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Politics
Uzbekistan: President Mirziyoyev takes oath of office for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 64, has taken the oath of office for the second term as President of Uzbekistan in a solmen ceremony that took place at the Conference Hall of the Senate in Tashkent. The inauguration of Mirziyoyev, who won the presidential elections in…
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Culture
Istanbul hosts V Eurasian Literary Festival of Festivals
ISTANBUL: The fifth Eurasian literary festival of festivals “LiFFT-2021 will open in Istanbul on November 11 with a press conference on the world event. Invited personalities to attend this mega literary occasion are Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Head of the…
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South Asia
Pakistan plunges into political and economic crisis
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI: The political and economic chaos in Pakistan is deepening with every passing day due to the perpetual mismanagement and wrong policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. The opposition parties have taken to the streets to dislodge the Prime Minister Imran Khan, the…
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Society
Vietnam starts giving Covid-19 vaccine to children
By PhongLan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: Approximately 1,500 students aged 16-17 in Vietnam’s largest epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City were given their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs on a trial basis on October 27. They were the first young people in Vietnam to have received the vaccine against Covid-19.…
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Politics
President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev reelected for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected for a second five-year term, winning 80.1% of the vote in Sunday’s Elections, Chairman of Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan Zayniddin Nizamkhodjaev said on Monday. According to results of the elections that took place on…
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Politics
Presidential elections kick off in Uzbekistan
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Uzbekistan is headed to the polls on Sunday to choose its president for the next five years, with incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev widely expected to best four rivals to win a second term. Polling stations have opened their doors today in Uzbekistan at 8:00…
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Culture
“Jack Hirschman: Egyptian Poems and Testimonies” pays tribute to late US poet
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid AJA President CAIRO: As a tribute to the name of the late American poet Jack Hirschman, World Poetry Movement called on its members across the world to dedicate their cultural activities along the month of October 2021 to one of its founders, and one of the poetic…
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Politics
Real Choices?
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera MANILA: Last Oct. 8, 2021, presidential aspirants here in the Philippines lined up to file their certificates of candidacy for the 2022 national elections. It was a week-long spectacle, with dozens proclaiming their intent to run as President and Vice-President and hundreds more want to become Senators.…
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Society
GCS International hosts international conference on 40th anniversary of U.N. International Day of Peace
By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary General, Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: An international conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the U.N. International Day of Peace was held at Seoul Airport in Seongnam. Gyeonggi Province on October 21, 2021. The seminar was jointly promoted by GCS International and…
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People
Love conquers all: Indian bride and groom float to wedding in cooking pot
KERALA: An Indian couple sailed submerged streets in a huge pot to reach their wedding venue, as heavy rains flooded the southern state of Kerala. According to local reports, the couple borrowed the pot from a local temple and recruited two men to push the aluminum vessel to small partially…
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