Turkmenistan

1. Next week, the first snow of the coming calendar winter and temperatures below 0 degrees are expected in the capital of Turkmenistan. This week it will be especially cold in Ashgabat on December 6. The temperature will drop from +22 degrees on Tuesday to +13 on Wednesday. Then a gradual cooling to sub-zero temperatures is expected.

2. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Meredov arrived in Russia to participate in the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers of the Caspian countries. He discussed current issues of bilateral relations with Lavrov, including interaction on international platforms and the schedule of upcoming contacts. The parties paid special attention to interaction in the implementation of educational and cultural projects.

3. For the second year in a row, Turkmen students have become winners of the Spelling Bee competition for Central Asian countries. The qualifying stages of the competition were held in each of the Central Asian countries. The finalists of the qualifying rounds met at the regional competition in Dushanbe, where students from Turkmenistan repeated their success from last year, taking 1st and 2nd places in the competition.

4. Journalists from Turkmenistan take part in the V World Media Forum, which opened in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The opening ceremony of the forum brought together representatives and leaders from the Government of the People's Republic of China, UN agencies and the media from more than 100 countries. The speeches of the delegates noted the importance of developing relations between media, and also touched upon other significant issues. The special role of the media in promoting opportunities for personal development and strengthening trust in relationships for the sake of maintaining stability and security in the world was emphasized. Work at the forum sites will last until December 8.

5. On the unified portal of public services of Turkmenistan e.gov.tm there is a special section “Online services portal of the city of Arkadag”. With its help, residents of the new “smart” city can easily pay for communications and utilities. At present time, the website accepts payment for electricity, natural gas and piped water used by residents of the city of Arkadag. You can pay for Internet and home phone services from “Turkmentelecom”, as well as a subscription to “Alem TV” satellite television. To transfer funds, users need a bank card that works in the “Altyn Asyr” system with an activated SMS alert service.

World

6. The TNT television channel has published the first official trailer for the series “Bukiny”, which is a continuation of the popular sitcom “Happy Together”. In the trailer you can see all members of the Bukin family. The series will take place 10 years after their last appearance on screen.

7. Scientists from Harvard University have found that men actually suffer from colds and flu more severely than women. This is due to differences in their immune systems. As a result, men experience more severe cold symptoms and take longer to recover.

Sport

8. Turkmen judoka Hekim Agamammedov won a bronze medal at the Grand Slam tournament that ended in the capital of Japan. The two-day tournament brought together 506 athletes from 84 countries, who competed for 14 sets of medals in 7 men's and 7 women's weight categories. 24 years old Hekim Agamammedov became a bronze medalist in the weight category up to 66 kg. Previously, Turkmen judokas had never stood on the podium in prestigious Grand Slam competitions. Previously, the best result at such tournaments was 5th place in 2014 by Gulbadam Babamuratova.

9. On the eve of the match with “Al-Ain” in the 6th round of the AFC Champions League, “Ahal” head coach Serdar Geldyev noted that his team wants to show good football and achieve a positive result. He added that all the players are one hundred percent ready. The match between “Ahal” and “Al Ain” will be held at the “Ashgabat” stadium. The game will start at 19:00. The meeting of group “A” will be shown live on the “Turkmenistan: Sport” TV channel.