It does. That’s proven by race and gentic research aka science.
Not sure what kind of “geneticist” are you!
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It does. That’s proven by race and gentic research aka science.
Not sure what kind of “geneticist” are you!
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There's no such thing as race, that's literally a universally understood fact in science these days. Support humans for the sake of humanity not because of some false notion of a "blood brotherhood" especially with a country that is Pakistan's biggest rival
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how is my view sillly? WHen we have limited supply ourselves, and would need it for our people.
We start giving out thigns just for politics, our people our tax payers loss out
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This time both of em are suffering from earthquake...
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Thats ok. Everyone needs to support their own first and then help others. A bit like airline safety oxygen masks.
Your prayers help too. On this thread, no India vs Pakistan.
Do it elsewhere
Your prayers help too. On this thread, no India vs Pakistan.
Do it elsewhere
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Cricketers and India's Covid Fight
"Everyone In Afghanistan With You, India": Rashid Khan Posts Moving Video
After the likes of Pat Cummins, Brett Lee and Sachin Tendulkar came forward to extend their support in India's fight against COVID-19, Rashid Khan took to Twitter on Friday and said that everyone in Afghanistan was with India in these testing times. The leg-spinner, who is part of the SunRisers Hyderabad franchise, also urged everyone to maintain social distance and wear a mask. "Everyone back home in Afghanistan is with you INDIA in this tough time . Please everyone stay safe stay home maintain social distance and Wear Mask plz Folded hands #WeAreWithYouIndia," Rashid captioned a video on Twitter.
Everyone back home in Afghanistan ???????? is with you INDIA in this tough time . Please everyone stay safe stay home maintain social distance and Wear Mask plz
On Monday, Australia pacer Pat Cummins, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, donated USD 50,000 to 'PM Cares Fund'.
"As players we are privileged to have a platform that allows us to reach millions of people that we can use for good. With that in mind, I have made a contribution to the "PM Cares Fund," specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India's hospitals," the Australian wrote.
Cummins' fellow Australian Brett Lee donated one Bitcoin for India's fight against the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rashid-khan-tweets-moving-video-says-everyone-in-afghanistan-with-you-india-2425012
"Everyone In Afghanistan With You, India": Rashid Khan Posts Moving Video
After the likes of Pat Cummins, Brett Lee and Sachin Tendulkar came forward to extend their support in India's fight against COVID-19, Rashid Khan took to Twitter on Friday and said that everyone in Afghanistan was with India in these testing times. The leg-spinner, who is part of the SunRisers Hyderabad franchise, also urged everyone to maintain social distance and wear a mask. "Everyone back home in Afghanistan is with you INDIA in this tough time . Please everyone stay safe stay home maintain social distance and Wear Mask plz Folded hands #WeAreWithYouIndia," Rashid captioned a video on Twitter.
Everyone back home in Afghanistan ???????? is with you INDIA in this tough time . Please everyone stay safe stay home maintain social distance and Wear Mask plz
On Monday, Australia pacer Pat Cummins, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, donated USD 50,000 to 'PM Cares Fund'.
"As players we are privileged to have a platform that allows us to reach millions of people that we can use for good. With that in mind, I have made a contribution to the "PM Cares Fund," specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India's hospitals," the Australian wrote.
Cummins' fellow Australian Brett Lee donated one Bitcoin for India's fight against the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rashid-khan-tweets-moving-video-says-everyone-in-afghanistan-with-you-india-2425012
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RR Skipper Sanju Samson Asserts Team's Purpose Is To Lift India's Spirit Amid COVID Battle
After Rajasthan Royals (RR) donated INR 7.5 crores to India's battle against COVID-19, skipper Sanju Samson stated that the purpose of the IPL tournament this year was to bring up the spirit of the country and play some good cricket. Sharing how the team felt privileged to be playing amid the second wave of COVID-19, Samson added the financial contribution was the least they could do to bring up the morale of the nation.
"I think it is the least we can do looking at the financial part. We often talk about the situation throughout the country and the world, I think it is very important for us. We feel very privileged to be out there and play this game. I think we just need to go out there and play some good cricket, we keep having discussions of the purpose of playing this game today. The purpose is to play some good cricket to bring up the spirit of the entire country," said Samson to news agency ANI.
Speaking on the team's knock in IPL 2021, Sanju Samson stated that while RR was going through a tough phase, they still believed in talking positively. Rajasthan Royals is currently at the 7th spot of the IPL Points table with just 4 points. "I believe it is a funny tournament, funny things have happened in the past, we believe in our players. We know we are going through a tough phase, we know our star players are not available for us. I am proud of my team that we are still talking positively and we are looking to win the coming games," he added.
