At the invitation of Rotating Chair of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) President of the Republic of Belarus Mr Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, a Myanmar high-level delegation led by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing left Nay Pyi Taw Tatmadaw Airport by special aircraft yesterday morning to attend the 4th Eurasion Economic Forum (EAEF 2025) to be held in Minsk.

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Colombian recyclers filled Bogota's iconic Plaza de Bolivar with plastic bottles, demanding better work conditions from the national government and city authorities. Bogota, home to 8 million people, lacks a public selective waste collection service, leaving nearly 26,000 recyclers to do the work.

The demonstration seekes to highlight the harsh realities faced by recyclers and calls on President Gustavo Petro's administration and local officials to take urgent action. "Many recyclers in Colombia work more than 15 hours a day recovering and sorting materials. Yet their earnings don't even reach the minimum wage," said, president of the National Recyclers Association.

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At the invitation of Mr Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, President of Belarus and Rotating Chairman of the EAEU, a high-level Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing departed Myanmar yesterday morning by special plane to attend the 4th Europe-Asia Economic Forum (EEF 2025) in Minsk, and was warmly welcomed in the evening at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk by Governor Mr Travnikov Andrey Aleksandrovich and other officials.
The Chairman of the State Administration Council, Prime Minister and the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region held a friendly exchange of views on enhancing economic cooperation between Myanmar and the Novosibirsk Region of the Russian Federation, fostering ties with ASEAN countries, expanding air travel services, and developing the tourism sector.
Following the meeting, the State Administration Council Chairman and Prime Minister and the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region exchanged souvenirs.
Afterwards, the Myanmar high-level delegation led by the Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister departed from the Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk to the Republic of Belarus, where they were greeted at the airport by the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region and officials. — MNA/TH

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Saint Laurent and Vuitton opened Paris Men's Fashion Week on Tuesday with collections tinged with retro influences, as the industry reels from the revolving door of creative directors and a diminished appetite for luxury goods.

Saint Laurent kicked things off with a playful, spring-summer 2026 collection mixing shorts with strong shoulder pads, and rolled-up darted trousers with loose trench coats nonchalantly tied at the waist. Shorts, evoking those worn by the label's founder, Yves Saint Laurent, in his youth, were paired with bright and loose long-sleeved shirts and finished off with oversized sunglasses.

The show marked Saint Laurent's official return to the fashion week fold after a two-and-a-half-year absence from the Paris men's fashion official calendar.

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A potentially life-threatening heat wave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160 million people, with temperatures this week expected to reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the New York metropolitan area.

The country's first significant scorching heat of the year triggered health warnings as it arrived over the weekend. Dangerously high temperatures are forecast through Wednesday in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. "This extreme heat will not just be uncomfortable and oppressive for New Yorkers," warned Mayor Eric Adams, adding that each year heat claims the lives of 500 people in this city of eight million.

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The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China’s Tiangong space station have continued to carry out various tasks over the past week, proceeding with experiments in aerospace medicine, smart robots and microgravity and completing maintenance on multiple devices.

The three astronauts – Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie – smoothly advanced aerospace medical experiments including research on the upper and lower visual fields. The crew completed the behavioral test using relevant equipment and software.

The obtained data will be used to explore the influence of the microgravity environment, and the changes in the focus of attention on the asymmetry of astronauts’ upper and lower visual fields and the related neural mechanism, providing a reference for the subsequent mission procedures and human-computer interaction design.

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Oyster farmers on the New South Wales Mid North Coast have been assessing damage after record-breaking floods lashed the region last month. On the Manning River, farmers have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock and infrastructure.

But some are staying positive, saying the upcoming decade could be the region's best for oyster production. Ian Crisp spent an entire week preparing for the record breaking Mid North Coast floods. At the height of the disaster, they were using their punt to rescue stranded residents, while floodwaters tangled their leases, leaving the future of their younger oysters in doubt.

The Manning River rose more than 3.5 metres above average here at the Crisps Place. The floodwaters washing away thousands of oyster baskets and damaging vital infrastructure and machinery. But there’s a possible silver lining.     

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Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far. China has endured a string of extreme summers in recent years, with heat waves baking northern regions even as parts of the south have seen catastrophic rain and flooding.

Authorities in the city of 22 million people urged the public to take precautions, with temperatures expected to peak at around 38 degrees Celsius.

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India’s Home Minister Amit Shah issued a strong warning to Naxalites saying that the central government’s operations against Naxalism would continue even during monsoon season.

Amit Shah said, every time during the rainy season, Naxalites used to take rest, as swollen rivers hamper anti-Naxal operations inside dense forest, but this time, the government will not let them sleep during monsoon and will move further to achieve the target of eliminating naxalism by 2026. He further called upon the Naxalites to lay down arms and “join the journey of development”.

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Pakistan’s annual Shandur Polo Festival  held at 12,000–12,500 ft on the Shandur Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the world’s highest polo tournament. Dubbed the “Roof of the World,” this three-day extravaganza brings together teams from Chitral and Gilgit‑Baltistan, engaging in bare‑knuckle, freestyle mountain polo a rugged form of the sport with few rules.  

The event kicked off on June 20, a date moved earlier to respect Muharram. The festival features more than just polo: expect paragliding, folk music & dancing, local handicrafts, food stalls, and a camping village at altitude. In essence, Shandur is more than a polo tournament; it’s a cultural phenomenon, a tourism driver, and a test of endurance played out on the planet’s highest polo field.

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