A video of a citizen pouring gasoline on himself and setting himself on fire has been circulated on social networks. In the video, citizens can be seen complaining about the stench coming from the enterprise in the city. They demanded that action be taken. People are saying that no one is listening to them.

Hayat Shamsutdinov, the press secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office, responded to the situation and informed that the Karshi City Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation.

"The reasons for the citizen's self-immolation are being determined," says Shamsutdinov.

The condition of the citizen who set himself on fire is currently unknown.

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The UK is reopening its largest gas storage facility and will soon start filling it up for the winter. This was reported by the British publication "The Daily Telegraph" .

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, will start pumping natural gas into the Rough depot in early September, with the operators having received approval from the Health and Safety Executive.

This would require a public support agreement between Centrica and the British government, as well as formal approval from the North Sea Passage Authority (NSTA) to resume operations. According to the newspaper, this is "not a problem".

It is noted that gas filling of the warehouse is expected to begin in more than two weeks. The facility has not been used for gas storage since 2017. The UK's Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwazi Kwarteng, has also called for its launch to help boost energy security.

Five years ago, Centrica said Rough had reached the end of its useful life and there was no guarantee it would operate safely because the integrity of a number of units was in doubt.

The facility is designed to store about 3.4 billion cubic meters of gas. The facility previously accounted for around 70% of all UK gas capacity.

In addition, about 5 billion cubic meters were created as a "cushion" to hold more pressure. Rough is located on the east coast of England.

Centrica aims to store about 800 million cubic meters of gas there this winter, and 1.7 billion cubic meters for the next winter.

The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, warned on June 22 that Europe should be ready to completely cut off Russian gas in the coming winter. According to him, the reduction of gas supplies from Russia should be considered as a harbinger of their complete cessation.

"Moscow is trying to use gas as leverage in the ongoing war with Ukraine. The closer we get to winter, the better we understand Russia's intentions. I am confident that cutting supply will stop Europe from filling its warehouses with gas and reduce Russia's influence during the winter." strengthening," said Birol.

A criminal case was opened against the convict and others who threatened the IIB prevention inspectors with a knife in Yangihayat district of Tashkent. Hayat Shamsutdinov, the press secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office, informed about this.

"In Yangihayat district, a criminal case has been initiated against the convict who threatened the IIB prevention inspectors with a knife and others under Article 219, Part 2 (Resistance to a representative of the authorities or a person performing his civic duty) of the Criminal Code," said Shamsutdinov.

It is noted that investigation is underway.

We remind you that on August 13, at 11:00 p.m., two preventive inspectors of Yangihayot district IIB, who were on night duty, went to one of the apartments. When they arrived at the apartment, the 35-year-old prisoner, who was registered with the probation service, was having a drunken fight with his wife, and the staff tried to calm him down.

However, the prisoner actively resisted them, and his wife and mother intervened in this process, and the prevention inspectors tore his uniform. At that time, the prisoner took out a kitchen knife from his house, cut the wrists of both hands, injured himself, and threatened the preventive inspectors with a knife and chased him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded the immediate and "unconditional" withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces from the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and the surrounding areas.

"Any radiation incident at the Zaporozhye NPP can be a shock for many countries. Everything depends only on the direction and strength of the wind," the head of Ukraine warned in his evening speech.

According to Zelensky, it is necessary to move from "discussions and calls" to new tough sanctions against the Russian Federation, the Russian state corporation "Rosatom" and the entire nuclear industry.

“The world has been struggling for decades to properly control all activities related to nuclear material and radiation safety. And if the world does not have the strength and determination to protect one nuclear power plant, it means that the world will lose," Zelensky said, noting that there is still a chance to escape from this defeat.

Russia took over ZAES in early March, after which Ukrainian employees continued to work at the plant. On August 5, the Ukrainian press reported that the Russians fired four times at ZAES. In recent days, the power plant has been regularly shelled, with Russia and Ukraine blaming each other. According to official Moscow, the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by Ukrainian units is an act of nuclear terrorism, and it could lead to a disaster greater than Chernobyl.

For reference, Zaporozhye is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, producing a quarter of all electricity in Ukraine. This facility with a capacity of about 6,000 megawatts consists of six energy units. Currently, the nuclear power plant is operating at 70 percent of its full capacity.

