Turkmenistan
1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was awarded the “Arkadag” medal of Turkmenistan. The head of state was awarded a medal for his services in creating legal guarantees to protect the legitimate interests of people, in implementing organizational, legislative and economic measures aimed at supporting children in need of care, in preparing them for independent life, as well as in supporting the activities of the Charitable Foundation named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to provide assistance to children in need of care.
2. The joint-stock commercial bank of Turkmenistan “Halkbank” announced the launch of a service for transferring funds from one bank card to another within the framework of the “Altyn Asyr” payment system. Now the bank’s clients can transfer money to each other to the “Altyn Asyr” bank card through ATMs, the “Internet Bank” and “Mobile Bank” systems in an amount not exceeding 1000 manats. Thus, if necessary, users can make money transfers from anywhere, including via smartphone.
3. Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, which suffered from a strong earthquake. The humanitarian cargo consists of medicines and medical supplies, textiles and food. Humanitarian assistance is an expression of solidarity and fraternal support for the Afghan people in difficult times.
4. Representatives of more than a dozen Russian universities are taking part in the exhibition “Healthcare, education and sports in the era of the Renaissance of a new era of a powerful state” at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Educational institutions from different regions of Russia offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs for residents of Turkmenistan. Some universities offer special conditions for admission. For example, Nizhny Novgorod State University named after Lobachevsky is ready to accept students from Turkmenistan for a master’s program immediately after completing a bachelor’s degree at a Turkmen university, even before completing the mandatory two-year work experience. To do this, they need to receive a document certifying their final grades and the fact that they have a diploma.
5. The famous Turkish actor Burak Ozcivit, who played leading roles in the historical series “The Magnificent Century” and “Foundation: Osman”, will visit the international film festival, which will be held in Ashgabat on October 14-15. The event will be attended by actors and directors from Central Asian countries, including the French actor Edouard Montoute, known for the action comedy film “Taxi”. The festival will also present a documentary film about the legendary Ahal-Teke horses, prepared by the RT Doc TV channel.
6. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan at the invitation of Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. During the visit, bilateral relations with Turkmenistan, as well as current regional and international events will be discussed.
World
7. A professor from the UK advised right-handed people a new method of losing weight. According to Richard Wiseman, to avoid overeating, it is enough for a right-handed person to take the cutlery in his left hand. This method also works for left-handed people - in this case it is recommended to eat with the right hand. The scientist reports that in this way you can trick the brain and stimulate a feeling of fullness. Unusual movements of the non-working hand force you to eat food more slowly, so the brain gets the feeling of taking a larger portion.
8. An Indian farmer's wife accidentally fed her gold necklace worth 150 thousand rupees, which her husband traditionally gave her as a wedding gift, to a buffalo. The woman planned to take a shower after doing housework, took off her necklace and put it in a bowl of soybean husks, which she was going to feed to the buffalo. Forgetting about the necklace, the next morning she took the bowl of husks to the animal. The buffalo ate the husk, and the woman finally missed her jewelry. She quickly realized that the necklace had most likely been eaten by a bull, and contacted the veterinarian. Using a metal detector, veterinarians confirmed her belief that the necklace was in the buffalo's stomach. The animal had to undergo surgery to remove the jewelry. The bull received 60 stitches and is recovering from surgery under the supervision of veterinarians.
Sport
9. The Turkmenistan national football team played its first friendly match at the training camp in the emirates, beating “Dubai United”, a club of the first division of the UAE championship. The meeting ended with a score of 3:1. Among the winners, Ruslan Mingazov, Murad Annayev and Elman Tagayev distinguished themselves. The next opponent of Mergen Orazov’s team at the training camp in Dubai will be the current UAE champion “Shabab Al-Ahli”. This game is scheduled for October 15.
10. The host countries of the European football championships in 2028 and 2032 have been determined. Euro 2028 will be in the UK and Ireland, while Euro 2032 will be in Italy and Türkiye. Let us remind that the current champion of the tournament is the Italian team, and the 2024 European Championship will be held in Germany. 24 teams will take part in it. Germany, as the host country, receives an automatic right to participate in the tournament.
11. Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski will replace Charles Oliveira against Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. Oliveira has pulled out of the event with an injury, reportedly suffering a cut above his eyebrow. The fight will headline the UFC 294 tournament, which will be on October 21 in Abu Dhabi.
