In Tajikistan, only the president is permitted to enjoy an unfettered public profile. An intriguing exception to this norm is emerging, however, with another figure amassing huge levels of apparent popularity and prominence. This person too is a member of the ruling family.
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England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86
Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup triumph, has died in 86.
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World-first IVF rhino pregnancy could save species from extinction
A rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that conservationists said might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies.
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The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group agreed to leave the country
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has called off a rebellion and agreed to leave the country. Yevgeny Prigozhin had threatened to march on Moscow to force out Russia’s defence minister, a move that provoked fury from President Vladimir Putin who promised to punish those who had betrayed Russia. Barely 36 hours into this confrontation, though, Prigozhin agreed to a deal that would see him move to Belarus.
