for kids, like Crash Course Kids, can be their new learning place. Other YouTube channels from where your kid can learn stuff are:

    • Science Channel
    • SciShow Kids
    • National  Geographic Kids
    • Free School
    • Geography Focus
    • TheBrainScoop
    • SciShow
    • Kids Learning Tube
    • Geeek Gurl Diaries
    • Mike Likes Science
    • Science Max
    • SoulPancake

    Apart from YouTube channels there are many free learning websites available over the internet for your kids to learn including:

    https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

    https://allinonehomeschool.com

    https://www.starfall.com/h

    https://www.abcya.com

    https://www.funbrain.com

    It goes without saying that you cannot force your kids to study or watch informational videos all the time, therefore we have also done our research for some fun indoor activities for your kids to keep them busy.

    • Board games
    • Tinkering/upcycling with household junk
    • Paper games
    • Musical Chairs
    • Puzzles

    If your children are still bored after playing all the games and insist on going out, the first thing you need to do is to explain to them why they can’t be outside and then can take them on a virtual tour of the 12 famous museums around the world. To go on a virtual tour, visit the link below:

    https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours