ARNSBERG, Germany — In a first, American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate Warner Music Group was criticized online for demanding license fees for the videos uploaded on YouTube and TikTok as part of the “Jerusalema Challenge”. The challenge had brought people from different parts of the world together during the pandemic when they shot videos dancing to the song “Jerusalema” by Master KG, the South African singer. The frontline workers in Germany – nurses, doctors, police, and firemen – who had used the song without any prior consent in their videos to cheer up people during the dark pandemic phase were charged…
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Starting at 3, Mexican children during pre-Hispanic times ate half a tortilla a day. Between 4 and 5, they ate a whole tortilla. From 6 to 12, they enjoyed a tortilla and a half, and from the age of 13 on, they could eat two tortillas, said the Codex Mendoza, a document from the 1540s. That might still be true for some Mexicans, but many believe two tortillas are not enough. Corn is the quintessential Mexican product, and Mexicans enjoy it in many presentations. Snacks — called in Spanish “antojitos,” meaning little cravings — are among the most popular ways…
Twenty-one-year-old Nikhil Chaudhary from the north Indian state Haryana is the founder of Tesla Club India, an online group of Tesla and SpaceX enthusiasts. When he heard Starlink was opening pre-registrations for India, he was excited but wanted to wait for more clarity from SpaceX about its India plans. Starlink is the constellation satellite initiative of Elon Musk-backed space technology company, SpaceX. On Starlink’s page, you can enter your location and if Starlink is planning to serve that area, you are presented with a message regarding the same. For India, it stated “Starlink is targeting coverage in your area in 2022. Availability…
LAHORE, Pakistan — Sajid Sadozai, a 46-year-old landowner and farmer from Lanjot village in Kashmir’s Kotli district, was finally able to see his lands in early March this year after a decade. “It’s been over a decade since I last got to plow my agricultural lands,” Sadozai told Zenger News. The reason he had not been able to visit his property was because of the constant border skirmishes between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Both control parts of it but claim the whole. However, peace now seems to be in the air. Directors-general of military operations of…
India and Pakistan militaries have agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC), the unofficial border separating the parts of Kashmir administered by the two nuclear-armed South Asian nations. Both have not clarified much apart from a joint announcement stating they would observe the 2003 ceasefire. In the joint statement, the directors-general of military operations of Pakistan and India agreed to “strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control.” The commanders also “agreed to address each other’s core issues and concerns which have a propensity to disturb the peace and lead to violence”. While peace…
PUNE, India — India, the fastest-growing market for digital payments in the Asia Pacific region, faced a severe outage on a busy Monday with many people unable to go through with their transactions after the telecom regulator implemented rules to tackle pesky messages. After receiving numerous complaints on March 8, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India suspended for a week its July 19, 2018, directive that aimed to block the continuous rise in unsolicited commercial communications. The telecom regulator wanted entities — such as banks, payments firms, and other firms that send short messages or one-time passwords to secure transactions — to register…
MÉRIDA, Mexico — The Cenotes or natural sinkholes formed due to the collapsing of porous limestone bedrock in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula hold precious information about different life forms buried in deep trenches. It also carries natural and cultural significance dating back to the Mayan Civilization and serves as an important cultural bedrock for the civilization’s disparate tribal successors. However, the area – once a collection of pristine water bodies – is facing rampant intrusion from the human world. Recently, an environmentalist found over 1,543 pounds of rubbish, including 117 electric meters, dumped into two natural wells or Cenotes in the peninsula. “There are…
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia, the second most biodiverse country in the world, set a new example of wildlife conservation to commemorate World Wildlife Day on March 3. Holding nearly 10 percent of the global biodiversity within its territory, the South American nation released a dozen animals, including different species of birds such as tinguas, eagles, pigeons, and reptiles such as grass snakes after their rehabilitation in the La Conejera wetland in the national capital of Bogota. “It is very important to remind Bogota’s citizens that all wildlife is better ‘free and at home’,” said Carolina Urrutia, secretary, ministry of environment. “As much as we free the…
An entire indigenous community has fled on foot through the jungle to escape two rival criminal gangs who are at war for control of the area, which is a route for drug, gold and human trafficking. The community of 48 families, or about 300 people, belongs to the Colombian indigenous group Turriquitado Alto, and they have fled their land between the Murindo and Chagerado rivers, in northwest Colombia, to escape the threats and dangers posed by the National Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional – ELN), and the Golfo Clan. The mass exodus began in February, when roughly 5,000 indigenous…
During Women’s History Month, Zenger News presents “Women Making History,” highlighting women making a difference. NAIROBI, Kenya — Nzambi Matee, an innovator and the founder of Gjenge Makers in Nairobi, Kenya, is helping to change the world — one brick at a time. The 29-year-old is an innovator. She is using plastic waste to make bricks said to be more durable than concrete, an idea born in her mother’s backyard. Matee started her company in 2017 by collecting waste, sorting it and then selling it to recyclers, but soon realized she was collecting more than they were selling. That’s when lighting…