Kyrgyzstan
8 Oct 2020
Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov is reported to have stepped down from the top job. Earlier, the opposition claimed it seized power after storming government buildings.
24 Jan 2020
The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries - Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania - to its travel ban list, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday.
27 Jan 2019
In Kyrgyzstan, many people depend on Russia for their livelihoods. DW met one family whose breadwinner works as a caretaker in Russia, where he can earn more than at home. He and his family keep in touch through Skype, when they can get a connection.
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A Turkish cargo jet crashes near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said.
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