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Shell confirms 10,000 job cuts and a steep profits fall

Shell confirms 10,000 job cuts and a steep profits fall

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed it is cutting 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years. February 4 2016, 12:00 1 898 просмотрs

Concert dedicated to memory of famous dombrist and conductor Ryspai Gabdiev at Makhambet Theatre

Concert dedicated to memory of famous dombrist and conductor Ryspai Gabdiev at Makhambet Theatre

Today, February 5, at 6:00pm the concert dedicated to the memory of the famous dombrist and conductor Ryspai Gabdiev will be held at Drama Theatre named after Makhambet. February 5 2016, 12:12 7 179 просмотрs

Pussy Riot releases new protest song: 'prison is a weapon'

Pussy Riot releases new protest song: 'prison is a weapon'

Punk collective takes on the Kremlin, corruption and the criminal justice system in satirical video. February 3 2016, 17:45 2 480 просмотрs

You Can Buy a Czech Castle for $13,000

You Can Buy a Czech Castle for $13,000

The Libejovice chateau looks like something out of a 19th century romantic novel: an elegant, mustard-hued Renaissance palace with tall windows and elaborate balcony railings bearing the noble Schwarzenberg family's coat of arms. Natalia Makovik will sell it to you for less than the price of some Manhattan studio apartments. The catch: Restoring the place, a two-hour drive south of Prague, could cost 10 times the purchase price. “I look at a ruin, and I see an investment opportunity," says Makovik, founder ofVIP Castle, a real estate brokerage specializing in historic buildings. February 3 2016, 17:15 3 633 просмотрs

Kazakh polygons no more leased by Russia to become roads of Western Europe - Western China corridor

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Kazakh polygons no more leased by Russia to become roads of Western Europe - Western China corridor

The military training grounds in Kazakhstan that will be no more leased by Russia will be used for construction of the roads and other economic interests of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense said. February 3 2016, 17:05 2 036 просмотрs

Kazakh Defense Minister pays visit to special purpose troop units with surprise check

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Kazakh Defense Minister pays visit to special purpose troop units with surprise check

Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Imangali Tasmagambetov made a surprise check of the combat readiness of the special purpose troop units on February 3. February 3 2016, 16:54 1 974 просмотрs

Ban imposed in Kazakhstan on indicating prices in foreign currency

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Ban imposed in Kazakhstan on indicating prices in foreign currency

Under the new rules, an intermediary company is obliged to indicate prices solely in tenge. February 3 2016, 15:45 1 920 просмотрs

House passes bill again to restrict Obama lifting Iran sanctions

House passes bill again to restrict Obama lifting Iran sanctions

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation on Tuesday that would restrict President Barack Obama's ability to lift sanctions under the international nuclear deal with Iran, nearly three weeks after a similar vote was canceled. February 3 2016, 12:34 1 608 просмотрs

Kazakhstan borrows $88 million from IBRD

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Kazakhstan borrows $88 million from IBRD

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, signed a document about a loan $88 million from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. February 3 2016, 12:32 2 038 просмотрs

LG Chem scraps plan for PE complex in Atyrau

LG Chem scraps plan for PE complex in Atyrau

LG Chem, South Korea's biggest chemicals company, has decided to scrap plans to build a 3.84 billion euros ($4.15 billion) polyethylene complex in Kazakhstan because of sharply rising costs and falling oil prices. February 3 2016, 11:15 7 442 просмотрs

Air Astana, Air France-KLM ink codeshare deal

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Air Astana, Air France-KLM ink codeshare deal

Kazakhstan's national carrier Air Astana signed a codeshare agreement with Air France-KLM, the Kazakh airline said Feb. 2. February 3 2016, 10:14 2 112 просмотрs

Dallas County reports first U.S. case of Zika virus

Dallas County reports first U.S. case of Zika virus

The first U.S. case of the Zika virus has been contracted in Dallas County, local health officials said on Tuesday, adding there are no reports of the virus being locally transmitted by mosquitoes in the Texas county. February 3 2016, 10:10 1 704 просмотрs

China is ready to build oil refinery in Kazakhstan

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China is ready to build oil refinery in Kazakhstan

