Fatih Arda Ipcioglu is a Turkish national ski jumper who is 24 years old. With his father’s encouragement, he began skiing at a young age. He has earned the nickname “Flying Turk” and will compete for his country in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. His biggest dream is to make a perfect jump there. “I’m excited to […]
Flooding occurred in a building of a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, killing seven people and trapping two others, local sources reported. A section of a nearby national highway was also cut off, and some buildings and vehicles around the power station were flooded. More than 400 people have […]
A dam located at Nova Lima city in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state overflowed due to torrential rain that being effective for days. Also an overflow occurred in the Lisa Dam due to collapse of a dam in the Pau Branco mine, which belongs to the French-owned Vallourec mining company. In the footages released by Brazil […]
A fire broke out on the 9th floor of a 10-storey apartment building in the El Pozo district of Santa Fe, Argentina. During the fire, a large explosion occurred. One person was injured in the explosion, authorities reported. Local sources suggest that the explosion was caused by a tube found on the balcony of the […]
Anti-vaccine protesters gathered against Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in front of the Parliament Building in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia on Wednesday. Mainly supporters of the nationalist Revival Party (Vazrazhdane), protesters demonstrate against the government’s COVID-19 measures and vaccinations. Nearly a thousand protesters carried the Bulgarian flags and demanded the end of the mandatory use of […]
Vaccination centers have been set up in the stadiums of Slavia Prague and Sparta Prague as part of a project that began in Prague, the Czech Republic’s capital, to encourage fans to get vaccinated. The Pfizer-Biontech vaccine will be produced at vaccination centers that will be open until early February. Slavia Prague’s Sinobo Stadium can […]
A teenager in Russia’s city of Ryazan, did snowboarding on snow covered city streets by holding a rope tied to a driving car. While his friend was driving the car, the teenager had fun by skiing on the streets. But their dangerous fun didn’t last too long. After a short while, police officers noticed the […]
Anti-government protesters gathered in front of Lebanon’s Central Bank in Beirut, the country’s capital. Protesters held a demonstration and shouted slogans of “no to corruption, crime, and poverty.” The Lebanese army and riot police who arrived on the scene tightened security and closed the district’s Alhambra Street to traffic. During the sit-in, security forces intervened […]
An explosion occurred at a gas station in the town of Kafr Losin, north of the Syrian city of Idlib. Civil Defense teams announced that 2 people lost their lives and 7 people were injured as a result of the explosion. The injured were taken to the hospital
An operation conducted in Turkey’s city of Kocaeli after a crew has requested a medical evacuation on the cargo ship Arklow Moor, sailing off Kefken Island. After the request, Turkish Coastal Safety teams immediately took action and reached the cargo ship. Despite the bad weather conditions, the teams were able to get the crew on […]