Turkmenistan

1. The international rally “Caravan of Friendship” will pass through the territory of Turkmenistan. The rally will be held from April 24 to May 10 through the territory of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Armenia. Its organizer is the Intergovernmental Council of Road Builders. The total length of the route will be about 4000 km. Within the framework of the international motor rally, it is planned to hold scientific and practical conferences in Dushanbe, Samarkand, Ashgabat, Tehran and Yerevan.

2. Türkiye will carry out piece deliveries of TOGG electric vehicles to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, there is great interest in electric vehicles around the world. The other day TOGG was delivered to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku. The first Turkish electric car rolled off the assembly line in October 2022. In March 2023, electric vehicles went on sale by pre-order.

3. Abnormal heat is predicted in Turkmenistan on April 12-13. In some areas, it is expected that the thermometer will exceed the mark of 40 degrees Celsius. The heat will come to the country from the territory of Iran. Due to the low-pressure zone over the Caspian Sea, air masses heat up when they cross the Kopetdag Mountains. On April 14, a sharp drop in temperature is expected, in some places there will be short-term showers and thunderstorms.

4. Actors of the Ashgabat theater “ArtIst” participate in the international festival of Russian theaters “Meetings in Russia” in St. Petersburg. The festival, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Ostrovsky, will last until April 16. Ashgabat residents brought to the festival their performance based on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky “Profitable Place” staged by the young director Mekan Jumabayev.

5. A new issue of Durmuş duralgasy has been released on Turkmenportal with the presenter Jennet Roziyeva. The famous Turkmen poet Kerim Hallyev became the guest of the program. He spoke about his life and creative path, about where he draws inspiration and what place Uzbek poets occupy in his work. In a conversation with the presenter, he emphasized that he had been interested in the creative process since his school days, and also read his famous works in the Turkmen language. The full version of the program can be viewed on the Turkmenportal website or on our YouTube channel.

World

6. Hamburg continues to deal with the consequences of a fire in a warehouse in the Rotenburgsort district. Part of the city's population had to be evacuated due to the danger of poisoning by toxic smoke. The remaining citizens are urged to stay at home, turn off air conditioning and ventilation, close windows and doors. The fire started in a truck stop, then the fire spread to industrial warehouses. What exactly is burning in warehouses is not reported. The fire and the subsequent level of smoke were assigned an extreme danger level.

7. The film “Cheburashka” directed by Dmitry Dyachenko will continue. This was announced by People's Artist of Russia Sergey Garmash. “Cheburashka” became the highest-grossing picture in the history of Russian film distribution. A month after the release, the film collected more than 6 billion rubles.

Sport

8. Kurban Berdyev left the post of head coach of “Sochi” on Monday. This was reported by the press service of the Russian football club. “Sochi” wishes Kurban Bekiyevich good luck in his future career and throughout his life, - the message says. Note that Berdyev headed “Sochi” in December, having signed a contract until 2025. In the last four matches of the RPL, the “Sochi” club suffered three defeats. After 22 rounds, “Sochi” is in ninth place in the Russian Premier League table with 31 points.

9. On April 13, the national football championship among the youth teams of the major league clubs starts in Turkmenistan. The championship with the participation of “understudies” this year will be held in three rounds. The tournament was created in 2019. Four years in a row “Altyn asyr-2” became the champion.

10. “Tottenham” striker Son Heung-min has become the first Asian player to score 100 goals in the English Premier League. The 30 years old Korean scored his 100th goal in the match of the 30th round of the English Championship against “Brighton”. It took the forward 260 Premier League appearances to reach this milestone.