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Mass poisoning of children by unknown substance took place in Atyrau (+official information for mass media)

On January 22,at 13:18 the central dispatcher point of the regional Emergency Situations Department received an alarming call about mass poisoning of schoolchildren with unknown substance in airat the IssataiTaimanovsecondary school located at Zhoumyskersuburban village. January 22 2015, 23:55 3 321 views

World News

Russia and Ukraine agree on demarcation line

High-level talks in Berlin have yielded progress toward a new ceasefire in Ukraine. Representatives from Kyiv and Moscow have to pull back heavy arms from the front lines in eastern Ukraine. January 22 2015, 07:30 3 184 views

Kazakhstan News

Cold front to sweep Kazakhstan this week

From January 23 through to January 27 freezing temperatures are to linger in all the regions of Kazakhstan, azh.kz refers to Kazhydromet.  January 22 2015, 07:09 3 968 views

Kazakhstan News

Low visibility may have caused AN-2 plane crash in Zhambyl region

The Kazakh Committee for Emergency Situations is blaming fog and reduced visibility during landing for the crash of AN-2 aircraft in Zhambyl region. January 21 2015, 06:08 2 795 views

World News

Islamic State threatens to kill 2 Japanese captives , demands $200 mil. ransom

The militant group Islamic State released an online video on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom. January 21 2015, 06:02 1 606 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh budget revised amidst dropping oil prices

The government of Kazakhstan is revising the key parameters of its state budget because of the global oil prices drop. January 20 2015, 05:19 2 353 views

Kazakhstan News

Fierce Astana Arlans take newcomers Venezuela Caciques by the throat: 5:0

The 5th seasons of the World Series Boxing kicked off the past week. For the Kazakhstani team Astana Arlans the new seasons started with a fight against newcomers - the Venezuela Caciques from Venezuela, tengrinews reports. January 20 2015, 01:22 2 773 views

Economy

Production of chemicals for oil industry planned to start in Atyrau

The Bashkir specialists intend to run the production of chemicals for the oil and gas industries in Atyrau, the Governor’s office of the region reported. January 20 2015, 05:11 3 500 views

World News

Russian embassy mourning over death of 6-month survivor of Gyumri massacre

Russia’s embassy in Armenia is mourning with the Armenian people over the death of a six-moth baby who survived the massacre in the town of Gyumri, the Russian diplomatic mission said in a statement on Monday. January 20 2015, 05:00 1 890 views

World News

Tanzania recognized Russia as superpower

"We will always remind of the historical role of Russia, which it should play," - said Membe. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Kamillius Membe, paying a visit to Moscow, called Russia the superpower, kazpravda.kz reports.   January 20 2015, 04:56 2 811 views

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Appeals hearings will start on February 2

The appeal board of Atyrau regional court will start the hearings of all appeals submitted by the defendants that do not accept the court verdict on the criminal case of “Bergei Ryskaliev's organized criminal group”on February 2. January 20 2015, 04:21 5 688 views

Crime

Six people died in road accident on Kulsary-Atyrau highway (+update)

On Saturday, January 17, at 18.30 a road accident took place on Kulsary-Atyrau highway. As the result of road accident six people died on the spot. January 18 2015, 23:27 5 692 views

Society

Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany

On January 19, Orthodox Christians celebrate one of the 12 main holy days – Epiphany or Holy Manifestation of the Saviour Christ. January 19 2015, 20:00 2 619 views

World News

Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels

Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday. January 19 2015, 10:16 2 463 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Facing Serious Challenges From Low Oil Prices

In the current volatile energy market, Italy has again bet big on hydrocarbon-rich Kazakhstan, trying to re-cement its cooperation with the Central Asian republic. The bilateral partnership had been strained over the past two years by delays with the large-scale Kashagan oil field development venture, and the fallout from a diplomatic scandal, oilprice.com reports. January 19 2015, 10:08 4 568 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to build two nuclear power plants

Kazakhstan is intending to transport nuclear waste from its future power plants to the Semipalatinsk Test Site for disposal, a tengrinews correspondent reports citing Kazakhstan's Vice-Minister of Energy Bakhytzhan Dzhaksaliyev as saying. January 19 2015, 01:14 2 774 views

World News

Tiny Yurt Living in Northern Minnesota

Grace Brogan and John Kamman live in a yurt. It's a squat round structure with lattice walls, a dome skylight and a few layers of canvas over the whole thing — think of a tent with stiff walls. Tents are great in the summer, but this is winter. In northern Minnesota. January 19 2015, 00:51 2 155 views

Kazakhstan News

Earthquake registered in Caspian region

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was registered by a group of seismological stations on the territory of Turkmenistan on Saturday (January 17), kazinform has learnt from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. January 19 2015, 00:15 2 630 views

World News

Toll rises in anti-cartoon riots in Muslim world

Riots blamed on the publication of a cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting Prophet Muhammad have left at least 10 people dead in Niger, according to the the country's president. January 18 2015, 23:46 2 624 views

Ecology

Bonnatti should restore polluted environment and bring it to its previous state - Kuanov

Ak Zhaik newspaper learnt about the details of diesel fuel spill allowed by Bonatti S.p.A. two years ago at Bolashak plant of the North Caspian project. January 16 2015, 18:33 4 499 views

Economy

Oil on tap

On Jan 16, the police forces of Makhambet District Department of Internal Affairs found a major oil spill on the border of Atyrau, on the 81st kilometer of the oil pipeline of the Martyshy oil field. January 16 2015, 16:48 4 349 views

World News

Russian oil company CEO says oil price could reach $25 per barrel

The price of oil could fall to $25 per barrel, head of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov told journalists on Friday. January 16 2015, 16:15 2 904 views

Economy

Board of Directors of KazMunayGas EP changes

KazMunayGas Exploration Production JSC (KMG EP) informed about the changes in its Management Board. January 16 2015, 14:53 3 813 views

Kazakhstan News

Five Kazakhs Jailed For Membership In Banned Islamic Group

A court in Kazakhstan has sentenced five men to prison terms ranging from 18 to 20 months after convicting them for being members of a banned Islamic group. January 16 2015, 14:32 2 713 views

World News

World's oilfield-services leader cut 9,000 jobs due to low oil prices

World's biggest oilfield-services company Schlumberger Ltd. plans to cut 9,000 jobs in 2015 as it prepares for an "uncertain environment" due to low crude prices, the company said in a statement on January 15. The 7% job reduction will give Schlumberger a $296 million write off. January 16 2015, 14:26 2 536 views