More than 90 people were poisoned at a wake in Ganja.
According to local sources, about 80 of them were taken to hospitals. According to the Food Safety Agency, the agency's specialists have launched an investigation into the causes of the mass poisoning.
Food poisoning is considered one of the possible causes. Additional information will be provided to the public, the press release says.
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The Committee for the Protection of Igbal Abilov's Rights has issued a statement condemning the arrest and treatment of the prominent young Turkologist, Talysh scientist, and ethnographer.
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On Sunday, 11 August, variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula, rain and thunderstorms are expected in some places in the first half of the day, occasionally strengthening north-west wind will blow. Air temperature will be +20-24° at night and +30-34° during the day, the National Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Ecology reports.
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According to Azerbaijan's current Electoral Code, the right to free airtime for election campaigning is granted to parties that have registered candidates in more than 60 of the 125 electoral districts. In the current elections, only the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) meets this criterion.
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Forecasters predict intense precipitation with thunderstorms and hail is expected in most parts of the country from August 10 to 13 (the Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur zone, Dashkesan-Gedabey, Gazakh-Ganja, Balakan-Sheki, Mountainous Shirvan, Guba-Gusar and the Central Lowland region.)
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