{"id":1192,"date":"2026-06-06T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:07:03","slug":"turkmenistan-a-reporters-rare-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1192","title":{"rendered":"Turkmenistan: A reporter\u2019s rare journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. <\/div>\n<div>\n<div><iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/queso.prod.reuters.tv\/?autoplay=false&amp;muted=false&amp;mid=778675&amp;poster=https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/UGSMVEDMKBAEFIEOEA23B53SEA.png\" style=\"top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Felix Light is the first Reuters journalist to travel to Turkmenistan in more than 10 years. 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