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Kyrgyz debate renaming capital
The Kyrgyz public has reacted with surprise to the idea of renaming their capital after a mythical national hero. Politician Emilbek Kaptagayev wants the city of Bishkek to be known as Manas ...
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Demonstrators gather in Kyrgyz capital to protest against new US charge d’affaires
Several dozen people have gathered near the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek Friday to ... gone through two revolutions. Bishkek City Police told a TASS correspondent that ...
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Kyrgyz mayor dons fake beard to tour city in disguise
Bishkek mayor Albek Ibraimov - not seen in disguise - visits the site of a major fire in his city The mayor of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek says that he sometimes tours the city in disguise so ...
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Kyrgyzstan: Chinese firm scores a sweetheart deal to turn Bishkek’s garbage into profits
An agreement to build a power plant in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek reinforces the notion ... becomes operational in 2025 or 2026, Bishkek city officials will pay the Chinese plant operator up ...
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Hundreds sought to stage riots in Bishkek last night, say city police
TASS/. About 1,500 people tried to orchestrate riots in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, during the wee hours of Friday, the city Directorate of Internal Affairs said in a report. Read also ...