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16 days ago
At the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, leaders from finance and investment examine how development finance is changing. As governments, nonprofits and private invest…
37 days ago
Rise of the Conqueror review – Gladiator meets throat singing as Mongol hordes ride out ○
Christian Mortensen takes up arms as the 14th-century kingmaker Timur but could do with a stronger force behind him and a better beard in front
The western-produced Greco-Judeo-Roman epic has been wit…
47 days ago
Chess: Turkey’s Yagiz Erdogmus, 14, reaches record 2700 rating – ‘now for 2800 and 2900’ ⊕⊕
The teenager crushed Veselin Topalov 5-1 to become the youngest ever 2700-rated grandmaster, after which his coach said his future target was 2900
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 14, has become chess’s youngest …
7 months ago
Uzbekistan unveils education and AI initiatives at UNESCO conference in Samarkand ○
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called the moment 'historic', noting that Samarkand is often described in literature as one of the world's most luminous cultural crossroads.
8 months ago
Chess: draw king Anish Giri grinds to $90,000 prize at Grand Swiss on the Silk Road ○
The five-time Dutch champion and Germany’s No 2, Matthias Blübaum, were surprise qualifiers for the world title Candidates ahead of several more fancied rivals
The $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand, o…
Chess: Erdogmus, 14, wins ‘Immortal’ game on Silk Road as Grand Swiss nears climax ○
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The ‘Turkish Immortal’ allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawn
There were two new frontrunners on Th…
9 months ago
Chess: Gukesh wins impressively on Silk Road as Grand Swiss starts in Samarkand ○
The contest in Uzbekistan will qualify two of the eight 2026 world title Candidates, but Nakamura, the world No 2, has controversially preferred a low-rated qualification route
The 11-round $625,000 F…
13 months ago
Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent ○
From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s wildest collections of modernist gems. Will its bid for world heritage status succeed?
A pa…
14 months ago
Central Asia eager to cooperate with the EU ‘as a bloc’ ○
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The leaders of five Central Asian countries were all eager to show the importance of strengthening relations with the European Union but also the importance of their economies and potentials for Euro…
Central Asia-EU summit in Samarkand marks historic regional unity ○
Central Asia and the EU announced a strategic partnership at the Samarkand summit, focusing on transport, energy and digital projects to boost regional cooperation.