Day: January 12, 2024

NPR News: 01-12-2024 6AM EST

Azerbaijan continues to take proper measures to improve the well-being of retirees and to increase the payment. As is known, in April 2023, the Azerbaijani government approved a decree that allowed the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) to allocate its capital to investment. The decree enables the fund to broaden and diversify its income. The Fund performed proper actions in this direction as soon as the decree came into force, and it gave detailed information about the investment portfolio conducted last year on January 10, 2024.

On 11 January 2024, the management of the C and Ku frequency bands, which is served by the Azerspace-1 satellite located in the orbital position of 46° East, was registered in the name of the Government of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports.

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation extending Georgia’s “successful” animal identification system internationally  Agenda.ge

AP:  An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday.

The species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great…

On Saturday, January 13, there will be occasional precipitation in Baku, in some places in the afternoon in the form of sleet and snow. A strong northwesterly wind will blow during the day. At night and in the afternoon on January 13, the air temperature will be +4°, but by…

Baku/12.01.24/Turan: The Election Monitoring and Analysis Group (EMAG) has issued a statement on the completion of registration of presidential candidates for the 7 February early elections.

Some of the candidates were not registered and expressed their dissatisfaction. Namizad Safarov, for example, complained that he had not been received by CEC…

U.S. and Britain launch strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen  NBC News

Azerbaijan gets its orbital position in space  AzerNews.Az