Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visits Uzbekistan to discuss military cooperation and regional security with Uzbek officials, including Defence Minister Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov. This image is ...

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Federal agencies will enforce “laws governing sex-based rights, protections, opportunities, and accommodations to protect men and women as biologically distinct sexes,” the order states ...

MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has rescued another suspected victim of a mail-order bride scheme at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a news release on Monday, the BI said ...

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While studies in developed countries often emphasize time availability, this research reveals the primacy of economic factors in driving women’s workforce participation in lower-middle-income settings ...

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Tashkent: Australia topped Group C of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers with a 2-1 win against the Philippines on Sunday. Uzbekistan finished as the runners-up after a 6-2 defeat ...

Top-of-the-table Birmingham City Women continue their quest to return to the Super League with a trip to basement side Portsmouth this weekend. Amy Merricks’ Blues have taken 20 points from ...

Metro’s Alice Murphy spent seven days in Uzbekistan and discovered a fascinating ... that have largely vanished from western countries. Women hoe the fields, a kaleidoscope of headscarves ...

Women and their partners should be given paid bereavement leave if they have a miscarriage, MPs have urged. The Commons Women and Equalities Committee said the case for statutory miscarriage leave ...

The growth of Uzbekistan’s vital service sector slowed, the World Bank’s report said. It recommends enhancing the country’s connectivity to global markets by reducing monopolies in telecommunications, ...