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Wildberries launches ESG platform for charitable, environmental projects
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 August 2025 - Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, has launched an online portal called RWB Participation that enables users to learn about the company's ESG projects and personally take...
Pashinyan and Tokayev discussed new investment opportunities in the region in light of the Washington agreements
ARKA
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NEWS » Politics » Pashinyan and Tokayev discussed new investment opportunities in the region in light of the Washington agreements Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on...
Caspian Sea – Sea of Friendship and Peace: Conference in Awaza
News Central Asia
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August 13, 2025
On 11–12 August 2025, festive events dedicated to International Caspian Sea Day were held in Turkmenistan’s National Tourist Zone “Awaza.” The highlight was the scientific-practical conference titled “Caspian Sea – Sea of Friendship and Peace,”...
Google Turns 2 Billion Smartphones into a Global Earthquake Warning System
Good News Network
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August 13, 2025
Light green areas show the countries where the Android Earthquake Alerts System is currently detecting and delivering alerts – credit Google, released Government earthquake alert systems are now being supplemented around the world with Google...
Almaty Launches Largest Airport Modernization Project
The Astana Times
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August 6, 2025
ASTANA – Almaty has embarked on the largest airport transformation effort in Kazakhstan’s history with the launch of the Horizon master plan, a strategic development program aimed at transforming the Almaty International Airport into a major...
CHESS | Rohith Krishna becomes India’s 89th GM
The Hindu
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August 13, 2025
Rohith Krishna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rohith Krishna S. has always been bright in academics, but that pursuit he felt slowed down the pace of him becoming a chess Grandmaster. However, on Tuesday, he was on top of the world when he...
Putin 15% of Ukraine, Zelensky 85%: Thank you, Trump
Brussels Signal
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August 13, 2025
The contrast in circumstances this week in Alaska with the last meeting seven years ago between President Trump and President Putin could not be more stark. President Trump at that time was accused of “treason” by the former director of the...
Tokayev Calls for Regional Cooperation at UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
The Astana Times
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August 5, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for enhanced international partnerships, regional connectivity, and inclusive development to overcome the challenges faced by landlocked nations during his address at the Third UN Conference...
BestChange restrictions lifted as popular crypto exchange aggregator returns to Russia
Cryptopolitan
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August 7, 2025
Russian authorities are unblocking BestChange’s website, a popular cryptocurrency exchange data provider in the Russian-speaking segment of the market. The decision, made by the Bank of Russia, comes a few months after regulators restricted access...
Iran to continue talks with IAEA as Pezeshkian feels heat from hardliners
The National News
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Iran will keep on talking to the UN's nuclear watchdog, the country's deputy foreign minister said after the first visit by the agency since Tehran suspended its co-operation. On Monday, as President Masoud Pezeshkian faced criticism for pushing...
Trump to meet Putin in Alaska on Aug 15 in push for Ukraine peace
The Hindu Business Line
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August 9, 2025
President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the...
IndiGo expands Mumbai’s global reach with direct flights to Tashkent and Almaty
ETTravelWorld.com
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August 12, 2025
The announcement follows the recent start of direct Mumbai–Tbilisi (Georgia) services on 2 August 2025, underscoring IndiGo’s strategy to position Mumbai as a major international hub. The airline already operates direct flights from Delhi to...
KazMunayGas Exports First Oil Batch to Hungary via Croatia
The Astana Times
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August 5, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) has exported its first oil batch worth 85,000 tons to a Hungarian refinery as part of the strategic expansion of cooperation between KMG and Hungary’s MOL Group. Photo credit:...
Kyrgyzstan attracts Indian students with affordable, NMC-aligned MBBS courses
India Today
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August 11, 2025
With limited medical seats and soaring tuition costs in India, more students are looking abroad for affordable, globally recognised MBBS programs. In recent years, Kyrgyzstan - a Central Asian nation bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,...
Roman Storm Guilty of Unlicensed Money Transmitting Conspiracy in Partial Verdict
CoinDesk
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NEW YORK — Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm has been found guilty of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, a Manhattan jury decided Wednesday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on...
Human rights are a blind spot of the green transition
Sustainable Views
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Phil Bloomer is executive director at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, and Tasneem Essop is executive director at Climate Action Network International At a glance The scramble for transition minerals such as copper, lithium and...
Petrol prices in Uzbekistan hit new highs despite falling global oil prices.
Kun.uz
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August 11, 2025
Despite a significant decline in global oil prices, petrol prices in Uzbekistan continue to set new records. Economist Otabek Bakirov has called for linking the price of AI-92 petrol to Brent crude prices – in the same way that raw cotton prices...
First Rafale Fighter Ready For Indonesian Service: What Makes the French Jets So Controversial?
Military Watch
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August 13, 2025
The Indonesian Air Force has released the first image showing a Rafale fighter aircraft in the service’s colours, with the fighter bearing serial number T-0301 and the emblem of the 6th Air Wing, under which the 12th Air Squadron will be the first...
"We're one of the favorites" - Taylor Fritz makes confident claim about his and Elena Rybakina's mixed doubles partnership at US Open
Sportskeeda
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August 13, 2025
Taylor Fritz trusts his partnership with Elena Rybakina for the US Open mixed doubles, believing it was one for the win. Fritz advanced to the Round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open, the last US summer swing before the American Major. Fritz has been...
Israel kills five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, says they "belonged to Hamas'
Asia News
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August 11, 2025
Today's headlines: South Korea and Vietnam sign new economic cooperation agreement; Heavy rains leave several people missing in Japan;. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says China misinterpreted his comments on Manila's possible...