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Added on the 13/09/2022 08:02:37 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Millions of people were left without power after a huge blackout hit three Central Asian countries following an unspecified accident, according to officials in the ex-Soviet region. The capitals of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan as well as Kazakhstan's economic hub Almaty suffered power cuts at around lunchtime local time. IMAGES of car traffic, power station in Almaty
Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia for the first stop of a four-nation tour in the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest of the 87-year-old's papacy. IMAGES
Pope Francis, 87, flies to Indonesia on the first leg of an ambitious four-nation tour, with inter-faith ties set to dominate his visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes for talks the leaders of five Central Asia countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan) at the Chancellery. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for group photos during the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, in China's northern Shaanxi province. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.