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UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 23 to June 29, 2025
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Reports (FYI: The data provided in these reports can be used to substantiate your Mains answer and...
Lachin holds panel session on Role of Women in Urban Development
AzerNews
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July 2, 2025
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Women’s Forum, held in Lachin as part of ECO Week, spotlighted the transformative role of women in shaping sustainable and inclusive cities. A key panel session titled “The Role of Women in Urban...
At EAEU Forum, Kyrgyzstan Calls for Integration in Trade, Logistics, and Migration
Times of Central Asia
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July 2, 2025
At the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, marking the 10th anniversary of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Kyrgyzstan highlighted ongoing internal barriers that continue to hinder its development. Chief among them are trade delays,...
Tragedy in Farkhor: Mother throws four children into river, two confirmed dead
Asia Plus
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10:15, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In a shocking act of violence, a 27-year-old woman in Farhor district of Khatlon province reportedly threw her four young children into the Surkhob River before attempting to take her own life. According to the...
Shaping Fair Work Amid Change
CorD Magazine
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July 1, 2025
As the world undergoes major technological and economic shifts, the aim isn’t to resist change, but rather to shape it for fairness, resilience and decent work. Countries that are now drafting a new labour law, like Serbia, must embed these values...
New law in Kazakhstan restricts public wearing of face veils
The Express Tribune
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July 2, 2025
Listen to article Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places that covers their faces, joining a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress....
Delegation of Turkmenistan Participates in Third Meeting of Range States of Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
Shirin Karryeva, Technical Advisor to the Conservation X Labs project The Third Meeting of Range States to the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 24 to 26 June 2025. The Central Asian Mammal...
Rubio Rings the Death Knell of USAID
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to the State Department Substack on Tuesday to ring the death knell of the U.S. Agency for International Development. “This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end,” Rubio...
Kazakhstan law bans face coverings in public places
The News International
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law to ban face coverings in public places and jointed a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress. The text of the law which was signed by the president on...
Kazakhstan bans face covering in public spaces: 10 countries with similar laws
Asianet Newsable
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July 1, 2025
Kazakhstan has banned face-covering garments in public, joining a list of nations citing security and cultural identity. Here's a look at 10 countries with similar laws and their reasons In a move that might surprise many, Kazakhstan has banned...
Another Central Asian country bans face veils as Muslim women told to embrace ‘national style’
The Independent
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July 1, 2025
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Kazakhstan bans face coverings in public, new law endorses 'national' clothing
Firstpost
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July 1, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law to ban people from wearing clothing that covers their faces in public, joining a list of central asian, Muslim-dominated countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress. The law says...
UN Report Highlights Urgent Financing Solutions To Achieve The SDGs In Asia And The Pacific
Scoop
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 4:35 pm Press Release: UN ESCAP A new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) offers over 40 innovative and actionable strategies for countries in the region to close the...
Global public debt reaches $102 trillion: Uzbekistan tops growth rates in Central Asia.
Kun.uz
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June 30, 2025
Global public debt reached a record $102 trillion in 2024, with nearly one-third — $31 trillion — owed by developing countries. These developing economies spent $921 billion solely on interest payments, putting national budgets under pressure and...
Kazakhstan bans face coverings in public places
WKZO - Michigan
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ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on Monday prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places that covers their faces, joining a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic...
World News | Pakistan Reports New Polio Case, Raises Tally in 2025 to 12
Latestly
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June 21, 2025
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Pakistan has reported the 12th polio case in 2025 as a new case of the virus has been detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported. The National Institute of Health said on Friday that the patient is a...
From books to labs, "Silk Road" of education bridges China, Central Asia
Xinhua News Agency
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A teacher (R) from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College gives instructions to a student at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Kalibek Erbosyn, a...
Briefing on international humanitarian activities of Turkmenistan held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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June 29, 2025
29 June 2025 391 Briefing on international humanitarian activities of Turkmenistan held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs On June 29, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a briefing on the country’s international...
Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 16, 2025
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a persistent autoimmune disease in which the immune system targets the synovial membranes of joints, leading to long-term inflammation, joint damage, and even disability. RA can be either seropositive or...
Central Asia Discusses Pandemic Preparedness in the Region
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 20 June 2025 Central Asia — Virtual Regional Meeting took place on 19–20 June 2025 within the framework of the multi-country project Pandemic Preparedness and Response through a One Health approach in Central Asia (2024-2026)...