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Missouri-Georgia puts SEC back in the national spotlight in Week 10 – WDAF FOX4 Kansas City


Missouri-Georgia puts SEC back in the national spotlight in Week 10  WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

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German Foreign Minister travels to Yerevan and Baku


110100068835.webp German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this week, the message of the German Foreign Ministry.On Friday, she will arrive in Yerevan, where she will hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Then the Minister will visit the center for the accommodation of refugees from Karabakh.On Saturday afternoon, Berbok will fly to Baku, where talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and a meeting with …

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Nazim Beidemirli`s arrest extended for three months


110100068834.webp The term of arrest of former deputy and entrepreneur Nazim Beidemirli has been extended for another three months, his lawyer Agyl Laidj said. The defense considers the court’s decision unfounded and intends to appeal it.* N. Beidemirli was detained on July 4 by the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on charges under the Article 182.2.4 (Extortion by threats to seize property) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. …

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“You don’t know whether to sweep the street or protect yourself from a speeding car”


110100068833.webpOn October 30, an alarming incident occurred on the highway known as the “Airport Road” in Baku, where a utility worker was killed as a result of a car collision. This incident once again highlighted the dangers faced by public utilities workers who work tirelessly to maintain cleanliness on the streets of the city.After the tragic event, both the Baku City State Traffic Police Department and the Baku City Housing and Communal Services Department issued an appeal to the …

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Azerbaijan cuts discount rate


110100068825.webp The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has reduced the discount rate by 0.5 percentage points from 9% to 8.5%.This is reported on the CBA website.The report says that the lower limit of the interest rate corridor was reduced by 0.5 percentage points from 7.5% to 7%, while the upper limit was reduced by 0.5 percentage points from 10% to 9.5%.”This decision was adopted taking into account the changes in external and internal factors affecting the …

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Expansion of EU Mission in Armenia to be discussed in Brussels by yearend


The issue of expanding the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) will be discussed in Brussels by year-end, EUMA Head of Mission Markus Ritter has said, Armenpress reports.

EUMA now includes representatives of 23 EU member states.

Ritter told reporters on November 1 that there is a possibility that representatives of all 27 countries will be included in EUMA. He said that there is “a lot of political attention” towards EUMA because of the developments taking place.

“The enlargement is something that also will be discussed in Brussels by the end of the year. We have to wait for the results. But, as it has been said before, at the moment because of the events here in autumn this mission has a lot of political attention,” he said.

Canada is the first non-EU country to join the mission.

Ritter says that if other non-EU countries express desire to join EUMA, the issue will be discussed in Brussels.


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President visits the newly opened headquarters of EU Mission in Yeghegnadzor


President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the newly opened Yeghegnadzor office of the EU mission in Armenia.

Head of Mission Markus Ritter welcomed the President and thanked him for the visit. “Armenia highly appreciates the activities of the EU civilian observation mission,” said President Khachaturyan.

Accompanied by Marcus Ritter and EU Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Vassilis Maragos, the President toured the office and got acquainted with the main directions of the observation mission’s activities.

During the meeting, Marcus Ritter presented details of the monitoring process and main points to President Vahagn Khachaturyan.


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President Ilham Aliyev receives Chief of Pakıstan’s Army Staff – news.az


President Ilham Aliyev receives Chief of Pakıstan’s Army Staff  news.az

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Double degree programs with specialties related to renewable energy may be introduced in Azerbaijan


BP is negotiating with the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan on the implementation of a double degree program in renewable energy, BP Vice President for External Relations and Communications in the Caspian Region Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli said at


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CBA expects economic growth to accelerate until 2025


The Central Bank of Azerbaijan forecasts gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 1.5% in 2023, 3.5% in 2024 and 4% in 2025