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‘It’s so not right’: Flyweight queen Shevchenko disagrees with Khabib’s ring girl remarks, calls beauties ‘a huge part’ of the UFC
UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has publicly opposed Khabib Nurmagomedov's views on ring girls, responding after the Russian caused uproar by calling them "the most useless people in martial arts".
Sep 12, 2021 17:02
Sport News
ISIS & Al-Qaeda may be lying low in ‘sleeper cells,’ Kyrgyzstan warns, as Putin says terrorists could be disguised as refugees
Dormant groups of terrorists could be hiding quietly in Central Asia, biding their time and planning attacks, the Kyrgyz foreign minister declared, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a similar stark warning.
Aug 24, 2021 13:02
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Kyrgyzstan arrests former Prime Minister on corruption charges linked to Canadian-run gold mine critics say is poisoning country
Temir Sariev, the former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, has been detained over allegations of corruption and understating the environmental risk coming from one of the world’s largest gold mines, which is built into a glacier.
Aug 5, 2021 17:19
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Investment or imperialism? One of the world’s largest gold mines could’ve transformed Kyrgyzstan. Instead, it enriched Canadians
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia’s second poorest nation, is sitting on a pile of gold, quite literally. For years, the bulk of profits from the colossal Kumtor Mine have been sent abroad. Now, a new government is trying to change that.
Jul 17, 2021 07:51
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Kyrgyzstan is fighting fierce new battles over its colossal gold deposits. But is it a state-backed raid, or a triumph of justice? Op-ed
When Sadyr Japarov became president of Kyrgyzstan, he pledged to tackle the corruption and grift of his predecessors. Now, the Central Asian former Soviet Republic is nationalizing one of its biggest assets – the Kumtor gold mine.
Jun 25, 2021 07:12
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Authorities swoop on former Kyrgyz PM in ‘corruption’ purge as new government rolls in to take over ‘toxic’ Canadian-run gold mine
Two of the most prominent members of Kyrgyzstan’s former government have been arrested over allegations of dodgy dealing related to a potentially dangerous gold mine, just months after mass protests toppled the administration.
May 31, 2021 16:27
Russia & Former Soviet Union