During the crisis, only Chinese companies are interested in building the fourth oil refinery in the territory of Mangystau, Kazakhstan. Nowadays, Kazakhstan has a nourish idea with China. February 3 2016, 10:02 2 576 просмотрs

BP reports biggest ever annual loss

BP reports biggest ever annual loss

BP (BP.L) slumped to its biggest annual loss last year and announced thousands more job cuts on Tuesday, showing that even one of the nimblest oil producers is struggling in the worst market downturn in over a decade. February 2 2016, 17:14 1 834 просмотрs

Cuba's Castro pays historic visit to France

Cuba's Castro pays historic visit to France

Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday paid a historic state visit to France, the first ever by a Cuban leader in two decades, with a view to reinforce bilateral ties, increase trade links, and discuss debt relief. February 2 2016, 16:07 1 831 просмотрs

Kashagan oil not to be transported via Kuryk Port yet – Aidarbayev

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Kashagan oil not to be transported via Kuryk Port yet – Aidarbayev

Today at the Q&A conference in Astana, Governor of Mangystau region Alik Aidarbayev answered the question regarding transportation of Kashagan oil via Kuryk port. February 2 2016, 16:02 1 973 просмотрs

Mangistau Governor: Tengizchevroil must sell gas in tenge

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Mangistau Governor: Tengizchevroil must sell gas in tenge

«Gas produced by Tengizchevroil in Kazakhstan must be sold in tenge - our national currency,» said Alik Aidarbaev, Mangystau Oblast Governor, during the briefing at the Central Communication Service. February 2 2016, 15:41 2 219 просмотрs

Death on airport highway (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Death on airport highway (PHOTO, VIDEO)

On the airport highway in front of WorleyParsons company office a fatal road accident took place. The passenger of "Niva" car, 39-y.o. woman died in the hospital. February 2 2016, 15:10 8 421 просмотрs

Prosecutor's office investigates why border guards didn't find a large batch of heroin

Prosecutor's office investigates why border guards didn't find a large batch of heroin

Criminal investigation initiated by military prosecutor's office of the western region upon detection by the Russian frontier guards of 33 kg of heroin has temporarily suspended. The military prosecutor of the western region Zhanbolat Aiekenov reported this during the briefing about the results of the year. February 2 2016, 11:56 7 129 просмотрs

Anomalous warming came to Kazakhstan

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Anomalous warming came to Kazakhstan

From February 2 to 4 , abnormal warming is predicted in Kazakhstan, according to Kazhydromet forecasts. February 2 2016, 10:36 1 799 просмотрs

Republican Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race, Clinton holds slim lead

Republican Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race, Clinton holds slim lead

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican presidential nominating contest on Monday, upsetting the national front-runner in the race to be their party's White House nominee. February 2 2016, 10:20 1 696 просмотрs

Afraid to speak out, Kazakhs let numbers talk for them

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Afraid to speak out, Kazakhs let numbers talk for them

In Kazakhstan, where people worry they may lose their jobs or be jailed for criticising the authorities, some have found a new way to express the economic pain they are feeling: a web site whose name roughly translates as "Oh My God!" February 2 2016, 09:40 1 787 просмотрs

Kazakh Activist Released After 'Repentance' Letter

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Kazakh Activist Released After 'Repentance' Letter

A Kazakh civil rights activist convicted and jailed for inciting social hatred has been released after "repenting." February 1 2016, 17:38 2 119 просмотрs

Business Insider: Russia will control prices of oil in 2016

Business Insider: Russia will control prices of oil in 2016

The global oil situation continues to drag on. Powerhouse oil producers are still being squeezed financially by lower prices and some of the more unstable OPEC members have seen upticks in violence and political chaos. And in this environment, Russia increasingly looks like "the single biggest swing factor for oil prices in 2016," according to RBC Capital Markets' global head of commodity strategy Helima Croft. February 1 2016, 17:25 2 733 просмотрs

Scientists get 'gene editing' go-ahead

Scientists get 'gene editing' go-ahead

UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos. February 1 2016, 17:03 1 861 просмотрs