1. Flights to Turkmenistan on the Kazan-Turkmenabat route will be operated according to the new schedule. Starting from October 31, flights to Turkmenabat will be operated on Mondays and Thursdays. Starting from November 2, flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Turkmenbashi will be operated according to a new schedule - on Wednesdays and Fridays.
2. Moscow is preparing for the arrival of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Grigory Karasin, head of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation on International Affairs, said that it is planned to sign a separate agreement on the establishment of a commission on cooperation between the Federation Council and the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan before the arrival of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Besides that, Karasin said that work has begun on the issue of creating a Russian-Turkmen university.
3. UNICEF has delivered another batch of personal protective equipment worth more than 170 000 USD to the Center for Public Health and Nutrition of Turkmenistan. The batch was sent from Denmark, from the UNICEF warehouse in Copenhagen.
4. News releases of the news program “Watan” of the Turkmen television became available to users of the Turkmenportal website. The news program debuted on March 2, 1992. For three decades, viewers have been learning about the most important events in Turkmenistan thanks to the “Watan” program.
5. In the administrative center of Lebap, the International Festival “Handicraft and arts and crafts in the heritage of the peoples of the world” continues. One of the highlights of the creative forum was the show of national clothes, which was attended by the Model House of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan, private fashion houses, Turkmen and foreign designers, including from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
6. The UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko commented on the role of Turkmen medical diplomacy in international relations. According to him, the UN supports and is very proud that Turkmenistan can become the first tobacco-free country. “This would be a strong diplomatic statement in the field of medical diplomacy and would encourage other countries to follow suit”, - noted Shlapachenko.
7. First-ever space tourist Dennis Tito and his wife are set to take a week-long flight around the moon and have already reserved two seats aboard the Starship. Dennis Tito in 2001 became the very first space tourist in the world by flying to the ISS on the Russian spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-32”.
8. In Greece, archaeologists have discovered an ancient sanctuary of the god Poseidon of Samia. The temple was found on the Peloponnese in the ancient region of Triphylia. This building is mentioned by the Greek historian Strabo in his work “Geography”. In accordance with the records, there was an olive grove next to the sanctuary, which was maintained on the contributions of all the inhabitants of Triphylia.
9. Power extreme sportsman from Turkmenistan David Melkumov moved a 120-ton diesel locomotive in front of eyewitnesses in Ashgabat and set a national record. A strongman weighing 92 kg dragged a locomotive a distance of 2,7 meters. The result was recorded by the athlete's coach in the presence of media representatives and public organizations. Earlier, Melkumov had already moved cars and trucks. In the future, the strongman intends to compete with a cargo plane.
10. Russian blogger Hasbeek announced the signing of a contract with the UFC. “The rumors about the UFC are true, I have officially signed a contract, the details will be revealed at the end of the year. Thanks to the UFC and Dana White for the opportunity, I will try to justify your trust” Khasbulla Magomedov said.