Russia-Ukraine war

On February 21 of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in the Kremlin recognizing the self-proclaimed independent Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine . Later, the Russian Federation declared that it recognized the republics on the borders of the regions of the same name, increasing the risk of war against Ukraine.

Following Putin's emergency decision, the US , EU, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and Japan officials also introduced sanctions against Russia .

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian military had launched a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine's Donbass, and Russian troops launched an offensive against Ukraine. Putin justified this action by the fact that the leaders of the pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine sent such a request .

Earlier, Zelensky addressed the citizens of Russia in Russian and said that Ukrainians "do not need cold, hot, or hybrid war" and that Ukrainians are ready to meet the attackers. Soon after, the President severed diplomatic ties with Russia. President Zelensky declared martial law in the country .

On February 25, Zelensky announced a general military mobilization in Ukraine. It was decided that the call to the army will be carried out in a number of regions and cities of the country.

Russian troops have been attacking Ukraine from the north, east and south until now and have succeeded in occupying a number of territories. But this war led to the isolation of Russia in the world.

The start of the attack on Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to the Russian economy. Shares of Russian companies fell sharply, trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange was at an unprecedented level. Gazprom, LUKOIL and other large companies suffered losses.

After the attack, the European countries and the USA introduced several stages of sanctions against Russia. Russian banks VTB, Bank of Russia, Otkritiya, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovkombank and VEB.RF have been disconnected from the SWIFT international interbank system. The USA and the European Union have blocked Russia's gold-currency reserves .

European countries, USA, Canada closed their airspace for Russia . Switzerland, which is considered a neutral country, joined these sanctions. Against the background of the war, the process of Ukraine's accession to the European Union accelerated .

European countries have already started to replace the supply of Russian oil. For example, at the end of May, the United Arab Emirates resumed oil supplies to Europe after a two-year break.

Preventive (senior) inspectors of the base of internal affairs bodies were given the authority to draw up an administrative report on violations in the field of ecology and environmental protection. This was determined in the decree of the President of Uzbekistan "On the first priority measures to reform the system of organization of work related to waste".

According to the document, the "Environmental patrol" work system will be expanded by giving the following tasks and powers to the prevention (senior) inspectors of the base of the internal affairs bodies to carry out environmental control in neighborhoods:

• implementation of prevention of crimes related to ecology, environmental protection and use of nature in neighborhoods, fight against poaching;

• carrying out direct administrative prosecution and pre-trial investigation of crimes related to ecology, environmental protection and use of nature, as well as combating poaching.

Environmental control public inspectors are incentivized with monetary rewards based on the results of identifying cases of violation of ecological and environmental protection legislation and taking necessary measures.

The amount collected as a fine as a result of taking measures to hold administratively responsible for offenses in the field of ecology and environmental protection of the preventive (senior) inspectors of the base of the internal affairs bodies, patrol post service employees and military personnel (employees) of the National Guard 30 percent are encouraged with a cash prize.

Environmental control public inspectors will be given the opportunity to use "Green Space" and other platforms maintained by the State Committee.

By the order of the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan, Salom Samadov was appointed prosecutor of Kashkadarya region. UzA reported about it.

Salom Samadov has been working as a prosecutor of Tashkent region since October 2018.

Let's remind that the former prosecutor of Kashkadarya region Erkaboy Tojiyev was appointed as the prosecutor of the Republic of Karakalpakstan at the end of July.

China has included 7 Taiwanese politicians in the list of supporters of the independence of the island. A sanction was introduced against them. This was reported by "Xinhua" .

The restrictions have affected Taiwan's representative to the US, Xiao Meixing, Taiwan's deputy speaker of parliament Sai Sichan, who met with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other politicians. China called them "extreme separatists who support the island's independence".

Let us remind you that on August 14, the delegation of the US Congress headed by Senator Ed Markey came to Taiwan for a two-day visit. Besides Mark, 4 other senators arrived in Taiwan.

In response to the visit, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) began military exercises near Taiwan's territorial waters and airspace . The Chinese Foreign Ministry described the visit of American congressmen as playing with fire .

For information, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived at Taipei's Songshan Airport on the evening of August 2 and returned on August 3, less than a day on the island. This was the first visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress to the island since 1997. In Taiwan, Pelosi met with the head of the island's administration, Sai Ingwen.

