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Date of Kazakhstan's accession to WTO to be announced in March - PM

Specific date of Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization will be announced in March, said Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov during the enlarged meeting of the board of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning on Friday, inform.kz reports. March 3 2014, 10:22 1 965 просмотрs

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Dozens Arrested At Moscow Antiwar Protest (video)

Moscow police have arrested dozens of people protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, rferl.org reports. March 3 2014, 10:14 1 960 просмотрs

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Nazarbaev Calls On Nation To Stand Against 'Provocateurs'

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has called on the nation to stand against possible challenges by "provocateurs," rferl.org reports.  March 3 2014, 09:53 1 515 просмотрs

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G7 condemns Russia military build-up

Russia's G8 partners have condemned Moscow's military build-up in Ukraine amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous escalation of the crisis, bbc reports. March 3 2014, 09:51 3 380 просмотрs

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Ukraine declares general mobilization after Russia approves use of military force in Crimea

Russia's Federation Council has approved the address from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin about the deployment of limited military contingent on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea. March 3 2014, 10:39 1 245 просмотрs

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Russia approves troops for Ukraine

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine, bbc reports. March 1 2014, 21:56 2 709 просмотрs

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Kazakh PM hopes for Kashagan restart 'within months'

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov said on Friday he hoped that the country's giant offshore oilfield Kashagan could restart output within months and produce 3 million tonnes of crude by the end of the year, reuters reports. February 28 2014, 18:28 2 326 просмотрs

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Ukraine Asks Russia to Extradite Yanukovych

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor asked Russia to extradite deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday, as the fugitive leader prepared in Russia to give his first press conference since his disappearance in Ukraine earlier this week, ria.ru reports.  February 28 2014, 17:45 2 603 просмотрs

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Duma will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports

The leader of the group Fair Russia, a deputy of the State Duma of Russia Sergey Mironov during his visit to Sevastopol stated that the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports to citizens of CIS, nahnews.com.ua reports. February 28 2014, 16:33 1 536 просмотрs

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President Nazarbayev OKs Astana EXPO-2017 design project

The winner of 'Best Exhibition Project' "Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture" LLP held a presentation of the architectural project "Astana EXPO-2017" concept, where the President Nazarbayev remarked that the exhibition center will definitely increase the visibility of Astana in the world, azh.kz reports citing Akorda's press service. February 28 2014, 16:19 8 138 просмотрs

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Ukraine crisis: 'Russians occupy' Crimea airports

Ukraine's interior minister has accused Russian naval forces of occupying Sevastopol airport in the autonomous region of Crimea, bbc reports. February 28 2014, 15:44 1 997 просмотрs

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Crimea tensions prompt Ukraine to ask for UN Security Council session

Ukraine's Parliament has asked the United Nations Security Council to address the country's political turmoil, cbc.ca reports. February 28 2014, 15:18 2 705 просмотрs

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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘armed invasion’ in Crimea

Ukraine’s interior minister on Friday accused Russian forces of staging an “armed invasion”in Crimea, claiming they had blocked one military air base and entered an airport overnight on the Black Sea peninsula, Agence France-Presse, alarabiya.net reports. February 28 2014, 12:44 1 461 просмотрs

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Peter Baruch - Hunt for minors in social networks

Seven victims of 38y.o. British national Peter Baruch, suspected in corruption of minors, are from Atyrau. February 28 2014, 11:24 5 283 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan announces moratorium on audits of small and medium businesses till the end of 2014

Kazakhstan has announced a moratorium on audits of small and medium-sized businesses till the end of 2014. Head of State Nurusltan Nazarbayev signed the relevant decree, inform.kz reports citing the Akorda press service. February 28 2014, 10:19 1 410 просмотрs

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Yanukovich in Russia, to hold press-conference in Rostov-on-Don Friday

Viktor Yanukovich will hold a news conference in Russia's Rostov-on-Don at 1700 local time (1300 GMT) on Friday, reports Itar-Tass citing sources close to Ukraine's ousted president. February 28 2014, 10:14 2 339 просмотрs

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Yanukovych asked Russia to ensure his personal security

Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday he still considers himself to be Ukraine's head of state but asked Russia to ensure his personal security from the actions of the “extremists”, who seized the power, azh kz reports citing lenta.ru.  February 27 2014, 15:46 1 265 просмотрs

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Kazakh MPs propose to ban entry for Russian MPs Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to Kazakhstan

The Kazakh MPs proposed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan to prohibit Russian politicians Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to enter Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports citing IA-News Kazakhstan. February 27 2014, 15:16 2 905 просмотрs

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Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino returns to ship for first time since 2012 disaster

Accused of manslaughter and abandoning ship, Schettino has been granted permission to help investigators determine causes behind shipwreck, independent.co.uk reports. February 27 2014, 15:05 1 463 просмотрs

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Armed men seize government headquarters, raise Russian flag in Ukraine's Crimea

Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on Thursday and raised the Russian flag in a challenge to the country's new rulers, reuters reports. February 27 2014, 14:29 1 332 просмотрs

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Arseniy Yatseniuk nominated to lead new government as Ukraine prime minister

Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv's Independence Square on Feb. 26 and proposed candidates for prime minister and Cabinet of Ministers, kyievpost reports.  February 27 2014, 12:03 2 529 просмотрs

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U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis

The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States, tengrinews reports citing the Foreign Ministry's International Information Committee Chairmen Zhanbolat Ussenov. February 27 2014, 11:52 2 798 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan in 2014 will attract over 5 thousand foreign workforce to priority projects

The Government of Kazakhstan established quotas for attraction of foreign workforce in 2014. It is envisaged to attract 5142 people for implementation of various priority projects, azh.kz reports citing the government resolution published on Thursday. February 27 2014, 10:38 2 380 просмотрs

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Ukraine Tensions Flare as Pro-Russians, Crimea Tatars Clash

Tensions flared in the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea as demonstrators pushing for a referendum on joining Russia clashed with members of the Tatar ethnic minority, bloomberg.com reports.  February 27 2014, 09:28 1 416 просмотрs

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Ukrainian ex-presidents accuse Russia of interfering in Ukraine’s domestic affairs

Kravchuk, Kuchma and Yushchenko call on Ukrainian Security Service and Prosecutor General’s Office to react toughly to the separatism tendencies.  February 26 2014, 16:52 1 282 просмотрs