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Singapore unveils team for AFC Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers
The Independent Singapore
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August 4, 2025
SINGAPORE: Singapore will be represented by 23 strong and committed female athletes for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers on Aug 6 to 11, 2025. Headed by Fazrul Nawaz, the Singapore team is part...
UHC drives progress across all of the SDGs
UHC2030
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July 28, 2025
At the 2025 HLPF, world leaders and stakeholders came together to review progress on the 2030 Agenda and confront the intersecting crises of our time: poverty, inequality, climate emergencies, global instability and underfunded essential services....
Speaking Soil and Glowing Skies: What Not to Miss at SITE SANTA FE International
The New York Observer
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August 4, 2025
Awa Tsireh, Untitled (Big Horn Sheep and Rainbow). Photographer: Addison Doty Among the many standout ontemporary and historical artworks on display in the 12th iteration of SITE SANTA FE’s biennial international exhibition, Indigenous Tewa artist...
Host families open homes for Marion's baseball team, individual players
Smyth County News & Messenger - Virginia
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Chad Osborne Guest Writer As Will Epstein walked toward his downstairs bedroom, he stopped to point out a black trash can that sat near the door. “That’s my leg repair station,” Epstein explained. The can was filled to the brim with white gauze...
Media Review: August 4
Bulgarian News Agency
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EURO CHANGEOVER COSTS An analysis by Dimitar Chobanov, published by TrudNews.bg, looks into the one-time expenses that will be incurred by the Bulgarian National Bank, state institutions, the banking system, businesses, and households with the...
Minister checks readiness of National Surgical Center for liver transplantation
24.kg
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August 1, 2025
17:44, 01 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 17:44, 01 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Erkin Checheybaev visited the National Surgical Center (NSC),...
B2B digital payment market to reach $27T by 2032: report
Coingeek
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August 4, 2025
Homepage > News > Finance > B2B digital payment market to reach $27T by 2032: report Digital payments between businesses are expected to balloon in size by 2032, with a new report tipping the ecosystem to be valued at $27.8 trillion. The report,...
Uzbekistan sees surge in outbound tourism as over 3.5mn citizens travel abroad in 1H25
Daryo
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August 3, 2025
Uzbekistan sees surge in outbound tourism as over 3.5mn citizens travel abroad in 1H25 In the first six months of 2025, over 3.5mn Uzbek citizens traveled abroad for tourism purposes, marking a nearly 30% increase compared to the same period last...
Public discourse still imagines Cyprus as frozen in 1960
Cyprus Mail
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August 3, 2025
But both sides are now multi-cultural and it’s time we realised it Every year, on “national” days of celebration and remembrance, marked separately in the northern and southern Cyprus, politicians regurgitate dusty old speeches that portray the...
Trump eyes Abraham Accords expansion
Gulf Daily News Online
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President Donald Trump’s administration is actively discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility of bringing that nation and some Central Asian allies into the Abraham Accords, hoping to deepen their existing ties with Israel, according to five...
Trump administration pushes Azerbaijan and Central Asia toward Abraham Accords, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry responds.
Kun.uz
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August 2, 2025
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is engaging Azerbaijan and select Central Asian countries to join the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel. According to Reuters, citing five sources...
UK sanctions Russia’s ‘African Initiative
Zimbabwe Independent
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In the report, investigators revealed that the African Initiative is not an independent news outlet but a front for Russian intelligence operations and digital disinformation strategies. THE United Kingdom has sanctioned the African Initiative, a...
Pak-Kyrgz agree to enhance trade volume up to $100m
Daily Times
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July 28, 2025
Federal Minister for Power Division and Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan trade and economic relations will continue to serve as a foundation of our bilateral partnership. However, it is a matter of concern...
UK deals blow to Russia's disinformation push in Africa
The Standard
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BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy. [AFP] The United Kingdom’s recent sanctions against...
UK urged to recognise state of Palestine without delay
The National News
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to recognise a state of Palestine without delay after a government insider described the decision-making process at Westminster as a formality. With more than half of the British public now...
Cabinet Chairman congratulates Denis Petrashov on bronze medal via video call
24.kg
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July 29, 2025
17:08, 29 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 17:08, 29 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, congratulated swimmer Denis Petrashov...
Trump Administration In Talks To Bring Azerbaijan, Central Asian Allies Into Abraham Accords
StratNews Global
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August 2, 2025
The administration of President Donald Trump is in active talks with Azerbaijan about joining the Abraham Accords, along with potential Central Asian allies, aiming to strengthen ties with Israel, according to five sources familiar with the...
Plane bound for Osh from Moscow makes emergency landing in Samara
24.kg
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July 30, 2025
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft with registration number RA-73298, operated by Pobeda airline, was en route from Moscow (Russia) to Osh (Kyrgyzstan) when it was forced to make an emergency landing at Samara Airport.During the flight, the crew...
Trump eyes Central Asian nations into Abraham Accords
The New Arab
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US President Donald Trump eyes adding Azerbaijan, Central Asian nations to Abraham Accords during second term, sources tell news agency Reuters. [Getty] President Donald Trump's administration is actively discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility...
More states say they will ‘recognise’ Palestine, but what does this mean?
The National News
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A growing number of countries in the West have said they could soon recognise Palestinian statehood as Israel becomes increasingly isolated over its war in Gaza. Fifteen countries issued a joint declaration during a UN conference this week led by...