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Uzbekistan is a Central Asian nation and former Soviet republic

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A mature tree absorbs carbon dioxide at a rate of 48 pounds per year.

In one year, an acre of forest can absorb twice the CO2 pgroduced by the average car's annual mileage.

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A tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained surface winds ranging from 39-73mph

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News Agencies of Important Countries

Pakistan: Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)

China: Xinhua

Russia: TASS (Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) 

India: Press Trust of India (PTI)

France: AFP (Agence France-Presse) (also oldest news agency)

Italy: ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata)

USA: Associated Press (AP)

Britain: Reuters 

Malaysia: Bernama 

Israel: ITIM

Bahrain: BNA (Bahrain News Agency)

Iran: FARS

Syria: SANA(Syrian Arab News Agency)

Yemen: SABA

Indonesia: Antara 

Kuwait: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)

Kenya: KNA (Kenya News Agency)