Day: September 7, 2025

The number of cattle, sheep, and goats in Azerbaijan has been steadily declining over the past five years, reaching its lowest level to date, according to the State Statistics Committee (SSC), Azernews reports.

In the heart of the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan is quietly rewriting its economic narrative. Long defined by its oil and gas wealth, the country is now making deliberate strides toward diversifying its industrial base. One of the most compelling examples of this shift is the emergence of electrode manufacturing — a niche but vital segment of the metallurgy and welding industries — which has recently taken root in Neftçala, a modest town with growing industrial ambition.

In January–August, the Azerbaijan Institute of Standardization (AZSTAND), under the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control, approved 151 new state standards in line with the country’s socio-economic development priorities, Azernews reports.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has stopped providing special protection for former United States Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing a source, Azernews reports.

Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is to resign less than a year after taking office, throwing the country’s politics into turmoil and setting in motion a potentially messy contest to replace him as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP), Azernews reports via The Guardian.

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