RR contributes 7.5 crores to COVID-19 battle
Earlier today, Rajasthan Royals became the first IPL team to announce a contribution towards COVID relief. The donation of Rs 7.5 crore came after several players, led by Pat Cummins, made humble donations to battle the health crisis amidst reports of oxygen shortage and other COVID drugs. The funds have been raised by the players and team owners along with the Rajasthan Royals' philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) in partnership with the British Asian Trust (BAT), the franchise said on Thursday in a release.
https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/rr-skipper-sanju-samson-asserts-teams-purpose-is-to-lift-indias-spirit-amid-covid-battle.html
After Rajasthan Royals (RR) donated INR 7.5 crores to India's battle against COVID-19, skipper Sanju Samson stated that the purpose of the IPL tournament this year was to bring up the spirit of the country and play some good cricket. Sharing how the team felt privileged to be playing amid the second wave of COVID-19, Samson added the financial contribution was the least they could do to bring up the morale of the nation.
"I think it is the least we can do looking at the financial part. We often talk about the situation throughout the country and the world, I think it is very important for us. We feel very privileged to be out there and play this game. I think we just need to go out there and play some good cricket, we keep having discussions of the purpose of playing this game today. The purpose is to play some good cricket to bring up the spirit of the entire country," said Samson to news agency ANI.
Speaking on the team's knock in IPL 2021, Sanju Samson stated that while RR was going through a tough phase, they still believed in talking positively. Rajasthan Royals is currently at the 7th spot of the IPL Points table with just 4 points. "I believe it is a funny tournament, funny things have happened in the past, we believe in our players. We know we are going through a tough phase, we know our star players are not available for us. I am proud of my team that we are still talking positively and we are looking to win the coming games," he added.
RR contributes 7.5 crores to COVID-19 battle
Earlier today, Rajasthan Royals became the first IPL team to announce a contribution towards COVID relief. The donation of Rs 7.5 crore came after several players, led by Pat Cummins, made humble donations to battle the health crisis amidst reports of oxygen shortage and other COVID drugs. The funds have been raised by the players and team owners along with the Rajasthan Royals' philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) in partnership with the British Asian Trust (BAT), the franchise said on Thursday in a release.
https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/rr-skipper-sanju-samson-asserts-teams-purpose-is-to-lift-indias-spirit-amid-covid-battle.html
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Many thanks to our Pakistani friends.
Let's hope both of us get out of this soon.
Let's hope both of us get out of this soon.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Terrific work <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketAus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CricketAus</a> <br><br>FYI I ended up allocating my donation to UNICEF Australia's India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal.<br><br>If you're able to, please join many others in supporting this here <a href="https://t.co/SUvGjlGRm8">https://t.co/SUvGjlGRm8</a> <a href="https://t.co/1c0NE9PFdO">https://t.co/1c0NE9PFdO</a></p>— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) <a href="https://twitter.com/patcummins30/status/1389166223221575687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Seems Cummins changed his mind about who to give the money to!
On April 26:
The Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated US$ 50,000 "specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India's hospitals" to PM Cares**, a fund-raising scheme set up by the prime minister of India in March last year when the Covid-19 pandemic first broke out. Cummins - the first cricketer playing in this year's IPL to publicly announce such a contribution - put out a note on Twitter, also calling on his fellow IPL players to contribute.
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Seems Cummins changed his mind about who to give the money to!
On April 26:
The Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated US$ 50,000 "specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India's hospitals" to PM Cares**, a fund-raising scheme set up by the prime minister of India in March last year when the Covid-19 pandemic first broke out. Cummins - the first cricketer playing in this year's IPL to publicly announce such a contribution - put out a note on Twitter, also calling on his fellow IPL players to contribute.
The videos and images are like something out of a horror film.
In addition to the good wishes to the general public, I wanted to mention the healthcare workers. I'm a pharmacist and although we were inundated during the 2020 wave in the UK, I'm shielded from the chaotic scenes of the emergency departments and ICU units.
I cannot imagine the immense stress from working long hours under huge pressure as vital medical supplies run short, and while the bodies keep piling up. I know witnessing something like that every day would shake me to the core, so they have my utmost respect.
In addition to the good wishes to the general public, I wanted to mention the healthcare workers. I'm a pharmacist and although we were inundated during the 2020 wave in the UK, I'm shielded from the chaotic scenes of the emergency departments and ICU units.
