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Brazil booed as Netherlands claim third

Brazil's miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in the third place playoff match. July 13 2014, 10:52 2 898 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Criminal case is opened against 'Gulnar Tour'

Criminal case against the travel agency “Gulnar Tour” LLP is opened upon the application of 28 victims, bnews.kz reports with reference to the press service of city prosecutor's office. July 13 2014, 10:15 1 654 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

US citizen among 4 injured in elevator accident

Four people, including a U.S. citizen, have been injured in an elevator fall at the Medical University in Karaganda in central Kazakhstan. The elevator fell three stories after its cable snapped, tengrinews reports citing newspaper NV.kz. July 11 2014, 19:05 1 763 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Friend Says Boston Bombing Suspect Spoke of Building Bomb

About a month before the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told two college friends over dinner that “it was good to die like a martyr” and that he knew how to make homemade bombs with gunpowder, prosecutors said Monday, bostonglobe.com reports. July 11 2014, 18:36 3 488 просмотрs

World News

Putin Arrives In Cuba At Start Of Latin American Tour

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Cuba at the start of a six-day tour of Latin America. July 11 2014, 18:22 1 168 просмотрs

Society

Roads closed for repairs on July 12

On July 12 in Atyrau due to road repairs the following streets will be closed for traffic: July 11 2014, 18:10 2 569 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Revival of extinct Caspian tigers in Kazakhstan

A Caspian Tiger National Park may be opened in 2019, tengrinews reports. The plans to open the National Park were discussed at the International Conference on Presenting a Program of Caspain Tiger Reintroduction organized by WWF and the Kazakhan National Geographic Soceity. July 11 2014, 16:17 2 980 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstani Military Band performs Gangnam Style

The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan once again approached their performance in a creative way. The musicians performed the recent world hit Gangnam Style, tengrinews.kz reports. July 11 2014, 15:41 1 990 просмотрs

Ecology

In anticipation of billions in environmental fines

The Ecology Department of Atyrau Oblast appealed to Specialized inter-district economic court with the statement of claim about collecting from Agip KCO an ecological fine amounting to 134,2bn tenge. July 11 2014, 15:07 3 376 просмотрs

Society

Fish market on water

Fish market on water has opened on July 10 in Atyrau. Various fish products are offered on the market. July 11 2014, 12:13 3 244 просмотрs

Crime

Causer of fatal traffic accident released on bail

The secretary of Atyrau city court # 2 Altyngul Maeva, who caused fatal traffic accident on July 2 at the intersection of Makhambet-Satybaldiev streets was released on bail. As a result of accident 46-y.o female pedestrian was killed and few cars damaged (see “Car accident with fatal outcome in Atyrau”). July 11 2014, 11:39 3 129 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Canada's Bombardier signs $230 million deal with Air Kazakhstan

Air Kazakhstan will begin flying the first of 10 Bombardier Q400 NGs in March 2015, with a $230 million price tag on the aircraft/operations deal, the Air Transport World said, akipress.org reports. July 11 2014, 10:35 2 171 просмотрs

World News

Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to meet candidates

The US and its allies are growing increasingly concerned as Afghanistan shows signs of unraveling in its first democratic transfer of power from President Hamid Karzai. With Iraq wracked by insurgency, Afghanistan's dispute over election results poses a new challenge to President Barack Obama's effort to leave behind two secure states while ending America's long wars, indiatimes.com reports. July 11 2014, 09:59 2 613 просмотрs

World News

Germany expels CIA official in US spy row

The German government has ordered the expulsion of a CIA official in Berlin in response to two cases of alleged spying by the US, bbc reports. July 10 2014, 19:14 1 519 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan set to issue e-visas for foreigners

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan is to introduce a new type of visa - electronic one for foreigners due to enter the country, according to first deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev, inform.kz reports. July 10 2014, 19:00 1 948 просмотрs

World News

IDF's Gaza assault is to control Palestinian gas, avert Israeli energy crisis

Yesterday, Israeli defence minister and former Israeli Defence Force (IDF) chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon announced that Operation Protective Edge marks the beginning of a protracted assault on Hamas. The operation "won't end in just a few days," he said, adding that "we are preparing to expand the operation by all means standing at our disposal so as to continue striking Hamas." July 10 2014, 16:42 2 780 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Israel and Kazakhstan ink memo of coop on water resources management

Kazakhstan Minister of Environment and Water Resources Mr. Nurlan Kapparov and CEO National Water Company of Israel "Mekorot" Shimon Ben Hamo have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of water resources management, inform.kz reports. July 10 2014, 15:49 4 129 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Girlfriend of Dias Kadyrbayev tells Boston court that Tsarnaev's backpack was thrown at her request

The girlfriend of one of two men facing obstruction of justice charges testified that the night Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was named a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings her boyfriend got rid of a backpack he had taken from Tsarnaev’s dorm room, bostoncbslocal.com reports. July 10 2014, 14:24 3 328 просмотрs

World News

Russia’s New Angara Space Rocket Test Flight Successful - Defense Ministry

Russia’s new Angara rocket, powered by engines using so-called “green” fuels, successfully completed its suborbital test flight Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, ria.ru reports. July 10 2014, 14:19 1 637 просмотрs

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Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens

For Brazilians, not winning the World Cup would be bad enough. Even worse would be bitter rival Argentina winning in Brazil where 200 million locals are expecting to celebrate. July 10 2014, 13:16 2 656 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and Canada negotiate visa regime simplification

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev visited Ottawa, Canada, where he met with Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular) Lynne Yelich, Foreign Affairs’ Associate Deputy Minister Peter Boehm and Assistant Deputy Minister Dan Costello, tengrinews.kz reports. July 10 2014, 13:05 2 320 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Italy main buyer of Kazakh oil, 21.5% up in Q1 2014

Kazakhstan increased the volume of exports of crude oil and gas condensate to Italy up to 8.84 million tons in January-May 2014, which is 21.5% more than in the same period in 2013, said in the data published Wednesday by the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, akipress.org reports. July 10 2014, 13:01 2 511 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine threatens to retake territory from defiant rebels

Ukrainian government forces on Wednesday warned separatists in the eastern town of Donetsk that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy, but defiant rebels reported a steady flow of new recruits who were ready to fight, reuters.com reports. July 10 2014, 12:50 3 238 просмотрs

World News

UN chief Ban Ki-moon: Gaza situation 'on knife-edge'

The situation in Gaza "is on a knife-edge", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said, urging Israel and Palestinian militants to end hostilities. July 10 2014, 11:12 2 185 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating sign joint agreements during PM’s visit

During yesterday's visit of the head of the Kazakhstan Government to Aksai, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) signed a number of joint agreements, which are aimed at supporting production and service clusters in the West Kazakhstan region, according to the website KPO.kz July 10 2014, 10:53 3 865 просмотрs