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The island city-state will mark 50 years of independence with nationwide celebrations, including a military parade and fireworks display

Some 150 kilos of TNT supported by ammonium nitrate were found on May 1 embedded in the Bingöl highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

A 25-year-old man was seriously injured by a homemade firecracker during Orthodox Easter celebration in Kalamata early on Sunday.

The man was taken to the hospital, where doctors had to amputate both of his arms. He also lost his eyesight during the blast.

Another 25-year-old man that was near him also suffered a light injury.

Fireworks illuminated the skies across China as millions around Asia ushered in the Year of the Sheep on Feb. 19, kicking off festivities with an annual televised gala that got a thumbs down on social media for heavy Communist Party propaganda.
      

Three physicists have been awarded the 2014 Nobel prize for inventing blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), "which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources."

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Two Japanese and a US scientist won the 2014 Physics Nobel for inventing a new energy efficient light source

Devoid of the frenetic activity and artificial illumination that characterizes the strait today, the Bosphorus was once perfect for night-time cruises to enjoy the splendor of the full moon and the best music in the Ottoman Empire We’ve been reminded several times this summer that the moon was going to appear fuller than it usually did, an occasion that happens only once in 13 years.