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Turkey's law enforcement agencies have arrested 2,000 161 illegal migrants in the past week, according to Anadolu Ajansi on February 24. Most of the detainees were caught in the provinces bordering Greece and Bulgaria. This is where refugees try to enter the European Union. Turkey is a convenient transit point for refugees from the Middle East trying to escape internal conflicts in their countries. In particular, it is about Syria. In 2015, Ankara concluded an agreement with Brussels, under which the border for illegal immigrants was closed, which led to a significant reduction in the migration flow to the Commonwealth territory. ...

The new version of Android mobile operating system will receive built-in support of several screens, API-interface for support of 5G networks and improved security system. This is reported by 9to5google. Google has released a test version of the Android 11 Developer Preview operating system for mobile application developers. Google also reported that the beta version of Android 11 will be released in May, and the final version in the third quarter of 2020. Among the main features of the new version of the mobile operating system from Google developers noted a new API (interface allowing programs to interact with each other), which expands the possibilities of using mobile communication 5G. Android 11 will also receive built-in support for two screens, which can be useful for users of some multi-screen Android devices. Another significant change will be a redesigned security system. In particular, Google will add the possibility to create one-time permissions for applications to use the...

Society in Latvia needs to be taught a new financial culture. This, according to the LSM portal, was reported by the head of the Commission on Finance and Capital Markets Santa Purgaille. According to her, continuing the reform of the banking sector needs to explain to society the new rules of the game in financial markets. This week, Purgaille reported, Latvia is waiting for an opinion on how well the new legislative framework against money-laundering is being applied in the country. She recalled that the previous expert report of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering had noted that seven of the recommendations had been fully implemented by Latvia and 33 had been largely implemented. However, Purgaille noted, the country was left under supervision. Purgaille acknowledged that she received signals from Latvian businesses that banks requested an extremely large amount of information and documents about transactions and companies with compl...

Illegal trafficking of medicines in the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan was stopped by employees of the State Customs Committee, the press service of the Ministry reported. Officers from the Smuggling and Customs Offences Unit found a shipment of medicines in a Chevrolet Cobalt car. The total value of the cargo is estimated at 69.4 million sum ($7,286). In addition, customs officials have identified another smuggling shipment of biologically active additives in the city of Guliston. The total value of the smuggled cargo was 66 million sum ($6,930). According to the news agency, in early February employees of the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan stopped the illegal export of unique coins of the 19th century. ...

The State Security Service (SSC) of Georgia issued a report on illegal actions in the territory of South Ossetia. The publication was posted on the website of the agency on February 15. According to the SBS, on the evening of 14 February, several signal missiles were launched in the area of the village of Orchosan. Shots were noticed by a police patrol in Georgian territory near the village. Such illegal actions are provocative and are detrimental to the security situation on the ground. In connection with the incident, the State Security Service of Georgia activated th...