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Briefing With USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources James L. Richardson On U.S. Foreign Assistance in Response to COVID-19
1 week ago tngadmin 0
MS ORTAGUS: Well, let’s go ahead and get started, everybody. This is Morgan, spokesperson. I just want to remind everybody that everything that we discuss on this call is embargoed until the end of the call, and this call will be on the record. So the U.S. Government is rapidly mobilizing unprecedented resources to respond to Read More
Two residents of Rudaki district suspected of theft
1 week ago tngadmin 0
A 34-year-old resident of Dushanbe made a statement at DMIA-1 in the Rudaki district, stating that on March 22, 2020, at about 10:00 hours, unidentified persons stole four German Shepherd dogs when they entered his house. The amount of damage caused amounted to 4.800 somoni. As a result of operational-search measures, militia officers on suspicion Read More
Rights Group Condemns Internet Shutdown in Ethiopia, Points to Threats of Coronavirus Spread
2 weeks ago tngadmin 0
WASHINGTON – Millions of Ethiopians in western Oromia are cut off from phone and internet access due to a government-imposed shutdown, according to the advocacy group Human Rights Watch. The lack of information is particularly important as Ethiopians seek vital news about the global spread of coronavirus, HRW said Monday. The shutdown is also making it difficult for outside observers to Read More
6 Chinese, 2 Ugandans Accused of Evading COVID Quarantine in Uganda
2 weeks ago tngadmin 0
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan authorities have charged six Chinese nationals and two Ugandans with conducting acts likely to spread disease after they allegedly violated a coronavirus quarantine order. The eight men were arrested at a border crossing Sunday as the Chinese nationals allegedly tried to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo. They face a prison sentence of up to seven years if found guilty of the charges. Authorities Read More
Russia temporarily bans entry of foreigners amid coronavirus outbreak
3 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Russia temporarily bans entry of foreigners amid coronavirus outbreak
Russian authorities have temporarily banned foreign nationals and stateless persons from entering the country, shut down state schools and limited public gatherings in Moscow in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.Russian media reports say the... Read More
Muhammadtoir Zokirzoda elected as new speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon
3 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Muhammadtoir Zokirzoda elected as new speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon
The first session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) shall be opened by its eldest member. Communist Party (CPT) leader Miroj Abdulloyev, 72, is the eldest member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon and he was supposed to o... Read More
UN Agency: Over 400 Migrants Intercepted off Libya Coast
3 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on UN Agency: Over 400 Migrants Intercepted off Libya Coast
CAIRO, EGYPT - Libya's coast guard intercepted over 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast and returned them to the capital of Tripoli over the past 24 hours, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday.The International Organization... Read More
Two gang members convicted of highway killings in Russia sentenced in Tajikistan
3 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Two gang members convicted of highway killings in Russia sentenced in Tajikistan
Russia's Prosecutor-General's Office says two members of a notorious gang have been convicted of highway killings and robberies in Russia and sentenced to 25 years in prison each in Tajikistan, according to Radio Liberty.In a March 10 statement, the o... Read More