<p>Actress/Singer Lindsay Lohan teased her return to music, revealing&nbsp;via a post on her social media that she might be releasing something really soon.</p>
<p>The &ldquo;Parent Trap&rdquo; star posted a video on all her social media platforms with the simple caption of &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Back&rdquo; but nobody is sure if that&rsquo;s the name of an upcoming song/album or just an announcement.</p>
<p>The video accompanying the caption featured several TVs in a dark and smokey room, as they turn on showing several videos of the actress in the past before becoming too much for the TV and it explodes sending shards of glass everywhere, flying towards the viewer along with a smiley face and Lohan&rsquo;s voice saying &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Back&rdquo;.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the video below:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jPJ5U9Mby3A" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Fans, while excited, have no clue what to make of it, as last we heard from the singer was six months ago when she released a song called &ldquo;Xanax&rdquo; with singer Alma.</p>
<p>While it&rsquo;s a great start, there was already news of Lohan&rsquo;s return, something she commented on back in January when one of her fans made a post asking for her next album, to which she replied that it would be released at the end of February, but that never happened.</p>
<p>Maybe everything got pushed due to what&rsquo;s happening around the world, either way, we&rsquo;re sure that there is a single coming our way, and we&rsquo;ll have to wait and see if it&rsquo;s good or not.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/F6HZ1amu4sE" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>&nbsp;</p>

Looks like Lindsay Lohan is coming back to music as she teases her return in a vague clip on social media. 

Lindsay Lohan Teases Her Return To Music With “I’m Back” Clip

<p>A multitude of megastars performed live from their living rooms to the rest of the world for the iHeart Living Room Concert. The concert was announced last week and we were expectantly waiting to see Billie Eilish and the Backstreet Boys, but we were also delighted by surprise appearances like Lady Gaga, who also performed.</p>
<p>Musicians worldwide have been putting on shows for their fans who are staying at home while they self-quarantine to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus.</p>
<p>The home concert featured several artists including Elton John, Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Backstreet Boys, Foo Fighter&rsquo;s Dave Grohl, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, and more who used their own audiovisual equipment to keep people safe and share their music with the world.</p>
<p>The video also included some video messages from hosts like Ryan Seacrest who talked about where to get information about coronavirus, and emphasized that people should stay at home to slow the spread of the disease.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out some of the amazing performances below:</strong></span></p>
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The  iHeart Living Room Concert for America had some of the biggest artists playing live for fans around the world.

Elton John, Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys Among Star-Studded Performers On iHeart's Living Room Concert

<p>Like every major event in the world at the moment, the iHeartRadio Music Awards which was supposed to take place next Sunday was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, and now a whole new event called the "iHeart Living Room Concert" is taking its place and it is being hosted by none other than Sir Elton John himself, who will be joined by some of the biggest artists in the USA music scene.</p>
<p>The concert is set to start at 9 PM EST next Sunday, March 29th, and will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Green Day&rsquo;s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, and more, all of whom will be performing from their own living rooms using their own personal audio and video equipment including mobile phones &ldquo;to ensure the health and safety of all involved.&rdquo;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585212030-5e7bd4e24f6c569298e6f20e.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="349" />Lasting for an hour, the event is happening to pay tribute to first responders and the front-line health professionals who are in the thick of battle against the coronavirus outbreak, and those helping others in need during these hard times,</p>
<p>The event will be streamed live on FOX&rsquo;s normal and digital platforms, and listeners will be able to join in as well by tuning into the iHeartRadio app.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s shaping up to be an interesting and entertaining distraction as people around the world are mostly confined to their homes practicing some social distancing and self-quarantines in order to lower the spread of the novel disease.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kvsrdGb3Op8" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>After the spread of the COVID-19 virus, events around the world have been either canceled or postponed with the most recent one being the Olympics that was set to take place in Tokyo later this year. The pandemic has also made artists around the world take to social media to do post live-streamed performances, everybody from Coldplay, Keith Urban, and even John Legend gave a show to their fans via the internet to keep people entertained in their social isolation.</p>

A Concert called the Heart Living Room Concert Featuring Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys & More, will be hosted by Elton John next Sunday on Fox 

Elton John To Host "iHeart Living Room Concert" Featuring Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys & More

<p>One of the ideas many have shared as a way to pass the time during self quarantining due to the coronavirus outbreak is learning a new language, and while there are a lot of languages to pick from, if you wanted to learn Korean, boyband BTS has you covered.</p>
<p>The South Korean phenomenon announced that they would be coming out with 30 Korean language lessons "Learn Korean With BTS" on the new social media app Weverse, with each episode running for at least three minutes, focusing on expressions, grammar and more.</p>
<p>If you&rsquo;re worried that the lessons aren&rsquo;t official, don&rsquo;t be, as the lessons, and the planning are developed by researchers at the Korean Language Content Institute and Professor Heo Yong of the Department of Korean Education at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585124391-22.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="148" />The idea came as a form of connection between the K-Pop group and their fans, and because there were a lot of fans who were asking for English subtitles as they felt there was a language barrier.</p>
<p>&ldquo;There are only limited ways our fans could learn Korean with ease. Big Hit has created Korean learning media using artist content for a more rewarding and immersive experience for our fans,&rdquo; Big Hit Entertainment founder, Bang Si-Hyuk, said in a statement.</p>
<p>&ldquo;designed to make it easy and fun for global fans who have difficulty enjoying BTS&rsquo; music and content due to the language barrier,&rdquo; he continued.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mPVDGOVjRQ0" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The management agency Big Hit Entertainment (who manage the band) also stated that the new program will take some of the boybands already existing footage from music videos and will reassemble them to make the learning experience more accessible, fun, and immersive.</p>
<p>"We are planning Korean language educational contents to improve our accessibility," the agency explained. "We hope that through learning Korean, global fans will be able to deeply empathize with the music of artists and enjoy a wide range of contents."</p>
<p>The lessons are already available starting from March 24.</p>
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The South Korean band BTS announced that they would be coming out with Korean language lessons "Learn Korean With BTS" on the new social media app Weverse

People Can Now Start Learning Korean During Self Quaratine Online With BTS

<p>As Covid-19 spreads around the world, governments all over the world are asking their citizens to stay at home and practice social distancing, and Rough Francis band member, Urian Hackney, decided to help out in his own way, by covering Nirvana&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Stay Away&rdquo; but with some coronavirus-inspired lyrics.[article id=5243]Titled &ldquo;Stay Inside&rdquo;, Hackney decided to take his words to heart as he played all the instruments on the cover as well as taking over vocal duties in the cover, writing &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s a cover of Nirvana &ldquo;Stay Away&rdquo; with lyrics that are relevant to our current state.&nbsp; this was a fun one to do some tone archeology on. Keep that s**t clean! Recorded, mixed, and played by me at The Box in Burlington VT.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The cover retains the same breakneck speed performance, with lyrics that urge people to stay hygienic, clean, stock up on food, and to stay inside their homes, including &ldquo;Wipe every surface clean, I Sanitize! Stock up on rice and beans, I Sanitize! Stay your stupid a** inside&rdquo; and so on.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check it out below:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/60NuAvPiPlE" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The song went really well with many listeners appreciating the effort and praising Hackney&rsquo;s voice and performance overall, even Nirvana&rsquo;s official twitter account shared the video with the caption &ldquo;Stay Inside!!!!&rdquo;.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stay Inside!!!! <a href="https://t.co/HOzYShOE2e">https://t.co/HOzYShOE2e</a></p>
&mdash; Nirvana (@Nirvana) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nirvana/status/1241833549709205504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p>The original song &ldquo;Stay Away&rdquo; was released as part of Nirvana&rsquo;s most iconic album &ldquo;Nevermind&rdquo; back in 1991, and had themes of annoyance and favoring anonymity rather than fame.</p>

Urian Hackney covers Nirvana's Stay Away and turns it into Stay Inside by changing the lyrics to represnt our current situation

Musician Urges People To “Stay Inside” As He Covers Nirvana’s “Stay Away” With COVID-19 Inspired Lyrics

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<p>You guys know when a horror movie claims that it&rsquo;s based on true events?! It makes it scarier and more possible right? Well sometimes, such claims are vague and we find that some of these films were only &ldquo;loosely&rdquo; based on real events, but then there are those real-life events that when you look into, they&rsquo;re arguably more horrifying than their depictions in films.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So, for our horror movie buffs out there that can&rsquo;t get enough of a good scare, here are some real-life events that inspired some of the horror genre&rsquo;s scariest entries.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Ed Gein&rsquo;s Murders That Inspired Alfred Hitchcock&rsquo;s Masterpiece &ldquo;Psycho&rdquo;:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585831739-geinhed.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />This is one of the most famous horror movies of all time for sure, but what many people don&rsquo;t know is that the story and indeed the mommy issues horror trope that would result in many other films being made, was inspired by real-life serial killer Ed Gein. A quiet and detached guy who was a little &ldquo;weird&rdquo; but still a respectable man of God, Gein murdered several women in Plainfield, Wisconsin because they vaguely resembled his mother, who was a very strict woman not liked by anyone but her adoring son. He became so obsessed with women who resembled his mother that he robbed many graves of such women and kept their body parts as souvenirs.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/e09HkMY_8cM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>We don&rsquo;t want to get into any more gory details, but Hitchcock played down the horror in &ldquo;Psycho&rdquo; because what Gein did in real life was much more terrifying than what happened in the film. Fun fact: Leatherface from &ldquo;The Texas Chainsaw Massacre&rdquo; was also based on Gein, because of his tendency to wear his victims&rsquo; skin.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Shark From &ldquo;Jaws&rdquo; Was A Real Shark That Murdered 5 People:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585831978-MV5BMmVmODY1MzEtYTMwZC00MzNhLWFkNDMtZjAwM2EwODUxZTA5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTAyODkwOQ._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="951" />We all know this one, and the dreaded music that meant the arrival of the insanely large, man-eating rogue shark depicted in 1977&rsquo;s &ldquo;Jaws.&rdquo; Well what many people don&rsquo;t know is that the shark was a real-life shark that was uncharacteristically interested in killing people (something that most sharks don&rsquo;t do.) The real-life shark attacks happened in 1916 in New Jersey and is one of two cases in recorded history of one shark attacking more multiple people. The residents of the New Jersey beach where the attacks took place actually banded together to kill the shark, attempting to trap and harpoon it (like in the film).</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hKlTbj-x0IY" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The case garnered national attention in the USA and experts claim that it was this attack that started people&rsquo;s widespread fear of sharks that we know today.This was the attack that changed our perception of sharks from &ldquo;interesting&rdquo; marine creatures to blood-thirsty killers.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Cannibals From &ldquo;The Hills Have Eyes&rdquo; Were A Real Tribe In 16th Century Scotland:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585832086-movie-mutants.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />Do you remember those weird looking hillbillies from &ldquo;The Hills Have Eyes,&rdquo; well apparently they were a reference to a group of Scottish cannibals who killed around 1000 people in the 16th century. Their leader was called Sawney Bean, and he has inspired many scary campfire stories, as well as legends. He led a group of cannibals that resided in the hills of Edinburgh.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8akjkzmgz0Q" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Historians can&rsquo;t agree on whether he was real or not but many of them think he was because they can&rsquo;t find any other reason for someone to fictionalize such a bizarre story.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Amityville Horror Murders:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585832190-gettyimages-517285546.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />So this one was originally made in 1979 and was then remade in 2005 starring Ryan Reynolds as a father who moves into a new house with his small family and ends up being driven insane by supernatural elements in the house that lead him to murder his whole family in their beds. The real-life story is slightly different but not that different: in 1974 Ronald Joseph 'Butch' DeFeo Jr, murdered his father, his mother and his four siblings in Amityville, Long Island, New York.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fZAm8yOS0LM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The house where the murders happened became infamous for being the site of many other unexplainable events and no one who lived there after the murders left it the same, leading many people to consider whether something in the house made DeFeo kill his family or whether it was just a normal mass murder.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>&ldquo;The Exorcist&rdquo; Was Based On The Real Life Demonic Possession Of Roland Doe:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585832305-exorcist-levitation.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="329" />A movie that paved the way for demonic possession films and changed the horror movie genre forever, it follows the demonic possession of a young girl, and a priest who is losing his faith, he is put on the case of exorcising her and finds his way back to God, but not before a few crazy things happen (one of which involved pea soup.) But the real story was apparently so scary and shook those who witnessed it so much that it inspired several non-fiction books detailing the possession and the subsequent exorcism.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cp8z4sB2AWA" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>While in the film, the victim was a girl, the real life victim was a boy who was given the fake name &ldquo;Ronald Doe&rdquo; to protect his identity. The case drew a great deal of attention, and propelled the issue of demonic possession into the national spotlight, with many people believing he was actually possessed and others believing he was mentally ill or making it up.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nightmare On Elm Street Was Inspired By A Group Of Laotian Refugees Who Died In Their Sleep Because Of Bad Nightmares:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585832460-mezco-burst-a-box-freddy-krueger-036u0z8tz7.png" alt="" width="620" height="310" />One of the most well-known film franchises of the slasher variety, the story follows Freddie Kruger, a pedophile-turned-ghost who enters people&rsquo;s dreams and kills them in a supernatural manner. Most of us have learned to take these films with a grain of salt because how can people die in their dreams and then die in real life too?</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jnt1D5vtJL0" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Well that was the question on many experts minds who dealt with a group of refugees from the Asian nation of Laos who all had recurring nightmares and eventually ended up dying in their sleep because of them. The cases were confusing because other than the nightmares, there was nothing wrong with the victims&rsquo; bodies as well as there being no clear cause of death. Eerie.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Annabelle Was Based On A Possessed Raggedy Ann Doll:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585832820-sub-buzz-3629-1561488237-1.png" alt="" width="620" height="764" />Housed in the real-life occult museum of self-proclaimed paranormal researcher couple Ed and Lorraine Warren, whose lives were popularized in the &ldquo;Conjuring&rdquo; films and its spinoffs, the story of the infamous Annabelle doll is all real. The doll, which was originally a Raggedy Ann doll, was given to a student nurse in 1968.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6jLFmb-gWxY" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The doll began moving on its own and leaving threatening messages to the girl and her roommate, which prompted them to call the Warrens for help. The doll still exists and has sparked much controversy with many people believing the whole thing to be a hoax and others fearing it because of the supernatural undertones.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Chucky The Doll Is Real And Is Currently In A Museum In Florida:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585833018-ChildsPlay.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="465" />This one was pretty shocking actually. We all know the story of Chucky, the seemingly benevolent doll that gets taken over by the soul of a serial killer that uses the doll to go on a murder spree. The original doll was called Robert and it allegedly talked to its young owner and got in his head. His parents noted that his behavior was much different after spending time with the doll and there were reports of the doll making the little boy go into fits of rage.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6jLFmb-gWxY" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Eventually, the doll was taken away and currently resides at the Florida Key West Martello Museum.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Exorcism Of Emily Rose:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585833134-anneliese-michel.png" alt="" width="620" height="465" />This is one of those ones that is loosely based on true events, but the more research that you do on it, the more frightening it becomes. It tells the story of a young, virginal girl who goes away to college and gets possessed by not just one but 6 demons.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1KgSp94nCZw" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The film leans heavily on the supernatural elements of the real life event, yet many people still believe that because the girl had epilepsy, her brain played tricks on her and led her to isolate and perceive other entities inside her. Whichever way you look at it, recordings from the real life case will make your blood run cold, whether you believe in that sort of thing or not.</p>

