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Kipruto takes maiden London Marathon title, Yehualaw storms to victory Reuters
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Kipruto takes maiden London Marathon title, Yehualaw storms to victory Reuters

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title on Sunday and Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women’s race ahead of last year’s winner Joyciline Jepkosgei. Kipruto made a move with five kilometres left and finished in two hours four minutes and 39 seconds to take his...

Russia recognized the independence of Zaporozhia and Kherson, Putin signed the decree
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Russia recognized the independence of Zaporozhia and Kherson, Putin signed the decree

MOSCOW:Russia has recognized the independence of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decrees published by the official database of legislative information on Friday. One document recognizes “state sovereignty and independence of the Zaporozhye Region,” the other – of the Kherson Region. Both decrees come into force on the day they...

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U.S. warns of catastrophic consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine

KYIV, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The United States warned on Sunday of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russia’s foreign minister said regions holding widely-criticised referendums would get full protection if annexed by Moscow. Votes were staged for a third day in four eastern Ukrainian regions, aimed at annexing territory Russia...

Shelling hits southern Ukraine, Russia in U.N. spotlight over escalation
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Shelling hits southern Ukraine, Russia in U.N. spotlight over escalation

Sept 25 (Reuters) – Shelling hit southern Ukraine late on Saturday, while Russia sought to defend its seven-month war even as it moves to escalate the conflict with the expected annexation of regions in the east and south that its forces have seized. Ukraine and Western countries say referendums on joining Russia in territories Russia...

EU eyes oil price cap, more curbs on high-tech exports in new Russia sanctions -sources
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EU eyes oil price cap, more curbs on high-tech exports in new Russia sanctions -sources

BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The European Union is looking at an oil price cap, tighter curbs on high-tech exports to Russia and more sanctions against individuals, diplomats said on Thursday, in response to what the West condemned as a new escalation in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The 27-nation EU was spurred into action by...

UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine
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UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is “totally unacceptable” and effectively warned that so-called referenda in areas under Russian control would be annexation. Referendums on joining Russia are due to take place from Friday until Tuesday...

Uzbekstan:Tashkent International Film Festival 2022 has started
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Uzbekstan:Tashkent International Film Festival 2022 has started

Author Dr.Beruniy Alimov According to Firdavs Abdukhalikov, the director general of the film festival, a program full of exciting events awaits us, among the main ones: “days of the cinema of the SCO countries”, “days of world cinema”, “days of documentary cinema”, “days of Retrokino”, “cinema day of Uzbekistan”, film forum of the international organization...

Tajik Dance in Four Mirrors                     (Part One)
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Tajik Dance in Four Mirrors (Part One)

This article is written by Lolisanam Ulugova (An independent researcher on Tajika arts and culture). Dance is an essential part of performing arts, often an essential attribute of theatrical performances,whilst also staying an independent art form. In the publication “Traditional theater of Tajiks” Nizam Nurjanov1 (12.18.1923 – 18.03.2017) distinguishes two types of dance theaters: the...

Kazakhstan Embassy,ECG celebrates150th Anniversary of Akhmat Bitursinov in London
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Kazakhstan Embassy,ECG celebrates150th Anniversary of Akhmat Bitursinov in London

LONDON(Raza Syed):The 150th Anniversary of Akhmat Bitursinov, the leader of the national independence movement of Kazakhstan, reformer and founder of national writing, educationist, politician, scientist, renowned poet and linguist and literary critic, was celebrated in London. The event was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK with the collaboration of Eurasian Creative Guild...