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New village for Syrian Armenians created in occupied lands of Azerbaijan
A new village Novaya Kilikiya for Syrian Armenians has been established in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. 10 two-room houses have been built on the first stage, Armenian media report. The opening ceremony of the new quarter 'Novaya Kilikiya' has been held. It was following by the symbolical groundbreaking ceremony of 24 residential ...
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Azerbaijan must apply the most advanced global technologies – Ilham Aliyev
On 16 May, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev familiarized with the Shamakhy astrophysical observatory after major repair and reconstruction, 1news.az reports with reference to the official website for the President of Azerbaijan. Highly praising the reconstruction of the observatory and noting that it has become a contribution to Azerbaijani science. President Ilham Aliyev said: "The ...
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Azerbaijan Industry and Energy Ministry`s delegation visits Norway
A delegation of Azerbaijan led by industry and energy minister Natig Aliyev has visited Norway. First the delegation visited the Troll A platform, which is a condeep offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of ...
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Istanbul to host discussions on Turkey-Azerbaijan relations
Istanbul Commerce University will host an international conference on "Turkey-Azerbaijan relations in historical sources and Armenia problem" next Monday. The event will be organized by the Society of Friendly and Cultural Relations with Turkic-speaking countries, Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Council of State Support to NGOs under the President of the ...
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ASIA MARKETS Asia Stocks Trade Mostly Higher As Japan Swings Up
By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets traded broadly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session, though the advance was modest after volatile moves earlier in the week. The rise for the major markets came as Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays, curbing trading volumes in bourses that were open. ...
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INDICATORS - Tajikistan - May 17
DUSHANBE, May 17 (Reuters) - Tajikistan's economic indicators based on data provided by the Statistics Agency, government institutions and the central bank: *) - updated today CURRENCY/INTEREST RATE LATEST PREVIOUS *somoni ...
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Kuwait-Azerbaijan relations discussed in Milli Majlis
Speaker of Azerbaijan`s parliament Ogtay Asadov has met head of Kuwait-Azerbaijan friendship group Mubarak Saleh Al-Najada. They discussed prospects for development of Kuwait-Azerbaijan ...
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Azerbaijan qualifies for final of the Eurovision-2013 Song Contest
Azerbaijan's representative Farid Mammadov qualified for the finale of Eurovision-2013 Song Contest. The second semi-final of "Eurovision-2013" song contest was held in the Swedish city of ...
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Asia Markets Japan stocks slip but Australia China rise
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched ...
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Mongolia coal mine sparking international interest
The government, after much deliberation, has announced that it will sell a 30% stake in the state-owned company that owns one of the largest coking coal reserves in the world, generating a flurry of interest in the industry.
Tavan Tolgoi is a huge coal mine in the Tsogttsetsii district of the southern Mongolian province of Ömnögovi. It is an extremely rural open pit coal mine that is hundreds of miles from any form of efficient transport and faces many difficulties because of this, the nearest railway, for example, is over 400 kilometers from the mine, making the transport of coal time-consuming, expensive and laborious. Read more
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