9 bone-chilling real life events that inspired horror movies.

9 Terrifying True Events That Famous Horror Movies Were Based On

<p>As time goes by, and the spread of the novel coronavirus increases, more and more people are told to stay at home, and celebrities are doing their part in asking people to be patient and safe, and actor Samuel L. Jackson is doing the same with a children&rsquo;s book for adults telling them to stay home.</p>
<p>Jackson came on as a guest via video call on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" where he talked about how he is doing amid the ongoing pandemic, and that he was staying in lockdown and watching movies, and TV shows like everybody else. But he also wanted to share the sequel to his &ldquo;Go the F*** to Sleep&rdquo; children&rsquo;s book for adults, titled &ldquo;Stay the F**k at Home&rdquo; which feels appropriate for what the world is going through right now.</p>
<p>Written by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cort&eacute;s, the book talks about how people should use their logic, and stay at home so that they can flatten the curve, and slow the spread of the disease so the world can get back on track, and known for his foulmouthed characters in his movies, the book works perfectly with Jackson.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Stay the f**k at home, The Rona is spreading, this s**t is no joke. It&rsquo;s no time to work or roam. The way you can fight it is simple my friends. Just stay the f**k at home. Now, technically I&rsquo;m not a doctor, but motherf**kers listen when I read a poem. So here I am, Sam f**king Jackson, imploring you to keep ya ass at home. If you want things to get back to normal, don&rsquo;t panic, just use your dome. Wash your hands, stop touching your face, and stay the f**k at home,&rdquo; read Jackson.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Motherf**ker, it&rsquo;s no time to gamble, look around you&rsquo;re not at a casino. Just stay at home as if your name was Trenton Quarantino.&rdquo; He concludes by thanking everyone for &ldquo;doing your part to flatten the curve because that s**t is steep.&rdquo;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the full video, and we don&rsquo;t need to tell you it&rsquo;s full of swearing:</strong></span>&nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sSrbxyna4z4?start=369" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Jackson isn&rsquo;t the only one who is asking people to stay at home, as many Public Service Announcements have been shared by celebrities and TV networks from Mathew McConaughey, and Disney to Sponge Bob Square Pants asking people to stay at home and wash their hands.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out some of them below:</strong></span></p>
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Samuel L. Jackson narrates a new children's book for adults named "Stay the F*** at Home"

Samuel L. Jackson Reads F-Bomb Filled Covid-19 Inspired Poem To Tell People To Stay At Home

<p>With what&rsquo;s happening around the world today, many felt that an April fool's joke this year would be in poor taste, so everyone avoided doing anything to celebrate the occasion this year. But K-Pop Star Kim KaeKoong from the group JYJ, on the other hand, did not get the memo because he went on to lie and state that he had coronavirus, and it was all in the name of April Fools.</p>
<p>He posted the fake news on his Instagram account to his two million followers writing: &ldquo;It is a result of my negligence, ignoring the cautionary words shared by the government and those around me. A person&rsquo;s individual actions can have such a big impact on society as a whole. I am so sorry to those who may have been infected because of me."</p>
<p>&ldquo;My foolish judgment to live as though it couldn&rsquo;t happen to me is why I am like this today. I am currently hospitalized. I am reflecting on my past a lot and feeling both grateful and sorry. There are many things I want to say. There are many people I want to see so much,&rdquo; he continued.</p>
<p>Of course, his fans rallied, showering the post with comments of well wishes and support, even his agency didn&rsquo;t know what was happening and announced that they were looking into the news, however, it all went crashing down, as the singer changed the caption on the post and replaced it revealing that he didn&rsquo;t, in fact, have the virus.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585826458-skynews-jaejoong-coronavirus_4959875.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />&ldquo;What if the people we love, someone precious to us, contracted the virus? It&rsquo;s such a heart-wrenching thing to think about. Despite this, so many people walk the streets and live their lives without their guards up, ignoring it&hellip; and thinking it won&rsquo;t happen to them, and it makes me so worried that my family and friends might get sick,&rdquo; he explained in his then updated caption.</p>
<p>The singer even tried to justify why he made the joke saying: &ldquo;Although this did go quite far for April Fool&rsquo;s Day, so many people worried about me in a short span of time. Oh&hellip; and I don&rsquo;t think of this as an April Fool&rsquo;s joke. My family and my friends are getting sick.. and dying.. It&rsquo;s never!! just someone else&rsquo;s problem. I wanted to tell you that protecting myself is protecting the precious people around us.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>He ended the caption with &ldquo;I will accept all punishment I receive from this post. I hope all of you are healthy.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Obviously people were not happy, a ton of backlash started to spread against the singer with many stating that lying about such a disease even as an April Fool's Joke is not O.K., and that if his intention was to spread awareness about the disease, and social distancing he could have done it in so many other ways including charity, or just a normal post on social media, without having the need to lie about it.</p>
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<p>KaeKoong later took to Instagram again to post an apology where he called the whole situation a bad judgment call on his end and wanted to apologize to everybody affected by the disease.</p>
<p>"I am also personally aware that it was something that shouldn&rsquo;t be done&hellip;I want to express my sincere apologies to the people who have suffered because of COVID-19 and to the people who were disrupted in their administrative work,&rdquo; wrote KaeKoong.</p>
<p>&ldquo;My post today&hellip; it went very far, but I thought that if people paid a large amount of interest to it, then they might listen. This method has hurt a lot of people and I am receiving criticism for it. For causing distress, I sincerely apologize to the government agencies and medical professionals who are working hard because of COVID-19 and to the many people who are following instructions to give up on their lifestyles and are doing all they can to overcome this,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;</p>

Kim KaeKoong states that he has coronavirus as part of April Fool's joke and is hit with huge backlash leading to him apologizing on social media

K-Pop Star Kim KaeKoong Jokes He Has Covid-19 As Part Of April Fool's Prank Leading To Huge Backlash

<p>Actress Kristen Bell is one of the biggest actresses working in Hollywood today, and in an interview focusing on her career with Vanity Fair, she revealed that during auditions she would get feedback basically telling her that she wasn&rsquo;t pretty enough to play the popular girl and that she wasn&rsquo;t even weird enough to play the weird girl, something she would prove wrong later in her career.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I remember early on getting feedback that I wasn&rsquo;t enough in either category like I would get feedback from an audition &lsquo;well you&rsquo;re not pretty enough to play the pretty girl, but you&rsquo;re not quirky enough or weird enough to play the weird girl&rsquo; and I was like &lsquo;O.K. so does that just mean I like cant be an actor? What does that mean?&rsquo; that was every feedback I was getting on every single audition,&rdquo; said the actress.</p>
<p>&ldquo;But as I&rsquo;ve grown older those boxes have changed and have almost gone away and it&rsquo;s like this huge grey area now of all these beautiful stories that you can tell that have dimensional people that don&rsquo;t have to be one thing it&rsquo;s not the 80s where you have to have &lsquo;the popular girl&rsquo; and the &lsquo;nerd who gets the guy&rsquo; it&rsquo;s not that anymore, and I&rsquo;m really grateful for that and it opens up a lot of opportunities for everyone to play and pretend which is the most fun part,&rdquo; she continued.</p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yj2dr_bpYyU?start=975" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The actress also talked about her beginnings, starting in Michigan on the film &ldquo;Polish Wedding&rdquo; as an extra, then moving to Los Angeles where she debuted in a bigger role in &rdquo;Spartan&rdquo;, and how she moved on to one of her most memorable roles as the lead on &ldquo;Veronica Mars&rdquo;.</p>
<p>She explains how when she was doing &ldquo;Forgetting Sarah Marshall&rdquo; she got the call that &ldquo;Veronica Mars&rdquo; was getting canceled, and ironically she was playing an actress whose show was canceled so she drew from personal experience to make it feel more real.</p>
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Kristen Bell reveals all in interview with Vanity Fair about her career.

Kristen Bell Reveals That She Was Told She Wasn’t “Pretty Enough” Early In Her Career

<p>The &ldquo;Harry Potter&rdquo; brand just got a little bit bigger, as author J.K. Rowling announced the launch of a new &ldquo;Harry Potter&rdquo; website dedicated to kids, fans, families, and first-time readers who want to dive deeper into her wizarding world, all while self-quarantining.</p>
<p>Titled &ldquo;Harry Potter At Home&rdquo;, the site states that it is meant to be a hub where people would find all kinds of &ldquo;magical treats&rdquo;, including a multitude of &ldquo;Harry Potter&rdquo; related games, quizzes, lore, trivia, articles, and more to keep users entertained.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we're on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I'm delighted to launch <a href="https://t.co/cPg0dZpexB">https://t.co/cPg0dZpexB</a> <a href="https://t.co/i0ZjTplVoU">pic.twitter.com/i0ZjTplVoU</a></p>
&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1245320037356929025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p>&ldquo;Including special contributions from Bloomsbury and Scholastic, nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world. We&rsquo;re casting a Banishing Charm on boredom!&rdquo; reads the website&rsquo;s landing page.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We know that everyone is trying to keep safe at home at the moment and so, with J.K. Rowling and our friends at Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic, we are delighted to introduce Harry Potter At Home to help children, parents, carers and teachers add a touch of Harry Potter magic to our new daily lives,&rdquo; wrote the website's team.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585817812-1111.jpg" alt="" />The statement also included how teachers have and can be involved with the website, and that fans can get their first Harry Potter book &ldquo;Harry Potter and the Philosopher&rsquo;s Stone&rdquo; as an audiobook for free on Audible. The hub also includes videos on how to draw a Niffler, a &ldquo;Harry Potter" word-search game, and even Hogwarts Houses sectioned pages for Potterheads looking for info about their favorite house</p>
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J.K. Rowling launches "Harry Potter At Home." A hub that has everything "Harry Potter" for fans and newcomers alike.

