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Letters: Why we need libraries
The Spectator Australia
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July 9, 2025
NHS origins Sir: Your leading article ‘Wes or bust’ (5 July) credited Labour with founding the NHS. In fact, the NHS was founded during the second world war by the Labour, Liberal and Conservative coalition. The speech with the famous line ‘free...
ECO summit participants watch “Victory” show of Karabakh horses at Aghdam’s “Imarat” Complex
News.Az
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On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar, and...
Bangladesh kicks off Asia Cup hockey with dominant win
Bangladesh Post
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The Bangladesh men's Under-18 hockey team has commenced its Asia Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, securing a commanding 3-0 victory over Hong Kong in their opening Pool A match in Dazhou, China, on Thursday. This strong start bodes well for the...
Kyrgyz President Visits Tajikistan, Opening New Era of Friendship
Times of Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov just concluded a two-day visit to Tajikistan. Rarely has the visit of one Central Asian leader to another Central Asian country been as welcome as Japarov’s trip to Tajikistan was. The two countries engaged in...
Participants of 17th ECO Summit watched “Victory” show of Karabakh horses at Aghdam’s “Imarat” Complex
AzerNews
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July 3, 2025
On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar, and...
Taylor Swift Doesn’t Need Me
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 9, 2025
Don’t surrender to mediocrity I recently turned 40. The days are long, and I feel good. In fact, I’ve always been happy, and I’ve never felt like I was lacking anything. If I’ve ever lacked something, it might be pain. Sadness. Around the age of...
FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup: Humpy, Harika Advance; Vaishali, Divya Also Through
News18
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July 10, 2025
Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 23:40 IST Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy advanced to the third round of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup in Baku, securing a draw with Afruza Khamdamova. Indian GM Koneru Humpy (PTI)Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy...
Proud moment for Irish football: Ireland U-17 coach O’Brien looks forward to making history in Qatar
The Peninsula
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July 10, 2025
Doha: Ireland are set to make their debut at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025,which Qatar will host from November 3-27 of this year. The tournament will be the first FIFA World Cup to feature 48 teams, and one of five consecutive editions that Qatar...
Int’l Tourism Centre in Miraki is ready to welcome guests
The Nation
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June 24, 2025
TASHKENT - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the development of the tourism potential in the foothills of the Hisar Mountains in Shakhrisabz district. Tourism is a sector that creates numerous jobs, contributes to increased...
Father’s foresight, TT robot behind Divyanshi taking down three Chinese on way to Asian title
The Indian Express
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July 2, 2025
It was during the Covid pandemic in 2020 that Divyanshi Bhowmick’s father decided to bring a TT table home, hoping his daughter would take the interest in the sport she had shown at school to possibly something more significant.That has turned out...
Wonderkid Divyanshi Creates History At Asian Youth TT
Rediff
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IMAGE: Divyanshi Bhowmick celebrates with team-mates after winning the U-15 singles title at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday. Photograph: SAI Media Young Divyanshi Bhowmick made history by becoming...
Five shells and a trail of terror: The story behind the 2022 rocket attack in Termez.
Kun.uz
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June 30, 2025
On July 5, 2022, five shells were fired from Afghan territory into the city of Termez. One of the shells landed on a sports ground in the yard of the Surkhandarya Regional Sanitary and Epidemiological Service (SES) building, while the other four...
Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships: Mumbai Paddler Divyanshi Bhowmick Clinches U-15 Gold
Free Press Journal
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July 1, 2025
Divyanshi Bhowmick played for Stanley's Chennai Lions in the Dream UTT Juniors recently | Mumbai paddler Divyanshi Bhowmick defeated Zhu Qihui, of China 13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 to clinch the under-15 girls’ singles title at the 29th...
Is BRICS the Way Forward?
Consortium News
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July 11, 2025
After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism. Statue of José Martí in Cienfuegos, Cuba. (Vgenecr/Wikimedia Commons/CC...
Chusovitina Wins Silver Medal At World Challenge Cup
Leadership
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June 22, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina marked her 50th birthday with a silver medal in the vault at the Gymnastics World Challenge Cup – 33 years after she became an Olympic champion. Chusovitina was part of a Unified Team of athletes from post-Soviet...
Benjamin Fulford — July 7th, 2025: Desperate cabal planning “Event X Polycrisis”
Stillness in the Storm
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July 11, 2025
The Khazarian mafia is in a state of total panic because their old tricks to manipulate people with trauma-based mind control are not working anymore. So now they are planning to up the ante with some sort of massive “polycrisis. ” This is how...
Gymnastics-Chusovitina turns 50 and flies to silver in World Challenge Cup
Channel News Asia
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June 21, 2025
Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina celebrated her 50th birthday in remarkable fashion by winning silver in the vault at the Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Tashkent on Friday. Bulgarian Valentina Georgieva, 18, beat the former Olympic and world...
China Gold Discovery in Hunan Rewrites Global Market Dynamics
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Key Takeaways China has discovered a 1,000-ton gold deposit in Hunan Province valued at €78 billion. The Wangu gold field could surpass South Africa’s South Deep as the world’s largest known gold reserve. Advanced 3D geological modeling was...
Ankara will become tourism capital of Turkic world in 2026
Turkmenportal
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Ankara has been chosen as the tourism capital of the Turkic world in 2026. This was announced by the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. The corresponding decision was made at the 10th meeting of tourism ministers of the...
Koneru Humpy Defeats Afruza Khamdamova, Vantika Agrawal Humbles Former World Champion Anna Ushenina
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 23:43 IST India's Koneru Humpy and Vantika Agrawal advanced in the FIDE Women's World Chess Cup, showcasing their skills against formidable opponents. Koneru Humpy inched closer to the next round of the World Chess Cup...