The Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, Ilkhom Makhkamov, met with the chairman of the Chinese company JSB Group, Changhong-to.
The meeting discussed the participation of this company in the implementation of major infrastructure projects that are planned to be implemented in our country.
In particular, an exchange of views took place on the Tashkent - Samarkand, Tashkent - Andijan toll road construction project, as well as on cooperation in the field of providing highway equipment systems with updated modern technologies.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan has introduced a new electronic application "UZ Embassies and Consulates", designed to facilitate access to consular services and provide support to Uzbek citizens while traveling abroad.
Today, on August 15, the fifty-fifth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan began its work in Tashkent. It is attended by members of the Senate, the Government, representatives of ministries and departments, members of the Youth Parliament at the Senate and media workers.
Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a large underground reservoir of liquid water on Mars. According to a study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), there would be enough water in it to fill the Martian oceans and cover the entire Red Planet with a 1.6 km thick layer of liquid.
The incidence of cancer and cancer-related deaths among men worldwide will almost double by 2050. This is evidenced by the results of a study by Australian scientists published in the journal Cancer of the American Cancer Society.
On August 14, the Russian government extended the ban on gasoline exports until the end of 2024. The Cabinet of Ministers explained the decision by the need to maintain a stable situation during the period of seasonal demand and scheduled repairs at oil refineries.
