The international network of coffee houses Costa Coffee is preparing to enter the market of Uzbekistan. This was reported by Spot with reference to the Telegram channel of the local division of the company.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Umid Mamadaminov held talks with the CEO of Polish Pronar Sp. Sergiusz Martyniuk via a conference call, Dunyo reported.

Uzbekistan and the United States confirmed their commitment to further strengthening of strategic partnership, investment cooperation and expansion of mutual trade.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a congratulatory message to journalists on the Day of Press and Media Workers. The message noted that this is a holiday not only for those who have dedicated their lives to this profession, but also for millions of readers, listeners, spectators, "the whole society, enjoying the fruits of your hard work."

Building and facilities of the Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office, located on Shakhrisabz street in Mirabad district have been put up for sale again, according to the E-auksion platform.

The Mexican National Institute of Migration (NIM) helped 14 migrants from Uzbekistan who were traveling overcrowded in a van that overturned early Thursday morning while driving on the Villa Comaltitlán-Ejido Hidalgo highway section, in the state of Chiapas.

According to EastFruit analysts, Uzbekistan is likely to harvest a record apricot crop in 2023, which will contribute to higher exports and return of this country to the top positions in global ranking of leading exporters. Currently, apricot prices in Uzbekistan are at historically low levels – they were lower only in 2020, when exports were temporarily blocked due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In May, the production of gasoline in Uzbekistan sharply decreased, the Agency of Statistics said in report on industrial production. In January-May, the production of gasoline reached 550.8 thousand tons, which is by 16% more than in the same period last year.

On June 23,  Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov hosted the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar Hassan Bin Hamza Asad Mohammed Hashim.

Chairperson of the Senate Tanzila Narbayeva noted that recently the public has been talking about systemic problems related to water, various critical and analytical speeches and well-founded opinions have been expressed, but officials are silent.

Today, the UNDP, UNFPA, and FAO convened the final board meeting to announce the outstanding results of the joint programme focusing on "Unleashing young people's and vulnerable citizens' creativity and innovation by strengthening their adaptive capacity to address economic and food insecurities in the exposed communities of the Aral Sea region".

The heat will retreat in the weekend in Uzbekistan, Uzhydromet reported. Saturday and Sunday will be partly cloudy and moderately hot. The air temperature will remain within +33…+38 degrees Celsius, in some places in Surkhandarya province - +42…+44.

U.S. Embassy Tashkent Public Diplomacy Officer Harris Lipscomb and Head of the Teacher Training Department at the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nargiza Kuchkarova welcomed 40 American English teacher experts to Uzbekistan as part of the English-Speaking Nation: English Summer Excellence Training (ESN: ESET). These 40 English Teacher Experts are currently conducting a 120-hour English language training program for 520 secondary school English teachers from Uzbekistan. This 16-day training will help Uzbekistani English teachers refine their English speaking, writing, listening, and teaching skills.

Sale auction of a set of buildings and structures of the former Algoritm plant in Chilanzar district of Tashkent ended today on the E-auksion trading platform.

31.9 billion kWh of electricity was produced in Uzbekistan in the first 5 months of 2023. This is by 1.0 billion kWh or 3.3% more than in the same period last year. This is reported by the Ministry of Energy.

The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Austria organized a conference call meeting between the officials of the Uzbek Foreign Labor Migration Agency under the Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment and the Slovakian Federation of Industrial and Transport Unions, Dunyo said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Gairat Fozilov attended the official opening ceremony of the UZ Euro Trade House of Uzbekistan in Vilnius (Lithuania), the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

Drunk driver in a VAZ-2106 car knocked down three children In the Kibray district of Tashkent province. One of the boys, 14, died, while two others were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity.

13 articles establish the authority to draw up documents and send them to the court, another 4 articles establish the authority to consider cases and make decisions.

Tashkent ranked 157th out of 173 in the Global Liveability Index 2023 according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). On 53.9 points the capital of Uzbekistan slipped 13 places compared to last year's ranking, becoming one of ten worse performers.