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EU & Central Asia Launch Strategic Partnership
5 nations (KAZ, KGZ, TJK, TKM, UZB) meet EU in Samarkand for historic summit.
Trade with EU has quadrupled to €54B in 7 years; €30B in joint projects in Uzbekistan alone.
A "Green Strategic Corridor" from Caspian to Black Sea is key to EU's energy diversification.
#goodnews #animals #wildlife #Conservation #rewilding #horses #Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Efforts to Restore Last Wild Equine Species Receive Huge Boost of 150 Horses
#Kazakhstan Restores Populations of Przewalski’s Horse, Turanian Tiger, and Snow Leopard https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-restores-populations-of-przewalskis-horse-turanian-tiger-and-snow-leopard/?ref=fixthenews.com #Endangered #Conservation
Russians are guzzling vodka like never before, even as exports of #Russia’s national beverage are drying up. #Kazakhstan is now the only large market left for Russian-produced vodka.
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-still-has-a-taste-for-russian-vodka
@peter__leonard on diverging elite renewal strategies is #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan
https://open.substack.com/pub/havli/p/reformist-princess-and-court-philosopher?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1fict7
Our @olaskoolkitchen.bsky.social reports on Segiz the film, discover Kazakhstan's untamed beauty and nomadic culture in this award-winning short film timesca.com/segiz-explor... #Kazakhstan #SegizFilm #TravelDocumentary #Roadmovie #film
Segiz: Exploring Kazakhstan’s ...
Our @olaskoolkitchen reports on Segiz the film, discover Kazakhstan's untamed beauty and nomadic culture in this award-winning short film https://timesca.com/segiz-exploring-kazakhstans-beauty-on-the-road-less-traveled/ #Kazakhstan #SegizFilm #TravelDocumentary #Roadmovie #film
My latest for @TheTimesofCentralAsia on the road less traveled: a review of a Kazakhstan road movie https://timesca.com/segiz-exploring-kazakhstans-beauty-on-the-road-less-traveled/ #documentary #film #roadmovie #Kazakhstan
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Merke (#Kazakhstan): 16/12/1902 a M6.4 led to 4725 casualties, 19/08/1992 a M7.4 led to 75 casualties, and on 12/07/1924 a M6.5 led to 41 casualties.
Event wrap-up: today a M5.0 #earthquake (#землетрясение) hit #Merke (#Kazakhstan) at 15:56:42 local time (UTC 10:56:42). Shaking was felt over 300km by approximately 20M people in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
#Earthquake 21 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 22 min ago (local time 15:56:42). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787888
Mb 5.00 earthquake (reviewed) occured at 2025-03-28T10:56:42 UTC, 22 km WSW of Merke, Kazakhstan #quake #earthquake #kazakhstan
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pnbm
#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.0 occurred 21 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 20 min ago (local time 15:56:42). More info at:https://m.emsc.eu/#apphttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787888
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787888
Update:
#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.2 occurred 22 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 36 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Info at:https://m.emsc.eu/#apphttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787622
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Merke (#Kazakhstan): 08/10/2005 a M7.6 led to 87351 casualties, 10/07/1949 a M7.4 led to 12000 casualties, and on 28/12/1974 a M6.2 led to 5300 casualties.
#Earthquake 22 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 22 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:https://m.emsc.eu/#apphttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622
Mb 5.20 earthquake (reviewed) occured at 2025-03-27T22:42:41 UTC, 22 km SW of Merke, Kazakhstan #quake #earthquake #kazakhstan
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pn6j
Event wrap-up: today a M5.2 #earthquake (#землетрясение) hit #Merke (#Kazakhstan) at 03:42:41 local time (UTC 22:42:41). Shaking was felt over 300km by approximately 19M people in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
#Earthquake 25 km S of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 7 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:https://m.emsc.eu/#apphttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622
#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.7 occurred 25 km S of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 7 min ago (local time 03:42:41). More info at:https://m.emsc.eu/#apphttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787622
