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Russian emergencies minister dies on duty
Russian Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died on duty while saving a person's life, the ministry announced on Wednesday. The tragedy happened during search and rescue exercise in north Russia's Norilsk to protect the Arctic zone…
protests erupt in el salvador after bitcoin becomes legal tender
Protests erupted in El Salvador after the cryptocurrency Bitcoin started to be used as legal tender as of yesterday. The demonstrations began after the value of bitcoin dropped from $52,000 to $43,000. Shouting anti-government slogans, the…
gas explosion in residential building near moscow kills 2
A gas explosion in a 9-storey residential building killed 2 people and wounded 8 in the city of Noginsk near Moscow. So far, 170 people have been evacuated. Buildings and vehicles were damaged nearby the scene. The explosion may be occurred…
Japanese ambassador to Saudi arabia eats rice with hand
Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia Iwai Fumio visited the Shaqra region of the capital Riyadh. Ambassador Fumio was hosted at lunch by Shaqra Governor Adel Al-Bawardi during the visit. Mfatah, one of Saudi Arabia's most famous dishes, was…
7.1-magnitude earthquake shakes southern mexico
At least one person was killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican coastal city of Acapulco in Guerrero state on Tuesday night. The Civil Protection Agency of the state said the quake has led to rock falls and…
sneaky fox steals camera in russia
A wandering fox stole a camera belonging to a group of climbers who wanted to capture images of Shiveluch Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Island. The fox ran away grasping the camera with its mouth while the camera was still recording. After…
41 killed in indonesian prison fire
A fire broke out in Tangerang Prison killed 41 prisoners. The Prison was home to 2,000 prisoners which is near the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Noting that one of the dead was a citizen of South Africa and the other a Portuguese citizen,…
flooding hits central mexican hospital killing 17
Floods killed 17 patients in a hospital following heavy rains in Tula, a city in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo. As the power supply collapsed citywide, power generators at the flooded hospital also failed, where 15 of the deceased…
US president biden visits new jersey to survey hurricane ida damage
US President Joe Biden visited New Jersey to survey the damage in the region, which is among the states most affected by Hurricane Ida. Biden met with the authorities and disaster victims in the town of Hillsborough. He called for action on…
wildfire destroys widespread forested land in spain
A forest fire broke out last Sunday in the countryside of the city of Ribas De Sil in the Galicia Autonomous Region in northwest Spain. The fire, burned more than 1,500 hectares of forest, was brought under control two days later. The…