Algeria wildfires burned UNESCO-listed park

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Weekly review of Azerbaijan’s precious metals market

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ An ounce of gold in Azerbaijan has decreased by 71.468 manat (2.34 percent) this week, AJMEDIA reports. The average price of one ounce of gold amounted… Read more

Weekly review of Azerbaijan’s currency market

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ The official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged this week, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more

‘The Five-Million-Year Odyssey’ reveals how migration shaped humankind

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Archaeologist Peter Bellwood’s academic odyssey wended from England to teaching posts halfway around the world, first in New Zealand and then in Australia. For more than… Read more

Azerbaijani oil price nears $100

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani oil price has increased on the world markets. The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil rose $1.14 to trade at $99.01. Read more

Azerbaijani female chess players to compete in European Championship in Prague

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani players will test their strength at the 22nd European Women’s Chess Championship to be held in Prague, the Czech Republic on August 20-30. The squad… Read more

WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published… Read more

Arsenal power into first place; Kane makes history

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Arsenal swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Bournemouth that extended their perfect start to the season, while Harry Kane… Read more

Academy unearths long-lost ‘race films’ in Black cinema exhibit

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Long before Denzel Washington, Spike Lee or even Sidney Poitier, generations of pioneering and revolutionary Black U.S. filmmakers played a key role in shaping early American… Read more

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers’ attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. The e-commerce… Read more