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Immigrant Female Founders: Difference Is Your Superpower
Forbes
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Confident woman standing and looking away, she is casting the shadow of a superhero, confidence and strength concept getty Being a founder is a rollercoaster — a journey filled with uncertainty, stress, and relentless hard work. Being a female...
Kyrgyzstan among top 5 most popular destinations for Russian student internships
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August 18, 2025
08:43, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 08:43, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kyrgyzstan has entered the top five most popular countries for internships among students...
Kyrgyzstan to switch to 12-year education system from 2025 - Presidential Administration
AKIpress News Agency
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Kyrgyzstan to switch to 12-year education system from 2025 - Presidential Administration AKIPRESS.COM - Starting from the 2025-2026 academic year, Kyrgyzstan will officially switch to 12-year school education system, Deputy Head of the...
Demolition in Kok-Zhar: Activist Beknazar Aitaliev arrested until September
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August 18, 2025
15:07, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY 15:07, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY The coordinator of the people’s movement Transformation Beknazar Aitaliev was remanded in...
Trailer of game developed in Kyrgyzstan gains 90,000 views on gaming channel
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August 18, 2025
19:36, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 19:36, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Trailer of the new game Steel Ark, developed by Kyrgyz studio 4tale Production in Kyrgyzstan, was...
New swimming record: Kyrgyzstani crosses Sary-Chelek Lake
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August 18, 2025
13:00, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 13:00, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA A unique sporting event took place on August 16 at the picturesque Sary-Chelek Lake, located 1,873 meters...
Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kyrgyzfilm Film Studio resign
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August 18, 2025
14:50, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY 14:50, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY Director of Kyrgyzfilm Film Studio Akzholtoy Bekbolotov and Editor-in-Chief Nazim...
Kyrgyzstan plans to impose temporary ban on issuing driver’s school licenses
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August 15, 2025
14:14, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 14:14, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers «On the introduction of a temporary ban...
Kazakhstan Cinema Days to be held in Kyrgyzstan from August 20
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August 16, 2025
17:51, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 17:51, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kazakhstan Cinema Days will be held in Kyrgyzstan from August 20. The Ministry of Culture of...
Kyrgyzstan and Russia Sign $270 Million in Agreements at Issyk-Kul Forum
Times of Central Asia
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August 15, 2025
At the seventh Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum on the shores of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed nearly 30 agreements worth about US $270 million. The forum brought together around 1,000 representatives from government agencies, investment...
Kyrgyzstan-China cooperation: Issyk-Kul and Qinghai become sister lakes
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August 14, 2025
16:05, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 16:05, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA A memorandum of intent has been signed to establish sister-lake relations between Qinghai Lake in China’s...
Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan discuss development of trade and transport
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August 14, 2025
16:58, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 16:58, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with the acting Minister of...
KYRGYZSTAN: Supreme Court permanently bans Reform Adventists as "extremist"
Forum 18
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On 4 August, a panel of three Judges at Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court in Bishkek, headed by Abylai Mukhamedjanov, rejected the appeal against the ban on the True and Free Reform Adventist Church as "extremist". The Supreme Court upheld the ban...
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender on Trial After Publishing Activist’s Letter
Human Rights Watch
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August 14, 2025
(Bishkek) – The trial of a Kyrgyz human rights defender who published a letter from a political activist on her Facebook page is scheduled to start on August 15, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Rita Karasartova is charged with organizing mass...
Kyrgyz premier says trade turnover with Russia totals $1.3 bln in five months of 2025
TASS
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August 14, 2025
CHOLPON-ATA /Kyrgyzstan/, August 14. /TASS/. Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Russia totaled $1.3 bln in the first five months of this year, head of the Kyrgyz cabinet Adylbek Kasymaliyev said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail...
Kyrgyzstan Parliament’s Secret Polygamy Law Repeal Blocked by President Japarov
Times of Central Asia
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August 14, 2025
On June 25, 2025, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, voted to repeal Article 176 of the Criminal Code, which criminalizes polygamy. The initiative was debated behind closed doors, without public hearings, and only came to light after the...
9 UK students earn Gilman Scholarships for education abroad
UKNow - Kentucky
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August 15, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2025) — Nine University of Kentucky students were awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to support their education abroad goals. The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship...
Kyrgyzstan: Mass Media Law must be improved to protect independent journalism
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The recently-adopted Law on Mass Media in Kyrgyzstan represents a serious setback for press freedom and freedom of expression. ARTICLE 19 calls on the authorities to urgently reassess the legislation and amend the problematic provisions that...
Kyrgyzstan’s team for World Wrestling Championships in Croatia announced
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August 13, 2025
17:25, 13 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 17:25, 13 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV The World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships will be held from September 13 to September 21 in...
Traveller Yuri Boyanin: I Wanted to Visit Every Country to Find the Ideal Place to Live, but It Might Not Exist
Bulgarian News Agency
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Historian and travel company owner, Bulgarian Yuri Boyanin has taken on the mission of travelling to every country in the world in search of the perfect place to live. So far, he’s made it to every country, except one, reports Sanus Et Salvus, the...