Turkey Earthquake: 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroys buildings in Turkey, Syria.
In southeast Turkey and Syria, buildings were knocked down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Monday morning.
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Warriors Say Curry Sidelined With Left Leg Injury
Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors All-Star guard, has been sidelined due to injuries to his left leg, the team announced Sunday. It is unclear how long Curry will be out due to his injuries.
Cashless poker machines are coming to the biggest state in Australia
As part of its plan to combat money laundering and problem gambling, the prime minister of the most populous state in Australia announced on Monday that all poker machines would be cashless within five years, kicking off an intense political battle ahead of its state election in May.
Brazil sinks an old rusting aircraft carrier in the Atlantic
In defiance of environmentalist warnings that the rusted 1960s French-built aircraft carrier would pollute the ocean and marine food chain, Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier off its northeast coast.
Turkey Earthquake: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter struck Turkey.
In Turkey on Monday morning, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 was felt in the Gaziantep area in the southeast. It was reported that the earthquake was felt in the region.
9 killed by avalanches in Italy, Austria.
As large areas of snow and school holidays drew skiers into the Alps over the weekend, nine people died in avalanches as heavy snow and avalanche warnings drew them into unmarked areas in spite of warnings of elevated avalanche danger, according to police reports.
Indian Eye Drops: Another American citizen died from eye drops made by an Indian company.
One of the Indian companies has been targeted after the cough syrup incident. An Indian drug company manufactured an eye medicine that killed a US citizen. Five others lost their sight as a result.
Pakistan Bans Wikipedia: Wikipedia banned in Pakistan for not removing religion based articles.
Wikipedia, a popular online encyclopedia, has been banned by Pakistan. Islamabad’s tension with this organization has been on the rise for the past few days. It has given Pakistan 48 hours to remove heretical content from Wikipedia.
Donald Trump: Trump’s comeback to Facebook, Instagram after 2 years.
Donald Trump was banned from Instagram by Facebook in 2021 due to unrest on Capitol Hill. Following two years away from social media, the former president is returning to it. Social media giant Meta announced it would lift the ban within weeks.
Million Dollar Bonuses: Employees received billions of rupees in bonuses at the start of the year.
In Central China, a company recently gave a bonus of 60 million yen to its employees, according to company sources.