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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Police in Kazakhstan have detained several antigovernment protesters who staged demonstrations during ceremonies to mark the 74th anniversary of the victory against Nazi Germany in World War II, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The death toll from a Taliban attack on the offices of an international aid group in Kabul has been raised to at least nine people, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reports citing Afghan officials.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Since 2006, school-provided meals have been one of Kyrgyzstan’s strategies for fighting food insecurity. The main beneficiaries have traditionally been the students, who receive a hot breakfast each day. But now, a FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) pilot program is exploring how this scheme can improve the lives of smallholder farmers as well, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia reported on its website.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on May 8 to discuss the development of jewelry industry and the enhancement of opportunities for manufacturers in the field, the Jahon information agency reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — “The new village which will be erected in the center of the Karakum Desert on the territory of the Serdar Etrap in Balkan Velayat (province) will testify to the successful implementation of the tasks set in the Program of socio-economic development of the country in 2019-2025,” said Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov during the ceremony of laying a social and industrial complex in the area of the Altyn Asyr Lake, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on May 8.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Ashgabat hosted a regular session of the Intergovernmental Turkmen–Russian Commission for Economic Cooperation with the participation of heads and representatives of government structures including leading line ministries and departments as well as business circles of the two countries, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on May 7.
