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David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens win the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic…
Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Professor Göran K. Hansson announced the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in…
fire breaks out at lebanese oil facility
A fire broke out at an oil facility in southern Lebanon, where power outages occurs on daily basis in the country. A black plume rise from the area covered the sky. The Lebanese army evacuated the facility, and traffic flow has been…
pro-EU protests hold across Poland after court ruling
Tens of thousands of Polish protested the Polish Constitutional Court's decision that some of the articles in the EU treaties are contrary to the Polish constitution and that EU laws cannot be held above national laws. Upon the call of the…
fight breaks out in prague metro station after spray painting attack
A group of about 10 people stopped a train from moving and paint sprayed the surface and windows of the wagons in Prague, the capital city of Czechia at Rajska Zahrada Station. Some of the passengers in the wagons went outside to respond to…
flood hits greek island of evia
Flood hit the Greek island of Evia, which struggled with forest fires for about two months in summer. The infrastructure in many villages on the island was heavily damaged. Electricity poles toppled on the roads, causing them to close. Many…
small plane crashed in russia, 16 killed
An L-410 type of small plane carrying 23 people were crashed shortly after taking off in Tatarstan, Russia. According to initial reports, 16 were killed and 7 were injured aboard. Firefighters, ambulances and rescue teams were sent to the…
ping pong ball size hail in libya
Misrata, Libya was pounded by hail as large as ping pong balls following heavy storm and rain. The hail caused property damage. Many vehicles and house windows were damaged.
train services halt in japan
Due to the power outage in Japan, many train services in the Tokyo area were suspended. East Japan Railway, one of the country's largest rail operators, has announced that it has experienced extensive service interruptions in some states,…
eighteen killed for consuming fake alcohol in russia
Eighteen out of 37 were killed for consuming fake alcohol in Orenburg, Russia. Six are in serious condition under treatment at hospitals. Orenburg regional prosecutor's office started an investigation after the poisoning cases, and the…
bakeries in kabul returns normal amid economic recession in afghanistan
The Taliban government in Afghanistan announced that the plan for the payment of salaries to civil servants of 5 ministries has started. The economy in Afghanistan has been in recession after Taliban took the management, where bakeries…