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19  may     11h15
10 Mysterious Places on Earth That Defy Logic
Turkmenistan    Some places on this planet behave as if they missed the memo on how reality is supposed to work. Compasses spin, lights appear where no people live, ...
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Xi to host ’old friend’ Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit
Turkmenistan    BEIJING SINGAPORE - Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his old friend Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump’s high-profile ...
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Which Countries Border Iran?
Turkmenistan    Iran shares land borders with seven countries: Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The total land border runs...
18  may     05h05
Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026: India finishes third in women’s, fifth in men’s team rankings
Turkmenistan    Gandhinagar, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) India secured third place in the women’s team standings and fifth in the men’s team standings at the Asian ...
17  may     09h04
Why Do So Many Countries End In Stan ?
Turkmenistan    Due to the similarity in their names, and most likely also thanks to the difficulty of their pronunciation for the average English speaker, the so...
16  may     12h00
Ranked: Countries With the Highest Water Use Per Person
Turkmenistan    Most of the world’s freshwater isn’t used in homes. It’s used to grow crops, cool power plants, and support industry. This graphic ranks countries by...
15  may     15h03
Freedom For Foreigners, Limitations For Locals As Turkmenistan Opens To Tourism
Turkmenistan    A loosening of rules for tourists entering Turkmenistan has been noticed by travellers and tour agencies but locals say the sudden liberalization is ...
17  may     05h46
The World’s Top 10 Wool Producing Countries
Turkmenistan    The global wool industry is worth roughly 30 billion annually, with greasy wool production reaching about 1.76 million tonnes worldwide in 2022 per ....
15  may     00h16
Cotton slavery persists in Turkmenistan - watchdog report
Turkmenistan    Turkmenistan’s government reverted last year to the Soviet-era practice of forcing students, state employees and military conscripts into the fields ...
14  may     17h36
Turkmenistan’s fiery ’Gates of Hell’ crater is dimming
Turkmenistan    Recent data suggests the flames of Turkmenistan’s famous crater are starting to go out. Turkmenistan’s famous Gates of Hell crater is dimming, which ...
18  may     06h50
The 10 Least Populated Countries In Asia
Turkmenistan    Asia is the world’s largest continent in both area and population, but its 4.8 billion people are unevenly distributed. While India and China each ...
14  may     12h50
Forced Labor Remains Central to Turkmenistan’s Cotton Harvest
Turkmenistan    Despite small steps in 2023 and 2024, the 2025 harvest reportedly saw a complete return to the mobilization of state employees into the fields. The ....
13  may     23h00
India working on 40,000 cr subsea gas pipeline project to help mitigate risks brought to fore by Hormuz blockade
Turkmenistan    India is accelerating plans to secure uninterrupted gas supplies from the Gulf through a direct deep-sea pipeline, as the Strait of Hormuz crisis ...
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Celebrating 15 years of investments in pandemic influenza preparedness at this year’s World Health Assembly
Turkmenistan    The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework marks 15 years in action at this year’s World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to be held ...
11  may     15h48
14 Horse Breeds That Hate the Cold (More Than You Do)
Turkmenistan    Ever thought you were the biggest baby when it comes to winter weather? Think again. While some horse breeds literally laugh in the face of ...
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Is CO2 from Cars Not as Bad as Methane from Landfills?
Turkmenistan    To mitigate global warming, going after methane emissions, too, would be good New study from the United Nations spotlights global methane ...
14  may     18h10
Iran War Threatens Gulf Investment Boom In Central Asia - Analysis
Turkmenistan    The 2026 U.S.-Israel war on Iran, the Ramadan War, which began with airstrikes on 28 February 2026 and involved Iranian retaliation via missiles, ...
12  may     20h01
The City of White Marble: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan    Picture a city where the buildings seem to glow under the desert sun, wrapped entirely in luminous white marble. Imagine streets so wide you could ...
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15 Mysterious Landscapes That Look Completely Alien - But Are Right Here on Earth
Turkmenistan    You’ve probably scrolled through photos that made you stop and think, Wait, where on Earth is that? The truth is, our planet holds secrets in plain ....
08  may     16h28
War Department Drops First Tranche’ of Declassified UFO Documents
Turkmenistan    After years of pressure from the public and Congress, the Department of War (DOW) on Friday released the first tranche of 161 declassified files ...
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Microsoft’s Office 365 adds four new languages and 17 new markets, bringing total to 40 and 141 respectively
Turkmenistan    Microsoft today announced it has added four new languages (Indonesian, Kazakh, Hindi, and Hebrew) to Office 365 and brought the suite to 17 new...
11  may     17h37
Central Asia: Escalating Digital Repression Threatens Civic Space And Free Expression
Turkmenistan    Statement for OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Safeguarding Civic Space in the Digital Age, Vienna, 11-12 May 2026 As in other parts of...
07  may     19h52
CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report
Turkmenistan    Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump ...
08  may     17h06
Competing Strategic Outreach In Central Asia: China’s BRI And India’s Connect Central Asia Policy - Analysis
Turkmenistan    Halford Mackinder made a famous comment: Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland; who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island; who rules ....
07  may     19h23
The Strongman Who Tried to Rewrite Time
Turkmenistan    Most dictators settle for controlling the present. Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled Turkmenistan from its independence in 1991 until his death in 2006, ...
06  may     09h07
Turkmenistan’s Darvaza ’Gates of Hell’ Crater May Finally Be Dimming, Says Report
Turkmenistan    Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame. For more than half a century, a crater of fire has...
08  may     08h47
China’s Deepening Economic Footprint in Central Asia: A Reordering of Regional Influence
Turkmenistan    As Central Asia navigates the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and broader geopolitical turbulence, including disruptions in Middle Eastern ...
06  may     09h30
Could Central Asia Be A High-Potential Region For American Franchises?
Turkmenistan    Diana Kurbanova is the CEO of UzFranchise and Founder of the Central Asian Franchising & Business Expo. American franchise networks have long focused...
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Iran’s Oil Sector and Economy Are Under Pressure as U.S. Blockade Bites
Turkmenistan    Tehran says it can endure the pain, but its oil may soon have nowhere to go. Iran struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as President Trump pressed for a...
07  may     00h08
Water-energy-food nexus assessment in the transboundary harirud river basin using the MUSIASEM framework
Turkmenistan    Water, food, and energy systems are highly interconnected, and changes in one can have a direct impact on the others. In transboundary basins, these ...
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