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Explosion in natural gas depot in Iran: 2 dead, 4 injured
Two killed and four injured as a result of the explosion in the natural gas depot of a company called Butane in the city of Ahvaz in Iran's Khuzestan province. Amir Abbas Najafi, Deputy Head of the Red Crescent Organization of Khuzestan…
Lollapalooza Festival begins in Brazil
Lollapalooza, the music festival held since 1991, started yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The festival, which will last until March 26, will feature big names such as Billie Eilish, Blink-182 and Tame Impala.
More than 4,000 hectares burned in ongoing wildfire near valencia, Spain
The fire that started two days ago in the village of Villanueva de Viver in the city of Valencia in eastern Spain, which has been struggling with the drought that has developed due to below-average precipitation for three years, has so far…
French workers block entrance to refinery to protest pension reform
The protests that begun after the approval of the controversial pension reform law that will raised retirement age from 62 to 64 in France on 16 March. Yesterday, union employees blocked entry to the Fos-sur-Mer refinery in Fos-sur-Mer,…
Warehouse fire in Hong Kong: 3,600 people evacuated
A fire broke out in a warehouse in Kowloon, one of Hong Kong's most populated areas, for an undetermined reason. About 3,600 people at the schools and other buildings in the region were evacuated. Authorities told citizens to keep doors and…
11 die after Tornado hits the USA
At least 11 people, including 8 in Sharkey County and 3 in Humphreys County, died due to the tornado in the state of Mississippi, located in the southeast of the USA. Many homes and buildings were damaged, power lines and trees were knocked…
Explosion at chocolate factory in the USA: 2 dead
An explosion occurred at a chocolate factory owned by the RM Palmer company in Pennsylvania, USA. The West Reading County Police Department reported at a press conference that two people were killed, many were injured, and nine went missing…
Moon and Venus conjunction observed in Taiwan
The conjunction of the moon and Venus was observable in the Far East country Taiwan at around 19.52 local time. The Taipei Planetarium stated that it was the first time in the last century that the rare natural event could be observed with…
Thousands gather in Masjid al-Haram for Ramadan’s first Friday prayer
Thousands of Muslims from all over the world gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at the Masjid al-Haram. When the Friday sermon was read by the Imam of the Kaaba, Sheikh Faisal Gazzavi, Muslims in Mecca performed the first Friday prayer of…
Thousands of Muslims perform first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa
With the arrival of Ramadan, Palestinian Muslims who wanted to perform the first Friday prayer flocked to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. Despite the Israeli police's stringent precautions, 100,000 Muslims performed…