The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of the Turkmen tomato producer Agromar with a US$ 2.5 million loan for the extension of the company’s production facilities.
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In the wake of the presidential election, an alternate reality has taken hold among many Americans in which Joe Biden did not really defeat Donald Trump. While not shared by judges who have turned down over 50 cases brought by Trump and his supporters seeking to overturn vote counts in several states, it has been
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Launched less than three weeks ago, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has not only returned its first data, but results also show that it is functioning far better than expected.
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The 2020 Formula One season concludes this weekend with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit
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WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 - “Commit to Quit." The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco" are being released today to mark the start of the campaign.
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President Trump’s legacy on cyberspace policy has been consequential but not transformative, an unsurprising outcome for a one-term president.
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When the coronavirus pandemic redefined the notion of homeschooling, Daryndy Bala, a chain of kindergartens originating in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, was ready to face the challenge. Just before the announcement of a national lockdown, it had finished developing online courses thanks to an advisory project with the EBRD and financed by the Government of Kazakhstan.
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Affalterbach. Founded ten years ago, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Programme also remains on course for success in its anniversary season. In spite of various races being cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation, the international AMG Customer Racing Teams were again able to rack up numerous victories and titles, seamlessly continuing their successful streak from the
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The award ceremony for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, conferred upon the Belarusian democratic opposition, will be held on 16 December.
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Meet the world’s first female Grandmaster, who popularised the game in Georgia, has a chess palace named after her, and is still competing today.
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