Russia launched a long-awaited new military offensive in eastern Ukraine on Friday two weeks before the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion. Ukraine’s air force said 61 out of 71 Russian cruise missiles had been shot down, but Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko admitted that power facilities in six regions had been hit with missiles and drones, causing blackouts across most of the country.
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Tajikistan-Switzerland Trade Dynamics Drastically Shift In 1H2023
There has been a significant shift in Tajikistan’s trade with Switzerland from January through June 2023, compared to the previous year. The export figures from Tajikistan to Switzerland saw huge drop: the figure reached only 205,562 CFH ($234,427), while in 1H2022 it stood at 265.888 million CFH ($303.2 million).
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The World’s Top City Destinations for 2023
International travel continued to make a strong recovery, with the number of trips projected to reach 1.3 billion by the end of 2023 – generating around $1.7 trillion in global tourism spending
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NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out.
