Turkmenistan
1.There are more than 2000 African ostriches on a farm in the Ak Bugday etrap of Ahal velayat.On an area of 5 hectares, all conditions for breeding chicks have been created.
There is a lot of space for walking, the pens are spacious.Currently, 400 ostrich chicks are growing up on the farm, and entrepreneurs plan to export these birds to the CIS countries.
2. Turkmenistan has received a Certificate from the World Health Organization, which confirms that the country has met regional targets for combating hepatitis B through immunization. The document emphasizes that this achievement is of great importance for the overall goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a threat to public health throughout the European Region.
3. The sixteenth summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization will be held in Tashkent on November 8-9. The event will be attended by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. During the high-level negotiations, issues of further expansion of trade, economic, investment, transport, communications and humanitarian cooperation within the ECO will be considered.
4.On November 8, the 59th meeting of the Council of Heads of Communications Administrations of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications will be held in Ashgabat.
During the forum, current issues of cooperation in the field of communications and information will be discussed.It is planned to consider a number of key issues regarding the state and further development of regional and international cooperation in this area.
5. The National Music and Drama Theater of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly was awarded a special diploma from the First International Theater Festival TURKSOY, and theater actress Gulnabat Abdullayeva won in the “Best Actress” category.
World
6.To increase the number of passengers carried, the Seoul subway will begin running cars without seats from January 2024.New cars will be added to the train on the two busiest metro lines the fourth and seventh.
They will run only in the morning and evening hours, when passenger traffic reaches its peak.It is expected that the introduction of cars without seats will increase the metro's capacity by 30-40%.
7.A cache of more than 100 letters from relatives of French sailors who were captured by British soldiers in 1758 during the Seven Years' War was accidentally discovered at the National Archives in London.
The letters have not been printed since they were sent.In them, relatives and friends of sailors express their love and support, share news from home and talk about their daily worries.
Sport
8.The meeting of the 4th round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League between the Turkmen “Ahal” and the Uzbek “Pakhtakor” will be held using the VAR system.
This will be the second match in the history of Turkmenistan in which VAR will be used.The system was first used in the 1st round match between “Ahal” and “Al-Feiha” on September 19. “Ahal” and “Pakhtakor” will play today at the “Ashgabat” stadium.
The match will start at 19:00, the game will be shown live on the “Turkmenistan: Sport” TV channel.Let us note that “Ahal” will take the field in white uniforms, while “Pakhtakor” players will play in yellow uniforms.