The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in Turkey during the ongoing vaccination campaign has surpassed 60 million on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry. Number of people who received first dose of vaccine has reached 38.4 million. Over 18.5 million people have received second dose of a coronavirus vaccine according to data from […]
The United Arab Emirates opened its embassy in Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel. Israel President attended the inauguration ceremony. The embassy is situated in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building.
In South Africa, protests continue after ex-president Jacob Zuma jailed. At least 32 killed as police and soldiers suppress looting and violence. Many of them died because of trampled on during a stampede while people were looting items
At least 87 people died and 50 were injured when a huge fire broke out after the explosion of oxygen tanks at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah. Firefighters and civil defense rushed to the scene to evacuate the patients and health workers, they put out the fire hours later.
The Lancet presented the interim results of a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial of CoronaVac versus placebo in Turkey. Adults aged 18–59 years who were seronegative and RT-PCR-negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection received two doses of CoronaVac or placebo with a 14-day interval between doses. The primary, per protocol analysis of vaccine efficacy included 10,029 participants who […]
At least 52 killed and 30 injured after a massive fire at a food factory in Bangladesh. Many trapped people in factory tried to escaped trhoug window. In February 2019 at least 70 people died because of the fire of apartments where chemicals were illegally stored in Dhaka.
Paris hosted an exhibition of portraits 50 women who left their mark. Portait of the first Turkish pilot, Sabiha Gokcen, displays at the exhibition. Also, portrait of Benazir Butto who is expelled during her prime ministry, and killed at rally after returning to country is exhibited.
The Tisza River that flows from Ukraine into Hungary bring with it thousands of tons of garbage each year. Hungary has urged Ukraine to deal with its trash before it becomes an international issue, but there’s no easy solution in sight.
A pet lion that 18-month-old was illegally smuggled into Cambodian by a Chinese national. After the confiscation of lion by Cambodian authorities last month, it handed over to his owner under a surprise intervention by the prime minister. The 70kg (11st) lion was seized on 27 June and moved to a rescue centre.
US forces have shot down an armed drone fly over their embassy in Baghdad after the rocket attack. American defence systems fired rockets into the air in Baghdad, and were shot down the drones.