J.K. Rowling Releases “Harry Potter" Hub To Entertain Children, Families, & Fans While They Self-Quarantine

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<p class="MsoNormal">The Chinese city of Shenzhen has announced instituting a ban on the consumption of dogs and cats. The move was part of a larger ban on the consumption and trade of wild animals as an effort to safeguard public health.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The initial COVID-19 outbreak was traced to open markets where a wide range of animals are killed on location for local consumption.</p>
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<figcaption><em>Chinese in rural areas also consume weasels, and other animals that are vectors for disease</em>.</figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Explaining the change of heart on the four-legged companions of millions, the Shenzhen government said: &ldquo;Cats and dogs are pets, and have formed closer ties with humans as compared to other types of animals.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;The ban on the consumption of dogs, cats and other pets is common in many developed countries, as well as the Hong Kong and Taiwan regions.&rdquo;</p>
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<figcaption><em>Hongkongers have a much longer history of loving dogs, not as entr&eacute;es, but as friends</em></figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Such a ban is also a response to the spirit of a civilized mankind.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">State-owned media Shenzhen Daily added there is &ldquo;no evidence&rdquo; that proves wild animal meat is more nutritious than poultry and livestock.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Besides the fact that the move has been hailed by animal welfare groups, the decision is also celebrated as a lesson learned from the COVID-19 outbreak.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shenzhen, the fifth-largest city, is the first in the world to &ldquo;take the lessons learned from this pandemic seriously and make the changes needed to avoid another pandemic&rdquo;, Teresa M. Telecky, the vice president of the wildlife department for Humane Society International told Reuters.</p>
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<figcaption><em>China even has an annual festival celebrating eating dog.</em></figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However companies and people have protested the move when it was announced as a possible law in March. According to Yicai, a dog-meat processing company in Jiangsu province said that eating dogs is a display of pride in the Chinese culture.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The company reportedly said in a March 8 article posted on its official WeChat account that banning dog meat is a rejection of China&rsquo;s food culture that has existed for thousands of years.</p>
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<figcaption><em>The dog-eating festival is losing popularity as more Chinese want a dog as a friend, and not as food.</em></figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The article read: &ldquo;The ban on eating dogs is simply introduced to satisfy a minority group of extreme dog lovers, and do not reflect the sentiments of the larger population.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, the article was later taken down due to widespread backlash from the public.</p>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585831297-rescued-dogs-yulin-dog-meat-festival-china-fb__700.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="326" />
<figcaption><em>Many animal rights campaigners travel hundreds of miles to try and buy up as many dogs as they can to save them from consumption</em></figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liu Lang, Head of the Beijing Association of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine, told Global Times that most dog meat in China is sourced from &ldquo;private breeding, sales, or theft&rdquo;.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, as some dogs are killed using poison, and consumption of such meat is dangerous.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chinese culture also plays a party, culturally, meat is fresher and higher quality when it has just been killed rather than if it was frozen or killed off-site and then shipped to a marker place.</p>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585831489-wet-market-1234x615.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="309" />
<figcaption><em>Different species of animal mixing together also allows viruses to mutate faster.</em></figcaption>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While the debate over eating dog and cat will continue to play out, the ban on the consumption of other wildlife like scorpion, snakes, and bats will likely be less controversial as China moves to make market places more hygienic after the COVID-19 outbreak. The ban also prevents the sale and fur trade of endangered species in order to protect China's biodiversity.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">China&rsquo;s high concentration of people, close contact with a diverse species of animals, and poor hygiene requirements for market places has been a constant cause of illness, viruses, and global pandemics since the medieval period. The loss of life, business, and international prestige will likely force China to reform some of its less savory aspects to culinary culture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></p>

China bans the sale of wildlife at markets to avoid next pandemic

China's Fifth Largest City Shenzen Bans The Eating Of Dogs, Cats, And Other Wildlife

<p>While we&rsquo;re all trying to sane as we self-quarantining in these trying times, people around the world have shown that they have heart, and creativity to keep themselves entertained as well as entertaining other people such as their relatives or neighbors while still practicing social-distancing due to the spread of covid-19. And while we&rsquo;ve seen people playing musical instruments on their balconies, a video went viral of people dancing out on the street in England while staying away from each other that is quite endearing.</p>
<p>The video was posted on Tuesday, and it features people in the northwest of England who are doing what they call &ldquo;Socially Distant Dancing&rdquo; on their front porch, or driveway, where they go just outside their front door, and dance to music being blasted in the area.</p>
<p>People can be seen dancing along to Tom Jones&rsquo; song 'It&rsquo;s not Unusual&rdquo;, and everybody is smiling and moving along to the tune.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the video below:</strong></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Socially distant dancing happens every day on our road at 11am during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lockdown</a>. This was day seven.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Covid19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayHomeSaveLives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StayHomeSaveLives</a> <a href="https://t.co/yBw2Q230CA">pic.twitter.com/yBw2Q230CA</a></p>
&mdash; Elsa Williams (@elsalwilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/elsalwilliams/status/1244933887660363777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p>The video went viral gathering over six million views in just two days, and while there were many who called the video heartwarming, there were others who were a bit more critical, asking for the residents to stay in their homes, as they wouldn&rsquo;t know what they might bring into their homes when they step outside, especially that many of them are elderly.</p>
<p>Elsa Williams, the person who posted the video on Twitter revealed that it was supposed to be a one-time thing, but it later turned into a daily routine for residents in the area who are mostly elderly to exercise and have fun, while still staying safe and distant from one another.</p>
<p>She also pointed out that all the people who are close to each other in the video are people living in the same residence.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It was only meant to be a one time thing, but it lifted people round here up a bit and they wanted more. It's also worth noting that our road hardly spoke to each other before all this!</p>
&mdash; Elsa Williams (@elsalwilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/elsalwilliams/status/1245031242833199104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Neighbours in northwest England do some "Socially Distant Dancing" to stay entertained & exercise as a video of them goes viral

 Viral Video Shows Neighbours In England Reimagining "Social Distancing" To Stay Entertained & Exercise

<p>Understandably there is a widespread shortage of hand sanitizer in light of people taking the necessary measures to prevent their getting infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) leaving many pharmacies depleted of their sanitizer stocks and opening up a space for black market salesmen to exploit the situation.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Amr Ahmed Mustafa, Professor of Biochemistry and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University has come to the aid of Egyptians nationwide and has provided us with some easy-to-prepare DIY sanitizing recipes that will help keep you safe healthy without opening you up to extortion from opportunistic salespeople.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>An anti-bacterial, antiviral surface cleaning recipe:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584539694-elevated-view-spray-bottle-near-different-cleaning-items_23-2147860232.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="436" />Research has surfaced showing that regular hand sanitizers are not as effective as people might think in eradicating COVID-19, and many are suggesting the use of chlorine solutions to clean the surfaces in your home or your workplace or your car, underscoring its effectiveness at killing microbes. Mustafa suggests that you add two tablespoons of chlorine to a liter of water and put in a spray bottle. First wipe down any surfaces in your house with regular cleaners, let them dry and then spray the chlorine solution and let it dry. This is one of the most effective ways to kill COVID-19 from your surrounding spaces.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>A hand sanitizer gel recipe:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584539724-https___cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_150911164931-hand-sanitizer-stock.jpg" alt="" />One of the most popular forms that hand sanitizers come in is those small pocket-sized bottles that we carry around with us. These kinds of sanitizers are among the least stocked products at most pharmacies now, so Mustafa also provided an easy recipe for your very own sanitizer gel. This one requires a trip down to El Geish Street in Attaba where you will find everything you need for this recipe. You will need to get a carbopol polymer (usually in powder form), some distilled water and triethanolamine. You mix two tablespoons of the carbopol polymer into a liter of water gradually, mixing it thoroughly the whole time.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bYkViAH63zk" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>You then add 10cm3 of the triethanolamine to the mix and continue stirring until the mix starts to get that perfect gel consistency that you want. Mixing is very important, so if you think you haven&rsquo;t mixed it well, overdo it, it can&rsquo;t hurt. And finally add 95% alcohol which you can also get at El Geish in Attaba. And voila you&rsquo;re done. Mustafa suggests that you use the blender for this recipe, will make your life easier and it will make the hand sanitizer look exactly like the one you would get in the pharmacy.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Sanitizer spray:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584539829-Homemade-70-percent-alcohol-based-hand-sanitizer.jpg" alt="" />If the gel recipe is too much of a hassle for you, this one works just as well and is much easier to make. First you will need pure alcohol, available in pharmacies and in Attaba as well. Add 70cm3 of the alcohol to a bottle and then add 30cm3 of water to it. If you&rsquo;re planning to use it on your hands, you might want to throw in some glycerin to make sure your skin doesn&rsquo;t become too dry in the process.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584524004-maxresdefault.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />And there you have it, a little DIY can help you keep busy in your social distancing and you will make sure you, your home and your loved ones are safer from infection.</p>

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<p>Since the beginning of COVID-19, mandatory social distancing, curfews, and citywide lockdowns were instated, there has been a noticeable lack of people on the streets of most major cities around the world. Industry stopped, people are driving their cars less, no more tourists are flying in to major airports. The first thing people noticed was how much clearer the skies were, the smog receded, it appeared like the Earth was getting a breather.</p>
<p>It seems that animals are also taking advantage of the empty streets to venture out a little bit more publicly than they would have normally, as social media users around the world took some pretty atypical videos and pictures of wild cats, deer, turkeys, boars and other animals roaming deserted cities.</p>
<p>While many environmentalists and animal rights groups have hailed the phenomenon as proof of mother nature reclaiming her lost territory, it seems the cause is a bit more nuanced.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<figcaption><em>A puma was spotted stalking the streets of Santiago, Chile.</em></figcaption>
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<p>According to Seth Magle, Director of the Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, animals were always there, they never left cities, so they are not exactly returning, &ldquo;normally, animals live in the parts of our cities that we don&rsquo;t use, it makes them an unseen presence, kind of like ghosts.&rdquo;</p>
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<figcaption><em>Boars in Europe have always been around, they are only now just venturing further into cities than they ever had in the search of food</em>.</figcaption>
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<p>So if they were always there, why are we seeing herds of monkeys, goats, and deer in number we had rarely ever seen when things were normal? Well, these animals over hundreds, if not thousands of years have grown accustomed to our presence, becoming masters at avoiding our attention.&nbsp;</p>
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<figcaption><em>These Italian goats probably find the lack of human presence just as strange as we feel their presence in cities</em></figcaption>
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<p>The monkeys of Thailand used to depend on tourists feeding them at the monasteries that they usually hang out at. Now that there are no tourists, they enter the cities looking for food.</p>
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<p>Thursday evening, a herd of Great Orme Kashmiri goats galloped through the desolate streets of the small town looking for food. Some goats got their fill from hedges, others climbed building walls.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think I just got a group of goats in Llandudno arrested. <br /><br />Let me explain... first, I saw this from inside a dark pub (the one I live in currently). I thought I was seeing things. So I took some video: <a href="https://t.co/RtxYG6htLC">pic.twitter.com/RtxYG6htLC</a></p>
&mdash; Andrew Stuart (@AndrewStuart) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewStuart/status/1243329253288169473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p>That is also the case in Nara Park, Japan, where the sika deer also depend on tourists lining up year-round to feed them rice crackers. Now that the park is devoid of human visitors, the deer have begun wandering into the city looking for food. They&rsquo;ve been spotted crossing city streets and walking through subway stations, snacking on potted plants.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="ja">Less tourists in Nara = less people feeding the deer in the parks Now they're venturing out into the city eating flowers and plants, per Fuji TV <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E6%96%B0%E5%9E%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#新型コロナウイルス</a> の影響て海外観光客の減少か続く奈良公園て、鹿せんへいをもらえなくなってしまったシカちゃん達 <a href="https://t.co/yUFWJ4S9sj">pic.twitter.com/yUFWJ4S9sj</a></p>
&mdash; Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) <a href="https://twitter.com/rumireports/status/1235799612264333313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585820842-deer.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="310" />That is not to say that life is not returning to places that were once inhospitable, seaweed has been able to grow in the canals of Venice thanks to the lack of motor boats packed with tourists.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585823236-7360.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="372" />The lack of tourists also means birds can return to beaches usually packed by tourists, gardens that are now empty, and roam parks without becoming lunch for someone like these turkey in California&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spotted on the playground at the elementary school next door, which has been closed for several days ... wild turkeys! That&rsquo;s a first. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/westoakland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#westoakland</a> <a href="https://t.co/tGA4y1l09c">pic.twitter.com/tGA4y1l09c</a></p>
&mdash; Charlotte Simmonds (@CharSimmonds) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharSimmonds/status/1241139827866648576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<figcaption><em>Thousands of birds have flocked to Agua Dulce beach in Peru's capital Lima</em></figcaption>
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<p>For others it is a chance to find freedom, like this endangered Malabar civet which has not been seen since 1990 and likely escaped from a poacher or animal smuggler's warehouse.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParveenKaswan</a> Parveen bhai,pl kindly cud you confirm if this info is correct.<br />"Spotted Malabar civet... A critically endangered mammal not seen until 1990 resurfaces for the first time in calicut town.. seems mother earth is rebooting!" <a href="https://t.co/JWtZpbh1ye">pic.twitter.com/JWtZpbh1ye</a></p>
&mdash; Narayan Mahadevan (@tmnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/tmnarayan/status/1243491290391740418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
<p>While reports that dolphins have made a new home in the canals of Venice, or that elephants have broken free from zoos in China have proven to be false, it is clear that animals have been just as effected as us by COVID-19. Biologists around the world will continue to study this change in animal behavior, and we likely have not seen the last of animals changing their habits to accommodate the change in our habits.</p>

