Hundreds of people, who performed Friday prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, carried out a protest against the hijab ban imposed on Muslim students at schools in the Karnataka state of India. Protesters stated that the headscarf is a right of Muslim women and emphasized that the Indian government wants […]
In Hong Kong, alarms bells have started to ring for the 5th wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even though the government has been following a successful policy in the pandemic. In Hong Kong, which has a “zero case” policy as in China, the health system has a struggling fight with COVID-19. With the effect […]
On Wednesday, a fire broke out in the cargo hold of “Felicity Ace” named ship, which departed from Germany’s Emden city to the US on February 10. The 22 crew members of the ship, which is carrying thousands of luxury vehicles including 1.100 Porsches, Bentleys, Audis and Lamborghinis, were evacuated as the flames spread on […]
The Natural History Museum, which is part of Sivas Cumhuriyet University (SCU), is welcoming visitors. The museum displays around 4,000 items, ranging from geological specimens to fossil specimens, plant specimens to representatives of wetland and terrestrial ecosystems. In the museum, which generally displays examples from the Sivas region, there are also pieces brought from other […]
Turkish Ministry of Trade Customs Enforcement teams carried out an anti-narcotics operation at the Gürbulak Customs Gate located at Turkey’s Ağrı city. During the operation, a suspicious truck was stopped at Gürbulak Customs Gate and transferred to an x-ray scanning. As a result of a suspicious mass found on the base of the trailer during […]
The liter price of gasoline in England has exceeded £1,48 to £1,51 and the price of diesel rose to £1,54, reaching an all-time high, British Automobile Association stated. Simon Williams, the spokesman of a British car insurance company stated that £81.41 is needed to fill up a fuel tank of a 55-liter vehicle. “New records […]
Russian tanks and troops from the Western Military District, which completed the exercise on the Ukrainian border, began to return to their main bases in Nizhny Novgorod, The Ministry of Defense reported. The transportation of tanks and tracked armored vehicles will be carried out by rail over a distance of approximately 1,000 kilometers. Tanks will […]
The Elizabeth Tower, more popularly known as ‘Big Ben’ which was built in 1859, is expected to ring its bells again after nearly 5 years of restoration. The restoration works started in 2017 and costed more than £30 million. The restoration works were carried out to prevent the clock mechanism from deteriorating, to raise the […]
The number of casualties is getting higher in the flood and landslide disaster in Petropolis, Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state. In the latest statements, officials told that at least 117 people lost their lives and more than 100 people were missing due to disaster. Also, rescue efforts were disrupted from time to time, and many […]
The front windows of a ferry cruising on the Elbe River in Hamburg smashed due to huge waves caused by the storm. The moment was captured by a passenger, where they fled in panic following the incident. The moment went viral on social media. The passengers escaped unharmed, and the ferry was severely damaged, authorities […]