Libraries across Kazakhstan held about 900 events ahead of Republic Day. The programme focused on the country’s history, statehood and the values of independence.
A round table of officials overseeing education in Central Asian countries and Mongolia was held in Ashgabat on October 22. Participants discussed multilingual teaching and ways to expand regional cooperation.
Japan will establish university-based education hubs to train doctors with broad clinical skills suited to local needs. The programme will strengthen comprehensive care at university hospitals and expand long-term clinical placements in regional communities.
Daily smoking among people aged 15 and over in Spain has fallen to 15.4%, the lowest level on record. The survey also found increases in alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms.
Afghanistan’s Technical and Vocational Education Authority met with the leadership of Malaysia Polytechnic University. The sides discussed a draft memorandum and the possibility of setting up a joint applied-learning centre.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved eight proposals to allocate €72,086,777. The funding will go to regional authorities and relevant public bodies.
The US Mission to Kazakhstan has announced the American Corners network’s 2026–2027 events program. Activities will take place in ten cities across the country.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved common access criteria for proton therapy. Equipment is due to come online in stages from the first quarter of 2027.
A Spanish law strengthening patient safeguards in involuntary mental health care has entered into force. The government has one year to submit a bill reforming the judicial procedure for involuntary admissions.
Ten new education facilities have opened in Kazakhstan ahead of Republic Day. Their opening is part of the implementation of the head of state’s instructions to develop educational infrastructure.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved a plan to extend population breast cancer screening to women aged 45 to 74. Mammograms will generally remain two years apart.
Julie Stafft, the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan, congratulated forestry workers on their professional holiday. She noted the importance of their work in protecting nature and the country’s forest resources.
The UK Home Office has updated statutory guidance on the powers available to police, local authorities and other agencies to tackle antisocial behaviour. It applies to England and Wales.
Azerbaijan has begun pilot remote medical examinations at four penitentiary facilities. Consultations cover several specialties, including psychiatry and dermatology.
A serviceman underwent complex open-heart surgery at the Main Clinical Hospital of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence. His condition is satisfactory, and he is recovering under medical supervision.
Some 400 orphans, widows and people with disabilities received food aid in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The provincial department distributed it with financial support from a charitable organization.
Since April, Macao’s Cultural Affairs Bureau has set up more than 40 10-minute reading corners across Macao and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. New organisations and businesses can take part.
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