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<p>In case you hadn&rsquo;t noticed, slower internet speeds have been reported by many Egyptians since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis as more and more people around the world use the internet while they quarantine.</p>
<p>According to Minister of Communications Amr Talaat, this is primarily due to both increased pressure on the local network as well as heavy traffic on websites around the world.</p>
<p>Like many others around the world, Egyptians are confined to their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak, meaning they are using the internet to work, study, or just pass the time while they wait for the sun to rise another day.</p>
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<figcaption><em>With almost 50 million internet users in 2019, it is likely this number has increased since the beginning of COVID-19</em></figcaption>
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<p>&ldquo;The slowing speed is partially due to the increased load on the local network&hellip; and from websites being accessed by people in countries around the world who are in home isolation,&rdquo; the minister said in comments to state TV on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;These websites themselves are experiencing unprecedented pressure and are thus facing technical difficulties causing the slowdown,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The matter is not necessarily linked to the local network.&rdquo;</p>
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<figcaption><em>Slowdowns will be particularly pronounced in video streaming which takes up far more data than any other form of internet consumption.&nbsp;</em></figcaption>
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<p>Last year, Egypt increased the bandwidth of its local network by 600% as part of a major national project to improve high-speed broadband networks and raise internet speeds nationwide. The ministry has managed to boost the internet speed from 5 mbps to 30 mbps at a total cost of EGP 30 billion.</p>
<p>The project has proven key to helping the network withstand the current pressure, the minister said.</p>
<p>The current peak time for local internet use is from 5PM till 5AM, the minister said in separate comments. This is a change from the previous peak hours of 9PM to 2AM.</p>
<p>The state-owned landline operator Telecom Egypt, which is the country&rsquo;s largest internet provider, has also confirmed a significant increase in local internet use in recent weeks.</p>
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<figcaption><em>Egypt launched the Tiba-1 Satellite&nbsp;in 2019 to increase the internet access speeds in the country.</em></figcaption>
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<p>"If it were not for the upgrades achieved in the infrastructure, the network would have experienced crises and breakdowns,&rdquo; Telecom Egypt vice president Mohamed Abo Taleb said in a televised interview on Monday.</p>
<p>He&rsquo;s definitely not wrong. According to the SpeedTest annual research report for 2019, Egypt ranked 99th globally in terms of average global internet speed for fixed lines among 176 countries. That may sound low, but considering the fact that Egypt ranked 146th in 2017, this represents a major improvement in just the last two years.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Improving Your Connection</strong></span></p>
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<figcaption><em>According the the SpeedTest research report TE Data leads internet speed due to their increased development of fiber-optic cables since 2018.</em></figcaption>
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<p>Want some ways to increase your internet speed? Really, if you are not a technician who is familiar with tinkering with the cables and modem there are three easy things you can try. First, make sure your modem is suited to your internet plan. Different nations have minor configuration differences, blogs have mentioned to stay away from Linksys/Cisco, Netgear, and cheaper TP-Link routers. Some recommend AUS, but do some research, and ask around.</p>
<p>The best option is to turn off your router for a full 2 minutes to flush out a bunch of problems. Many try to just leave it off for 10 seconds, but to get the real benefits behind power cycling it should be off for at least a minute.</p>
<p>Also, the Ministry of Information will increase the amount of internet by 30% if you pay with Fawry as an incentive to pay electronically, so if you are still going to your internet service provider to pay, start quarantining, it&rsquo;s better for your internet packages (and of course your health and the health of everyone around you if that wasn&rsquo;t enough of an incentive).</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>World Wide Web Slowdown</strong></span></p>
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<figcaption><em>With Egypt among the top 20 in number of users, joining many countries that are on complete lockdown like Italy, France, China, and parts of the US, it's no wonder internet speeds around the world has slowed down.</em></figcaption>
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<p>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 curfew, most companies that can have employees work remotely have moved to institute work-at-home schedules in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among their employees. The move came after governments around the world made preparations for students to continue their studies from home by offering free internet to educational online resources, instating curfews, or locked down entire cities and countries to prevent the virus's spread.</p>
<p>The whole world has seen a spike in internet access across the day, with Youtube and Netflix reporting that users are now accessing video sites around the clock. The change in internet consumption habits has caused the video streaming sites to make the default quality on videos 480p.</p>
<p>However, internet service providers and internet-based companies have assured the world that we are nowhere near a level of internet consumption that could break the internet. Only that we will see slowdowns as a result of increased traffic.</p>

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<p>Many other institutions have followed suit in several European countries like Denmark, Slovenia and Switzerland by carrying out similar efforts to collect and preserve data on the ongoing pandemic. They have asked people for their personal memoirs, as well as beginning to collect physical objects of significance that can show later generations what it felt like to live in the time of coronavirus.[article id=5170]A curator at Denmark&rsquo;s Vesthimmerlands Museum, Maria Hagstrup tells the New York Times that the museum&rsquo;s efforts so far include taking photographs of the empty cities and to gauge people&rsquo;s perceptions of what&rsquo;s happening before they have had time to reflect on them and therefore change them. The idea is to record people&rsquo;s gut responses to the pandemic in an effort to put a mirror up to society as art is wont to do.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585829724-5e39c17a5bc79c020b47db15.png" alt="" width="620" height="465" />&ldquo;Usually, we think of a museum as a place with objects behind solid glass,&rdquo; Hagstrup said to the New York Times, &ldquo;But right now, we have a chance to get people&rsquo;s impressions at the moment, before they&rsquo;ve even had time to reflect on them.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The National Museum of Denmark is taking a different approach with its recording efforts, instead of ascribing a lot of significance to physical objects like the empty streets, they have launched online questionnaires asking people to provide information on how they are coping with the effects of COVID-19, from the psychological effects of quarantining to the more concrete changes people have had to undergo to deal with the crisis.</p>
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<p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cXfSSAKKD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our richly decorated Leighton Rooms give a fascinating glimpse into the architectural changes that the museum has undergone throughout the years. Take a closer look at the detail of these stunning works... #MuseumFromHome</a></p>
<p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" href="https://www.instagram.com/vamuseum/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Victoria and Albert Museum</a> (@vamuseum) on <time style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" datetime="2020-04-01T15:27:16+00:00">Apr 1, 2020 at 8:27am PDT</time></p>
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<p>&ldquo;Whether or when we will have a special coronavirus exhibition, I don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; said the museum&rsquo;s head of research, Christian Sune Pedersen to the New York Times.</p>
<p>Many museums have had to change up their operation in light of the ongoing pandemic, and since many such places have had to close their doors to visitors amid the social distancing protocols being put in place, several museums have taken to exhibiting their work online for viewers to enjoy virtually from home through live streams or virtual tours.</p>

As the coronavirus pandemic rages, museums have begun collecting data to show future generations what it was like.

Museums Have Begun Documenting COVID-19 For Future Exhibits On The Pandemic

<p>Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, our news feeds have been exploding with some pretty racist stuff about Chinese cuisine, with many people blaming the Asian nation for starting the pandemic because of their consumption of bats and other unusual animals that were sold at the Wuhan market where the ongoing pandemic was believedto have begun.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So to put things in perspective we have decided to round up some of the most unusual animals eaten around the world:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Elephants:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747089-Asian_Elephants_WW252891.jpg" alt="" />We are used to reading about elephants being hunted for their tusks that make up the highly controversial ivory trade, but apparently in some African countries, elephants are considered a delicacy.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747106-1200px-CBP_Catches_Elephant_Meat_Dead_Primate_Exotic_Animal_Skins_at_LAX_8758838522.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="465" />Elephants are huge, which means a lot of meat, making them an attractive commodity for African poachers who kill and smoke the meat and sell it. This one is not so shocking, after all, an elephant is a herbivore, so if you think of it as a really big cow, the idea becomes easier to swallow (pun absolutely intended.)</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Silkworms:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747121-silkworms.jpg" alt="" />This one is a little harder to stomach. A delicacy in South Korea where it is a popular street food. They are usually served battered and fried, they apparently have a bitter taste and a pretty distinct smell.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747133-silkworms_plate.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />They are also quite juicy, whereby you bite into them and a bunch of juices pour out, yep, appetizing no?&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Rats:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747190-brown-rat-royalty-free-image-1004263036-1567093317.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="414" />Considered an adequate alternative for other meats in nations where meat is either too expensive or too scarce. They are most commonly consumed in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar where a specific large species of forest rat is battered and eaten whole.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747331-article-2518121-19D4D35400000578-328_634x422.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="396" />While most of the world considers rats a pest or vermin, in Northern India, there is a tribe called the Adi that celebrate a festival each year on March 7 called the Unying-Aran, where rat is the centerpiece of the menu and apparently they are considered a delicacy.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Dogs:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585751260-dmt_4-4891x3385-1920x1329.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="429" />Remember those videos of a Chinese dog-eating festival that have angered so many people on social media? Yeah well those weren&rsquo;t fake, dog has long been a national dish in China where it is considered a delicacy as well. But aside from China, Nigeria has also made a national habit out of eating dog meat where it is believed to boost one&rsquo;s immunity. In Nigeria it is also believed that eating dog meat will improve one&rsquo;s sexual performance. There are even mountain communities in Switzerland that still eat dog meat as part of their national heritage.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tuna Eyeballs:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747392-ojo.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="364" />Despite tuna being a pretty ubiquitous fish all around the world, the eating of this specific part of the tuna is confined to China and Japan where they are considered very tasty. They look pretty gross, there&rsquo;s no doubt and I can&rsquo;t imagine what it feels like if you were to make eye contact with them before eating, but people who eat them swear by them and have said that they taste like cherry tomatoes but with a bit of extra crunch.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Fried Spiders:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747493-Skun_spiders_closeup.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="465" />Another weird consumed in Cambodia, this one is a frequent fixture of many of their markets. Served as a street food from vendors all over the country, it is a quick snack that is reportedly tasty and nutritious, even if it does look a little unappetizing to the outside eye. It&rsquo;s funny that so many people fear spiders because of their creepy-crawly status, but apparently that fear has not reached Cambodia!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Frog Legs:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747675-a96fa195c0d7e1b87313963c794f0287.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="460" />This one is a little more familiar than the rest and has been a staple of French cuisine for some time. Available at almost every cafe, bistro and restaurant in France, the dish is actually quite tasty, but that could be because of the sauce it&rsquo;s served in rather than any attest to how tasty frogs are. Frogs are not an appetizing looking animal for sure, but to each their own!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Gorillas:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747706-maxresdefault.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="348" />So apparently destroying their habitats isn&rsquo;t enough for people, they eat them too. Found in many African nations, especially those along the equator, gorillas can be found in many meat markets and even restaurants. They are not the only species of primates eaten in those areas either, where other monkeys and apes like chimpanzees and bonobos are also consumed. This one may be a bit weirder than the rest because they resemble humans so much, so it&rsquo;s almost like it&rsquo;s cannibalism.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Cobra Hearts:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585747736-wpid-Eating-Cobra-in-Vietnam-20150413-IMG_0402.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />Despite being feared everywhere in the world, in Vietnam, cobra hearts are a delicacy where people have made a habit out of eating them straight from a shot glass, sometimes while the heart is still beating. Snakes are consumed in many other places around the world, but eating just a heart is exclusive to Vietnam.</p>

It's not just China, many other nations eat some pretty unusual animals.

