Magnitude 5.2 Quake Hits Eastern Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Friday, the country's disaster agency announced. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck the Kigi district of the province at...
Three killed, five seriously injured in Germany knife attack
Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in southern Germany on Friday by a 24-year-old Somali immigrant, described by officials as having been placed in recent days under compulsory...
Four Dead, Several Missing in Miami Building Collapse
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levin Cava said Friday that four people have been found dead and 159 remain missing in the rubble of the apartment building that collapsed Thursday in the State of Florida. The...
Denmark Continues Exclusion of AstraZeneca, Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
The Danish Health Authority is keeping its recommendation to refrain from vaccinating the population against coronavirus vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson. In a statement, the health authority explained that professional studies formed the basis...
Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Vandalized Days After Installation
A George Floyd statue, which was unveiled less than a week ago in New York City, was defaced by unknown persons on Thursday, a day before the police officer charged with his murder was...
No regrets, no fear, says freed Catalan separatist Cuixart
Prison has only strengthened the political convictions of Catalan civil disobedience advocate Jordi Cuixart, one of the nine separatist leaders pardoned by the Spanish government earlier this week, he told Reuters two days after...
Partial Collapse of Florida Hi-Rise Apartment Building Highlights Climate Change Concern
After part of a massive hi-rise residential apartment building in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami beach, came crashing down around 1am Thursday morning, rescue workers have been searching through the pile of rubble...
UNODC : Number of Drug Users up 11% by 2030
The number of people who use drugs will increase by another 11% by 2030 globally, with the low-income countries leading the trend, according to the World Drug Report 2021 released on Thursday by the...
Good to know/Covid: Delta variant to spread in the EU by August
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), estimated on Wednesday that the Delta variant of the coronavirus, particularly contagious, should account for 90% of new cases of Covid-19 in the European Union...
Over 400,000 Americans Admitted To Hospitals Because of Police Since 2015
More than 400,000 people have been admitted to emergency rooms at medical facilities as a result of violent interactions with police since 2015, according to a report by NBC News and the Marshall Project...