I cannot imagine the immense stress from working long hours under huge pressure as vital medical supplies run short, and while the bodies keep piling up. I know witnessing something like that every day would shake me to the core, so they have my utmost respect.
Glad that he changed it to UNICEF instead of PM CARE fund.
At least now it will reach to the needy.
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Thank you for your kind words, the situation is extremely grim here.
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IA you and us come out of this plague very quickly
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Thoughts and prayers with the people in India.
COVID has decimated entire families, let's hope the situation becomes better.
COVID has decimated entire families, let's hope the situation becomes better.
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COVID's death are so avoidable. I don't wish it on anyone.
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Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli's Covid-19 fundraiser generates ₹3.8 crore in a day, ₹2 crore came from couple
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's Covid-19 fundraiser has crossed the halfway mark of its target of ₹7 crore, the actor updated fans on Saturday. The couple had donated ₹2 crore towards the cause.
Actor Anushka Sharma and her husband Virat Kohli's Covid-19 fundraiser has crossed the halfway mark. The target was ₹7 crore, towards which the celebrity couple had contributed ₹2 crore themselves.
On Saturday, Anushka took to Instagram to share an update about the fundraiser, conducted in collaboration with Ketto. She wrote, "Grateful to everyone who has donated so far. Thank you for your contribution. We have crossed the half way mark, let’s keep going." The post showed that over ₹3.6 crore had already been generated.
The fundraiser's goal, as per the description on the Ketto page, is to ensure 'deployment of oxygen solutions, including concentrators and oxygen plants to hospitals across India, and also look at bolstering medical manpower, home care and help scale India’s vaccination efforts' as the country battles a second wave of the pandemic.
In their joint post on Friday, the couple said that they were pained to see the suffering in the country, and expressed their gratitude towards those stepping forward to help others. Anushka wrote, "As our country battles the second wave of Covid-19, and our healthcare systems are facing extreme challenges, it breaks my heart to see our people suffering. So, Virat and I have initiated a campaign #InThisTogether, with Ketto, to raise funds for Covid-19 relief."
The actor had also said in an Instagram post that she didn't celebrate her birthday this year, but thanked fans for their wishes. Last year, Anushka and Virat had contributed money towards the PM-Cares relief fund and the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Maharashtra) as well.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anushka-sharma-virat-kohli-s-covid-19-fundraiser-generates-rs-3-8-crore-in-a-day-rs-2-crore-came-from-couple-101620456411928.html
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's Covid-19 fundraiser has crossed the halfway mark of its target of ₹7 crore, the actor updated fans on Saturday. The couple had donated ₹2 crore towards the cause.
Actor Anushka Sharma and her husband Virat Kohli's Covid-19 fundraiser has crossed the halfway mark. The target was ₹7 crore, towards which the celebrity couple had contributed ₹2 crore themselves.
On Saturday, Anushka took to Instagram to share an update about the fundraiser, conducted in collaboration with Ketto. She wrote, "Grateful to everyone who has donated so far. Thank you for your contribution. We have crossed the half way mark, let’s keep going." The post showed that over ₹3.6 crore had already been generated.
The fundraiser's goal, as per the description on the Ketto page, is to ensure 'deployment of oxygen solutions, including concentrators and oxygen plants to hospitals across India, and also look at bolstering medical manpower, home care and help scale India’s vaccination efforts' as the country battles a second wave of the pandemic.
In their joint post on Friday, the couple said that they were pained to see the suffering in the country, and expressed their gratitude towards those stepping forward to help others. Anushka wrote, "As our country battles the second wave of Covid-19, and our healthcare systems are facing extreme challenges, it breaks my heart to see our people suffering. So, Virat and I have initiated a campaign #InThisTogether, with Ketto, to raise funds for Covid-19 relief."
The actor had also said in an Instagram post that she didn't celebrate her birthday this year, but thanked fans for their wishes. Last year, Anushka and Virat had contributed money towards the PM-Cares relief fund and the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Maharashtra) as well.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anushka-sharma-virat-kohli-s-covid-19-fundraiser-generates-rs-3-8-crore-in-a-day-rs-2-crore-came-from-couple-101620456411928.html
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Most Pakistanis expressed supportive sentiments towards their Indian neighbours when the latter was reeling under a severe second COVID-19 wave, said an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven study.
The research focused on tweets expressing kindness, empathy and solidarity. It found out that most tweets that were posted by Pakistani citizens between 21 April and 4 May were positive.
