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Baker Hughes Company Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Results
Second-quarter highlights Orders of $7.0 billion, including $3.5 billion of IET orders. RPO of $34.0 billion, including record IET RPO of $31.3 billion. Revenue of $6.9 billion, down 3% year-over-year. Attributable net income of $701 million. GAAP...

Asset recovery key to countering illicit financial flows, OSCE event highlights
On 15 July 2025, the OSCE held a side event in Vienna focused on strengthening asset recovery efforts to combat illicit financial flows across the region. The event, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the Office of...

Russia starts work on bordering nation’s first nuclear power plant
(MENAFN) Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has begun engineering surveys to select the site for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant, marking a project deemed strategically vital for the country’s future. Despite Western attempts to exclude...

B2Gold Reports Q2 2025 Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2025. All...

Gulf Arabs fear Israel is becoming Goliath
As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, it overlooks a dramatic shift in perception across the Arab and Muslim world. Where once Israel might have been viewed as...

Russian teens win gold medals at international AI contest
(MENAFN) A team of Russian middle school students achieved outstanding success at the second International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) held in China, securing a total of eight medals, including six golds, one silver, and one bronze....

Drone ‘athletes’ from 11 nations show up at tournament in Russia
(MENAFN) Drone pilots from 11 countries will gather in Moscow later this month to compete in Russia’s first official international drone sports tournament, according to city officials. The event, scheduled from August 7 to 17, will feature...

Strengthening the Fight Against Money Laundering: OSCE held a Workshop on Civil Forfeiture
On 4 August 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in collaboration with the Asset Recovery Committee under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized a training workshop for officers of the Committee. The event...

Mondelēz International Reports Q2 2025 Results
Second Quarter Highlights1 Net Revenues +7.7%, Organic Net Revenues +5.6%, Volume/Mix -1.5% Diluted EPS increased 8.9% to $0.49 Adjusted EPS was $0.73 which declined 14.5% on a constant currency basis Year-to-date cash provided by operating...

Kazchrome, a subsidiary of Eurasian Resources Group, sets a new global industry record in ferrochrome production
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TNC Kazchrome JSC, a subsidiary of global mining and metals company Eurasian Resources Group, produced 150 tonnes of ferrochrome from an electric arc furnace in a single process cycle, under...

Kremlin states Azerbaijan, Russia have gotten into ‘difficult period’ in two-sided relations
(MENAFN) The Kremlin acknowledged on Monday that Russia and Azerbaijan are currently experiencing a “difficult period” in their bilateral relations, following Azerbaijan’s recent announcement that it will seek international legal action over a...

Pakistan Leads Regional Defense Conference for Top Military Leaders
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Pakistan convened a critical regional conference for top military leaders, hosting defense chiefs from the US, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The Islamabad meeting, themed "Strengthening Bonds, Securing...

From Smartphone to Crypto Yield: How Quid Miner Is Simplifying Cloud Mining for BTC and DOGE in 2025
London, UK, July 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As cryptocurrency matures into a mainstream financial instrument, a new wave of investors is looking for ways to generate steady returns without the volatility of day trading. In response to this...

Jennifer Lopez Cancels Moscow Concert
(MENAFN) Renowned American pop star Jennifer Lopez has called off a scheduled performance in Moscow that was planned for August, according to various media sources. Lopez, widely recognized as JLo, had reportedly agreed with her management to...

Media reports JLo cancelling Moscow concert
(MENAFN) Jennifer Lopez has reportedly canceled a planned concert in Moscow that was originally scheduled for August, according to Russian media outlets. The American pop star and her management had allegedly reached a preliminary agreement to...

Aeroflot stops flights following supposed great hacking breach
(MENAFN) Russian airline Aeroflot has been forced to cancel or delay over 100 flights following what pro-Ukrainian hacker groups claim was a massive cyberattack that severely damaged the company’s internal IT systems. On Monday, hackers from...

Kremlin recognizes Russia-Azerbaijan tension
(MENAFN) The Kremlin acknowledged on Monday that ties between Russia and Azerbaijan have entered a “difficult period,” as Azerbaijan announced plans to pursue international legal action regarding a deadly plane crash involving Azerbaijan Airlines...

Hacker group claims responsibility of attacking Russian airline’s digital infrastructure
(MENAFN) Over 40 flights operated by Russia’s main airline were canceled on Monday due to what the company described as a technical malfunction affecting its internal systems, as reported by various sources. The airline’s headquarters, located at...

Russia’s Aeroflot Cancels Over Forty Flights
(MENAFN) Russia's national airline, Aeroflot, grounded more than 40 flights on Monday after an "information failure." The airline, based at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, made the announcement via its press office, but did not...

Russia’s Aeroflot Grounds Over 40 Flights After Cyberattack
(MENAFN) Russia’s national airline Aeroflot grounded more than 40 flights on Monday, citing an “information failure” as the cause. The announcement came via the airline’s press service, based at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. While...