Turkish homegrown vaccine Turkovac preparing for third phase test

Preparations for implementation of Turkish Turkovac Covid-19 vaccine have been completed in one of the 40 healthcare centers throughout the country, health authorities in northern Trabzon province said Wednesday. The vaccine is told to administer to volunteers aged between 18-60 in three polyclinics in Kanuni Training and Research Hospital of Trabzon. “We will follow up […]

crews respond forest fire in turkey

A fire broke out at night in a forest area in Turkey’s Dalaman district. Upon the fire notification, the fire extinguishing teams of the Muğla Regional Directorate of Forestry were dispatched to the region. Dozens of land vehicles along with 3 planes and 16 helicopters continue extinguishing efforts.

Colombian drug cartel shootout at football field, 2 killed

Two cartels in Colombia engaged in combat ahead of football march played nearby. The shootout continued on the football field where 2 people were killed, and 2 were injured. The deceased were reported to be a coach and a side referee. “The shooutout between members of the Realengo and Villa del Mar cartels continued on […]

footage reveals former georgian president saakashvili getting detained

A footage emerged where Georgia’s former President Mikhail Saakashvili getting detained in a house in Tbilisi after he returned to his country. Former President Mihail Saakashvili, who left Georgia in 2013 and returned to the capital Tbilisi one day before the local elections, was detained by law enforcement officers on October 1. He was arrested […]

thousands protest against government policies in france

Protests were held in nearly 200 cities in France against the government policies pursued by President Emmanuel Macron. The unions announced 1-day strike across the country, and demanded better working conditions in the public and private sectors, as well as increase in wages for pensioners, employees, and public workers. Demonstrators called on Macron to resign […]

medical students clash with police amid new licensing exam in pakistan

Hundreds of healthcare professionals and medical students from different cities of Pakistan gathered in the capital Islamabad to protest the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) in response to the change in the licensing exam. Many people were detained in the clash that broke out after protesters wanted to enter the building. Demonstrators, who unfurled banners with […]

Afghanistan resumes passport distribution

Afghanistan began distributing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, officials in Kabul passport department and ministry of interior said. Following the collapse of the previous government on August 15, like many other government departments, country’s passport department stopped operating for a few months. Acting head of Kabul passport department Alem Gul Haqqani said in […]

2021 nobel prize in physics were jointly awarded to japanese, german and italian scientists

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden announced the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates in Physics. Japanese-born meteorologist Syukuro Manabe and German physicist, climate researcher and oceanographer Klaus Hasselmann were awarded “for the the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”, and Italian physicist Giorgio Parisi “for the discovery of […]

lava flow from volcano in la palma spread over an area of 434 hectares

The lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja on the Spanish Island of La Palma spread over an area of 434 hectares to date. Partial collapse of the volcanic crater caused increase in lava flow. According to Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (INVOLCAN), approximately 250,000 tons of sulfur dioxide has been emitted from the volcano since September […]

Russian film director, actor leave for first film shooting to space

Russia has launched spacecraft Soyuz MS-19 carrying Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresildi, in a historic first to film a movie in orbit. Soyuz MS-19 was launched from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan set off for the International space station (ISS). During the 12-day-trip to orbit, both filmmaker and actor to film segments […]