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Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum

People in Scotland have begun voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. September 18 2014, 12:52 2 149 просмотрs

Society

I want to ride my bike, but where?

The restrictive measures introduced this summer for movement of cyclists, sparked public outcry. Bitter disputes are still runung. September 18 2014, 12:27 2 671 просмотрs

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Miller: Gazprom Maintains Steady Daily Supply of Gas to Europe

Gazprom maintains stable daily deliveries of natural gas to European customers in line with contractual obligations, the company's CEO Alexei Miller said Wednesday. September 17 2014, 19:35 1 760 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Operators of largest oil fields in Kazakhstan to set up JV

Operators of the largest oil fields in Kazakhstan - Kashagan, Karachaganak and Tengiz - will create a joint venture (JV) in the areas of drilling and engineering, First Vice-Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Uzakbai Karabalin said Sept.16 at a briefing in central Communications Service under the President of the country. September 17 2014, 18:59 1 994 просмотрs

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Ukraine lustration will cover 1 million officials, law enforcers

Around one million people fall under the lustration law passed by Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday, said Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk. September 17 2014, 17:23 1 605 просмотрs

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Doctor Who Recovered From Ebola Calls Outbreak a 'Fire Straight From the Pit of Hell'

The doctor who was the first U.S. Ebola patient to be treated in America testified before a congressional committee today recalling the horror and "humiliation" of a disease that has killed thousands. September 17 2014, 17:00 2 304 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President of Kazakhstan appointed Ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Norway

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Norway, the press service of Ak Orda reports. September 17 2014, 16:51 1 868 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan intends to buy Azerbaijani petroleum products

Kazakhstan’s KazMunaiGas National Oil and Gas Company is holding negotiations with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to purchase fuels and lubricants, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Energy Minister Uzakbai Karabalin said at a press conference in Astana on Sept.16, trend.az reported. September 17 2014, 16:26 2 136 просмотрs

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Angry mob throw Ukraine MP into rubbish bin

This is the moment an angry mob grabbed an MP and threw him in a rubbish bin. The group, screaming curses and insults, hurled Vitaly Zhuravsky into a large waste container outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv. September 17 2014, 15:56 1 687 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to see crude production output decline in 2015

Kazakhstan is expected to see its crude production output decline in 2015, tengrinews reports, citing the country’s Finance Minister Bakhyt Sultanov. September 17 2014, 12:13 2 178 просмотрs

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Uzbek President's Daughter Gulnar Karimova Pictured Under 'House Arrest'

Several photographs showing Uzbek President Islam Karimov's once-powerful daughter during her alleged house arrest have been released to the media. September 17 2014, 11:56 4 450 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Cold wind and rains will persist in Kazakhstan today

Cold wind and rains will persist in Kazakhstan today. Northern, Central and Eastern Kazakhstan will have precipitation with possible turning to wet snow. Strong north-west wind gushes up to 25m/s. During night and in the morning foggy weather could be expected. Temperature during the night might drop down to 0-5 °C degrees. During the day the temperature will go up to 5-13 °C degrees. September 17 2014, 11:24 2 460 просмотрs

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Polls show Scottish opponents of independence with slight lead ahead of vote

Scottish supporters of staying in the United Kingdom are 4 percentage points ahead of secessionists with just a day to go before Scots vote in an independence referendum, three different opinion polls showed. September 17 2014, 10:29 2 313 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fuel deficit in Kazakhstan is there to stay: Vice-Minister

Covering the entire fuel deficit in oil and gas producing Kazakhstan is impossible. This is what First Deputy Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin said at a briefing organized by the Central Communications Service, tengrinews correspondent report September 17 2014, 10:21 2 196 просмотрs

Society

Roads closed for repairs in Atyrau on Sept 17

Sept 17, due to road repairs the following streets will be closed for traffic: September 17 2014, 10:03 1 647 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Schoolboy kills classmate with pen

Two schoolboys had a conflict, as a result, one of the boys has been killed, said the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs. September 16 2014, 17:36 2 567 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to develop historical TV series

Kazakhstan is set to develop historical television series, according to Almaty city mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov. September 16 2014, 16:37 4 993 просмотрs

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Ukraine agrees to grant 'special status' to rebellious east

Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that will give "special status" to the separatist-minded eastern regions including a degree of self-governance for a three-year period, parliamentary deputies, who attended the closed session, said, the deputies told reuters. September 16 2014, 15:54 1 221 просмотрs

Society

Bakeries prepare for gas cutting-off

In order to avoid bread deficit during gas cutting-off, the local Mayor’s office thought of the way out of the situation. September 16 2014, 15:41 1 634 просмотрs

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British tourists bludgeoned to death on Thailand beach

THAI police have detained three migrant labourers from the neighbouring country of Mynmar in connection with the brutal murders of British backpackers on the holiday island of Koh Tao in the early hours of Monday morning. September 16 2014, 12:39 3 378 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

33 oilfield workers food poisoned in Kyzylorda rgn

33 employees of "PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources" were admitted to a hospital immediately after having lunch in a canteen, azh.kz reports refering to KTK TV channel.  September 16 2014, 12:26 2 433 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan braces for rains, stiff winds

Unsteady weather is expected in Kazakhstan today. Rains with thunderstorms and stiff wind will hit western, southern and eastern parts of the country, inform.kz has learned from Kazhydromet. September 16 2014, 12:03 2 233 просмотрs

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First US airstrikes under new IS plan

The US has carried out airstrikes in Iraq in support of troops who were being attacked by Islamic State (IS) fighters, the US military has said.   The US has carried out airstrikes in support of Iraqi troops under attack by Islamic State, the military says, the first under an expanded mission. September 16 2014, 10:22 2 497 просмотрs

Economy

New Kashagan operator will make on-the-spot decisions (+NCOC Statement)

“North Caspian Joint Venture” (NCJV) that will replace the current NCOC company (“North Caspian Operating Company”) becomes the new operator of the Kashagan North Caspian project. September 15 2014, 10:32 6 493 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Open-2014 golf tournament celebrates 10th anniversary

The opening of the 10th anniversary of Kazakhstan Open-2014 golf tournament will take place on Sept 18 in Alma-Ata at “Zhailai'” golf resort. The tournament will close on September 21, azh. kz reports. September 16 2014, 10:17 4 004 просмотрs