ASTANA (TCA) — Three energy efficient kindergartens were opened on July 26 in Aktau city in Kazakhstan providing 1500 students and staff with improved heating, water supply and lighting. Representatives of the World Bank, Swiss Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Kazakh Ministry of Investments and Development together with governors of Mangistau oblast and Aktau city welcomed the initiative which creates a better environment for learning while cutting energy costs, the World Bank said in a press release.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A seminar “Community Water Supply Management System in Uzbekistan: Experience, Challenges and Further Developments” was held in Fergana city on July 25 and 26 as part of the “Rural Water Supply and Sanitation” project (RWSS) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Jahon information agency reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — US Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard on July 26 participated in a forum on “Innovative Water Management for Sustainable Development”, organized by the USAID Local Governance Project and chaired by the Tajik First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda, and focused on improving the quality and management of drinking water supply services in Tajikistan, the US Embassy in Dushanbe said.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on July 26 said that the claims that Russia is allegedly supplying weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan are groundless, Sputnik news agency reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Work is underway to gradually switch to English-language education in Kazakhstan’s secondary schools and universities, Minister of Education Yerlan Sagadiyev told a press conference on July 26, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan has announced it will outline a new alphabet by the end of this year as the country plans to switch from a Cyrillic-based script to Latin, RFE/RL reports.

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