Egypt moved 22 Pharaonic mummies from the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) on Saturday evening. Mummies transferred in a festive, remarkable parade known as “The Pharaoh’s Golden Parade.” The festivity started with 22 ancient-like vehicles especially designed for the event, each carrying the name of the mummy […]
A yacht carrying 39 people capsized in Nam Ngum Lake near the Lao capital Vientiane Sunday morning, killing 8 people, the state news agency reported. Yacht sank about 40 meters off the shore due to the strong wind, according to the local media. Search and rescue operations were carried out immediately. A total of 31 […]
A ferry carrying around 50 passengers sank after it was hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakshya River, about 20 km away from the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Sunday night. A crane lifted the ferry boat from the waters in the river. Search operation is still for the unknown number of people still missing. […]
Tropical cyclone Seroja, triggered floods and landslides in East Timor. At least 27 people were killed, dozens went missing and 7,000 people displaced in the country. Roads were demaged, trees fell in outskirts of the capital, Dili. Also, at least 70 deaths were reported in Indonesia because of the cyclone.
On Saturday, Latvia opened mass immunization centers in 8 cities and towns to increase vaccinations against COVID-19. Besides the three largest immunization centers in Riga, smaller vaccination hubs also opened in seven cities. According to the Vaccination Bureau’s plan, the mass immunization campaign at the centers will be taking place from Saturday to Monday. The […]
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s province of East Nusa Tenggara have left at least 23 people dead, 9 others injured, 5 missing and 49 families displaced, according to the local media. The flooding hit three villages in Flores Timur district early Sunday, Lamanele, Waiburak and Oyang Barang. The East Flores Disaster Management […]
Bulgaria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday. They are heading to the polls between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Around 6.7 million Bulgarians and 22 parties, 8 coalitions of parties are contesting to win 240 seats in the country’s National Assembly. The government eased some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions before the starting of vote.
A Syrian man, Ali Taha, made a model of Palymra Ancient City to hand down the cultural heritage of the ancient city to youngs where he lost his 4 children. He lost his hearing and speaking ability during the attack by Assad regime and the terroist organizations. He escaped from Palmyra Ancient City but never […]
In Taiwan, a passenger train derailed in a tunnel after it hit a truck. At least 36 people were killed and more than 40 wounded and some 70 trapped in wreckage. The crash is the island’s worst rail disaster in at least four decades, authorities said. The train was travelling from Taipei to Taitung and […]
A major fire broke out in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Firefighters battled the huge fire that spread to multiple shops and houses. According to the local reports, multiple shops and houses burnt in the fire which sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky. Officials said that cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit. […]