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  Business

  Finnish Wärtsilä looking for new ways to support Azerbaijan in stabilizing grid

  Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, is looking for new ways to support Azerbaijan in stabilizing the grid.

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  Business

  Azerbaijan-Belarus trade exceeds $120 million

  Trade between Azerbaijan and Belarus increased in the first seven months of 2019 to exceed $120 million.

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  Business

  Mehriban Aliyeva: Azerbaijan-Russia cooperation based on centuries-old foundations

  First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has sent a letter to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

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  Society

  UNESCO Director General and Director of World Heritage Center commend Azerbaijan Government

  UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center Mechtild Rössler have sent letters of gratitude to the Government of Azerbaijan, hailing the excellent organization of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku.

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  Culture

  Zhara-2019 festival wraps up in Baku

  Zhara-2019 International Music Festival has ended in Baku.

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  Sport

  Sports Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying: Valtteri Bottas takes pole

  Valtteri Bottas took pole ahead of fellow Mercedes man Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic qualifying session. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel rounds off the top three but teammate Charles Leclerc starts in ninth after crashing.

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  Opinion

  ‘No place like home’ for Nagorno-Karabakh’s displaced

  The Azeri town Tartar is on the border of the Nagorno-Karabagh region. Locals have witnessed decades of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Many have been forced to flee.