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rain in Baghdad floods streets, increases water level of Tigris and Euphrates
The heavy rain that started yesterday in the central and southern parts of Iraq, which has been facing danger of drought because of the decrease in precipitation for the last 3 years, has led to floods in some parts of the capital Baghdad.…
sisters die after falling into sewer hole in Mexico
Vanessa and Brenda, two sister at the ages of 16 and 23, died after falling into a 4-meter deep sewer in Mexico City, Mexico.
The incident occurred as one of the two sisters stepped into into the sewer hole, that was left open, while the…
5 new eruptions occur at Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico
According to the daily report of Mexico's National Center for Prevention of Disasters (CENAPRED), the Popocatepetl Volcano erupted 5 times in the last 24 hours.
In the published report, it was warned that citizens living in the…
Hotel fire in Erbil
A fire broke out in the restaurant section of the Cristal Hotel in Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government.
Sarkawt Karash, spokesperson for Erbil’s civil defence department, stated that there was no loss of life in the fire. Karash…
2 died in Florida Hurricane
Hurricane Nicole, which made landfall in Florida, USA, killed 2 people and left over 237,000 homes and workplaces without power. According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, some houses on the coast were destroyed and others were…
Attack on bar in Mexico kills 9
A gun attack on a bar in the Mexican state of Guanajuato killed 9 people and injured 2. The armed attackers who fled the scene in a van left a written message on cardboard at the scene. The attack is thought to be a showdown between two…
Train collides with truck in Thailand
A passenger train of 15 wagons traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in Thailand collided with a double dump truck that failed to pass the level crossing in Lamphun province on time. According to sources, there were 250 passengers on the…
Demonstration for pay hike in Paris
Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris, France due to high inflation. A large number of professional groups demanding a pay hike, led by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), went on a one-day strike across the country. The…
Chaos in London after subway strike
Employees of the National Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) went on strike in response to the high cost of living in the UK, demanding a pay hike and better working conditions. Many subway services in London's capital…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres laughs off delivering wrong speech
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shuffled the speech papers at a session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Noticing the situation, Guterres took the right papers and apologized to the participants.…