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India’s Punjab Chief Minister hospitalized after drinking water from ‘sacred’…
India's Punjab State Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited the city of Sultanpur Lodhi to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of its cleansing from the sacred Kali Bein River. Prime Minister Mann drank a glass of water from the river to show that…
fire erupts in debris of grain silos in Beirut Port
Fire and smoke erupted from the debris of silos in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. According to Lebanese authorities, a series of fires have erupted in recent days as a result of the fermentation of grain remains left inside the silos that…
one killed after open up a sinkhole in swiming pool in israel
A sinkhole opened up in a swimming pool at an Israeli private company's employee party. One person in the pool died after falling into the sinkhole, and another was injured. The body of one person who fell into the sinkhole was found after…
gas pipeline explosion in mexico sparks fire
Two people were injured in an explosion at a natural gas pipeline owned by state oil company Pemex in the city of Chacaltianguis in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The injured were taken to hospital. 800 people living in the area close to…
Tour boat and water taxi collided in Netherlands
A tour boat collided with a water taxi as it passed under the Erasmus Bridge on the Nieuwe Maas River in Rotterdam, Netherlands. While the tour boat stopped after a while, the water taxi sank. Rescue team was dispatched to the area. 6…
Woman leaves her 6-month-old baby on board rescued in Czechia
Police rescued a 6-month-old baby in a parked car on Orlicka Street in Prague, Czechia. Baby’s mother came to the scene after the incident, saying she left her baby on board for a swift shopping and leaving the front car window so that the…
1 killed in China tornado
A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 25, according to the local emergency management bureau. The tornado swept through 11 villages in four Lianyungang townships.…
Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes new President of Sri Lanka
A ceremony was held in the Sri Lankan parliament yesterday for the newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe, 73, took the oath of office before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Wickremesinghe will rule until November…
Forest fire in Slovenia
The forest fires caused by the severe drought and heat wave that affected Europe continue. About 600 firefighters and helicopters have been battling the flames since Sunday in the western central European country of Slovenia. The villages…
fire at apartment building in Moscow city center
A fire broke out in a 9-storey apartment building last night in Moscow, Russia. About 400 people were evacuated due to the fire on Leninsky Prospekt, a major street southwest of the city center, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations…