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Rome, Venice and 19 other Italian cities on heat alert
Bangladesh Post
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During his childhood, Adilbek Kozybakov’s mother always kept a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge. Each day, she would spoon it on small pieces of bread and butter for him and his siblings. Caviar would keep them in good health, she believed. It...
‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’
Yahoo News
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Aktau, Kazakhstan – During his childhood, Adilbek Kozybakov’s mother always kept a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge. Each day, she would spoon it on small pieces of bread and butter for him and his siblings. Caviar would keep them in good...
Washington Discusses the Future of Central Asia-US Relations, While Beijing Takes Concrete Action
The Diplomat
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June 27, 2025
The Atlantic Council, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, held its inaugural U.S.-Central Asia Forum on June 5 to discuss the future of Washington’s strategy toward the region. The discussion, organized by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center,...
Al-Farabi, The Forgotten Genius
Friday Times
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June 28, 2025
Too many people, including, alas, scholars of religion, spend an inordinate amount of time impugning the religion of others while maintaining the supremacy of their own. They are not prepared to accept that anything good can be identified in any...
Gabriel Heinze, Marseille's 'hard man' against United
The National News
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ALSO: Carlo Ancelotti thrilled with his Chelsea strikers Real Madrid's Karim Benzema comes back to haunt Lyon Gabriel Heinze and the Champions League are old adversaries. Some supporters of Manchester United, those who travel far and wide, may...
PIA’s first special flight brings 107 stranded Pakistanis from Iran to Islamabad
Business Recorder
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June 18, 2025
Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) first special flight carrying 107 stranded Pakistanis from Iran arrived in Islamabad from Ashgabat on late Tuesday night. In a press release, PIA said that due to the closure of Iranian airspace, Pakistani...
Why is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank regionally significant?
Euronews
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June 26, 2025
The tenth annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been making headlines this week. The reason is that the Chinese-led bank has been heavily involved in projects across the region. Experts in...
Iran is pluralistic within its self-drawn parameters: Western imaging and myths falsify the reality
Middle East Monitor
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June 28, 2025
Western narratives often paint Iran as a monolithic theocracy, intolerant of diversity and locked in ideological rigidity. Iran’s political system in certainly not a western-style democracy. Regular elections are organized and there is a degree of...
Regional Training on the Peer-Review Process of National Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Central Asia
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 18 June 2025 From 1 to 4 July 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) will conduct a regional practical training titled Improving quality assurance process for GHG inventories...
Foreign governments seek emergency exits for nationals stranded in Iran and Israel
The Independent
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June 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Geben Valley declared Türkiye’s 50th national park
Hurriyet Daily News
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KAHRAMANMARAŞ Geben Valley, covering the districts of Onikişubat, Göksun and Andırın in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, has been launched officially as Türkiye’s 50th national park. The announcement, published in the Official Gazette on...
Deputy Foreign Minister: Azerbaijan strengthens trade ties with Central Asia
News Central Asia
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June 18, 2025
Trade relations between Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries are actively strengthening, demonstrating sustainable economic growth in mutual ties, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Samir Sharifov said at the opening of the...
Culture Week 2025: Day Three
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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Another eventful day of the Culture Week, dedicated to the Day of Cultural and Art Workers, as well as the poetry of Magtymguly Fragi, became another vivid confirmation of the deep connection between the rich national heritage and the peace-loving...
Pakistan-Russia railway opening delayed due to conflict
Gulf News
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The train route begins in Lahore, heading towards Astrakhan in southern Russia. The expected path of the train was to travel through countries like Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan before entering Russian territory. The cargo train was set to...
ASIA - Central Asian countries seek to preserve water resources
Fides
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June 27, 2025
unece.org by Cosimo Graziani Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of May, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement regarding the allocation of water from the Bahri Tochik reservoir in Tajikistan during the harvest...
Upcoming KL fest to champion green connectors, walkability
The Malaysian Star
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June 27, 2025
The second Kuala Lumpur Park Festivals 2025 (KLPF), aimed at raising awareness of maintaining green spaces, will advocate the vital role of green connectors in urban development. The festival, from Oct 17 to 26, underscores the city’s commitment...
Around the World with Brewer Schoeller
Palm Beach Illustrated - Florida
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June 26, 2025
Brewer Schoeller often takes the road less traveled to experience places like Chefchaouen, Morocco’s “blue city,”. Photo courtesy of Brewer SchoellerOne morning in August of 2022, in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia, Brewer Schoeller pulled...
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: RSF sounds the alarm about the persistent use of torture against journalists worldwide
Reporters Without Borders
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RSF has already filed several complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure that crimes committed against journalists do not go unpunished on a larger scale. These complaints target Russia, Belarus, and Israel, among other...
CAREC to Conduct Training on Methane Emissions Inventory from Oil and Gas Systems Based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 17 June 2025 From July 7 to 10, 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), with the support of the Global Methane Hub, will conduct a regional training on “Methane emissions from...
Yutong’s 10,000th Central Asia vehicle rolls off, advancing green smart mobility
Automotive World
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June 27, 2025
On June 26, Yutong’s 10,000th vehicle for Central Asian markets rolled off its electric bus production line On June 26, Yutong’s 10,000th vehicle for Central Asian markets rolled off its electric bus production line. This achievement not only...