Amazon, US-based e-commerce company, is planning to fire more than 18,000 employees on January 18, according to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy shared with employees. ” We are working to support those who are affected and are providing packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support. Amazon […]
In France, two climate activists from “Derniere Renovation” targeted the Prime Ministry office in the capital, Paris. Activists who wore T-shirts with the slogan “Who is guilty?” sprayed orange paint on the front door and walls of the Prime Minister’s building, known as Matignon. The police intervened in the protest and detained the activists. According […]
The European continent is experiencing a heat wave in the early days of 2023. At least 8 European countries set new January temperature records on the first day of the new year. According to data collected by climatologist Maximiliano Herrera, record temperatures were observed in January in Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus, […]
The shores of the lake in Bolu, Türkiye’s natural wonder, Abant Lake National Park, were frozen due to the cold weather. The snowfall that has been effective in recent days has given way to sunny weather in the Abant Lake National Park, which is 37 kilometers from the city center. The air temperature was measured […]
A great dead shark, 10 meters long and weighing 2 tons, was caught in a fishing net on the seashores of the Urla district of Izmir, Türkiye. Also known as the basking shark, which was brought ashore at the Pier Harbor, will be examined by the experts of Katip Çelebi University. Giving information about the […]
In Istanbul, restoration of the 45-meter-high Tower of Justice, located in the courtyard of Topkapı Palace, the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for centuries, has been completed. While a portion of the tower, which is a symbol of Ottoman justice and began construction during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror, was completed during the […]
Karim Younis, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israel, has been released after 40 years. Younis, 66 years old, was sentenced to death for the murder of Israeli soldier Avraham Bromberg. He was arrested in 1983, and the verdict was later changed to a 40-year prison term. “We are ready to offer another 40 years for […]
The dense fog that has been appearing in Turkey’s Manisa province, particularly in the morning hours, was captured with a drone from the Spil Mountain National Park. The high parts of Manisa, which were covered by heavy fog, created pictures like postcards and a dreamy landscape. However, the meteorology institution warns citizens against possible disruptions […]
Heavy rains caused flooding in the Santa Cruz region of California, USA. The streets of Aptos, California, were flooded. A 28-year-old man was seen surfing on the flooded streets as he was tied to a vehicle.
A man was dragged by a moving train after attempting to get on a railcar at Purnea Railway Station in Bihar, India. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, a police officer, and bystanders saved a passenger from falling on the rail track while holding on to the moving train. A CCTV camera captured the moment of the incident.