World Bank makes recommendations on “smart village” project in Azerbaijan

[ad_1] To assess the situation in the country for the application of “smart village” approaches, the World Bank has developed an analytical framework called the Smart Village Readiness Index, based on large amounts of global data, as well as national data sources. The data were obtained from the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan and various… Continue reading World Bank makes recommendations on “smart village” project in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan weather forecast for June 29

[ad_1] The weather will be sunny, and the northwest wind will blow in Baku and Absheron Peninsula on June 29, Report informs, citing the National Hydrometeorological Service of Azerbaijan. The temperature on the Absheron peninsula will be +22 – +26 C at night, +31 – +36 in the daytime. In Baku, the temperature will be… Continue reading Azerbaijan weather forecast for June 29

Burberry chief quits to take top job at Ferragamo

[ad_1] Burberry boss Marco Gobbetti is leaving the British fashion brand after more than four years as CEO to take the helm at luxury goods group Ferragamo in his native Italy, the two companies said on Monday, Report informs via Reuters. Ferragamo, famous for shoes worn by Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, said Gobbetti… Continue reading Burberry chief quits to take top job at Ferragamo

20 people found dead on boat drifting in Turks and Caicos

[ad_1] A boat was found drifting about a mile off Grand Turk island with 20 dead people on board, including two children, authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands said Sunday, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti. Fishers spotted the small boat Thursday morning and alerted the marine branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands… Continue reading 20 people found dead on boat drifting in Turks and Caicos

Fully vaccinated tourists to pass Covid test in Georgia

[ad_1] “Although tourists visiting Georgia have both doses of coronavirus vaccine, the testing in the country should not be recommended, but regulated,” said Health Minister Ekaterina Tikaradze, the local bureau of Report informs. According to her, tourists should pass the coronavirus test in Georgia: “In this case, we will have more guarantees to exclude the… Continue reading Fully vaccinated tourists to pass Covid test in Georgia

Poland’s Gaz-System starts laying Baltic Pipe in Baltic Sea

[ad_1] On 27 June, Castorone, one of the marine vessels responsible for constructing the offshore gas pipeline between Poland and Denmark, started laying Baltic Pipe in the Baltic Sea, Report informs, citing the Polish Gas Transmission Operator Gaz-System S.A. The pipelay started at a place near the halfway point of the entire offshore gas pipeline… Continue reading Poland’s Gaz-System starts laying Baltic Pipe in Baltic Sea

Russian anthem performed in Georgian parliament

[ad_1] Russia’s national anthem was heard at an extraordinary session of the Georgian parliament. The local Bureau of Report informs that the anthem Nona Mamulashvili, a member of the opposition United National Movement Party, and Mikheil Sarjveladze, a Chairman of the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee, played off the anthem on a mobile phone.… Continue reading Russian anthem performed in Georgian parliament

Turkey preparing to start laying gas pipeline to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan

[ad_1] Turkey and Azerbaijan are preparing to start laying a gas pipeline to Nakhchivan (a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan), Report informs, citing an interview of the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez with Anadolu News Agency. The Turkish minister noted that he had already signed a memorandum of understanding with his Azerbaijani counterpart:… Continue reading Turkey preparing to start laying gas pipeline to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan

Committee Chairman: Georgia regains mediator role in region

[ad_1] “A new balance of power has emerged in the South Caucasus,” Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the Georgian Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a meeting of the Georgian parliament, the local bureau of the Report informs. He noted that Georgia had taken the right, timely, and sustainable steps against the background of recent events in… Continue reading Committee Chairman: Georgia regains mediator role in region

Temperature hits record 46.6°C in western Canada

[ad_1] A “heat dome” over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada’s Arctic territories on Sunday, Report informs via CNA. Hotspot Lytton in British Columbia – about 250km northeast of Vancouver – broke the record “for Canada’s all-time maximum high” with a… Continue reading Temperature hits record 46.6°C in western Canada