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3,124 historical coin sized in Istanbul
Istanbul Department of Anti-Smuggling teams took large scaled action against people who buying and selling underground and aboveground historical treasures. As part of the investigation carried out, an operation was conducted against a…
A man in Turkey takes photos of planets with his homemade telescopes
A space-enthusiast Şenol Şanlı from Bursa city of Tukey, successfully manufactured his own telescopes at home. He observes multiple planets every day and takes their photos with his own homemade telescopes. He measures the movements of the…
Snow depth in Şırnak city reached up to 2 meters
With coming of winter season, cold weather that took effect in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey caused snowfall on high grounds. With heavy snowfall and air temperature dropped down to 20 degrees Celsius below zero, snow depth in…
A Tesla owner blew up his car due to high repair cost
A Tesla owner Tuomas Katainen in Finland, blew up his Tesla car with 30 kilograms of dynamite to protest high repair cost. Katainen stated that he got in contact with companies repair service after battery of his 2013 year Model S broke…
scores killed, wounded in bangladesh cruise ship fire
At least 38 people were killed in a fire on a cruise ship underway in Bangladesh's Sugandha River, a local official said. More than 50 people were hospitalized, with some passengers still reported missing. While it was announced that there…
volcano erupts in colombia, air traffic suspends
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano has erupted in western Colombia. Due to the smoke cloud rising up to 8,230 meters from the volcano, flights to and from El Dorado International Airport in the capital Bogota were suspended, the Civil Aviation…
meteorite spotted in mexico
A meteorite was spotted in the sky of Mexico’s Monterey ahead of evening. In the footages, the meteoroid was exceptionally bright and slowly gliding. People shared the eye-catching moments on social media.
A meteoroid was also spotted in…
A tanker loaded with chemical substance rolled over in Turkey
A tanker loaded with chemical substance rolled over after fail to negotiate the bend at Kuzey Marmara linking road in Çatalca district in Istanbul city of Turkey. The moment of the accident, which the tanker driver was injured, reflected on…
fire erupts at oil rafinery in US, 4 injured
In Baytown, Texas, USA, an oil refinery belonging to ExxonMobil burst into flames. According to ExxonMobil, the fire that broke out after midnight impacted a gasoline production unit. Initial findings show an explosion occurred inside the…
Curfew begins in the Chinese city of Xi’an, with a population of 13 million
The curfew, which was declared in order to prevent the spread of locally-sourced Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province in northwest China, started from midnight. City residents have been asked not to…