Turkmenistan
1. On October 11, Turkmenistan will host the Vienna Ball, which will be held in the city of Arkadag. The Austrian delegation, which will visit Turkmenistan on this occasion, will include famous opera soloists and dance duets. The Vienna Ball is being organized in Turkmenistan for the fifth time. The first ball was held in Ashgabat in 2011. The event was initiated by the Austrian-Turkmen Society with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. Over the years, the Vienna Ball has become a tradition of Turkmen-Austrian cultural dialogue.
2. During the period from October 17 to 19, Turkmenistan will host the Days of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The events will be in the capital of the country, Ashgabat, and in the city of Mary. Within the framework of the culture days, concerts, exhibitions, presentations, master classes and other events dedicated to the culture and traditions of Tatarstan will be held.
3. The State Cyber Security Service of Turkmenistan under the Turkmen Communications Agency and the State Unitary Enterprise “Cyber Security Center” of Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of cyber security. The document was signed at the Cyber Security Central Eurasia conference in Tashkent. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is an important step in the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of cybersecurity between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The document will help strengthen the security of information and communication systems and infrastructure of the two countries.
World
4. In the Amazon forests, river dolphins and fish are dying due to drought and extreme heat. Over the course of a week, more than a hundred river dolphins died in the Amazon basin because they could not withstand the increase in water temperature to 38 degrees. In addition to dolphins, thousands of Amazonian fish are dying. According to Brazilian environmental officials, the region has already lost 5 to 10 percent of its total freshwater dolphin population.
5. At the end of September, the tenth part of the famous horror film “Saw” was released. On the first day, box office receipts in the United States alone exceeded 8 million USD, which is a record for this series of films. The plot of the tenth film tells about the events between the first and second parts. The main character travels to Mexico in the hope of being cured of cancer using a new experimental method, unaware that traps prepared by a serial killer await him.
Sport
6. The match of the 2nd round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, in which “Al-Ain” and “Ahal” met, has ended. The opponents in group “A” played at the “Hazza Bin Zayed” stadium. The match was officiated by a team of referees from Kuwait led by Abdullah Jamali. The Emirati team won with a score of 4:2. Elman Tagayev and Dayanch Meredov scored goals for “Ahal”.
7. On October 5, matches of the second round of the group stage of the AFC Cup 2023/24 will be in the Central zone between the clubs “Merv” - “Abdysh-Ata” and “Altyn Asyr” - “Ravshan”. Both meetings will be in the capital of Turkmenistan at the “Ashgabat” stadium. On the eve of the AFC Cup games, participants will hold pre-match press conferences for the media in the conference hall of the “Ashgabat” stadium.