9 Unusual Animals That People Eat Around The World

<p>As many of us have been forced to stay at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, we have all had to put many of our endeavors on hold to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean that we should waste this time on just vegetating on the couch, and there isn&rsquo;t a shortage of things we can do to better ourselves and our careers while we wait out the storm.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So to help you make the most out of your quarantine, here is a list of online courses that you can check out to learn something new and even receive new certifications to help bolster your CV and make this time as productive as you can.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The British Council:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585486650-british_council_agouza.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />A renowned educational institution, the British Council have made their <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses">certified courses</a> in a wide variety of fields free for any students interested in pursuing a teaching career. All you have to do is register for a class and work to meet their criteria to receive credit for the course. You can choose between topus such as medicine, computer science, law, psychology, arts, media and engineering just to name a few. All you have to do is head to futurelearn.com/courses and click &lsquo;free digital upgrades&rsquo; in the drop-down menu under &lsquo;all courses&rsquo; and you&rsquo;re good to go.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Skills Bank:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585487305-Capture.png" alt="" width="620" height="326" />Aiming to prepare us for the changes many of us are experiencing during this time of social distancing and quarantines, E-learning platform Skills Bank has launched <a href="https://www.skillsbankelearning.com/book-online">several of their courses in Arabic</a>, with a goal of teaching people skills that would come in handy during today&rsquo;s time, ranging from Microsoft "HR Policy Of Working From Home"to "How To Manage Stress."</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Coursera:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eTxgocYzZmo" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A huge hub of <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">online courses in a variety of different topics</a> from IT to comparative literature, Coursera has partnered with some of the world&rsquo;s leading educational institutions (including several Ivy League universities) to provide top-notch education online. They have thousands of free online courses you can try out while you are isolating at home as well as also offering certifications in a number of different fields that can possibly jumpstart your career in a new direction or bolster your established career path. Check out their website and what they have to offer.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Class Central:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q_Azziz6ZGU" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Another hub that boasts a <a href="https://www.classcentral.com/">huge collection of online classes</a> in a wide variety of disciplines, Class Central aims to keep today&rsquo;s students and employees informed and up to date with the ever-changing demands of the job market today. From programming courses to introductions to new languages, there is something for everyone in their course catalog. Make sure to check out their &ldquo;Learning How To Learn&rdquo; course that many have been praising.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>General Assembly:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/26iEZNuVuO4" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A global pioneer in training people for new careers and teaching new skills that are needed in whatever field they are employed in, General Assembly boasts campuses in 20 cities worldwide, as well as 35,000 graduates from all over the globe. While some of the other options on the list offer courses in art, literature and languages, General Assembly have chosen to focus their efforts strictly on <a href="https://generalassemb.ly/">career-based courses</a> such as data programming, data analysis, IT solutions etc. So if you&rsquo;re looking to shift your career into web design or HTML, this is perfect for you.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Rosetta Stone:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585486852-61MD5lwTZqL._AC_SX522_.jpg" alt="" />The famed language-learning platform has announced that they are making their award-winning service free for students over the course of the next three months while they stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. How many of us are always fantasizing about learning a new language but can&rsquo;t find the time? Now, with the new quarantine guidelines, we have more time than we did and with a little bit of effort, we can accomplish something while we wait for the pandemic to be over.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Fender:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gdh8rjk8HrU" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The famed guitar manufacturer has launched online acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar and ukulele lessons for free throughout the duration of the COVID-19 social distancing time period. The lessons are going to be free for the first 500,000 people to sign up for the service. No payment is required as this is a temporary trial and you won&rsquo;t need to enter any payment information to access the site, so don&rsquo;t worry about being charged later. Head over to <a href="https://www.fender.com/play">Fender Play</a> and sign up now.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Yale University:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TtN0KFEctc0" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>An institution that needs no introductions, Ivy League&rsquo;s Yale University has made <a href="https://oyc.yale.edu/">a large number of its most popular courses</a> free online for anyone practicing social distancing during this time. From Roman Literature to the Poetry of John Milton, there is a wide range of topics on offer. So don&rsquo;t miss the opportunity to receive instruction from one of the world&rsquo;s top universities while you are stuck at home.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Masterclass:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mnhppiaJiNY" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>We&rsquo;ve all seen their ads on Instagram and Facebook and we are sure that you saw at least one that you thought was worthy of your attention. Bringing the leading names in a variety of different fields, from leadership to filmmaking, <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/">Masterclass</a> boasts a star-studded instructor roster that will help you get where you need to go in whichever field you want. Starting March 25th, the service has made its classes free until further notice. They usually cost quite a hefty bit of money, so you want to jump on this opportunity while you can.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

From Masterclass to Fender, here are 9 e-learning making their services free of charge as people quarantine due to COVID-19.

9 E-Learning Platforms Offering Free Classes Amid Lockdown

<p>While people are all in self-quarantine to curb the spread of coronavirus, it&rsquo;s a great time to learn something new, maybe you can finally dust off that guitar you got some time ago and learn how to actually play it. But since personal music lessons are out for the time being, we got you our favorite YouTube channels that will make your band ready in no time.</p>
<p>Since there are a lot of instruments to choose from, we decided to focus on some of the most sought after ones.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For Guitarists:</strong></span></p>
<p>This one is a two for one, as Marty has both the GuitarJamz and his own channel, and both of them include a lot of options, with straight on guitar lessons, to tutorials of some of the biggest hits playing on the radio today, so grab your pick and guitar, and start playing.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rq2e7H4BxXA" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_JoP09U9bu8" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>For Bassists:</strong></span></p>
<p>Scott has one of the easiest channels to follow, it&rsquo;s simple, but more importantly fun, as it looks at all the fundamentals as well as playing with a band. He does reviews, lessons, tutorials, and more, it&rsquo;s a must-check-out for any bass player.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ui0PugAvB0U" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>For Drummers:</strong></span></p>
<p>Drumeo is our pick for drummers out there looking for some great lessons, as it looks at all aspects of drumming, and what&rsquo;s fun about the channel is it keeps you motivated. A clear example of their prowess is when they showed off how drumming is for everybody with a simple video that had a grandmother covering &ldquo;Down with the Sickness&rdquo; by Disturbed.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6wkCsnFRuwg" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>For Pianists:</strong></span></p>
<p>There is a wide selection of piano lessons out there, but we found this one to be our favorite as it starts with the fundamentals of playing the piano in short videos that are both simple, and to the point. And with them being almost 10 mins long they&rsquo;re not going to be boring or tedious either.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VZDTs4lpqUM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>

A list of our favorite YouTube channels that will make you band ready in no time.

The Best YouTube Channels To Learn A Musical Instrument On While You Self Quarantine

<p>The Egyptian Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem launched the &ldquo;Stay At Home, Culture Is In Your Hands&rdquo; Initiative that will bring many of the nation&rsquo;s most important cultural and creative endeavors to viewers through the Ministry&rsquo;s online platform to ensure people are not missing out on the culture they like as they stay at home to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.</p>
<p>Each day viewers can catch theater productions, ballet performances, Arab and classical music concerts, short films and documentaries right from their homes.</p>
<p><iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEgyptianMOC%2Fposts%2F3017884728270117&amp;width=500" width="500" height="544" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>The first performance kicked off yesterday (Tuesday) and it was the much-lauded holographic return of the Star of the East Um Kulthum which was put on at the Cairo Opera House earlier this month.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Today&rsquo;s performance is none other than the beautiful ballet &ldquo;El Leila El Kebira,&rdquo; (The Big Night) performed by the Cairo Opera House Ballet. The show is iconic to say the least and features the musical stylings of Sayed Mekkawy and the lyrics of Salah Jahin.&nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YYss7oKxtw4" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Later today something a little lighter is going to be broadcast, the critically acclaimed theater production &ldquo;Qahwa Sada&rdquo; (Plain Coffee) directed by Khaled Jalal, which features individual scenes that tackle a number of social issues that Egyptians face. The show boasts a star-studded cast including Muhammad Farraj, Hisham Ismail, Muhammad Mamdouh , Amr Abdel Aziz, Amir Salah El Din, Hossam Dagher, Maryam Al Sukari, Rabab Naji, Shaima Abdel Qader, Mohamed Nashat, Amr Ragab, Amira Abdel Rahman and Jehan Anwar, it debuted in 2008 to the delight of fans and critics alike.</p>
<p>And tomorrow viewers can tune in for a full-length concert of the piano genius of Omar Khairat, who is joined on stage by some crowd favorites on vocals such as Aly El Haggar and Medhat Saleh.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RXseArq18U4" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>And if the performances weren&rsquo;t enough, the Ministry has also made several thousands PDFs available that contain some of the most iconic books in Arabic to make sure you&rsquo;re getting something productive out of your self-quarantine.</p>
<p>For more info or to get your hands on all this great stuff head over to the Ministry&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.moc.gov.eg/ar/home/">official website</a>, or their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EgyptianMOC/?epa=SEARCH_BOX&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr">Facebook page</a>, or their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8McPibRT36QSjnt4eGucNw">Youtube channel</a> where most of the performances will be posted.</p>

To make sure you make the most out of your self-quarantine, the Ministry of Culture launches new initiative airing some of Egypt's best culture to viewers online.

Egypt's Best Performances, Books & Films Are Now Available For Free Online

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<p>Ever since the coronavirus took over the world, people have been finding new ways to connect with their loved ones without meeting in person. Enter Zoom, a video conference app that has started to draw the attraction of many, and with its newfound popularity, it has started to become a prime target for attacks.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VnyitUU4DUY" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A lot of people started using Zoom for a multitude of options including connectivity, and work meetings, but hackers have started what is now called &ldquo;Zoom-bombing&rdquo; where after finding out the private or public URL link to the meeting room they would come in and start trolling the whole meeting sending or showing inappropriate videos or photos, as well as just being a nuisance overall, not only that but they can even share links that can install malware when clicked on which can lead to further attacks.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585739091-Screen-Shot-2020-03-20-at-12.22.05-PM.png" alt="" />This pushed the conferencing platform to publish tips pn how to better protect yourself and manage how the conference call goes, one such advice is to: &ldquo;Familiarize yourself with Zoom&rsquo;s settings and features so you understand how to protect your virtual space when you need to. For example, the &lsquo;Waiting Room&rsquo; is an unbelievably helpful feature for hosts to control who comes and goes.&rdquo;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585739108-authorized-attendees.png" alt="" />Another is Lock Meetings so they wouldn&rsquo;t be able to come in if they have the meeting room link, as well as to set the &ldquo;screen sharing&rdquo; to only the Host, so even if they come in they wouldn&rsquo;t cause chaos and take over what&rsquo;s happening, and the host can later mute, and basically kick them out of the room.</p>
<p>Check out the rest of the ways to protect yourself <a href="https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/20/keep-the-party-crashers-from-crashing-your-zoom-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>

Hackers have been targetting Zoom since its surge of popularity due to the spread of Covid-19

Zoom Video Conference App Finds Itself Target To Hackers After Surge In Popularity

<p>Ubisoft is doing its part to fight the spread of Covid-19 and help people who are self quarantining by releasing some of their games for free along with some free-trials of other bigger titles throughout the month of April.</p>
<p>The Free PC games include &ldquo;Rayman Legends&rdquo;, &ldquo;Might &amp; Magic: Chess Royale&rdquo; and &ldquo;Rabbids Coding&rdquo;, which people can download and keep even beyond the April 3 availability date, after that other offers will come on other games.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/yMIKs1PKrEM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The game trials, on the other hand, include titles &ldquo;Ghost Recon: Breakpoint&rdquo;, &ldquo;Trials Rising&rdquo;, &ldquo;The Crew 2&rdquo;, &ldquo;Ghost Recon: Wildlands&rdquo;, and &ldquo;The Division&rdquo; which are available on both PC, and consoles, where players will be able to play the full game for a limited time.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We know we are not the only ones adapting to spending a lot more time at home. We have put together a month-long series of offers, trials, and discounts to help everyone who is following health authorities&rsquo; guidance by staying at home. Whether you need a way to keep active, socialize with friends at a distance, or just stay entertained, we want to help,&rdquo; announced Ubisoft&rsquo;s statement.&nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jjP0JJM_OI0" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>&ldquo;In the coming days and weeks, we&rsquo;ll provide additional free offers and trials on games from some of our popular franchises, like Assassin&rsquo;s Creed, Just Dance, and more! Keep checking back on our free event website to get the latest news and offers.- We encourage everyone to play together, play your part, and play at home.&rdquo; it continued.</p>
<p>To check out the available games and download them <a href="https://free.ubisoft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.&nbsp;</p>