Led by Ashique KhudaBukhsh, the team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) based their study on 300,000 tweets. The team accepted only the tweets with the three biggest trending hashtags: #IndiaNeedsOxygen, #PakistanStandsWithIndia and #EndiaSaySorryToKashmir. Of them, 55,712 tweets came from Pakistan, 46,651 from India and the remaining were posted from the rest of the world.
With the help of an artificial intelligence tool, "hope speech classifier", they found Pakistani tweets containing supportive hashtags were by far more than those containing non-supportive hashtags. The study found that these tweets received more likes and retweets as well.
More than 85% of the tweets posted about the COVID crisis in India from Pakistan were supportive, the research found.
"Our research showed that there's a universality in how people express emotions. If you search randomly, you'll find positive tweets a little over 44% of the time. Our method throws up positive tweets 83% of the time," KhudaBukhsh said.
At a time when Indians were panicked about the raging COVID-19 wave, they received support and solidarity from across the border. Some people justified Pakistan's helpful outpouring as the country itself was also faced with an infectious outbreak.
"The situation here was pretty bad too. Our hope was getting thinner and thinner. Our enemy was the same, our borders are so close and we get impacted by whatever happens," said Prof Arifa Zehra, who teaches history in Lahore.
"A pandemic doesn't recognise borders, whether they are geographical or ideological. And when the dark cloud is sneering at you, there's no harm in sharing a prayer."
Prof Zehra also termed these positive tweets as "the greatest reassurance that we are still human".
KhudaBukhsh expressed hope for better relations between communities and countries if this method of identifying and amplifying positive messages is employed. "When a country is going through a national health crisis like a pandemic, words of hope can be a welcome medicine and the last thing you want to see is negativity," he highlighted.
"There are several studies that show that if you're exposed to too much hate speech or negative content, you get influenced by it."
KhudaBukhsh suggested using this AI-driven method to curb hate speech. "When there's a negative situation, such as in times of war or a health crisis, instead of blocking the content, an alternative approach can be to highlight the positive content," he underscored.
"It will help reinforce the belief that people on the other side of the aisle are kinder."
KhudaBukhsh also suggested building up a robust system that highlights kindness in others before an opposite system is deployed that may censor empathetic content.
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The research focused on tweets expressing kindness, empathy and solidarity. It found out that most tweets that were posted by Pakistani citizens between 21 April and 4 May were positive.
Led by Ashique KhudaBukhsh, the team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) based their study on 300,000 tweets. The team accepted only the tweets with the three biggest trending hashtags: #IndiaNeedsOxygen, #PakistanStandsWithIndia and #EndiaSaySorryToKashmir. Of them, 55,712 tweets came from Pakistan, 46,651 from India and the remaining were posted from the rest of the world.
With the help of an artificial intelligence tool, "hope speech classifier", they found Pakistani tweets containing supportive hashtags were by far more than those containing non-supportive hashtags. The study found that these tweets received more likes and retweets as well.
More than 85% of the tweets posted about the COVID crisis in India from Pakistan were supportive, the research found.
"Our research showed that there's a universality in how people express emotions. If you search randomly, you'll find positive tweets a little over 44% of the time. Our method throws up positive tweets 83% of the time," KhudaBukhsh said.
At a time when Indians were panicked about the raging COVID-19 wave, they received support and solidarity from across the border. Some people justified Pakistan's helpful outpouring as the country itself was also faced with an infectious outbreak.
"The situation here was pretty bad too. Our hope was getting thinner and thinner. Our enemy was the same, our borders are so close and we get impacted by whatever happens," said Prof Arifa Zehra, who teaches history in Lahore.
"A pandemic doesn't recognise borders, whether they are geographical or ideological. And when the dark cloud is sneering at you, there's no harm in sharing a prayer."
Prof Zehra also termed these positive tweets as "the greatest reassurance that we are still human".
KhudaBukhsh expressed hope for better relations between communities and countries if this method of identifying and amplifying positive messages is employed. "When a country is going through a national health crisis like a pandemic, words of hope can be a welcome medicine and the last thing you want to see is negativity," he highlighted.
"There are several studies that show that if you're exposed to too much hate speech or negative content, you get influenced by it."
KhudaBukhsh suggested using this AI-driven method to curb hate speech. "When there's a negative situation, such as in times of war or a health crisis, instead of blocking the content, an alternative approach can be to highlight the positive content," he underscored.
"It will help reinforce the belief that people on the other side of the aisle are kinder."
KhudaBukhsh also suggested building up a robust system that highlights kindness in others before an opposite system is deployed that may censor empathetic content.
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