Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a court in London has ruled. The judge blocked the request because of concerns over Mr Assange's mental health and risk of suicide in the US.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took short vacation on January 4, the presidential press service said in a statment. The duration and the whereabouts of the vacation was not disclosed, the statement briefly noted that he will not leave the country.

The Uzbekistan government by its Dec. 31 resolution approved the Regulation on awarding persons who report corruption offenses or otherwise contribute to the fight against corruption, the Ministry of Justice said.

Early morning with sunrise Aziz Safarov heads to the field located a few kilometers from his village in Karakul district, Bukhara region. While he rides the bike, his wife Rajabgul sits in the backseat, holding two plastic bottles.For more than 10 years, Aziz has been renting a chunk of land from local state forestry in the desert to feed his family. 

On December 31, at about 23:00, a Chevrolet Gentra driven by the Deputy Minister of Water Resources Vokhidjon Akhmadjonov fell off a cliff on the Kamchik Pass after being hit by another car from the rear left side.

The official website of the President of Uzbekistan - president.uz has been updated. It has been working in test mode since January 1. The site was last updated in 2017, the presidential press service said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered his wishes to Uzbeks on the New Year. “We all know how difficult the year 2020 was for the whole world, including for our country. The coronavirus pandemic and the global crisis have become a serious test for humanity,” he said.

Today, December 31, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the presidential press service reported.

Uzbekistan plans to launch new crossover models. The project will be implemented as part of the investment program for 2021-2023. Earlier on December 28 of this year, the President approved the investment program for 2021-2023.

On December 30, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the Uzbekistan’s 2021 state budget law. According to the decree, from February 1, 2021, the salaries of employees of budget-financed institutions and organizations, as well as scholarships, will increase by 10%.

Two modular hospitals with 176 and 24 beds, respectively, have opened in Bishkek and the Chui province of Kyrgyzstan. The projects were completed in less than a month and were fully funded by Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health said.

The Cabinet of Ministers’ December 29 issued resolution on switch-over of Uzavtosanoat to the production of electric vehicles only. Until February 1, 2021, the company was instructed to engage foreign experts and consulting companies and develop a draft concept.

Tashkent’s traffic police officers have been serving in a new uniform since December 29, the Interior Ministry said. The uniform is designed for the cold season and is water-proof. Lighter color and reflective elements make officers highly visible at any time of the day.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday delivered his address to the parliament at the Congress Hall, where he touched upon the tasks and policy reforms for the year 2021. Highlights:

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his address to the parliament today proposed to declare the year 2021 as the Year of Supporting the Youth and Improving The Public Health.

From January 1, 2021, the Fergana Province Police Department will begin to use drones to record offenses, the department said. With the help of unmanned aerial vehicles, it is planned to register such violations of speed limit, traffic signals, and giving way to pedestrian.

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan is launching a new project in the field of solar energy - "Phase II of the Sherabad Solar Photovoltaic Station (FES) Project" (Sherabad II).

On December 28, a video circulated on social networks showing how residents of Kokand city blocked the road leading to the city's mayor’s office. The author of the footage stated that the women were protesting over the gas and electricity cuts.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued the Measures for Further Development of Open Data in the Republic of Uzbekistan Resolution, Norma reported.