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Pope Francis slams ‘haggard’ EU

After another record low turnout at the European elections earlier this year, Pope Francis delivered an address on Tuesday which was scathing in its criticism of the EU. November 26 2014, 18:10 2 644 views

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–52C in Siberia: Over 70 passengers push frozen plane to runway (VIDEO)

Freezing temperatures didn’t stop intrepid passengers from helping out a Russian plane that couldn’t move, because its wheels were frozen to the ground. However, brute force won the day in a remote Siberian town beyond the Arctic Circle. November 26 2014, 16:53 2 386 views

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National Guard, police curb Ferguson unrest as protests swell across U.S.

Some 2,000 National Guard troops helped ward off a second night of rampant arson and looting in suburban St. Louis after a grand jury declined to indict a white policeman in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, and sympathy protests spread to several U.S. cities. November 26 2014, 14:48 2 909 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia due to ruble devaluation

Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia staring from November 24 this year due to devaluation of Russian currency rubble, said Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. November 26 2014, 14:44 2 572 views

Ecology

Tengiz to have a sea channel, for sturgeons and seals it's a wash-out (+update)

November 26 2014, 15:28 7 469 views

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US defence secretary Chuck Hagel resigns

US President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who he said requested last month to leave Pentagon's top post. November 25 2014, 14:21 3 270 views

Kazakhstan News

Teenager ties himself to horse and survives four days in Kazakh steppe

A teenager from a remote village near Aktobe in western Kazakhstan has spent four days out in the steppe with no food or water alone with only a horse for company. Dulat Myrzagaliyev spent most of this time tied to the horseback, tengrinews reports. November 25 2014, 14:18 4 569 views

Kazakhstan News

‘KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing’ names new deputy director general

KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing JSC, a subsidiary of the Kazakhstan-based oil and gas company KazMunaiGas, has named its new deputy director general. November 25 2014, 14:12 3 546 views

Society

The battle of Akzhar - Dog fighting

The first round of the regional championship on tests of domestic wolfhounds and Central Asian sheep-dogs took place in the suburban Akzhar village. People simply call such tests -  dog fights. November 25 2014, 12:25 9 445 views

World News

$60 oil after OPEC meeting is not possible: BRG's Grossman

It's not possible for oil to fall to $60 a barrel after OPEC meets this week to discuss output policy, Jeff Grossman, president of BRG Brokerage, told CNBC on Monday. November 25 2014, 10:48 2 251 views

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Ferguson reacts to grand jury decision

A Ferguson grand jury decided it will not bring criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. The city is bracing for potentially huge demonstrations in the wake of the decision. November 25 2014, 10:32 1 738 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia and Kazakhstan to Begin Phasing Out Proton Rocket Launches

On the eve of the 400th flight of Russia's venerable Proton-M space rocket on Friday, Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed to begin reducing the frequency of Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 25 2014, 10:20 3 523 views

Kazakhstan News

Heads of regional departments of anti-corruption agency appointed in Kazakhstan

The new heads of the regional departments of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption were appointed during the meeting of the commission on personnel policy in law enforcement agencies under the president of Kazakhstan, the agency said Nov. 24, trend.az reports. November 25 2014, 10:14 4 241 views

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Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood. November 25 2014, 10:01 2 835 views

Kazakhstan News

Czech Republic to ease visa regime for Kazakhstan - Zeman

The Czech Republic plans to ease the visa regime for citizens of Kazakhstan, said President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman in Astana on November 24 at a joint press conference with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 24 2014, 15:53 3 742 views

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World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US

Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal, a senior US State Department official said Sunday for the first time, AFP reports. November 24 2014, 15:41 3 347 views

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Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft

Italy's first female astronaut is heading to the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule carrying Samantha Cristoforetti blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 24 2014, 11:44 2 857 views

Kazakhstan News

Ban on sale of some Russian vodka and beer brands in Kazakhstan lifted

RoK Committee on Consumer’s Right Protection announced on its website that the Kazakh side has lifted the earlier imposed ban on sale of a number of Russian vodka and beer products in Kazakhstan. November 24 2014, 10:28 4 704 views

Kazakhstan News

New ferry crossing to cost Kazakhstan over $88M

The construction of a ferry crossing in Kuryk settlement near Aktau, Kazakhstan will require investments worth over 16 billion tenge ($88.4 million), Vice President for Logistics at the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Joly (Kazakhstan Railways) Kanat Alpysbayev said at a briefing in the Central Communication Service under the president of Kazakhstan Nov. 20. November 24 2014, 10:07 2 921 views

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Edward Snowden Receives Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014

Edward Snowden has been awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014, but could not attend the ceremony and sent a message via a video, urging to fight for the observation of human rights. November 24 2014, 09:47 3 024 views

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Duchess of Alba: Spain's richest aristocrat dies aged 88

The six children of Spain's flamboyant billionaire, the Duchess of Alba, are set to inherit a palace each following her death aged 88. November 21 2014, 17:03 4 241 views

Kazakhstan News

Some 30K video surveillance cameras to be installed in Astana

Around 30,000 more video surveillance cameras will be installed on the streets of Astana on the eve of "EXPO-2017" exhibition, chairman of the board of Astana Innovations JSC Talgat Ashim said at the "Smart Astana-2014" conference. November 21 2014, 15:53 3 311 views

Kazakhstan News

‘Homeland of apples’ recognized as the best souvenir coin of 2014

Coins of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Homeland of apples" and "International Space Station" have become the winners of the 8th International commemorative coins contest "Coin Constellation-2014" (COINS-2014) which was held on September 18 in Moscow, reported the press service of the National Bank. November 21 2014, 15:35 3 344 views

World News

Parents of slain gay US student head to Russia

The parents of a gay U.S. college student tortured and murdered in 1998 are traveling to Russia on Friday to spread their message of tolerance and acceptance in a country where anti-gay policies and attitudes are widespread. November 21 2014, 15:18 3 321 views

Economy

Polypropylene plant will be built by the Chinese, but not by Sinopec Engineering

Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) and its general contractor Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co. Ltd. have terminated an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a the 1st phase of polypropylene production (PP) plant in Atyrau, according to information of Sinopec Engineering published on its corporate website. November 21 2014, 12:26 8 580 views