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Transportation workers and unions carried out road blockades in Lebanon
In Lebanon, public transportation sector workers and unions where hits economic crisis carried out road blockades in response to the price hikes in fuel and the government's failure to act on the situation. Protesters blocked roads in…
Thick fog paralyzed air and ground traffic in Pakistan
Thick fog that being effective in several cities in Pakistan's Punjab state, caused disruptions in daily life. Due to range of visibility dropped to 50 meters, many domestic and international flights were either delayed or canceled in…
flash floods strike Iraqi Erbil
Heavy rains began yesterday evening and caused flooding in Erbil, Iraq. The city's schools were closed for one day due to bad weather, and exams were rescheduled, according to the Erbil Ministry of Education. Governor Ümit Hosnav of Erbil…
2 people stepped on mine after trying to cross into Turkey illegally
Two foreign nationals V.Z. and Ö.E.S. stepped on a mine while trying to cross from Syria to Turkey. The incident happened on the border line at Doğançay and Demırışık villages located at Turkey's city of Kilis, in the 1st Border Regiment…
turkish ski jumper to compete in upcoming beijing winter olympics
Fatih Arda Ipcioglu is a Turkish national ski jumper who is 24 years old. With his father's encouragement, he began skiing at a young age. He has earned the nickname "Flying Turk" and will compete for his country in the upcoming Beijing…
flooded power station in China’s sichuan leaves 7 dead
Flooding occurred in a building of a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, killing seven people and trapping two others, local sources reported. A section of a nearby national highway was…
A dam overflowed due to torrential rain in Brazil
A dam located at Nova Lima city in Brazil's Minas Gerais state overflowed due to torrential rain that being effective for days. Also an overflow occurred in the Lisa Dam due to collapse of a dam in the Pau Branco mine, which belongs to the…
fire and explosion at multi-story building in argentina
A fire broke out on the 9th floor of a 10-storey apartment building in the El Pozo district of Santa Fe, Argentina. During the fire, a large explosion occurred. One person was injured in the explosion, authorities reported. Local sources…
Anti-vaccine protesters tried to storm Parliament Building in Bulgaria
Anti-vaccine protesters gathered against Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in front of the Parliament Building in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia on Wednesday. Mainly supporters of the nationalist Revival Party (Vazrazhdane), protesters…
Vaccination centers set up in Czech stadiums
Vaccination centers have been set up in the stadiums of Slavia Prague and Sparta Prague as part of a project that began in Prague, the Czech Republic's capital, to encourage fans to get vaccinated. The Pfizer-Biontech vaccine will be…