This event strained the relations between the United States and China. Official Beijing began military exercises near Taiwan before Pelosi's arrival. After the visit, training was started in several areas around the island.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly protested and condemned the politician's visit. It was emphasized that his trip would seriously violate the principle of "One China" and the provisions of the three China-US communiques. Beijing also urged Washington to stop using Taiwan to control China. In addition, the diplomatic department assured that it will take all necessary measures to protect the country's sovereignty.

According to the White House, Pelosi's visit to Taiwan did not violate China's sovereignty, and the US administration assured that it "will not allow itself to be intimidated." American officials insist that there is no reason for the escalation of tension in the region.

The Kremlin called Pelosi's trip a provocation that would increase tensions in the region. The press secretary of the president, Dmitry Peskov, drew attention to the fact that all the countries of the world are taking note of this and noted Russia's solidarity with China.

Chinese military put on high alert after Pelosi's visit. The army has started military exercises at several points around Taiwan.

The China-Taiwan issue

Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled to the island after being defeated in the Chinese Civil War. Since then, Taiwan has retained the flag and other attributes of the former Republic of China that existed on the mainland before the Communists came to power.

The United States severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and established them with the PRC. While recognizing the "one China" policy, Washington maintains relations with the Taipei administration and supplies arms to the island. In 2020, the administration of former US President Donald Trump significantly intensified communications and exchanges with Taiwan amid heightened tensions with Beijing over the situation in Hong Kong, much to the dismay of PRC officials.

The US is Taiwan's main arms supplier. In April of this year, the State Department approved a $95 million contract to maintain Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.

On August 18-20 of this year, cool air will enter the territory of Uzbekistan from the Ural region. Director of Hydrometeorological Service Center Habibulla Sherzodkhoja informed about this.

On August 18-20, it is expected that the wind will increase to 17-22 m/s in some places of the republic, dust and dust will be observed in some places. Including:

August 18 in Bukhara, Navoi regions;

On August 19-20, in Bukhara, Navoi, Kashkadarya, Samarkand, Jizzakh, Fergana, and Namangan regions, the wind may increase to 24-27 m/s.

On August 19-20, the daytime temperature will drop to +27...+32 degrees.

A video showing signs of "reddened burns" on the face of a private kindergarten in Tashkent was circulated on social networks. The Ministry of Preschool Education commented on this situation.

It is noted that on August 10 of this year, MA, born in 2019, a private kindergarten student located in Dombirabad neighborhood of Chilanzor district, was received healthy in the morning reception.

Around 11:00 - 12:00, the child was left unattended by the teacher SA. And MA smeared the women's highlighter that was in the teacher's bag on his right face.

The teacher, who saw this situation, cleaned the child's face with liquid soap and a wet napkin. After that, MA developed redness on her face, and when she woke up from a nap, the redness on her face increased, and the child's mother was informed about the situation.

Later, the child was taken to the Scientific Center of Emergency Medical Care of the Republic and a conclusion was given for the provision of medical care. Also, when talking to the child's mother about the situation, she said that she did not believe that this burn was caused by cosmetics.

On August 11 of this year, a forensic examination was appointed to determine the child's injuries.

On the basis of the mother's appeal, investigations are currently being carried out by the IIO FMB of Chilonzor district.

If women studying at the master's degree apply to the rector of the higher education institution where they are studying before September 15 of each academic year, their contract money will be covered from the state budget. This is stated in the Cabinet of Ministers' decision "On measures to pay contract funds for women studying at master's level in state higher education institutions".

According to the decision, the basic fee-contract (without stipend) sums will be paid in full to the women who have been accepted and are studying at the master's level of the state HEIs. For this, applicants should apply to the rector (branch director) of the higher education institution where they are studying by September 15.

On this basis, rectors (branch directors) adopt the relevant order by October 15 every year. Applications submitted after September 15 will not be considered and the contract sums will not be reimbursed.

Along with state universities, this procedure also applies to the following:

• Academy of Public Administration under the President;
• Academy of the Prosecutor General's Office;
• Higher School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation;
• Academy of banking and finance.

Also, this procedure does not apply to female students studying at the master's level in non-state HEIs and branches of foreign HEIs in Uzbekistan.

We remind you that in accordance with the decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev "On measures to further accelerate work on systematic support of families and women", starting from 2023, master's degree in public higher education institutions in Uzbekistan contract fees of all studying women will be covered and at least 200 billion soums will be allocated for this every year.