An eight-story building in Elazığ, Türkiye, heavily damaged by earthquakes in January and February 2020, has been demolished. During the demolition, most of the building was removed, leaving its roof standing on a single column, creating a visually striking scene captured by a drone. This is part of ongoing efforts to remove earthquake-affected structures in […]
Much like various other industries in the country, the partition of India in August 1947 marked a fresh start for Pakistan. Initially, there were just two sugar factories in the newly formed state, and most of the sugar mills from the colonial era were located on the Indian side of the border. This scarcity posed […]
The sweating chamber (laconicum) in the Roman Bath, which was found during the 2008 excavations in Parion, the port city of the Roman Empire with a history of 2,700 years in Kemer village of Biga district of Çanakkale province of Türkiye, was restored to its original form. The ancient bath, which has a history of […]
Massive waves hit the South African coastline, causing havoc, including flooded streets and vehicles being swept away. A 93-year-old woman lost her life in the incident. The National Meteorological Institute issued a three-day warning for the affected coastline, leading to the closure of several beaches.
A bus carrying mine workers to Venetia, one of the largest diamond mining sites in the Republic of South Africa, collided with a truck. Local sources stated that at least 20 workers lost their lives. The bus caught fire after the accident and was extinguished by firefighters. An investigation has been launched into the accident.
Members of the environmental group Letzte Generation (Last Generation) organized a painted protest at the historical Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany’s capital. Activists painted the columns of the historical gate orange and yellow with spray paint and expressed their demands to stop the use of fossil fuels by 2030. The police detained 14 activists who […]
The international rescue team sent to the region after the flood disaster that occurred in the east of Libya last week and caused the death of thousands of people had a traffic accident. It was reported by Libyan press that a total of 7 people, including 5 from the Greek rescue team, lost their lives […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Elon Musk at Turkish House in New York, where he discussed Türkiye’s technological advancements and invited Tesla to consider establishing a factory in Türkiye. He also proposed potential collaboration with SpaceX within Türkiye’s space program. Erdoğan gifted Musk a book, a UN Reform proposal booklet, and a football […]
Numerous women in Türkiye’s Istanbul took to the streets on the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death yesterday. The demonstrators held placards reading ‘Woman, Life, and Freedom’ and shouted slogans against violence against women. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died after getting arrested in Tehran on September 13 last year for not applying Iran’s […]
A fire broke out in a house in a village in the Kastamonu province of Türkiye at around 13:00 local time. Due to the buildings being very close to each other, the flames quickly spread and left 10 houses and 3 barns completely destroyed. Firefighting teams managed to extinguish the flames after several hours.