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2021 nobel prize in literature goes to Tanzanian-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah
The novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded with Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021 “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and…
la palma airport closes again as volcanic ash covers runway
The airport in La Palma has been closed due to volcanic ash spreading on the runway, according to the Spanish Airports Authority AENA. The runways should be cleaned-up in order to make the airport operative again, AEANA spokesperson said.…
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Pakistan’s Balochistan, at least 20 killed
At least 20 people were killed and 300 wounded in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake with a shallow depth of fifteen kilometers that struck Harnai, Balochistan province of Pakistan. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA),…
jazeera airways plane makes emergency landing at trabzon airport after bomb threat
Jazeera Airways passenger plane, which took off from Kuwait, made an emergency landing at Trabzon airport in Turkey on mid-flight due to a bomb threat. The air traffic suspended temporarily at the airport, where passengers were evacuated…
32nd International Sarajevo Book Fair begins in Bosnia
The 32nd International Sarajevo Book Fair started in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. More than 100 bookstores and publishers are participating in the fair. The representative of the Hakikat Kitabevi publisher from Turkey,…
ongoing forest fires in argentina killed 2
In two separate forest fires that have been going on for days in Argentina's San Luis and Cordoba provinces, 2 people were killed and one injured. In the Cordoba fire, 16 thousand hectares of forest area have been destroyed, while 70 people…
legendary boxer muhammad ali’s artwork sell for nearly $1 Million
Some 26-piece collection of drawings, sketches and paintings by the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali has sold for nearly $1 million at Bonhams Auction House in New York. One of the most anticipated works, "Sting Like a Bee," sold for $425,000,…
7th Baku International Book Fair kicks off in Azerbaijan
Baku International Book Fair has started for the 7th time this year at the Baku Expo Center. Nearly 200 publishing houses and printing companies from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, France, Indonesia, Iran, Colombia, Kazakhstan,…
2021 nobel prize in chemistry were jointly awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden announced the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 was awarded jointly to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for their development of a precise…
revealed footage shows torture and rape in russian prisons under investigation
New footage of torture and sexual assaults on prisoners and detainees have caused quite a stir in Russia. The footage revealed the staff of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and guards of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service…