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Traditional Bocuk Festival held in Türkiye’s Edirne
The "Bocuk Festival" was held in costume in the Turkish village of Camlica in the Kesan district of Edirne, Türkiye. It is a medieval Thrace tradition held to commemorate the Bocuk Night, which usually coincides with the harshest winter…
Container collapses on passenger bus in Nigeria: 9 dead
Nine people, including 2 children, lost their lives in a disastrous incident that a container fell on a bus that was taking passengers from a stop in the Ojuelegba region of Lagos state, Nigeria. One person was rescued alive. The Lagos…
Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano erupts 3 times
The Popocatepetl Volcano has erupted 3 more times in the past day, increasing the number of eruptions this month to 57, according to Mexico's National Center for Prevention of Disasters (CENAPRED). Officials announced that Popocatepetl…
engine oil factory fire in Iran
A massive fire broke out in the Martyr Selimi industrial site in the city of Azershahr in Iran's East Azerbaijan province at around 21:00 local time yesterday. A firefighter was injured by the smoke, and explosions occurred in some fuel…
second round of tunisian general elections begins
The second round of the early general elections, which will determine the members of parliament in Tunisia, has been started at 08:00 local time. A total of 262 candidates are independently vying to win the 131 seats left vacant in the…
21 million Yemenis need urgent humanitarian aid
The civil war in Yemen, which has been going on for more than 7 years, deepens the humanitarian crisis in the country day by day. According to the United Nations (UN) Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), approximately…
Boat capsizes in Pakistan: 10 children loses their lives
A boat sailed for a student trip capsized in the Tanda Dam Lake in the Kohat region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The search and rescue service spokesperson reported that at least 10 children lost their lives and that 4 of them…
3 killed, 816 injured by 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Iran
At least 3 lost their lives and 816 were injured in the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that occurred yesterday in the city of Khoy in Iran's West Azerbaijan province.
The West Azerbaijan Governor's Office stated that the severe tremor that was…
Passenger bus overturns and burns in Pakistan: 41 dead
A bus with at least 48 passengers overturned and caught fire in a mountain pass in the Lasbela region of Pakistan's Balochistan province. At least 41 people lost their lives, and DNA tests will be carried out to determine their…
Petr Pavel to become Czech Republic’s new President
Former Chief of General Staff Petr Pavel received 58.32 percent of the votes in the second round of the presidential election in Czech and became the country's fourth president. Pavel will take over the presidency from Milos Zeman on March…