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  • Instagram Is Down Yet Again For Thousands of Users; Netizens Took to Twitter to Create Hilarious Memes on The Outage (See Tweets)

    Instagram Is Down Yet Again For Thousands of Users; Netizens Took to Twitter to Create Hilarious Memes on The Outage (See Tweets)

    For what seems like the umpteenth time, the social media site was down again for thousands of users. And people took their angsty humour to Twitter and created hilarious memes on the said outage. See tweets;

    Sure

    Every time

    That’s some imagination

    So true

    Relatable

    (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user’s social media account and Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of Morning Tidings, also Morning Tidings does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)

  • WHO Study Finds Long Working Hours Killing Hundreds Of Thousands of People a Year

    WHO Study Finds Long Working Hours Killing Hundreds Of Thousands of People a Year

    Burning that midnight oil is not can prove fatal, folks. Long working hours are contributing to the death of hundreds of thousands of people a year, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organisation. The study found that there has been a 29% increase in deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease since 2000. An estimated  745 000 have succumbed to the perils of long working hours in 2016. 

    In the first global analysis on the dire effects of long working hours, WHO  estimated that 398 000 people died from a stroke and 347 000 from heart disease as a result of having worked at least 55 hours a week. The report alleged there is a 35% higher risk of stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from heart disease in a 55 hour work week, compared to putting in 35 to 40 hours a week.

    The WHO portends that this trend will only worsen during the pandemic, which has forced millions of people to work from home and skewed the boundaries between work and home.

    “The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the way many people work,“ said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Teleworking has become the norm in many industries, often blurring the boundaries between home and work. In addition, many businesses have been forced to scale back or shut down operations to save money, and people who are still on the payroll end up working longer hours. No job is worth the risk of stroke or heart disease. Governments, employers and workers need to work together to agree on limits to protect the health of workers.”

    The joint study, produced by the WHO and the International Labour Organization,  indicated that the number of people working long hours has significantly increased during the pandemic. This has also risked the lives of these individuals. The study said deaths occurred much later in life, sometimes decades later, than the shifts worked. It also showed 72% of victims were men and were middle-aged or in the older demographic.

    The report – collated data from 194 countries between  2000-2016- also found that people living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected by long working hours.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on May 18, 2021 12:24 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Thousands of people visited Srisailam

    Thousands of people visited Srisailam

    Thousands of devotees gathered at the Bhramramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam on every road and parts of Telangana in Rayalaseema districts on Thursday.

    Every inch of the hill top was surrounded as people queued up in the early hours to have darshan of the presiding deities.

    People were waiting for Prabdhasavam on a hot summer afternoon with an exhaled breath in which the deities were carried on a charmingly decorated Prabha in the streets surrounding the temple complex. Executive Officer Karanam S. Rama Rao led the procession as the Ved pandits sang hymns and performed rituals by sitting on a sleek chariot.

    Devotees took a holy dip in Pushkarini and Krishna river at several places around the temple city before entering the temple on Mahashivaratri.

    The security guards kept a close watch on the bathing ghats and the steps from where the devotees used to come with the children and rode for several kilometers up the hills.

    The process of VIP people coming to the temple was going on. Principal Secretary, Endowments, g. Vani Mohan visited the temple on Wednesday, while APSRTC vice-president P.K. Thakur appeared with his wife on Thursday afternoon. Superintendent of Police Fekreppa Kaginelli, who was posted at Srisailam to monitor law and order, accompanied the VIP to the temple.

    In the evening, several cultural events were performed by Devasthanam officials. Kalyanamohotsavam started at midnight.

    Bhramotsav will conclude on Friday morning.

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