News archive of September 2024

Illia “Golem” Yefimchyk, widely regarded as the world’s most terrifying bodybuilder, has passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack. The Belarusian bodybuilder, who was known as “The Alien” in the bodybuilding world due to his massive physique, claimed to have biceps measuring 63.5 cm in diameter.

Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

The Israeli army said on Thursday that the head of an elite intelligence unit will resign over the failure to prevent Hamas's Oct. 7 attack.

"The commander of the 8200 unit, (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel, has informed his commanders and subordinates of his intention to end his position," the army said in a statement.

"The officer will conclude his role in the near future."

A 78-year-old Greek man from Kozani, northern Greece, who had been missing in Istanbul for nearly a week, has been found safe.

The man, part of a tourist group of pensioners from his hometown, disappeared on September 7 while the group was touring Taksim Square.

Carmaker Stellantis has said it would halt production of the electric version of its emblematic Fiat 500 in Italy due to weak demand, a move that comes as EV sales have slowed in Europe.

Growth in electric vehicles has stalled in many European countries, in part due to expiration of government incentives.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will meet in Athens on Thursday 19 September to discuss the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project.

Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) "neutralized" a senior PKK/KCK terrorist in northern Iraq, security sources said on Friday.

Azad Akıncı, codenamed Adil Mardin, who responsible for the terror group's activities in the Makhmur camp, was "neutralized" in an operation conducted in Makhmur, northern Iraq.

The terrorist was sought by the MIT with a red notice.

Former President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will not participate in another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of election day. Trump claimed victory in their recent debate, despite some polls indicating otherwise.

A hundred years after acquiring one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers," Britain's National Gallery in London will bring his vision to life by showcasing three works side-by-side for the first time.

The triptych, which features two from of his sunflower series, forms part of a major exhibition dedicated to the Dutch painter and titled "Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers."

Two astronauts, a billionaire and an engineer, completed the world's first private spacewalk on Thursday outside a SpaceX capsule, marking a significant achievement in commercial spaceflight. Wearing newly designed spacesuits, they ventured outside the Crew Dragon capsule, a task previously reserved for astronauts from national space agencies, Reuters reports.