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Fall foliage in turkey’s aydın
Mountains in Turkey’s Aydın city fascinates people in fall with chestnut forests and pine trees. Ottoman explorer Evliya Chalabi describes the land as "the most beautiful land under the sky", where thousands of people visit every season,…
robot waitresses serve customers in iraqi restaurant
A restaurant serves to customers with robot waitresses in Iraqi city of Mosul. Founded by the graduates of the Faculty of Engineering in Mosul, the restaurant named White Fox attracted great attention of the citizens with its decoration…
Carnival ”fifth season” in germany starts despite record covid-19 cases
The Cologne Carnival, traditionally called as "Fifth Season" began in the cities on the bank of the Rhine in Germany despite new record number of fresh Covid-19 cases. The carnival is celebrated every year on November 11 with participation…
US baby boy becomes world’s most premature baby
Curtis Means, a 21-week-old baby boy born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA on July 5, 2020, has entered the Guinness Book of Records. The baby is now 16 months old, and has been dubbed "the world's most premature baby to survive". Curtis weighed…
frenchman sets new world record for standing on hot-air balloon on sky
A French balloonist Remi Ouvrard set a new world record for standing on the top of a hot-air balloon at an altitude of more than 3,637 meters on the skies of Chatellarault, western France. His father Jean-Daniel Ouvrard controlled the…
Turkey to build 2 more nuclear power plants: Erdogan
Turkey will build two more nuclear power plants after the ongoing construction of Akkuyu power plant, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. “We wish to diversify our portfolio in energy by adding nuclear. We will include Turkey among…
Flash floods kill 41 in india and sri lanka
Flooding caused by heavy rainfall killed 41 in India and Sri Lanka. Authorities said that 16 bodies have been found in Chennai’s Tamil Nadu, India, while 25 others in Sri Lankan flash floods and landslides. Rescue operations continue in…
SpaceX send 4 astronauts into orbit to ISS
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft has successfully lifted off at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US. The Crew-3 members are NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist;…
giant sinkhole swallows car on japanese road
A car carrying 3 people fell into a giant sinkhole on Japanese road in the city of Mikkasa, in Hokkaido province. The passengers with minor injuries were taken to the hospital. The sinkhole was 7 meters deep and 2,5 kilometers of the road…
defense fair SAHA EXPO begins in Istanbul
SAHA EXPO Defense and Aviation exhibition has begun in Istanbul. Leading companies of the defense industry attend the exhibition, where numerous national companies display home-made weapons. Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS), one of Turkey’s…