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Aziz Karimov

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German Chancellor Merz advocated flexible working hours: three 12-hour days, the rest days off

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at Employers' Day in Berlin, supported flexible working time arrangements: 12-hour shifts three times a week instead of an eight-hour day. The government is preparing a law with a weekly rather than daily limit on hours. Merz also spoke in favor of expanding fixed-term employment contracts and simplifying the dismissal of top managers. The new labor minister Alexander Schweitzer was appointed on October 13.

16 Oct 2026 · 07:442 min read

Trump Recalls Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle After Conflict-of-Interest Reports

The White House asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign. Press secretary Karoline Zakaria announced this at a briefing on October 13. The decision followed Wall Street Journal reports about a possible conflict of interest involving the ambassador in connection with energy deals in the Balkans; none of the allegations has been officially confirmed.

16 Oct 2026 · 07:272 min read

76-year-old blacksmith from Kazakhstan plans to cross the USA on foot and enter the Guinness Book of Records

Sarsenbai Kotyrashov, a 76-year-old blacksmith from the Ulytau region, has walked on foot since 2022 across Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, Turkey, Mongolia, China and five European countries. In 2027 he intends to cross eight American states and hopes to enter the Guinness Book of Records, having covered more than 40,000 kilometers after the age of 75.

16 Oct 2026 · 06:572 min read

Student protests in France: prime minister accuses the left of manipulation ahead of elections

For more than three weeks, protests by schoolchildren who have blocked entrances to lycées have continued in France; on Saturday, hundreds of new demonstrations were announced with the participation of trade unions and the 'yellow vests'. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu claims that Jean-Luc Mélenchon's radical left is using the movement for electoral purposes. Against the backdrop of record spending on the national debt, six prime ministers in five years and a teenager's injury, it is being discussed whether France is on the brink of a crisis.

16 Oct 2026 · 06:143 min read

NYT: Witkoff joined the Putin-Trump call during talks with Ukraine and Europe

According to The New York Times, talks between US, Ukrainian and European representatives took place on Friday at a Miami golf club owned by Steve Witkoff, lasting about six hours. During the meeting, Witkoff left the talks to join as a third participant a phone call between Trump and Putin, during which, it is claimed, the US purchase of diesel fuel from Russia was discussed.

16 Oct 2026 · 06:052 min read

Pan Am's 100th Anniversary to Be Marked with a 28-Day Cruise Along the Airline's Historic Routes

Holland America Line will hold the Pan Am 100th Anniversary Legendary Voyage in 2027: 28 days from Miami across the Caribbean and Central America, lectures by historians and a former pilot, Pan Am-style menus and a recreated Clipper Club.

16 Oct 2026 · 06:012 min read

Press review: Reeves's 'tax raid' on banks, rising energy bills and the Sussexes' visit

British newspapers on 16 October 2026 discuss a possible bank tax rise in the budget, a 'double' rise in energy bills, Lucy Powell's school reforms, salmon farmers switching to chicken feed and the first joint public appearance of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the UK.

16 Oct 2026 · 05:442 min read

Head of Water Supply Service in Kibray District Detained While Receiving a $5,000 Bribe

Officers of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office detained the head of the state institution 'Water Supply Service' of Kibray District, Tashkent Region, while receiving $5,000. According to the department, he promised, for $16,000, to help a citizen avoid court over a house built near a canal. A case has been opened under Article 210 of the Criminal Code.

16 Oct 2026 · 05:201 min read

Houthis claim 104 Saudi strikes in a day; falling missile debris injures four in Riyadh

Yahya Saree, a spokesman for the Houthi military command, said Saudi Arabia carried out 104 air and missile strikes on a number of Yemeni provinces over 24 hours, and 2,281 strikes since the latest escalation began. These figures have not been confirmed by independent sources. In Riyadh, after two missiles were intercepted, falling debris, according to Saudi civil defense, injured four people and damaged 15 residential buildings.

16 Oct 2026 · 05:162 min read

Reform UK under pressure over candidate vetting after ITV undercover filming

ITV News undercover filming showed the chairman of a local Reform UK branch advising a reporter to delete posts supporting Tommy Robinson and apply to become a councillor. A former candidate says he failed vetting twice but still stood. The party denies the allegations and says vetting procedures have been improved.

16 Oct 2026 · 05:144 min read

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Rises to 4,381, with 9,066 Infected

According to the DRC Ministry of Health, cited by Associated Press, the Ebola death toll has reached 4,381, with 9,066 confirmed infections. By the end of September, there were 3,900 deaths and 8,000 cases. The outbreak was declared on May 15 in Ituri province and spread to Uganda, where the WHO announced in late August that viral transmission had ceased.

16 Oct 2026 · 05:091 min read

Fuel delivery delays in Bali trigger panic buying and hours-long queues

On the Indonesian island of Bali, queues of motorcycles and cars formed due to fuel delivery delays. Authorities and Pertamina attribute the problem to logistics rather than a shortage of stocks and promise additional supplies.

16 Oct 2026 · 04:331 min read

PISA: share of students below basic level of mathematical literacy has grown in Europe

According to Eurostat data cited by Naked Science, compared with 2018 the share of students with results below the basic level in mathematics has increased in almost all European countries. The worst figure is in North Macedonia (68%), the best in Estonia (17.2%), although even there the result worsened. Turkey was the only country with an improvement.

16 Oct 2026 · 04:102 min read

In Andijan, a Chery driver hit a schoolchild at an unregulated pedestrian crossing

On October 13, at around 12:30, opposite school No. 56 on Shabnam street in Andijan, a Chery Tiggo 8 Pro driven by a man born in 1957 hit a child crossing the road. The driver did not flee and, together with a traffic police officer, took the victim to a medical facility. The car was placed at an impound lot, and an investigation is underway.

16 Oct 2026 · 04:091 min read

Underground Pregabalin Processing Lab Dismantled in Gulistan

Officers of the State Security Service Department and the Internal Affairs Department for Syrdarya Region uncovered a drug lab in Gulistan in an apartment of a multi-story building. Three local residents born in 2003 and 2005 were detained. Seized were 5 kg 863 g of pregabalin, 100,000 empty capsules, electronic scales and other items. A criminal case has been opened, and the detainees have been placed in custody.

16 Oct 2026 · 03:481 min read

Two Detained in Namangan Region for Receiving $11,500 for Promising to Register 40 Sotok of Land Without an Auction

An employee of the Narin-Syrdarya irrigation systems basin administration and a citizen were detained while receiving $11,500. They promised to register 40 sotok of land in Tumarik, Mingbulak district, in a citizen's name without a tender. A criminal case has been opened.

16 Oct 2026 · 03:391 min read

Minibus Collides with Shuttle at Eurotunnel Terminal: 19 Injured

On the evening of 15 October 2026, a minibus carrying lorry drivers collided with a Le Shuttle train on the loading platform of the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais. 19 people were injured, two of them seriously but with no threat to life. Shuttle traffic was suspended for about 90 minutes; Eurostar and freight services, according to authorities and the company, were unaffected. An investigation is underway.

16 Oct 2026 · 03:303 min read

Mother of Henry Nowak's killer may be released early under new release scheme

Kiran Kaur, sentenced in July to three years for aiding her son, who killed 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in Southampton, may be released early under the Sentencing Act 2026, which came into force on 1 October. Her appeal will be heard on 5 November.

16 Oct 2026 · 03:203 min read