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Graffiti in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Photo: Pavel Shumejko.

"I would describe my trip to the zone as a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Pavel Shumejko from North Macedonia. "I learned a lot about the zone and the accident and got to visit a lot of iconic places, starting from abandoned ruined villages, schools and hospitals to the ghost town of Pripyat."

AFP - A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said.

The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the US Geological Survey said, near the site of a powerful quake last year that killed hundreds.

Two Czech nationals who were arrested in September 2012 for taking photos and videos of military installations on the northeastern Aegean island of Lemnos were given 18-month prison sentences for espionage by an appeals court on Lesvos on Monday.

The terms were reduced from an original 2.5 years as ruled by a lower court. Both men denied any wrongdoing.

It's the most controversial Formula One introduction since the 2016 qualifying elimination clock, but unlike that ill-fated change the halo should last more than two races.

Two Czech nationals who were caught taking photographs of military installations on the northern Aegean island of Lemnos in September 2012 have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years each in prison, according to a court ruling that was made public Tuesday.

Turkey won the Counter Strike GO (Global Offensive) World Championship held in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Oct. 9, daily Hürriyet has reported. 

The five-member team defeated Argentina in the tournament's final, winning the $50,000 top prize.

A virtual reality (VR) laboratory has been opened in Istanbul by Germany-based independent video game developer, publisher and technology provider Crytek in cooperation with Bahçe?ehir University (BAU).

US video game producer Activision Blizzard announced late Nov. 2 that it was buying King Digital Entertainment, best known for its "Candy Crush Saga" mobile game, for $5.9 billion.