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The Mars Initiative: A public fund for a human mission to Mars

The Mars Initiative (TMI) is a publicly funded and ambitious project, which aims to send humans to Mars and establish a human settlement on that planet.

 

The writer had the pleasure of interviewing Mina Mukhar, who is the Founding President of The Mars Initiative.

Read more and ask Mina questions: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/340329

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Gas leak in major Istanbul hotel poisons 23 people

Around 23 people, mainly tourists, have been hospitalized after a gas leak in the Modern Sultan Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

According to the local newspaper, Today's Zaman, the incident happened at the hotel, located in İstanbul's Fatih district, early on Monday. 21 of the people affected are foreign tourists and two are hotel employees.

Four people are apparently in a critical condition and ambulances rushed them to local hospitals. Apparently the patients were described as unconscious, with white foam coming from their mouths.

The tourists were taken to the Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul University Hospital, and other hospitals in Istanbul, Okmeydani, Taksim and Sisli Etfal.

Firefighters and gas experts are on the scene, investigating the cause.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/340199