Hoping people would stay at home more Ubisoft announces some of it's games including Rayman Legends for free, while other titles get free game trials

Ubisoft Releasing Many Of Their Games For Free Throughout April

<p>Hopefully after the quelling of the coronavirus and as things get back to normal-ish, people will want to go out more and friends will want to interact once again, so Facebook is testing a new &ldquo;Auto Status&rdquo; feature where your Facebook Messenger would share you vague location as well as what you&rsquo;re doing, and your battery status to close friends you&rsquo;ve would so that users &ldquo;would interact more&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Yup, Facebook is intending to use people&rsquo;s location, accelerometer, and battery life to determine what you&rsquo;re doing and share it with your close friends on Facebook Messenger as a status, basically, it will show if you&rsquo;re chilling, or at a cafe, or riding a bike, and/or have a low battery which would provide your selected friends if you&rsquo;re free or not, or if you&rsquo;re busy out and about, or if you&rsquo;re not answering because your phone is about to die and so on.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585731270-Facebook-Messenger-Auto-Status.png" alt="" />This piece of news comes from Jane Manchun Wong who has revealed several features Facebook has been testing through their code, and has shared photos with TechCrunch, which shows that the app offers features like: &ldquo;Keep friends up to date: Share location info, weather and more, even when you&rsquo;re not on the app&rdquo;, &ldquo;Just the people you choose: You control who can see your status, you can change your list at any time,&rdquo;, and &ldquo;Share basic location info: No addresses or place names. Just types of locations, like &lsquo;at a cafe&rsquo;.&rdquo;</p>
<p>While this is all in the experimental phase, it might come out soon, as no release date has been given, still, with Facebook&rsquo;s privacy track record, do you want to give them more information for them to have and (god forbid) collect.</p>

Facebook is testing an Auto Status feature on it's Facebook Messenger 

Facebook Messenger Testing Out “Auto-Status” Location/Activity Sharing Feature 

<p>With all of us at home self-quarantining and social distancing ourselves to help flatten the curve, and slow down the spread of covid-19, we&rsquo;ve done all we can to stay entertained. People have binged movies, and shows, and played online games with their friends. Still, good mobile games have remained elusive, but we have some actual good games that have recently gotten a slash discount for you to enjoy while you stay at home.</p>
<p>&ldquo;How much? you might be asking yourself, and the answer is free, but for a limited time of course.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Alto&rsquo;s Adventure</strong></span></p>
<p>You play as Alto, a snowboarder whose llamas have just escaped, and you have to slide down the mountain to catch them. That&rsquo;s the main concept of the game, however, the amazing visuals and calming music is the main reason you&rsquo;ll stay, there&rsquo;s even an endless obstacle-less mode just for people to play and chill.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WGFpyjygANw" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Alto&rsquo;s Odyssey</strong></span></p>
<p>The sequel to &ldquo;Alto&rsquo;s Adventure&rdquo;, players continue Alto&rsquo;s adventure also absolutely for free for the time being, but in a different setting, unlocking new characters along the way, t&rsquo;s as beautiful as the original, and also as relaxing, trust us this game will keep you happy throughout this quarantine.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PaZsrAi6iJg" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Monument Valley 2</strong></span></p>
<p>While the first game isn&rsquo;t free, the second is, this amazingly textured maze and puzzle platform will have you scratching your head, as you go through one level after another, moving platforms and turning your phone upside down just to see if you can figure them out. It&rsquo;s good fun and will keep you entertained especially with its interesting story of Ro and her daughter as they go on a journey of self-discovery and the relationship between them.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tW2KUxyq8Vg" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Lara Croft Go</strong></span></p>
<p>The famed explorer Lara Croft is also for free at this time, as you play as the famed Tomb Raider through a turn-based puzzle-adventure in the ruins of an ancient civilization, avoiding traps, challenges and deadly beasts to uncover what happened there. Sound fun right?</p>
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We found four mobile game that are free for a limited time that will keep you having fun during self quarantine.

4 Mobile Games Free For A Limited Time To Keep You Sane While In Self-Quarantine

<p>With the spread of the novel coronavirus, people have been panicking after every cough, and for people not to waste precious time, Google and Apple have developed technologies in their respective fields to help users find out if they have it or not, as well as curb the spreads of misinformation regarding the virus.</p>
<p>In a new update released last weekend, iPhones&rsquo; Siri will be able to help you figure out if you have the coronavirus or not by asking you simple yes or no questions, and with the information people give it, the virtual assistant can give you recommendations on what to do next.</p>
<p>After asking Siri &ldquo;Do I have Conoravirus?&rdquo;, the virtual assistant will be asking yes or no questions about the symptoms, things like if you&rsquo;re experiencing a dry cough, &ldquo;do you have a fever?&rdquo; and so on, and based on the answers provided, it will assess the situation, if the symptoms are mild the assistant might just tell you to stay home, if more severe it might ask you to seek emergency help.</p>
<p>According to Refinery 29 it will also provide suggest apps that might help too. The information Siri will provide will be linked to the information gathered from the US Public Health Service as well as the Center for Disease Control (CDC).</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584952939-106455246-1584830765737coronavirussiri.jpg" alt="" />As for Google, they launched their own Covid-19 website, which has all the resources someone might be looking for when searching the disease, everything from how the disease spreads, symptoms, prevention, frequently asked questions, and updates on cases around the world.</p>
<p>The website also includes videos from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC on what you need to know about the virus.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584952957-covid.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="324" />For the time being, people are recommended to stay at home, follow self-hygiene, and social distancing to help curb the spread of the disease, but of course, follow up with a medical professional if the need arises.</p>

Now people can ask Siri if they have coronavirus or not, as well as Google who released a full website to help provide information about the disease

Siri & Google Have Been Equipped To Answer Coronavirus Questions With Info From WHO & CDC

<p>This week we finally found out the full specs of both the next-generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X.</p>
<p>While the Playstation had a full announcement that was live-streamed over YouTube, Xbox shared its device&rsquo;s info in a blog post.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Starting with the one that was announced first the Xbox Series X</strong></span></p>
<p>The device is sporting a new design and will have an interesting new port that will have gamers able to add a new proprietary external 1TB SSD hard drive that will give them more storage space if they need it.</p>
<p>According to Digital Foundry who were able to test the device, they stated that the &ldquo;Series X is more than twice as powerful as Xbox One X in practice&rdquo;, there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;radical approach to memory and fast storage could be a game-changer - including the amazing Quick Resume feature&rdquo; which would let user able to resume a game right where they left off straight away, and there were &ldquo;some impressive compatibility features, including automated HDR for older games.&rdquo;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the full specs sheet below:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584618633-xb.jpg" alt="" /><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7Fjn4GRw8qE" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Now for the PS5</strong></span></p>
<p>While we had a look at what the Xbox will look like, we don&rsquo;t have an image of what the upcoming PS5 will look like, unless it&rsquo;s the spacelike device we&rsquo;ve seen leaked online.</p>
<p>Sony released an hour-long presentation that talked about the device, and its internals, it also revealed some of the device&rsquo;s capabilities, yet one of the biggest things that gamers notice was that the device had a 10.28 teraflop GPU compared to Xbox Series X&rsquo;s12 which had many people worried, but there were others who exclaimed that it didn&rsquo;t matter that much as Sony always had a little lower GPU power but still a better track record on how to use the technology they have.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Sony was also applauded for offering a hard-drive expansion capability but not using a proprietary SSD, giving gamers the freedom to choose which brand they wanted to use, albeit Sony advised to hold off on that until they determined the recommended requirement.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the full specs sheet below:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584618662-ps5.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="310" /><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ph8LyNIT9sg" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Something that both devices had in common was their pride in the improvement of Raytracing in both devices and how that will bring the games to life more than in the past. Another subject both companies seem to indicate, that despite what&rsquo;s happening in the world right now, the consoles are expected to release near the end of the year as previously announced.</p>

A list of specs for the newly announced Xbox Series X & PS5

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X Specs Revealed

<p>Gamers Rejoice! Ubisoft is making one of its biggest titles &ldquo;Assassin&rsquo;s Creed: Odyssey&rdquo;, free to play this weekend.</p>
<p>The title will be available for free for gamers to play on all platforms starting from today March 19, to Sunday, March 22.</p>
<p>The free to play title will be the entire 50-hour base game without the DLCs, which has received rave reviews when it was first launched back in 2018.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/l6b-qJe5gAw" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>The game is set during the Peloponnesian war in 431 BC where you will play as either Alexios and Kassandra, Spartans turned mercenaries as they navigate the Mediterranean sea and play a role during the fight between Sparta and Athens.</p>
<p>Many have praised the game for building on what the previous title &ldquo;Assassin&rsquo;s Creed: Origins&rdquo; did making the game more of an action RPG rather than the hack and slash style the game used to have.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_ddQqzwH__4" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>&ldquo;Assassin&rsquo;s Creed: Origins&rdquo; also received a lot of praise which many considered to be a soft reboot for the franchise and was set in Ancient Egypt during Cleopatra&rsquo;s reign.</p>
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Ubisoft is making their game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey free for people to play this weekend from March 19, to Sunday, March 22.

Ubisoft Makes “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey” Free To Play This Weekend

<p>With people using their phones constantly and the spread of the coronavirus around the globe misinformation can travel pretty easily, so the WHO, UNICEF &amp; UNDP have decided to partner up with one of the most leading chat applications in the world WhatsApp so that people can get their information from direct sources and not be led astray by misinformation.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584609374-22.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="392" /></a>WhatsApp launched its very own &ldquo;WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub&rdquo;, a site that has fact-checked information from the global health organizations along with tips on how to stay safe and try and stop the spread of the outbreak.</p>
<p>It also offers positive stories from around the world to boost morale for users in these darker times.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584609410-33.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="624" />On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) has created their own business number on WhatsApp so that people can contact them and get the information they need directly from them.</p>
<p>New info includes the &ldquo;Latest numbers&rdquo;, how you can &ldquo;Protect yourself&rdquo;, answers to FAQs, mythbusting misinformation, important travel advice, and even news to the press if required.</p>
<p>All people need to do is add the number as a contact, open a chat with them on the app, and type &ldquo;Hi&rdquo; or &ldquo;Hello&rdquo; to initiate the service.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out an example of the numbers around the globe below:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584609434-9d5a2101-bcff-4715-b68b-5633c79686e3.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="1110" /><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584609502-620cab11-d970-46db-ae25-2c8a3d8b35a2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584609479-a1e2fdf9-55ae-4c46-87b8-25ed7668e784.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="1110" />&ldquo;Getting up to date information about COVID-19 to local communities around the world is a critical piece of the international community&rsquo;s efforts to stem the spread of the virus,&rdquo; said Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). &ldquo;Partnerships with private sector companies like WhatsApp will help get this vital, real time information from the World Health Organization and local health officials to billions of users around the globe.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We know that our users are reaching out on WhatsApp more than ever at this time of crisis, whether it&rsquo;s to friends and loved ones, doctors to patients, or teachers to students. We wanted to provide a simple resource that can help connect people at this time," said Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;We are also pleased to be able to partner with the Poynter Institute to help grow the amount of fact-checking organizations on WhatsApp and to support their life saving work to debunk rumors. We will also continue to work directly with health ministries around the world for them to provide updates right within WhatsApp,&rdquo; he continued</p>
<p>Misinformation is an ongoing issue around the world that has caused panic in several countries, people need to stay healthy and vigilant, fact checks what they are sharing and stay positive.&nbsp;</p>

WhatsApp and World Health Organization (WHO) unite to combact misinformation.

