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Egypt crisis: Interim president to be sworn in after Morsi ousted

The top judge of Egypt's constitutional court, Adli Mansour, is to be sworn in as interim leader, hours after the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi. July 4 2013, 11:42 1 532 просмотрs

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Human head transplants? Neurosurgeon says ‘we have the technology’

July 3 2013, 18:06 2 021 просмотрs

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Riots in Ukraine after policemen accused of gang rape

Several hundred protesters stormed a police station in southern Ukraine on Tuesday after authorities failed to arrest one of two policemen implicated in the rape of a young woman. July 3 2013, 17:35 2 443 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ex oil minister Mynbayev replaces KMG head Kiyinov

Upon the ruling of Kazakhstan President and decision by the Board of Samruk Kazyna National Well-being Fund, Lyazzat Kiyinov has been relieved from the post of Kazmunaygas CEO. July 3 2013, 15:28 2 336 просмотрs

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Uzakbai Karabalin - new oil and gas minister

Uzakbai Karabalin has been appointed minister of oil and gas of Kazakhstan, presidential media service announced. July 3 2013, 12:11 2 415 просмотрs

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Chinese set for stake in Kazakh super-giant oil field

Chinese energy major CNPC is about to snap up a stake in Kazakhstan’s super-giant Kashagan oil field just as the project prepares to start commercial production, expanding an already significant Chinese presence in Kazakhstan’s energy sector. July 3 2013, 11:58 1 830 просмотрs

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Nazarbayev expects ease of UK visa procedures as discusses armless Kazakh artist incident with Cameron

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime-Minister David Cameron have discussed the incident that happened with the visa of disabled artist from Kazakhstan Karipbek Kuyukov July 3 2013, 11:29 1 659 просмотрs

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Tough times ahead for US whistleblower

They seek him here; they seek him there. The whereabouts of whistleblower Edward Snowden still puzzles media hawks trolling every nook and cranny of a Moscow airport where it's believed the fugitive from US justice is still in transit. July 3 2013, 11:26 1 380 просмотрs

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Woman falls, dies in lift shaft

July 2, at around 22.10, in an attempt to get off an elevator that had stuck between 7 and 8 floors a young woman fell down the shaft and died in a high-rise apartment block in the Almagul District, Atyrau.  July 3 2013, 09:26 3 633 просмотрs

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Russian PM orders to find guilty in rocket explosion, as Kazakhs demand compensation

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev has demanded to form a government commission to investigate the fall of Proton-M rocket carrier seconds after it was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and compile a list of inviduals responsible for the incident July 2 2013, 17:36 1 412 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to buy ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan

Kazakhstan's oil and gas ministry has notified ConocoPhillips of its intention to apply the pre-emption right to purchase the company's 8.4% share in the North Caspian project July 2 2013, 16:57 2 327 просмотрs

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Edward Snowden withdraws Russian asylum request

NSA whistleblower withdraws asylum request after Putin says he could stay only if he stopped harming US interests July 2 2013, 15:04 1 189 просмотрs

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Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia – and 20 other countries

Vladmir Putin says US whistleblower can stay if he stops 'bringing harm to our American partners' July 2 2013, 14:26 1 445 просмотрs

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Russia to hold talks with N. Korea on nuclear program closure

North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will meet senior Russian officials next week to discuss ending the embattled nation's nuclear program, Russia's foreign ministry said. July 2 2013, 14:19 1 553 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan man puts mosque on sale

Man wants a million dollars for a mosque in Arkalyk, Kostanai oblast, Kazakhstan, reports KTK Channel. July 2 2013, 10:28 2 760 просмотрs

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Russia’s Proton-M explodes over Baikonur + Video

Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome July 2 2013, 10:14 1 515 просмотрs

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CNPC to pay over $5bn in Kashagan oil stake

Chinese state oil firm CNPC will buy a stake in Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oil project, through back-to-back deals with Kazmunaigaz through which ConocoPhillips will exit, the Kazakh state oil firm said on Monday. July 2 2013, 09:31 2 363 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and U.K. sign over $1 billion worth of deals

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged British businessmen to participate in ambitious projects implemented in Kazakhstan. July 1 2013, 16:50 1 664 просмотрs

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No one has the right to prescribe us how to live and build our country - Kazakhstan President

"No one has the right to tell us how to live and build our country," said the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at a briefing after the meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. July 1 2013, 14:27 1 422 просмотрs

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Snowden’s Fate Is Up to Russia, Ecuador Says

PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador - President Rafael Correa said Sunday that while there were weighty arguments for granting asylum to the fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward J. Snowden, it was up to Russia to decide what happens to him. July 1 2013, 14:21 1 200 просмотрs

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Snowden leaks: Fresh US bugging claims as EU seeks answers

France, Greece and Italy have been the "targets" of US spying operations, according to the latest files leaked to Britain's Guardian newspaper. July 1 2013, 10:11 1 319 просмотрs

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Egypt Morsi: Mass political protests grip cities

Huge protests across Egypt calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi have continued through the night, with sporadic outbreaks of violence. July 1 2013, 10:07 1 527 просмотрs

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Sightseeing for PM

June 30, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev saluted British Prime Minister David Cameron in Atyrau Airport and together visited the opening of the Kashagan field development facilities at the Bolashak Plant in Karabatan, 35 kilometers east to Atyrau. July 1 2013, 10:06 5 038 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nursultan Nazarbayev and David Cameron launch oil treatment facility to handle Kashagan oil

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has launched Atyrau-based Bolashak oil treatment facility intended to handle oil coming from the giant Kashagan oilfield, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing President Nazarbayev’s website. July 1 2013, 09:46 1 752 просмотрs

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Kashagan boy to meet president once again

A young resident of Atyrau who took part in the festive events on the occasion of Kashagan field discovery in 2000, Berik Uap, has been invited to the startup ceremony of the Bolashak Plant in Karabatan that will be honored by the visit of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime Minister David Cameron late June 30.  June 30 2013, 18:30 3 973 просмотрs