Turkmenistan

1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov announced the country’s readiness to increase supplies of natural gas and electricity to member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization. “Turkmenistan is ready to increase the volume of supplies of natural gas and electricity to the ECO countries through the currently available capacities and those that will be built in the future”, - said the President of Turkmenistan during the Summit in Tashkent.

2. At the “Turkmentel-2023” International Exhibition taking place in Ashgabat, the cellular communication company TM-CELL presented subscribers with a new service - virtual numbers. A virtual number is a mobile phone or landline number that is not linked to a SIM card. Such numbers can be activated via a QR code. To do this, you need to connect to the Internet and scan the QR, then activate the card in the settings of your smartphone.

3. The European Union Culture Week will be held in Turkmenistan from November 10 to December 3. The events will be in Mary and Ashgabat. The Week of Culture will open with a concert at the National Musical Drama Theater named after Magtymguly.

4. In Ashgabat, at the “Bagtyrlyk” sports complex, a lecture “Ayurveda for one health” was held, which was organized by the Indian Embassy in Turkmenistan. Dr. Patila, an expert on this ancient science of life, told the audience about the benefits of Ayurveda. More than 100 people attended the lecture.

5. On the eve of the Harvest Festival, which is celebrated in Turkmenistan on the second Sunday of November, a grand opening of a thematic exhibition was held at the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of the country. The exhibition is intended to glorify the work of farmers, farmers, gardeners, and to emphasize the enormous importance that the state attaches to their activities.

World

6. The first do-nothing tournament in Japanese history was held in Tokyo. It was attended by 107 people from all walks of life, from schoolchildren to retirees. Competitors had to do nothing for 90 minutes and not sleep. They were prohibited from using smartphones, reading, talking, or even looking at their watches.

7. An unusual hotel has opened in Tashkent - a cat house with 12 rooms, designed for homeless cats. The cat house will become a warm shelter for street cats in winter. The hotel was built in the “Vatan” microdistrict on the initiative of volunteers and with the consent of residents. The project is supervised by the Tashkent National Guard.

Sport

8. Football club “Altyn Asyr” defeated “Merv” in the home match of the fourth round of the group stage of the AFC Cup. The meeting was held in Ashgabat and ended in favor of the home team with a score of 1:0. The only goal in this meeting was scored in the 34th minute. Oraz Orazov put his team ahead with a pass from Ahmed Atayev. In the second half, the “Merv” players tried to increase the pressure on the opponents, but missed several excellent opportunities to score goals.

9. Former Argentina national team striker Hernan Crespo, who played for Italian “Inter”, “Milan” and English “Chelsea”, has been appointed head coach of “Al Ain”. Crespo is 48 years old. His last place of work was the Qatari “Al-Duhail”. “Al Ain” is the opponent of the Turkmen “Ahal” in the group stage of the 2023/24 AFC Champions League.