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Kazakhstan’s Digital Revolution: From e-Government to AI Superpower
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
ASTANA – By 2025, Kazakhstan has emerged as a regional frontrunner in digital transformation – not only in fintech and IT exports, but also in the delivery of public services, AI development, and broadband connectivity. Now ranking among the...
Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Dove Medical Press
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June 16, 2025
Department of General Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of ChinaPurpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition that is linked to various complications....
Politico: Baltic states, Poland preparing hospitals for war
ERR
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June 16, 2025
Countries on NATO's eastern flank are upgrading their facilities and drawing up plans to prepare their hospitals for war, Politico Europe reports. The outlet spoke to officials in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland about the plans they are...
Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
Biometric Update
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July 10, 2025
The drive to expand digital government services in Ghana is continuing with the government aiming to add about 16,000 new services to a dedicated portal dubbed Ghana.gov before this year runs out. The upgraded system is expected to go live in the...
More children seeking help but services are overloaded
ERR
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July 9, 2025
Newly released data from Statistics Estonia shows that the number of children in need — those whose safety, development, or well-being is at risk — is growing. In 2020, a total of 3,052 children required support; by 2024, that number had risen to...
Summer swim season kicks off at more than 50 beaches across Estonia
ERR
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June 14, 2025
Estonia's official swim season is here. From June 1 through August 31, dozens of beaches across the country officially open for swimming are carefully maintained and regularly tested to ensure safe, enjoyable visits for everyone. Where to swim...
Tanzania, Sweden reaffirm to maintain diplomatic ties in trade, tourism, health
Daily News Tanzania
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June 14, 2025
STOCKHOLM: TANZANIA and Sweden have agreed to maintain and strengthen economic diplomacy, particularly in trade, investment, tourism, education, and health sectors. THE Ambassador of Tanzania to the Kingdom of Sweden, Mobhare Matinyi, said that...
Weight-loss, ADHD drug sales see sharp rise in Estonia
ERR
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June 13, 2025
Estonian residents spent more on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic than any other medication last year, with one in every 50 people using them regularly, says the State Agency of Medicines. Likewise significantly up is the use of ADHD medications....
Kylie Minogue apologises to fans after announcing health battle
Liverpool Echo
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June 14, 2025
Kylie Minogue has shared a health update with fans after finishing the UK leg of tour. The Australian singer has been forced to postpone a run of her upcoming European show dates. The 57-year-old who celebrated her birthday last week took to...
Redefining the Impossible With Genomics
Technology Networks
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Genome sequencing isn’t just faster and cheaper than ever before, high-throughput platforms are now delivering insights at a scale and depth unimaginable just a few years ago. From mapping single-cell dynamics to decoding complex disorders,...
Soviet deportations in Estonia: the June 1941 tragedy
Estonian World
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June 13, 2025
On 14 June 1941, the Soviet Union deported more than 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia, in one of the darkest chapters of the country’s history – among them were over 7,000 women, children and the elderly; the date is now marked annually as a...
There are ways to tame the e-bike menace
The Times
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I felt oddly safe at the Nato summit. Not because the transatlantic alliance had returned to health but because cycling in the Hague was so painless. My rental bike brought me swiftly, smoothly and cheaply around the city, while my colleagues...
Kylie Minogue issues worrying health update as she's forced to postpone tour shows
Daily Express
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June 13, 2025
Kylie Minogue has revealed that she has had to postpone a string of tour dates after falling ill. The Padam Padam singer originally completed her UK tour run, visiting cities such as London, Glasgow, and Newcastle, before continuing her tour leg...
Kylie Minogue cancels string of upcoming shows as pop icon shares health update
LBC
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13 June 2025, 23:49 Kylie Minogue has cancelled a string of upcoming shows. Picture: Alamy Pop sensation Kylie Minogue has cancelled four, revealing she had 'no choice' as the star grapples with a viral infection. Listen to this article The Can't...
Kylie Minogue's full statement amid health issue as she cancels shows
Birmingham Live
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June 13, 2025
Kylie Minogue has been forced to cancel four of her upcoming shows, admitting she had "no choice". The 56 year old pop star has just wrapped up the UK leg of her tour and was set to head to Europe. She expressed her disappointment at falling ill...
Major new Trump health fears as he makes confused defense of Russia
Irish Star
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June 13, 2025
08:00 ET, 13 Jun 2025Updated 09:54 ET, 13 Jun 2025 Donald Trump's cognitive ability has once again been called into question as the president has been accused of making "delusional" remarks about Russia and Vladimir Putin's involvement in World...
Trump's health questioned yet again as he issues confusing defense of Russia
Irish Star
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June 13, 2025
08:00 ET, 13 Jun 2025Updated 09:54 ET, 13 Jun 2025 Donald Trump's cognitive ability has once again been called into question as the president has been accused of making "delusional" remarks about Russia and Vladimir Putin's involvement in World...
Opec+ and oil executives deliver optimism from Vienna
The National News
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The Opec International Seminar, held biennially, has brought together oil ministers and industry heavyweights from Saudi Aramco and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to the chief executives of Shell, British Petroleum (BP) and TotalEnergies. This...
Can an Estonian Clown Solve All Your Problems? Julia Masli Is Willing to Try.
Interview Magazine
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June 12, 2025
Julia Masli, photographed by Douglas Corzine. When she walks onstage, Julia Masli looks like a specter from another dimension—floating, her wide, unblinking eyes illuminated by lights mounted atop her steampunk bike helmet, she reaches into the...
EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
The EU should develop stockpiles of food, medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said. Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the...