Articles by Gani Mohamed Waseem

Apple users beware: Messages with Italian flag and Sindhi characters can crash your iPhone

A new text string bug consisting of characters from the Sindhi language and the Italian flag emoji can crash Apple devices and render them unresponsive

Apr 27, 2020

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A stray dog walks into an empty lot in San Jose, Costa Rica, April 22, 2016. In a lush, sprawling corner of Costa Rica, hundreds of dogs roam freely on a hillside - among the luckiest strays on earth. Fed, groomed and cared for by vets, more than 750 dogs

Coronavirus: People in Turkey are abandoning their pets due to animal-to-human transmission rumors

Misconceptions around the COVID-19 disease have led many to believe that domesticated animals, including dogs and cats, can pass on the contagion to them

Apr 26, 2020

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Turkish man suffers from uncontrollable laughter like Joaquin Phoenix's character in Joker

A Turkish farmer locally known as the 'laughing man' has drawn attention for his "uncontrollable fits of laughter" just like Arthur Fleck in the movie Joker

Apr 26, 2020

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Facebook announces new video calling service dubbed Messenger Rooms to take on Zoom

The biggest USP of Facebook's new Messenger Rooms video calling tool is that it has no time limits and even those who don't have a Facebook account can join a call

Apr 26, 2020

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Coronavirus: Turkish health minister compared Istanbul to Wuhan

Despite having the highest Covid-19 cases outside Europe and the US, Turkey has managed to keep its "declared" death toll resulting from the virus under control

Apr 25, 2020

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Making a historic human rights decision, Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as a form of punishment

The directive from the kingdom's General Commission for the Supreme Court says that flogging will be replaced by other popular forms of punishments such as jail time or fines

Apr 25, 2020

Zoom now allows video call transcription in real-time

Real-time transcription in Zoom could come in handy to all those students and work-from-home employees who find it difficult to listen and take notes at the same time

Apr 25, 2020

Coronavirus: 85 Singaporeans evacuated from Saudi Arabia after kingdom suspended commercial flights

The group or repatriates included 40 students who had been studying in Saudi Arabia and their dependents

Apr 24, 2020

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Apple could launch a MacBook with its own processor based on chip that powers the iPhone 12

Apple is said to be planning to launch at least one ARM-based MacBook next year that will be based on the A14 chipset of the upcoming iPhones

Apr 24, 2020

Ramadan to begin on April 24 in most of the Muslim world amid coronavirus

The crescent moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan was spotted on April 23 in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and most of the Muslim world

Apr 24, 2020

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3,000 tonnes of 'hidden gold' stashed under people's mattresses to help Turkey's economy during pandemic

Turkish banks and gold refineries have helped put over 100 tonnes of gold hidden in people's homes back into the country's financial system

Apr 23, 2020

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Pakistani PM Imran Khan tests negative for Coronavirus

The premier had agreed to get tested after he met philanthropist Faisal Edhi who had earlier tested positive

Apr 23, 2020

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Coronavirus: UAE's youngest COVID-19 survivor discharged from hospital

The Filipino boy who celebrated his 9th birthday earlier this month has become the youngest COVID-19 patient in the UAE to overcome the disease and walk out of the ICU

Apr 22, 2020

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to get tested for COVID-19 after meeting philanthropist who tested positive

Khan had met Faisal Edhi, son of late Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation at his office in Islamabad

Apr 21, 2020

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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia allows Ramadan prayers at Mecca and Medina but without public attendance

The kingdom has said that the daily five prayers, as well as the nightly Taraweeh prayers, will be performed in the Two Holy Mosques with mainly the staff in attendance

Apr 21, 2020

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Saudi Arabia: Two policemen shot dead in Shiite majority Dammam

Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 even as global executions declined

In its 2019 global review of the death penalty published Tuesday, April 21, the human rights organisation said that Saudi Arabia has escalated its use of the death penalty

Apr 21, 2020

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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia's Covid-19 cases surpass 10,000, death toll 103

The new cases add up to 10,484 coronavirus cases in the kingdom since the outbreak began last month - with the first case in the country reported on March 4

Apr 21, 2020

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Coronavirus: UAE Fatwa Council says COVID-19 patients and frontline workers need not fast during Ramadan

The council ruled that COVID-19 patients may opt not to fast if the virus symptoms appear or if they were told by doctors that fasting would make their condition worse

Apr 20, 2020

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Would you like to pay with your Google Card?

Google is reportedly working on its own physical and virtual debit card to take on Apple Card, and will also connect to a Google app, most likely Google Pay

Apr 20, 2020

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Coronavirus: Let your smartwatch tell you when to wash your hands

Of course, you can use a stopwatch or the timer on your phone or you can sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself TWICE, but it's a lot more easier if you have a smartwatch

Apr 19, 2020

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