A lung taken from a patient at Canada’s Toronto Western Hospital was transported to Toronto General Hospital by drone. After the 6-minute journey, the lung to be transferred to the patient for the first time in the world was transported with a drone. Head surgeon of the University Health Network (UHN), to which the hospital […]
Durga Puja Hindu Festival continues since October 5 in Bangladesh, a Muslim majority country. Celebrated by Bangladeshi Hindus in different parts of the country, the event witnessed colorful scenes this year as well. Bangladesh government, which provides freedom of worship to Hindus, allowed temporary places of worship to be opened for Hindus during Durga Puja […]
A truck driver fell asleep on the way to Heydar Aliyev International Airport-Merdekan highway crashed into a passenger bus in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five people were killed and 21 others were injured in the accident, where the bus was overturned. Azerbaijan State Traffic Police said, nearly 10 ambulance and police teams were sent to the scene. […]
On Monday, Israel’s National Drone Initiative entered its third phase. For the first time, drones delivered goods to customers in central Israel. “What we see in the future is basically drones taking all kinds of deliveries. This market will expand to a lot of other things.” said Guy Mizrahi, Business Development Manager at Cando Drones. […]
In Lebanon, Deir Ammar Power Plant and Zahrani Power Plant, which supplies 40 percent of the country’s electricity needs, stopped production for more than 24 hours due to fuel shortages. The army’s fuel reserves were supplemented to make the power plants operational again. Lebanese think that the power outage in the country is due to […]
The Canary Islands Volcanic Emergency Plan (Pevolca) Response Committee has ordered evacuation of more than 700 people in La Laguna. “We had to evacuate a new area. The lava is moving slowly. People should have time to take their personal belongings and anything of value,” an official said. Spanish airport operator AENA has announced that […]
According to the unofficial results of the early general elections held in Iraq on October 10, the Sadr Group, led by the Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr, declared victory. Iraqis, who are of the opinion that the election results will not change anything, say that the same names were chosen. The public, dissatisfied with the election […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials in the USA announced that the deer that had been wandering with a car tyre on its neck for 2 years was finally found and freed from the tyre. The officials stated that the inside of the tyre was full of dirt and added weight to the animal. “It […]
A magnitude of 6.3 earthquake shook Greek island of Crete, European Mediterranean Seismological Center stated. The epicenter of the earthquake was 124 kilometers southeast of Heraklion, and it was recorded at a depth of 8.7 kilometers. Aftershocks with a magnitude of 3.5 were reported following the earthquake. No casualties have been reported to date.
An explosion occurred at a plastics factory in the Barakfakih Organized Industrial Zone in the Kestel district of Bursa. The roof of the factory was blown off by the impact of the explosion. Some workers at the factory were injured. A large number of firefighters and medical teams were sent to the scene.