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A roadside checkpoint marked “Nazorat Posti 5” (“Checkpoint 5”), photographed in Uzbekistan. The sign provides a simple example of the Latin script’s presence in everyday public life, where it is now widely used for routine administrative, commercial and public signage. Credit: Dolunay Yusuf Baltürk Uzbekistan’s transition from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet is not […]

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ListenListen (7 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to supporters during an election night party on August 11, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. Returns have shown a tight race between Hong and rival David Crowley [Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP] […]

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ListenListen (6 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A woman visits a pickup point of the Wildberries online retailer in Moscow, Russia July 23, 2026 [Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters] By Mansur Mirovalev Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 Many have compared Wildberries, Russia’s largest online […]

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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The logo of Foxconn is seen atop a company complex in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 27, 2026 [Daniel Ceng/AP Photo] By AFP and Reuters Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 Taiwan’s tech titan Foxconn has […]

ListenListen (1 min) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One to board his new Qatari-gifted Boeing plane, en route to the US [File: Win McNamee/Getty Images] By Reuters Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 United States President […]

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ListenListen (6 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ahmed Hatem al-Mahabeel stands amid the rubble of his home in Khan Younis, Gaza, which was destroyed by Israel [Enas Abu Ghayad/Al Jazeera] By Enas Abu Ghayad Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 Khan Younis, […]