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Russian political party slams ad depicting Russian poet kissing Kazakh composer

The Almaty-based advertising agency that produced a scandalous poster depicting Kazakh composer Kurmangazy and Russian poet Pushkin kissing has drawn a wave of discontent upon itself. The wave started in Kazakhstan and reached Russia. Now, a branch of Rodina (Motherland) political party has officially slammed the poster. August 28 2014, 16:25 1 718 просмотрs 28 comments

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Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko vows 'roadmap' for peace

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a "roadmap" will be prepared to end fighting between troops and pro-Russian separatists in the east, BBC reports. August 27 2014, 10:36 1 216 просмотрs

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Kashagan pipe going all to pieces

Since the pipeline incident and stoppage of crude production, no news on Kashagan and Karabatan came. Our journalistic inquiries addressed to the NCOC media service still remain unanswered. Informal sources only told us repair works at two wells at A and D islands have recently been completed.  August 26 2014, 15:17 12 005 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan may share Ukraine’s fate in case of languages prohibition – President

Kazakhstan can share the fate of Ukraine in the case of the ban of all languages​​, except the state one in the country, stated the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev in an interview with the republican television channel "Khabar", Trend reports. August 25 2014, 16:02 1 531 просмотрs 1 комментарий

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Atyrau free of Ebola for now

At a meeting of the Atyrau consumer rights department with reps of international companies was announced that no people have been diagnosed with Ebola disease in Atyrau oblast for the moment.  August 25 2014, 11:53 10 153 просмотрs 1 комментарий

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Ferguson protests remain peaceful as National Guard begins pull-out

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions were subsiding in the St. Louis suburb where unrest had erupted after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old, ABC 7 reports. August 22 2014, 15:05 1 467 просмотрs

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India blocks Gandhi murder film

India has blocked the release of a film on the assassination of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, after complaints it glorified her killers, BBC reports. August 22 2014, 11:16 1 517 просмотрs 1 комментарий

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Dias Kadyrbayev to plead guilty

Kazakhstani student Dias Kadyrbayev accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings investigation has agreed to plead guilty on August 21, Tengrinews reports citing Boston Globe. August 22 2014, 11:13 1 803 просмотрs

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Mysterious source of ozone-depleting chemical baffles NASA

A chemical known to damage the Earth's ozone layer is being released from an unknown source, according to NASA, writes ABC Net. August 21 2014, 15:01 1 696 просмотрs

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Astana ready to fight serious infectious outbreaks, including Ebola

With Ebola marching across East Africa and being the deadliest outbreak on record, doctors and scientists all over the world are working hard to counter it, since globalization makes spread of the virus to geographically distant areas as likely as contamination of the neighbouring ones, Tengrinews.kz reports. August 21 2014, 14:46 1 390 просмотрs

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Satellite images showcase drastic differences between agricultures of Kazakhstan and China

The satellite image of the Kazakh-Chinese border emphasizes different approaches applied to agriculture and land resources use in the two countries, according to Metkere.com. August 21 2014, 14:48 1 599 просмотрs

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US journalist James Foley 'beheaded by IS'

Islamic State jihadists have released a video in which a militant speaking English with a British accent beheads a man they claim to be an American journalist, Telegraph.co.uk reports. August 20 2014, 14:38 1 948 просмотрs

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Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine meet in Minsk August 26

MINSK. KAZINFORM - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Ukrainian President Piotr Poroshenko had a telephone conversation on 19 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. August 20 2014, 11:22 1 622 просмотрs

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Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova wants no modeling, just sports

One day a girl wakes up to find out that she is famous for no apparent reason. Well, almost no reason. Sabina Altybekova is only 17 and she plays volleyball. She is 183 cm tall and extremely coy. Did we forget to mention that she is a beauty? Tengrinews.kz writes. August 20 2014, 11:17 3 054 просмотрs

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K.Tokayev and C.Browne exchange views on international situation

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Parliament Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received British Ambassador in Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne at her request, the press service of the Senate informs. August 19 2014, 16:04 1 953 просмотрs

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One who knows Chinese can always make a living: Vice-Chairman of Kazakhstan's Nur Otan party

First deputy chairman of Nur Otan party, Kazakhstan’s ruling party, Baurzhan Baibek called Kazakhstani young people to learn foreign languages to become more competitive, Tengrinews reports. August 19 2014, 16:02 1 199 просмотрs

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Threat Level of Iceland Volcano Raised

In 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland erupted, costing airlines billions of dollars in canceled flights. Now, another volcano in the country may be ready to do the same, Time reports. August 19 2014, 12:07 1 470 просмотрs

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Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan agree prevention of banned food supplies to Russia

Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) has agreed with Belarus and Kazakhstan to prevent banned import from Europe to Russia in compliance with measures adopted in response to the Western sanctions, the service's chief Andrei Belyaninov said on Monday, Kazinform writes. August 19 2014, 11:22 1 469 просмотрs

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Ferguson protests: National Guard sent to Missouri unrest

The US state of Missouri is sending the National Guard to the town of Ferguson as protests escalate over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, BBC reports. August 18 2014, 16:49 1 658 просмотрs

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Over 270,000 going to school for the first time across Kazakhstan

Above 270, 000 kids will go to school for the first time on September 1 across Kazakhstan, the Science and Education Ministry's press service said.  August 18 2014, 12:08 2 169 просмотрs

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Infected Ebola patients flee after attack on Liberia clinic

Seventeen Ebola patients in Liberia who fled from a guarantine centre after it was attacked by club-wielding youths were missing on Sunday, striking a fresh blow to efforts to contain the deadly virus, AFP reports. August 18 2014, 12:06 1 426 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan plans to increase grain exports to Russia amid sanctions

Kazakhstan intends to increase the its grain exports to Russia amid the sanctions that Russia imposed on some of the agricultural products imported from the western countries supporting sanctions against Russia, Tengrinews reports citing Chairman of the Committee for State Inspection in Agro-Industry (Agroprom) of the Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan Saktash Khasenov. August 18 2014, 12:04 1 299 просмотрs

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Near KO for Ukraine deputy in parliament row over eastern conflict

The leader of Ukraine's populist Radical Party was nearly knocked out in a punch-up in the Kiev parliament's lobby on Thursday after he goaded a fellow deputy, accusing him of ignoring the plight of soldiers fighting in east Ukraine. August 15 2014, 18:08 1 186 просмотрs

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Russian language in Kazakhstan demanded by society - M.Tazhin

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Russian Federation Marat Tazhin has met with the chairman of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, compatriots living abroad and International humanitarian cooperation Konstantin Kosachev, according to the website of the Embassy of Kazakhstan. August 15 2014, 15:50 2 684 просмотрs

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Kazakhstani woman arrested in USA after abuse from her husband

A Kazakhstani citizen Ms. Asiya Kushenova has been arrested in the USA for habitation of private property without owner’s consent and using force towards a pregnant woman, Tengrinews reports citing the Kazakhstan Ministry Foreign Affairs. August 15 2014, 17:00 2 718 просмотрs