Around 15,000 tons of oil spilled at the sea from a power plant in Banya, Syria have reached the coasts of Cyprus and Hatay, Turkey. The oil spills at coastal Hatay caused an environmental disaster as it affected green sea turtles and other animals on the beach. Dead green sea turtles covered in oil were […]
A gas explosion in a 9-storey residential building killed 2 people and wounded 8 in the city of Noginsk near Moscow. So far, 170 people have been evacuated. Buildings and vehicles were damaged nearby the scene. The explosion may be occurred due to the pressure in the natural gas line. An investigation was launched for […]
Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia Iwai Fumio visited the Shaqra region of the capital Riyadh. Ambassador Fumio was hosted at lunch by Shaqra Governor Adel Al-Bawardi during the visit. Mfatah, one of Saudi Arabia’s most famous dishes, was served to the ambassador. Governor Bawardi taught Ambassador Fumio how to eat rice with his hands.
At least one person was killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican coastal city of Acapulco in Guerrero state on Tuesday night. The Civil Protection Agency of the state said the quake has led to rock falls and landslides onto roads. In Mexico City, people rushed to the streets as the quake was […]
A wandering fox stole a camera belonging to a group of climbers who wanted to capture images of Shiveluch Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Island. The fox ran away grasping the camera with its mouth while the camera was still recording. After a while, the climbers retrieved the camera that the fox had left on a […]
A fire broke out in Tangerang Prison killed 41 prisoners. The Prison was home to 2,000 prisoners which is near the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Noting that one of the dead was a citizen of South Africa and the other a Portuguese citizen, Minister Laoly also confirmed the information that the prison was overcrowded. The […]
Floods killed 17 patients in a hospital following heavy rains in Tula, a city in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo. As the power supply collapsed citywide, power generators at the flooded hospital also failed, where 15 of the deceased were on respiratory support. Hidalgo state officials called on citizens to be prepared for floods, […]
US President Joe Biden visited New Jersey to survey the damage in the region, which is among the states most affected by Hurricane Ida. Biden met with the authorities and disaster victims in the town of Hillsborough. He called for action on climate change, and stated that it is necessary to be quick about the […]
A forest fire broke out last Sunday in the countryside of the city of Ribas De Sil in the Galicia Autonomous Region in northwest Spain. The fire, burned more than 1,500 hectares of forest, was brought under control two days later. The Spanish army supported the firefighters by sending 49 crews, 8 planes and 14 […]
The IAA Mobility opened its doors for the first time this year with the opening ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Munich, Germany. Merkel said that the future of automobiles is developing in favor of electricity and that the German automobile industry is developing models in this direction. Under the motto “What will […]