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Quirky news from around the region by TOL staff It came as a huge surprise on 19 October when the president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, was presented with his fifth Hero of Turkmenistan award. This time the Turkmenbashi was honored for bestowing the gift of “political harmony, social peace, and harmony (again)” on his people […]