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Russia launches Proton rocket at Baikonur

Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite in the early hours of Tuesday from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. November 12 2013, 11:45 3 420 views

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Women climb on crane in Astana to protest house demolition

Two women have climbed on a construction crane in Astana, protesting a decision by city authorities to evict them from their house.  November 12 2013, 10:54 2 715 views

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Kazakh-China oil pipeline ships record high 1.23 mil mt in October

The cross-border crude oil pipeline between China and Kazakhstan transported a record high monthly volume of 1.23 million mt of crude in October, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Monday. The shipments increased 26.8% from September, according to a report on the company's website. November 12 2013, 10:22 2 790 views

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Solo concert of choreographic Astana Ballet successfully held in Shanghai

On the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in China the choreographic «Astana Ballet» staged a solo concert in Shanghai November 12 2013, 10:06 2 550 views

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Philippines sifting through horror in Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a huge relief effort Monday as bodies lay in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine. November 12 2013, 10:01 2 195 views

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Rosneft agrees to ship oil to China via Kazakhstan

Rosneft said on Monday it had agreed on the basic principles for shipping oil to China via neighboring Kazakhstan November 12 2013, 09:56 2 359 views

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Up all night to get lucky - Police in Russia sing Daft Punk cover

Police in Russia are arguably more infamous, than famous, but they've scored a major PR coup with a cover - sung by the police choir - of Daft Punk's, Get Lucky. It's been a big hit on YouTube - but do they know what they're singing about? November 12 2013, 09:43 3 589 views

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Egypt footballer suspended over Morsi sign

One of Egypt's top football clubs has excluded its striker from a competition for publicly showing support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi. November 12 2013, 09:36 2 424 views

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Kazakhstan cook off: chefs play with horse meat

Kazakhstan is not famous as a destination for gourmets, but a few chefs are trying to infuse a bit of excitement into a cuisine often accused of being unremittingly dull. November 12 2013, 09:33 4 756 views

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Preah Vihear temple land belongs to Cambodia, says international court

The International Court of Justice has ruled that ancient temple land near the Cambodia-Thai border belongs to Cambodia. It's been the site of repeated clashes between the two countries' armies in recent years. November 11 2013, 17:36 2 077 views

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France debates fines for sex workers' clients

Can a country eradicate prostitution by punishing not the people who sell their bodies for sex, but the people who buy them? November 11 2013, 15:10 2 370 views

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Naked artist nails scrotum to ground in protest at Moscow's Red Square

A naked Russian artist nailed his own testicles to the ground in a bizarre protest against his country's authoritarian regime. November 11 2013, 10:52 4 623 views

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Kazakhstan, Russia launch joint AZIA AVTO Kazakhstan automobile plant

A cornerstone laying ceremony of the new Kazakhstani-Russian automobile plant has taken place in Ust-Kamenogorsk yesterday. November 11 2013, 10:45 2 997 views

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Venezuelan is the new Miss Universe

A 25-year-old Venezuelan who appears on TV in her country and is an accomplished flamenco dancer is the new Miss Universe, denverpost.com reports. November 11 2013, 10:37 2 802 views

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Golovkin named most talked-about Kazakh since Borat

American USA Today has named Kazakhstan's star boxer Gennady Golovkin the most talked-about Kazakh since Borat. November 11 2013, 10:36 3 811 views

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Crew of 'Soyuz TMA-09M' lands in Kazakhstan near Zhezkazgan

The expedition to the ISS including the Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, the U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg and the Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has returned safely to Earth, inform.kz reports. November 11 2013, 10:30 2 312 views

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Total CEO says sees no giant Kashagan oilfield restart until 2014

It temporarily restarted on Oct. 6 but shut again a few days later when another leak was found. November 11 2013, 10:28 2 740 views

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Kazakhstan to lift foreign workforce restrictions to be ready for EXPO-2017 in time

Experienced guest workers will be involved to construct EXPO-2017 facilities in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan Government is going to amend the Employment Law to bring in more foreign workers and experts that the regular yearly quota permits to participate in the organization and holding of the international exhibition EXPO-2017 in Astana, Tengrinews reports. November 8 2013, 12:27 3 215 views

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Obama apologizes for Americans losing insurance due to Obamacare

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said sorry to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans as a result of the president's signature health care overhaul that is aimed at expanding the country's health care coverage, xinhua reports. November 8 2013, 12:17 2 157 views

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford expressed embarrassment over smoking crack cocaine

Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong says a consensus is emerging that Mayor Rob Ford must take an immediate leave of absence and council should work to “show him the door” if he doesn’t take their advice, cbc.ca reports. November 8 2013, 11:24 2 366 views

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Super typhoon makes landfall in the Philippines

A massive typhoon packing winds approaching 200 mph and called one of the most powerful storms ever recorded blasted into the Philippines on Friday, killing at two people. November 8 2013, 10:46 2 824 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan develops new law on subsoil use

Kazakhstan is developing a new draft law 'On subsoil use', Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Asset Issekeshev said on November 7 in Astana, trend.az reports. November 8 2013, 09:08 2 676 views

Ecology

Kashagan pipe "in a hole"?

One month passed since the second leak (during a short period) in the pipeline coming to Bolashak processing facility. The public still doesn't know anything about the reasons of pipeline failures neither in the first, nor in the second cases. November 8 2013, 09:55 11 223 views

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Tajikistan president re-elected

Tajikistan's electoral commission says the president has won re-election in a landslide victory. November 7 2013, 17:08 2 592 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan sets the task of being 40th in World Bank LPI

Kazakhstan sets the task to climb in the World Bank LPI (Logistics Performance Index) from rank 86 to rank 40, stated the president of  Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC Askar Mamin, kazinform reports. November 7 2013, 14:37 2 407 views