Tajikistan says migrants fleeing Russia after concert hall attack
There has been a surge of migrant workers leaving Russia for Tajikistan after a March 22 concert hall attack near Moscow which left dozens dead, according to Tajikistan's Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment. Gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers over a week ago in the…#tajikistan #moscow #ministryoflabour #exsovietcentralasian #shakhnozanodiri #russian #tass #islamiststate #antonglushkov #interfaxnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Escobar: The Nuland/Budanov/Tajik/Crocus Connection
Authored by Pepe Escobar, Let’s start with the possible chain of events that may have led to the Crocus terror attack. This is as explosive as it gets. Intel sources in Moscow discreetly confirm this is one of the FSB’s prime lines of…#pepeescobar #crocus #intel #moscow #fsb #jointchiefsofstaff #genmarkmilley #cia #russian #abcnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption
ISLAMABAD -- The bloody siege at a Moscow theater on Friday underlines the expanding reach of Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate, blamed for Russia's deadliest terror attack in two decades. While IS claimed responsibility for the barrage of gunfire and violence that left at least 139 dead, U.S.…#islamabad #moscow #islamic #afghanistan #isiskhorasan #isiskrussian #tajikistan #muslim (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ISIS-K claims Moscow concert hall shooting, but Putin seeks to tie attack to Ukraine
Four suspects arrested in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared in court on terrorism charges Sunday, Russian state media reported. The big picture: An ISIS affiliate claimed it was behind one of Europe's deadliest terrorist attacks, which Russian leader Vladimir…#moscow #russian #isis #vladimirputin #ukraine #afghanistan #isisk #southcentralasian #tajikistan #saidakramimurodali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Air Quality Is Bad Pretty Much Everywhere, New World Pollution Report Finds
The rules of survival are simple: humans can live weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without air. Air is the most vital resource to human life, and yet what most of the world breathes in every day is dirty.
According to the 2023 World Air Quality Report published on Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss firm that monitors real-time air quality around the world and has published an annual assessment since 2018, only 10 countries or territories last year had air quality that met the World Health Organization’s standard for clean air.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight Source Type: news
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Rural Tajik Woman's Road to Empowering Women Living With HIV
[IPS] Bratislava -- This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024Rural Tajik Woman’s Road to Empowering Women Living with HIV
Takhmina Haidarova, Tajik advocate for the rights of women living with HIV. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 7 2024 (IPS) Born and raised in a rural area in a traditional Tajik family, Takhmina Haidarova managed to finish high school with excellent grades and wanted to go to university.
“[But] it was compulsory for my family to give higher education to boys, and girls were trained to be housewives,” she says. Her dream of higher education was instead replaced by an arranged marriage to a cousin.
“I was strongly against this wedding, but my father decided for me and married me to him. I hadn’t even seen him before the wed...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Middle East & North Africa Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bu Source Type: news
Where did India ’s people come from? Massive genetic study reveals surprises
South Asia is home to one of the most diverse assemblages of people in the world. A mélange of different ethnic identities, languages, religions, castes, and customs makes up the 1.5 billion humans who live here. Now, scientists have revealed the most detailed look yet of how this population took shape.
In the largest ever modern whole-genome analysis from South Asia—published as a preprint last month on bioRxiv, researchers reveal new details about
the origin of India’s Iranian ancestry and when ancient hunter-gatherers settled the region
. The study also turns up a surprise: an unexpectedly rich dive...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uncertainty in vulnerability of metro transit networks: a global perspective - Ermagun A, Tajik N, Janatabadi F, Mahmassani H.
This study measures the "uncertainty in vulnerability" of 50 metro transit networks in the most populated cities across the globe under benign and malicious attack scenarios. Uncertainty in vulnerability delineates the gap between the performance loss traj... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Remitly CEO says taking customer service calls is what he looks forward to the most
Remittances are a multibillion-dollar economy you’ve probably never considered. According to the World Bank, emigrants from low- and middle-income countries sent over $669 billion back to their home countries in 2023, up 3.8% from the year before. For many people on the receiving end of those…#worldbank #tajikistan #mattoppenheimer #seattle #oppenheimer #remitly #philippines #tagalog #voiceofassociate #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BE OPEN Art launches the first regional competition of 2024 to support emerging artists of Central Asia
LONDON, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2024, BE OPEN Art, an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural…#elenabaturina #beopenart #centralasia #kazakhstan #kyrgyzrepublic #tajikistan #turkmenistan #uzbekistan #regionalartistof #centralamerica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On Companies Doing Business With Russia
The Biden Administration rolled out another round of sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex Friday and said it will place banks doing business with Russia under stricter rules, but stopped short of seizing frozen Russian assets—a move Russian officials threatened to break…#russian #ukraine #turkey #unitedarabemirates #singapore #switzerland #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #maldives #treasury (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What A Load Of Rubbish: The Global State Of Waste Management
The safe management of household and commercial solid waste is not yet widespread in many nations in Asia and Africa. The latter continent receives the worst marks, with 15 countries rated at no more than 10 out of 100 points on the Yale…#africa #statistafour #myanmar #afghanistan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #southasian #cambodia #mongolia #uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Astronomers brace for rare eclipse as asteroid to pass in front of bright star
Fleeting spectacle should be visible to millions as Leona asteroid to travel in front of Betelgeuse star early next weekOne of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.The rare and fleeting spectacle, late on Monday into early Tuesday, should be visible to millions of people along a narrow path stretching from Tajikistan and Armenia, across Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain, to Miami and the Florida Keys and finally, to parts of Mexico.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press Tags: Space Nasa Science Source Type: news
Lawmakers Told: Plan From the Cradle For Healthy Aging
Dr Jetn Sirathranont, member of the Senate of Thailand and AFPPD Secretary-General addresses the conference on International Conference on Demographic Resilience in Uzbekistan. Credit: UNFPA UzbekistanBy Cecilia RussellJOHANNESBURG & TASHKENT, Dec 4 2023 (IPS) Lawmakers were reminded of the benefits of long-term planning and the benefits of evidence-based decision-making in policymaking while grappling with demographic trends, be they an aging population or one with significant growth in youth, like that of Uzbekistan.
The Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan outlined some of the key ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cecilia Russell Tags: Active Citizens Asia-Pacific Gender Headlines Health Population Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Youth AFPPD Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
