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They Were Some of Earth’s Last Stable Glaciers. Now, They’re Melting.
404 Media
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September 3, 2025
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists have long been puzzled by the sturdy glaciers of the mountains of central Asia, which have...
Iran shines at INNOVERSE 2025
Tehran Times
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September 1, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian students have managed to grab 13 medals - three gold medals, four silver medals, and six bronze medals - at the INNOVERSE International Invention & Innovation Expo, showcasing their exceptional talents in science and technology....
Iran paves over mass grave of 1979 revolution victims, turning it into a parking lot
CityNews Halifax
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September 6, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran’s capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed Iran’s...
Iran paves over mass grave of 1979 revolution victims, turning it into parking lot
The Hindu
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September 6, 2025
A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran's capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Now, Lot 41...
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How Tianjin SCO summit signals a shift toward a multipolar world
Firstpost
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September 6, 2025
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, in 2025 marks a watershed moment in the history of geopolitics since World War II. The US has been at the helm of global affairs through democracy, liberalism, globalization,...
Iran turning the mass grave of the 1979 revolution victims into a parking lot
Hindustan Times
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September 6, 2025
A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran's capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. This...
Scale AI versus Mercor: lawsuit alleges stolen documents and breach of contract
The National News
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Scale AI has lodged a lawsuit against one of its former employees, Eugene Ling, and fast-rising company Mercor, alleging theft of trade secrets and proprietary business information. Although it is not uncommon for employees in the technology...
Iranian inventors clinch medals at IFIA 2025
Tehran Times
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September 3, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian inventors have so far secured five gold medals and four silver medals at the fifth International Invention and Innovation Competition for the International Federation of Inventors’ Association (IFIA) IVN Members. The 5th...
SCO Summit Focuses on Shaping Emerging Frontiers
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an increasingly important vehicle through which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to drive changes to the international system. This year’s summit focused on seizing the...
Kazakhstan’s “Multi-vector” Energy Policy: Diversifying Exports and Strengthening Global Partnerships
The Geopolitics
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September 6, 2025
Amid the global hunt for natural resources, Kazakhstan aims to position itself as a reliable supplier of critical minerals. Although the energy-rich Central Asian nation is expected to soon become the third-largest holder of rare earth reserves in...
Economy as a Driver of Integration: How Uzbekistan’s Initiatives Shape the New SCO Agenda
UzDaily
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s address at the SCO Summit and in the “SCO Plus” format on 1 September 2025, in Tianjin once again confirmed Tashkent’s active, well-calibrated, and...
Putin: Russia and China are united in our vision of building a just, multipolar world order, with a focus on the nations of the Global Majority
Friends of Socialist China
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September 2, 2025
We are pleased to republish below the full text of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with Xinhua News Agency, conducted on the eve of his visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tianjin Summit and the...
Iran turns mass grave of 1979 revolution execution victims into a parking lot
The Times of Israel
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September 6, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran’s capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed Iran’s...
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster Preparedness in Central Asia
ICCROM - International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
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September 3, 2025
From 25 to 29 August 2025, 34 professionals from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a regional training on strengthening disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness for...
Strengthening economic collaboration as an imperative for SCO members to counter emerging threats: Russian scholar
Global Times
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A flowerbed themed on the SCO Summit 2025 is seen at the square of Tianjin Railway Station on August 26, 2025. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: The 2025 Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held from August 31 to...
How to watch Australia v Argentina: Live streams, TV details for Rugby Championship clash
Rugby World
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September 5, 2025
The third round of this year’s tournament gets underway in Townsville, Queensland. Watch Australia v Argentina live streams, as the southern hemisphere giants resume their Rugby Championship 2025 campaigns in Townsville, Queensland. – Date:...
Uzbekistan and the SCO: Strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Information Security
Sada Elbalad
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September 2, 2025
Tue 02 Sep 2025 | 10:43 PM The contemporary stage of international relations is marked by the rapid growth of the importance of information and communication technologies, which have become not only a driving force of progress but also a source of...
Emomali Rahmon discussed issues of bilateral relations with the Presidents of Iran and Russia
Asia Plus
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11:07, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held talks with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian during the SCO summit. The meeting took place on September 1 in Tianjin, China. Emomali Rahmon expressed satisfaction with the...
Iran paves over 1979 revolution mass grave to build parking lot
Madhyamam
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September 6, 2025
Dubai: In Tehran’s largest cemetery, Behesht-e Zahra, a desert-like stretch of sand dotted with scrawny trees has for decades served as the unmarked resting place of thousands executed in the aftermath of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Now, Lot...
Documents Signed as Outcome of 2025 Tianjin SCO Summit
Montsame News Agency
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Tianjin, September 2, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The most extensive in the history of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the 25th high-level summit was successfully organized and concluded in Tianjin, China. Heads of State from 10 countries and...