WhatsApp Partners With WHO To Provide Fact-Checked COVID-19 Information To People Around The Globe

<p>With the spread of coronavirus, one of the key things to do is to stay clean and disinfect objects people use on a daily basis. And with more and more people going home to socially distance or to work from home, keyboards, trackpads on laptops and desktops are some of the things that have to stay clean, not to mention smartphones, that people are always on.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584576652-buyimg_apex3_001.jpg__1850x800_q100_crop-scale_optimize_subsampling-2.jpg" alt="" />So with that in mind, it&rsquo;s time (if you haven&rsquo;t already) to clean your keyboard, first off, it goes without saying, but your laptop should be off when doing this, and if it&rsquo;s a desktop one disconnect it first.</p>
<p>Number two, you&rsquo;re going to flip your keyboard upside down over a receptacle and start shaking it, to make sure any debris hanging in there would fall off, you can use some compressed air to make sure things fall off too.</p>
<p>After you&rsquo;ve gotten that out of the way, the cleaning can commence, start but getting some disinfecting wipes and starting wiping the keyboard carefully, make sure you don&rsquo;t press hard on the wipes and get any liquids inside your laptop or it will damage it, after that you&rsquo;re good to go.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584576684-rival_650_wireless.png" alt="" width="620" height="354" />Now that we&rsquo;re done with the keyboard, the same will be done for the mouse, step one disconnect, step two flip over, step three is where things get a little different as you need to scroll your mouse wheel to make sure there&rsquo;s nothing under it after that disinfect with some wipes, and the same rule applies, do your best not to let liquids fall into crevasses.</p>
<p>Before using any of them though remember to let them dry out first!</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584576794-BeFunky-collage_8.jpg" alt="" />Finally, for the most important device for many people, the smartphone, first power it down, remove the case if there is one, and you&rsquo;re going to do the same as you did with the previous devices, sanitary wipes will work but be gentle.</p>
<p>WIRED also claims that people can also use soapy water on a piece of microfiber, but make sure it&rsquo;s barely wet, and when wiping away, use another cloth to dry the device immediately, still, we recommend the wipes for a safer method.</p>

steps on how to clean your mosue, keyboard, and smartphone.

How To Clean & Disinfect Your Keyboard, Mouse & Smartphone For a Healthier Work-Life

<p>Everybody knows and loves Mario, Nintendo&rsquo;s mascot, and one of the most iconic and oldest video game characters, and while players controlled him on screen for decades, he&rsquo;s now jumping out of the screen and into real life.</p>
<p>In a collaborative effort between Lego and Nintendo, the two companies created an upcoming set where you play with the character in an interactive experience.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Aw3AwK74wWQ" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Unlike the well known small-sized characters Lego is known for, Mario is going to be bigger than average and according to the trailer, he will have screens for his eyes, mouth, and chest which will change according to what you&rsquo;re doing within the set.</p>
<p>Players will be getting him through a course where he&rsquo;ll jump on goombas, gather coins, and reach the flag at the end of the set, earning points along the way.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Check out the trailer below:</strong></span></p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9Mg8SCyyWIM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>"We are very excited to bring Mario into the physical world through interactive and social LEGO play," Julia Goldin, Chief Marketing Officer, EVP of the LEGO Group said in a statement.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584534901-BeFunky-collage_6.jpg" alt="" />"With this experience, we will help millions of kids with love for Mario to engage and play in a completely new way, where they are in control of creating and playing games with their favorite character. By seamlessly incorporating the latest digital technology, LEGO Super Mario is a highly social, interactive, and collaborative experience for kids."</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there was no release date given, and little is known about how the game actually works or if there was going to be different levels, but more info is expected to come out later this year.</p>

Lego & Nintendo are bringing Mario to youngsters through interactive experience.

Lego & Nintendo Working Together To Bring Interactive "Super Mario" Set To Life

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Geekdom

<p>IF you are a sports fan, each and every Saturday we have a brand new show just for you! Ahmed will keep you up to date on the latest national and international sports, with reviews predictions and all the sports news he can fit in 2 hours along with keeping Egypt&rsquo;s hit music on the go! The Saturday Sports Show with Ahmed, every Saturday from 9 AM.</p>

Saturday Sports Show

<p>Nile FM&rsquo;s Homegrown is the place for all local singers, bands, and artists to showcase their talent. Yes, It&rsquo;s the return of Homegrown, hosted by Mirelle &ndash; Saturdays from 10 PM to midnight!</p>
<p>If you have a performing talent, are a singer, in a band, a songwriter or an artist we want to hear from YOU! Contact us with a sample of your music by emailing homegrown@nrp.net.eg</p>

Homegrown 

<p>We're taking you BACK on Friday mornings! Back to the best old school hits from the 80&rsquo;s 90&rsquo;s. 7 AM &ndash; 11 AM</p>

Throwback Friday

<p>Every Saturday for 3 hours&nbsp; Top of the 90&rsquo;s will deliver you the best of the music that the 90&rsquo;s had to offer along with stories about and from your favourite artists that have never been told before! Join Scott Robinson from 5ive every Saturday from 6 PM and get ready for the nostalgia ,90s hits, and guilty pleasures.</p>

Top of the 90’s

<p>Every weekend Yara will be counting down the weeks BIGGEST 30 songs on the brand new and only official chart countdown for Egypt, Hit 30 Egypt!&nbsp; Find out the music that really matters, will your favorite song make it to number 1, and if so, how long will it stay there for!? Saturdays from 4 PM - Repeated Tuesdays from 10 PM.</p>

Hit 30 Egypt

<p>Have you&rsquo;ve had a long, tiresome week that&rsquo;s consumed all of the energy that you need to do the things you actually want to do over the weekend? It&rsquo;s all good. All you have to do is join Sally on Fully Loaded Weekends! She&rsquo;ll have the music, the chitchat and all the quirkiness you&rsquo;ll need to get you back on track to have an awesome couple of days off! Weekends from 1 PM - 3 PM.</p>

Fully Loaded Weekends

<p>Each weekday from 3-4 PM and again from 9 PM Feedo delivers you Egypt&rsquo;s hit music, but with a slight difference. In the mix, non stop! All the biggest current songs mixed back to back. If it were food it would be delicious, so we couldn&rsquo;t think of any better name than &ndash; Mix A Licious!</p>

Mixalicious

<p>New Year new Moe! 2020 is all about the new evening show with Moe, all live, all featuring you! Weekday from 7 to 9 pm.</p>

Evening Show

<p>Tune in every weekday morning from 11 to the Two Hour Takeover with me Mickey and my trusty sidekick Basma! You&rsquo;ll be in complete control of the music, along with something a little different every day. Spill your heart out on Sunday Secrets!</p>

Two Hour Take Over

<p>Its 2020 and Zeinab has a whole new show fully loaded with all kinds of fun and games just for you!</p>

Fully Loaded

The Big Breakfast Show

<p>Three hours of non-stop feel good anthems to get you pumped for the weekend. Whether you're getting ready for a fun night out or heading home for a cozy night in, this upbeat soundtrack is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Turn up the music and sing along to all your favorite happy tunes, every Thursday at 9 pm.</p>

Feel Good Thursday

<p>Highlighting the best and greatest from the world of Rock. The Rock Show is the perfect blend of current, modern, and old-school classics. Join Omar on Mondays to hear about some of the best emerging artists, and local bands too!&nbsp;</p>

The Rock Show

<p>Cairo's first and ONLY official countdown.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Every Thursday, Yara counts down the top 40 tracks of the week as requested by YOU on the Cairo Countdown at 7pm.</p>

Cairo Countdown

<p>Egypt's most talented Trance duo shine weekly on NileFM.</p>
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<p>Join Ali &amp; Fila every Thursday night at 12AM as they redefine the future sound of Egypt, and enjoy an hour of the latest banging melodic Trance tunes.</p>

The Future Sound of Egypt 

<p>It's your weekly dose of Hip-Hop &amp; R'n'B with DJ Feedo.</p>
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<p>All the newest Hip-Hop releases, the best old school jams, East Coast/West Coast, Shacktown, the dirty South, the Middle East and beyond.</p>
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<p>There's also Jam IT or Slam IT, where you decide the playlist and an EXCLUSIVE DJ Feedo Mix.</p>
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<p>Friday at 7pm.</p>

Friday Night Flavas

<p>Sit back and enjoy the chill-out sounds of oriental-inspired music; the perfect setting for a drive in your car, or just an escape from the stress of the day.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>It's the show that brings a little dose of local flavor.</p>
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<p>Don't miss it, Friday at 5pm!</p>

Nile Bazaar

<p>American Top 40 - or AT40 - is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The program is hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and features the current Top 40 songs in America, in addition to celebrity interviews, song breakout predictions and many other features and segments.</p>
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<p>AT40 currently broadcasts in Egypt and the Middle East only on your #1 Hit Music radio station, NileFM.</p>

AT 40 With Ryan Seacrest

<p>Join Mark every weekday afternoon for Nile FM drive, your best companion to your journey home. The best music, the most fun and loads of chances to play along.</p>

NileFM Drive

<p>Egyptian doctor Nermine Botros shares her experience with working 80-hour weeks at a Brooklyn Hospital as New York City records thousands of new cases each day.</p>
<p>The latest coronavirus figures reveal that New York City is the hardest hit American city when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, recording a whopping 30,000 infected cases so far, with a death toll exceeding the 500-mark.</p>
<p>This has put a great deal of strain on the city&rsquo;s hospitals as they scramble to deal with the sharp increase in coronavirus cases and Botros reveals that when she is not at the hospital dealing with infected individuals, she is on the phone trying to calm her subordinates down as she walks them through dealing with the pandemic.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585475162-032420coronavirus_hero_dr_nermeen_botros5gsb.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="930" />Botros is the chief medical resident at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center which means she is on call 24/7 to guide her young residents through dealing with new cases of the virus.</p>
<p>Botros tells the NY Post that some of her residents call her for advice on how to administer the high-risk tests as well as how to handle cases who have tested positive for the infection as well.</p>
<p>She also reveals that some of them are just &ldquo;scared&rdquo; amid the panic and chaos as NYC is ravaged by the novel illness.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not only for medical information, it&rsquo;s because it&rsquo;s a serious situation for all of us, so many of the residents are scared of the disease, scared of the death,&rdquo; said Botros, 35, who asserts she continues to receive calls well past midnight, even when she is at home resting.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585475207-im-166690.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a new situation for them. Everything here is new. The management plan is new, the whole disease and whole virus is new, no one knows exactly the nature of this virus yet so everyone has questions and my job here is to be there for them to answer the questions and help them and support them,&rdquo; continues Botros.</p>
<p>She states that when the case count in New York started to witness a sharp increase, many didn&rsquo;t know how to deal with the situation, adding that many of her residents were afraid of contracting the virus which made her take the lead on administering the tests until her residents got used to the situation.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585475259-nyc-virus.jpg" alt="" />Botros reveals that she is currently working 6-day weeks, and has to be out of her house by 5 AM each morning, and is not done with her work until 9 or 10 PM the following night. Her time is spent between the hospital, where she is worked to the bone dealing with the new cases, and going home to rest so she can get up and do it all over again.</p>
<p>While this might get to many people, Botros reveals that she finds this very &ldquo;cathartic&rdquo; and &ldquo;healing&rdquo; at the end of the day.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;When I go to bed, I feel that I helped the residents, I did my job, I helped my patients to get better. And that&rsquo;s really, really satisfying for me, and that&rsquo;s what motivates me to wake up the next day to continue my mission and to continue my role here as a physician,&rdquo; Botros said.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585475418-times-square-coronavirus-masks.jpg" alt="" />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s priceless to see a patient improving, and it&rsquo;s priceless to see residents or a co-worker in need, and you help your colleague and your co-residents to overcome their struggles,&rdquo; she continued.</p>
<p>The US currently leads the world when it comes to confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 112,000 infections so far. The death toll is also very high, however, it is surpassed by the deaths in Italy, Spain, China, Iran and France. Italy alone has recorded over 10,000 deaths so far, the highest of any nation in the world.</p>
<p>Despite many US cities recording very high numbers of new infections, NYC remains the hardest hit by the pandemic, with Brooklyn (where Botros lives and works) recoding the second high numbers of COVID-19 of NYC&rsquo;s five boroughs.</p>

Egyptian-born Dr Nermine Botros is one of New York City's heroes amid sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.

