Search and rescue efforts continue in Japan after the flood and landslide disaster caused by heavy rain last Saturday. With the death of one of the 23 people rescued so far in the city of Atami in Shizuoka province, the total number of deaths rose to 3. Around 1,500 Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF), firefighters and […]
The US celebrated the 245th anniversary of independence day on 4th July. Demonstrations and ceremonies were held across the country, and people enjoyed the fireworks during the celebrations. The celebrations had been cancelled last year due to Covid-19 outbreak.
In Chile, the first session of the 155 members of the Constitutional Convention that responsible for rewriting Chile’s constitution began with violent protests. While the national anthem was sung in front of the Congress in the capital, Santiago, the members of the Constitutional Convention protested the anthem, and caused the session to be interrupted. Police […]
Two of the 3 astronauts who sent into space by China with the Shenzhou-12 capsule successfully performed the first spacewalk of the mission. During the spacewalk, the astronauts installed equipment, tested the station’s mechanic arm, and lifted a panoramic camera. The astronauts returned to Tianhe module about 7 hours later.
In Turkey, a mother dropped her baby from the stroller while crossing the road. The woman noticed her baby on the floor, and get her baby to the hospital. The baby is in good condition.
In Paris, France, employees at Charles de Gaulle Airport went on strike as the airport operator Groupe ADP announced to cut back some payments. About 400 employees participated in the strike which caused closure of Terminal 2E, and a disruption in air traffic for at least 1 hour. On the other hand, around 250 employees […]
Maltese swimmer Neil Agius swam the 152.6-kilometer distance between Italy’s Linosa Island and his country Malta to draw attention to plastic pollution in the sea. The 35-year-old swimmer, who left Italy’s Linosa Island on Monday, completed the 52-hour swimming and reached Malta’s Gozo Island.
After the discoveries of unmarked mass graves of indigenous children in residential schools in Canada, hundreds of protesters gathered at the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during Every Child Matters march. They toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II including several statues in the Assembly. A number of Catholic churches were also set on fire […]
An explosion occurred at State-owned Petromidia oil refinery on the Romanian Black Sea coast. Eight fire trucks and 2 ambulances were dispatched to the refinery on fire that happened after explosion. Two people were injured.
Turkish student Adam Yunus Ayan who lives in New Jersey, USA, was awarded the John Philip Sousa National High School Honors Band of the year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Graduating from Glen Ridge High School this year, Ayan became the first Turkish to be granted the award. It is necessary to prove leadership […]