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Uzbek Doctors Complete Their Working Visit to Tajikistan

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DUSHANBE,  Uzbek doctors who had arrived in Tajikistan to assist local doctors have completed their work and have returned to Uzbekistan on May 21, reports the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population. Before departure, the doctors met with Deputy Ministers of Health Saida Umarzoda and Shodikhon Jamshed, who on behalf of the Read More

Tajikistan Sends Assistance to the Victims of Sardobin Reservoir Collapse in Uzbekistan

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DUSHANBE,  Today, Tajikistan sent assistance to the victims of the Sardobin reservoir collapse in Uzbekistan. This assistance was transferred by Tajik Railways. The assistance consists of 51 freight trains and includes mainly construction materials, including cement, slate, paint, nails, and other necessary supplies. The Deputy Chairman of Sughd Region Anvar Yakubi assessed this initiative as Read More

Tajik and Kyrgyz FMs Discuss Border Incident

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DUSHANBE,  Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin held a telephone conversation with his Kyrgyz counterpart Chingiz Aidarbekov. The foreign ministers discussed the incident that occurred on the evening of May 8 in Kumazor area, in the Chorkuh rural community in the Sughd province. The talk focused on the need for coordinating Read More

Families with Disabled Children Get New Houses in Dushanbe

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DUSHANBE,  Today, with assistance of President Emomali Rahmon and entrepreneur, member of the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) and Deputy of the People’s Assembly of Dushanbe Mahmudjon Murodov, three Tajik citizens, Rano Rahimova, Fotima Ubaidova and Zebunisso Akram, were gifted with spacious flats with all modern conditions in a new building in the Shohmansur Read More

Tajik and Chinese FMs Hold a Telephone Conversation

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DUSHANBE,  Yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirodjiddin Muhriddin had a telephone conversation with Chinese State Councilor, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. Their talk focused on bilateral Tajik-Chinese relations in various areas within the framework of comprehensive strategic partnership as well as joint measures of the two countries aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19. Read More

Emergency Committee Warns About Heavy Rains

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DUSHANBE,  Adverse weather such  as heavy rains, thunderstorms, hail and lightning is forecasted for Tajikistan until May 5, reports the country’s Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CESCD). On May 4, winds with gusts of up to 12-17 m/s are expected in Sughd and Khatlon provinces.  Mudflows, avalanches and rockfalls are expected on the Read More

Escalating Violence in Burkina Faso Drives Thousands of Malian Refugees to Return Home

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GENEVA – The U.N. refugee agency reports escalating violence in Burkina Faso is driving thousands of Malian refugees to leave their camps and return to the war-torn homes they fled in search of safety.      The United Nations reports violence in Burkina Faso has forcibly displaced more than 838,000 from their homes since January 2019. Read More

Delivery of Humanitarian Aid in Sudan Designed to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The United Nations reports the presence of the coronavirus in Sudan is forcing a radical change in the way humanitarian aid and services are being delivered to millions of people in need of assistance.  The World Health Organization confirms 10 cases of COVID-19, including two deaths, in Sudan.   In an effort Read More

COVID-19 Heralds Mass Cleanup in Ghanaian Capital

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ACCRA – As residents in Ghana’s capital, Accra, are told to stay indoors to help combat the spread of COVID-19, government and city authorities are tackling the waste that sits in open drains or in piles on streets. For decades, Accra has had major issues with its waste management.  Demand for services has not kept Read More

COVID-19: Serbian Soccer Star Arrested For Violating Curfew; Tajik Soccer Season Kicks Off

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The global death toll has passed 60,000 with over 1.1 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here’s a roundup of developments in RFE/RL’s broadcast countries. Serbia Police in Serbia say that Serbian soccer player Aleksandar Prijovic has been arrested for violating Read More