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Australia: Police Rescued Child Trapped In Toy Vending Machine
A three-year-old boy was rescued by the police after getting stuck in a large toy vending machine in Brisbane, Australia, reported by the BBC. The child was safely extracted from the machine without any injuries.
People throng Eminönü stores for Ramadan feast shopping
With only a few days left until Eid al-Fitr, people have started thronging the shops in Istanbul's Eminönü district, famous for traditional Turkish delight and Ottomon-inspired sweets, to do holiday shopping.
As preparations for Ramadan are ongoing, in Eminönü, flamboyant candies, chocolates and Turkish delights have taken their place on the counters.
Deaths in road accidents during Eid down 61 pct, says minister
Deaths due to road accidents during the Eid al-Fitr holiday declined by 61 percent this year, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said.
Even though the Eid holiday has already ended, and many people returned to their home towns, police units will remain on duty to conduct traffic inspections until the end of the week, the minister wrote on Twitter.
Kinder recalls chocolate eggs after salmonella cases
Italian confectionery group Ferrero said on April 5 it has recalled Kinder chocolate eggs in seven European countries over possible links to dozens of salmonella cases less than two weeks before Easter.
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Confectionery keeps 157-year-old Turkish delight tradition alive
Hafız Mustafa, one of Istanbul's most famous confectioneries, continues its world-famous Turkish delight tradition with its 157-year-old recipe.
The sweetshop was established in 1864 by İsmail Hakkı Bey in the Bahçekapı neighborhood of Istanbul's Fatih district, where he started to make rock candy.
Bulgaria Marks Sirni Zagovezni – the Day of Forgiveness
On March 14, 2021, Bulgarians mark Sirzi Zagovezni - the day of forgiveness. The date is different every year. The feast always falls on Sundays, seven weeks before Easter.
People in Bulgaria keep the tradition to ask forgiveness to the older family members. The words that are used are "Forgive me" and the answer is "You are forgiven".
Even chocolate Easter bunnies get face masks
Greek pastry chef Marios Papadopoulos holds a chocolate Easter bunny decorated to look like it is wearing a protective face mask at his confectionery store, during the coronavirus epidemic, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Monday. [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]
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Turkish firm makes vending machine for face masks
As the coronavirus outbreak worsens around the world, a Turkish company has made a vending machine to dispense protective face masks and disinfectants in public places.
The machine is ideal for use in crowded public spaces such as subway stations and airports, according to Erdem Dinçsoy, who heads the company Elektral.
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ISAP workers to hold work stoppage on Thursday
Workers on the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway, or ISAP, are set to walk off the job from 11 a.m. and until 2 p.m. on Thursday.
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