Building Peace through Knowledge: Uzbekistan’s Expanding Cooperation with UNESCO

On Thursday, Uzbekistan continues to steadily strengthen its cooperation with the international community in education, science, culture, and innovation. In this process, the country’s partnership with UNESCO holds a special place. Uzbekistan...

Uzbekistan–Belgium Relations: Trust, Pragmatism and Prospects for a New Stage of Partnership

113 Relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kingdom of Belgium are based on mutual respect, equality and constructive dialogue. Belgium recognised Uzbekistan’s independence on 31st December 1991, and diplomatic relations were...

Uzbekistan: A Human-Centred and Systematic Approach to Labour Migration Management

48In recent years, Uzbekistan has undertaken comprehensive reforms in the field of labour migration. These changes are aimed at ensuring the safe and legal employment of citizens abroad, while protecting their rights and interests. The authorised...

Toxic Trade: India’s Generic Drug Empire and the Hidden Dangers in America’s Medicine Cabinet

A growing number of safety incidents involving Indian-made pharmaceuticals has renewed scrutiny of America’s reliance on foreign manufacturers for generic drugs and key medical ingredients. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Recent safety lapses tied to...

Nyra Medical commences trial of CARLEN system for FMR

Nyra Medical has commenced a clinical trial to test its new Cardiac Leaflet Enhancer (CARLEN) system in individuals with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). The first-in-human trial is aimed at evaluating the technical performance and safety of...

First Uzbek Genome Project Reveals High Rate of Hereditary Mutations

Uzbek scientists have completed the country’s first full-scale human genome study, marking a significant milestone in both national science and global genomics. Conducted by researchers at the Center for Advanced Technologies, the study identified...

Health Works Leaders Coalition Launched To Promote Health System Investments And Spur Economic Growth, Job Creation

The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition . This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business...

UN-monitored CITES hails world-class animal care at Vantara, praises Indian norms

The CITES Secretariat conducted a comprehensive review and mission to India, preparing a report for the upcoming seventy-ninth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in Samarkand, Uzbekistan In a major endorsement of India’s commitment to...

Pills, profits and peril: How India’s export-driven pharma machine puts Americans at severe risk

It’s every parent’s nightmare: Racing their child to the emergency room, only to learn that the cough syrup they gave their son or daughter, rather than relieving their cough, instead had poisoned their child. It’s the kind of horror story no one...

Scientists discover previously unknown genetic mutations among Uzbeks.

Scientists say the finding may be linked to the high rate of consanguineous marriages in certain regions, where such unions account for nearly a quarter of all marriages. For the first time in Uzbekistan’s history, researchers from the Center for...

South Korea’s Kyeryong to build $150 million medical center in Tashkent.

The Export–Import Bank of Korea will provide a $124 million loan. The 300-bed hospital will be able to perform up to 8,500 surgeries annually. Photo: Ministry of Health South Korean construction company Kyeryong will build a new medical center in...

Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University welcomes students from Uzbekistan.

Nazarbayev University (NU), Kazakhstan’s leading English-language university, is opening its doors to students from Uzbekistan through a series of special educational grants. Ranked 401st in the global Times Higher Education (THE) World University...

Nyra Medical Announces Initiation of First-in-Human Clinical Trial for Novel Mitral Valve Repair Device

ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nyra Medical, a leading innovator in structural heart therapies, announced today the initiation of its first-in-human clinical study evaluating its novel Cardiac Leaflet Enhancer (CARLEN™) System in patients...

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to Brussels marks a new era in cooperation between Uzbekistan and the EU

On 24 October 2025, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will visit Brussels for high-level meetings with the European Union leadership. The visit is set to culminate in the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement...

EU to Sign Uzbekistan Partnership Deal Despite Rights Abuses

(Brussels, October 22, 2025) – Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a high-level visit to Brussels on October 24, 2025, to sign a partnership deal with the EU setting out a new stage of closer relations and cooperation. While the new...

Integration through Technology: Uzbekistan’s Digital Agenda within the OTS Framework

Digital transformation is a priority today for most member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). At the current stage, OTS member states are actively integrating digital technologies into their economies, education systems,...

BB receives 13 applications for digital bank

Thirteen entities, including mobile financial service providers, telecom operators, commercial banks, and large conglomerates, have applied to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) for a digital bank licence. Several applicants have foreign partnerships, while...

Afghanistan deals with deaths, destruction, after earthquake kills 20

Afghanistan again in crisis after a powerful earthquake shook Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, November 3, 2025, killing more than 20 people and leaving hundreds seriously injured. However, the local authorities fear that the death toll is expected to...

Senior Times death notices – November 2025

Mary E. Bond, 85, of Richland, died Sept. 15 in Richland. She was born in Somerfield, Pennsylvania, and lived in Richland. She was a retired teacher. Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements. Yevgeniy Sergyevich...

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll climbs to 20, hundreds wounded

Electricity supply lines from neighboring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan cut off ISTANBUL At least 20 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan at around 1 am local time on Monday...