An Egyptian Doctor Is One Of NYC's Heroes Amid Catastrophic Incease In COVID-19 Cases

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While many people around the world have gone into self-isolation to curb the spread of coronavirus and wait out the storm, aside from compulsively checking for a COVID-19 vaccine on Google, there is little to do indoors but catch up on the shows and movies we have been wanting to watch but didn&rsquo;t have the time. Now I don&rsquo;t know about you guys, but I am starting to get a little bit worried that I am not being as productive as I can, especially that watching films/series can feel like a waste of time after a while.[article id=5183]</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One answer to this is to read books or listen to informative podcasts, and of course watching documentaries. There&rsquo;s something about a good documentary that leaves us feeling that we have just done something a bit more serious than binge watching all of &ldquo;The Walking Dead.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So to help you make your self-isolation a little more productive, here is a list of some truly great documentaries that will not only entertain you, but will also broaden your mind and give you something to think about.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blackfish (2013)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fLOeH-Oq_1Y" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A truly formidable documentary about the orcas (killer whales) at Sea World, this film sheds light on some of the less savory aspects of housing, training and living with the famously intelligent marine mammals. The film is a record of the various attacks that trainers have sustained at the hands of the orcas at Sea World culminating in the highly publicized murder of one of their best trainers Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by an orca during a live show in front of the whole audience. Shocking, visceral and enlightening, the film includes some truly stunning footage of the whales in captivity and the hardships they endure, giving you both sides of the argument on Brancheau&rsquo;s death and delving into the lies that Sea World told to keep people coming to visit their attraction.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best of Enemies (2015)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CzgfQvB2dvA" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Political buffs might know this one already, especially after all the critical acclaim it received, but even if politics isn&rsquo;t your thing, this film is powerfully compelling. Two of the 1960s&rsquo; most prominent intellectuals William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal face off in a series of televised political debates that shook the world and changed the scape of pundit TV forever. Standing on both sides of the political polarity, the pair&rsquo;s debates get increasingly more personal with every debate they engage in. You will not see two men who hate each other this much in any other film, and yet their respect for each other&rsquo;s minds is undeniable. Truly brilliant chronicle of media&rsquo;s infancy, it&rsquo;s not just a boring history, it is a high-energy ride you don&rsquo;t want to miss.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/I1UDS2kgqY8" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Many of us deal with our parents&rsquo; desire to have us follow in their footsteps in their endeavors to make sure they leave lasting legacies behind, but this film take that to a new level. A film about a world-renowned sushi chef in Japan whose reputation precedes him, Jiro Ono is a perfectionist down to his bones and this is evident in how serious he takes his job, a job that has been passed down to him from his ancestors. The film follows Ono as he makes displays his prowess at making sushi and his sometimes cruel treatment of his son who finds it difficult to live up to his father&rsquo;s standards for the family trade. Aside from the shots of sushi that will make your mouth water, the tension in the film is palpable and presents an unrivalled meeting of the old and the new that will leave you on the edge of your seat.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tempestad (2016)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZcsTU8W_Bv8" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A heart-wrenching story about two Mexican women living under the corrupt and oppressive rule of Mexican human traffickers. The film is brutal reminder that there are people in the world today that endure unspeakable horrors to survive. Despite the film including one of the more serious plots of any documentary out there, there is so much inspiration and respect for the two women&rsquo;s ability to wake up in the morning and despite all the hardships, live on to tell their story. Sometimes all we need is a little perspective to know that our hardships are manageable and that there are others who have made good lives out of much less than we&rsquo;ve got.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Minding The Gap (2018)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/n5Vm_Awe3bw" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>A film that is simple at its core but addresses some very ubiquitous themes, it follows three friends who have been in each other&rsquo;s lives for a decade and their passion for skateboarding. Set in the US, in Illinois, the film underscores the poignant theme of understanding our responsibilities as we get older and how some of us continue to evade them out of fear of failure and disappointment. As the three friends&rsquo; lives get more serious, they start to feel the pressure and it threatens to tear them apart for good. This synopsis truly doesn&rsquo;t do the film justice, because sometimes the simplest plots can be so magical and unique, they become ingrained in our being and this film is an example of that.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leviathan (2012)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tj0SMgg9Jqg" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>I have always fantasized about being a fisherman, how simple it would be as a calling. Well this film is a detailed chronicle of this very profession and a big lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Creative in its format and cinematography, the film follows the lives of commercial fishermen in Massachusetts and the danger they put themselves in while on the job. The shots are beautiful and I bet you&rsquo;ve never seen fishing this up-close and personal before.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grey Gardens (1975)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HZl1IJLTMXM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>One of the more quirky options on this list, many of you may have heard of it already. It follows the lives of two shut-ins who just happen to be the cousins of former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The pair are hilariously called &ldquo;Little Edie&rdquo; and &ldquo;Big Edie&rdquo; and they are two of the most unique people you will have the pleasure of knowing. Aside from Little Edie&rsquo;s singing that&rsquo;s weirdly haunting, they are unforgettable in their opinions about life. And to top it off, Little Edie became a huge fashion icon after her death because of her signature headscarf that she wore after being diagnosed with alopecia. Their stories provide a pretty rare insight on the lives of President John F. Kennedy and what it was like to be distantly related to him.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amy (2015)&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_2yCIwmNuLE" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>When we think of documentaries we can&rsquo;t escape the often explored trope of celebrity biographies and many of us love watching ones about our beloved stars and their often shocking lives. But few other documentaries have even come close to portraying a star this intimately. Through archival footage and first person testimonials, you get a deep look into who the late singer Amy Winehouse was, her pain, what made her tick and most importantly, you get to see her beyond all the drug use and what the mainstream was saying about her. But be warned, you might just cry your eyes out at some of the things she had to endure.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Citizenfour (2014)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XiGwAvd5mvM" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Many of you may have heard of Edward Snowden and his act of political dissent against the US when he leaked many of their surveillance and government secrets on WikiLeaks. The woman behind the film, Laura Poitras chronicles how she received an anonymous email with a large amount of info on the US government&rsquo;s mass surveillance efforts. She travels to Hong Kong with a reporter friend of hers to meet the sender of the email who turns out to be none other than Edward Snowden and the film follows their fascinating conversation that will leave you not able to look at the world the same way ever again.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Montage of Heck (2012)</span></strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8666666666666667; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uH00BUAvJmQ" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>Another biographical documentary of a legendary musician who needs no introductions, out of all the in-depth looks at Kurt Cobain&rsquo;s life, this one is truly top notch. Featuring interviews with some of the people who knew him best including his family, old girlfriends and of course his wife Courtney Love, one of the film&rsquo;s highlights is how his personal notes are animated to show you all his thoughts about his life as he wrote them down. A truly intimate look at one of the world&rsquo;s most iconic rock musicians.</span></p>

A list of some of the best documentaries that will broaden your mind as you self-quarantine.

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<p>As we all settle at home, self quarantining to curb the spread of the coronavirus, we find ourselves binging on more than just TV shows, but with some unhealthy snacks, and with the gyms all being closed, a lot of us have to take a good look at what we&rsquo;re eating so we don't get out of shape. So we got you covered with eight healthy snacks if you ever get the munchies any time of day.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mixed Nuts</strong></span></p>
<p>Mixed nuts were found to lower the risk of heart disease, and depression, and while yes, they are high in fat, it's actually healthy fat which means they are filling so you won't be hungry all the time. Still, everything should go in moderation, and with a wide variety of options, there&rsquo;s something for everybody.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132169-21.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="410" />Yogurt With Berries or Other Fruits</strong></span></p>
<p>Yogurt on its own is already a good snack for you, giving your body potassium and calcium, mix in some berries and you&rsquo;ll get a flavorful sweet treat that does wonders for your health. If you&rsquo;re not a berry fan, you can switch it out for pretty much any other fruit and you&rsquo;ll still get something delicious and healthy.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132189-berries-nondairy-yogurt.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />Just Fruit</strong></span></p>
<p>Fruits, in general, are a great source of vitamins and antioxidants that help boost your immune system which we all need to do right now, so when in doubt grab a banana or an orange and enjoy.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132226-assortment-of-fruits.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="413" />Hummus</strong></span></p>
<p>Yes, one of our favorite Middle Eastern dips, hummus usually has olive oil and garlic, both help lower inflammation and improve heart health according to studies. But it&rsquo;s also creamy, smooth and tasty, you can enjoy it with bread, or for a healthier experience some cucumbers and carrots will do.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132261-k_archive_28af3f00835c1564f1806eddff49a90a0f22dc79.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="465" />Vegetables</strong></span></p>
<p>Like fruits, they are full of nutrients your body might need including vitamins A and C, they are also rich in potassium which helps in blood pressure regulation. Not to mention they are packed with fiber so slice up some cucumbers or better raw broccoli and enjoy.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132282-iStock-857145602.jpg" alt="" />A Salad</strong></span></p>
<p>We don&rsquo;t mean just add some vegetables together here, but rather mix in some elements that would work great together, like lettuce, tomatoes, walnuts, and a vinaigrette, or you can switch things up and throw in some protein by adding tuna, chicken or even cold cuts. The possibilities are endless here.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132328-delish-190611-mandarin-orange-salad-281-landscape-pf-1561556605.png" alt="" width="620" height="413" />Olives</strong></span></p>
<p>Like the mixed nuts, these are great to have on hand if you want to munch on a few of them, as they&rsquo;re full of antioxidants, and help in reducing inflammation, lowering cancer risk, and just like the mixed nuts, eat them in moderation because too much of anything is detrimental.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132372-12.jpg" alt="" />Feta Cheese Dip</strong></span></p>
<p>Everybody loves dips, and like hummus, feta cheese has integrated into our lives for years now, so it stands within reason to have it around for your snacking sessions. Feta cheese is not just creamy and soft, but also low in calories, with high amounts of vitamin B, calcium, and phosphorus, all of which are great for the human body.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1585132438-Creamy-Feta-Dip.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>As many of us have taken to staying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen much of our normal lives changed in very little time, especially when it comes to everyday activities that have been restricted or completely banned as part of the government&rsquo;s ongoing preventive measures against the novel illness.</p>
<p>But even in our social distancing, we sometimes find ourselves needing to renew our official documents, or issue new ones, documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates and criminal records to name a few. The process by which we would normally issue these documents is known to all Egyptians who have had to crowd around service windows at the necessary government offices and is often tedious and (more seriously) very crowded, which has become a big no-no in the time of COVID-19.</p>
<p>So to help you avoid crowds while issuing your official papers, here are the various kinds of documents you can issue online from the comfort of your social isolation and the various ways you can do so.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584954796-Egyption_ID.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="810" />It&rsquo;s all very simple actually, and coronavirus or not, using these online services seems much more convenient than lining up at government offices and waiting eons till you get your turn. So first, you want to head over to the Ministry of Interior&rsquo;s <a href="https://cso.moi.gov.eg/home?VStatus=Invalid&amp;AnchorMoiLink=http://moi.gov.eg/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=https://cso.moi.gov.eg/NetServices?ServiceId=-1">Civil Status Organization website</a>&nbsp;where you will have to sign up for the service by filling out a short form of the usual details that include your name, your national ID number and your address among other things.</p>
<p>Once you&rsquo;ve created your account, you follow the steps with regards to which official document you&rsquo;d like to issue or renew, and through this website, the options are your national ID, birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, and your genealogy papers.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584955276-YYYYYYY-YYYYY-YYYYY-YYYYYYY-1200x900.png" alt="" width="620" height="465" />There are a few things to consider when issuing your papers online, the first of which is that the person applying must be the person who the documents belong to, and upon delivery this will be checked by a government official who will only hand over the documents to the person whose name is on them, this is to protect people from fraud.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584955293-25_04_16_12_50_456.jpg" alt="" />You cannot use the online service to reissue your ID, if your last ID was issued more than 7 years ago, mainly because they need to take a new picture of you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>For your criminal record, which is often requested when applying to a new job among other things, you will head over to the Ministry of Interior&rsquo;s website and instead of choosing the Civil Status part of the website, you click on the <a href="https://publicservices.moi.gov.eg/CSR/CreateCSR">criminal records portion</a> and follow the same steps of signing up/in and requesting your record.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584955309-596.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="856" />Also for your criminal record, you need to have issued at least one in the past because that means that they have a record of your biometric data (such as fingerprints and retina scans), if not, you have to go in and submit your biometric data so they have it on file before you can use the remote online service.</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584955336-images-9.jpg" alt="" />Similarly, the Ministry&rsquo;s website also includes <a href="https://traffic.moi.gov.eg/Arabic/Pages/default.aspx">traffic department services</a> through which you can renew your car&rsquo;s registration, your personal license or any other documents related to the use of motorized vehicles. Through this part of the service, you can also check your traffic infractions and how much you owe in fines.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nrpassets/uploads/embeds/1584955354-98181-YYYYYY-YYYYYYYYYY-YYY-YYYYYYYY.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="465" />Through the Ministry's partnership with EgyPost, the national postal service, you will receive your papers in a matter of days. If the online services glitch or don't work for some reason, all these services are also available by contacting the Ministry through their <a href="https://www.moi.gov.eg/home/contact">Contact Us page.</a></p>
<p>The government has been working tooth and nail to try and reduce the amount of time people spend in groups in public to curb the spread of COVID-19, whether it&rsquo;s closing public places earlier than usual or banning group prayers at the nation&rsquo;s mosques and churches, you have to do your part and flatten the curve.&nbsp;</p>

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