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Election commission says more than 90 percent of voters back President Mirziyoyev's constitutional amendments.Voters in Uzbekistan have overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes that could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040, preliminary results show.The elections commission said on Monday that more than 90 percent of voters in the Central Asian country backed the reforms.

In Permian Basin, the largest oil and gas field in the United States, methane emissions were two to three times higher than what companies reported, he said.Some companies do capture methane instead of just releasing it, but more could adopt the practice, scientists said.Climate scientists have found that methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are far worse than what companies are reporting, despite claims by some major firms that they've reduced their emissions.Most of the oil and gas industry's methane emissions come from pipelines and compressor stations, according to Kayrros, a company which analyzes satellite data.

Author: Kirill Nourzhanov, ANU
Political turmoil and uncertainty beset Central Asia in 2022.Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan faced domestic, regional and international challenges exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.This brought into sharp relief both the systemic threats to peace and stability on the ground and regional authoritarian governments' capacity to placate if not eliminate them.

Three Russian servicemen have died after a Ukrainian drone attack on a crucial airbase deep inside Russian territory, Moscow has said.According to the defence ministry, a Ukrainian drone was shot down on the approach to Engels base early on Monday morning but falling debris killed three service personnel.

02/28/2023February 28, 2023 Antony Blinken met with foreign ministers from the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia, who, unlike Belarus, have not rallied behind Moscow over its war in Ukraine.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday was visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and meeting his counterparts from all five former Soviet republics of Central Asia.