Astana, Kazakhstan will play host to the first-ever international scientific conference Central Asian Oncology Week on September 6-8.
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Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
Tajikistan is cracking down on signs of Islam after its citizen was charged with carrying out a deadly attack in Moscow. However, experts say that the measures do not address the causes of terrorism. People in Tajikistan expected a government crackdown after several Tajik men were arrested and charged for a terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow in March.
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The first Africa Climate Summit opens
The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they contribute to it the least. Kenyan President William Ruto’s government and the African Union launched the ministerial session on Monday while more than a dozen heads of state began to arrive, determined to wield more global influence and bring in far more financing and support.
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Russia deploys hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers
Russian Attacks Intensify in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Expected Offensive. Russia deploys hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers, in small groups, to probe for vulnerabilities in Ukrainian defensive lines. Russian forces attacked dozens of Ukrainian positions across the eastern front, as Moscow’s assaults widened and intensified ahead of what Kyiv has warned could be the Kremlin’s largest offensive since the first weeks of the war.
