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U.S. to send delegation to Chavez funeral

The Obama administration Wednesday offered Venezuela a chance to rebuild its relationship with the United States after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who had long railed against the “Yankee empire.” March 7 2013, 13:03 3 093 views

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Soviet Soldier, Missing for 33 Years, Found in Afghanistan

His real name is Bakhretdin Khakimov and he is a Soviet soldier who has been missing in action since the first months of a nine-year-long bloody war that began when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in late 1979. March 7 2013, 12:57 4 141 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan National Medical Holding to open clinics for foreigners

The National Medical Holding of Kazakhstan will open the special hospitals for foreigners, Tengrinews.kz reports citing chairman of the National Medical Holding Kennet Alibek. March 7 2013, 12:19 2 760 views

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Atyrau tries universal police

Soon Atyrau Oblast will see an experiment - introduction of universal police - joint squads of traffic and patrol police officers. March 7 2013, 11:02 2 919 views

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Military IDs available within month

As we reported before, one month military training courses for those who never saw duty will open in Atyrau. March 6 2013, 15:40 3 361 views

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Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants

As a part of the 2013 Industrialization Map, two projects worth $6.5bn will be completed in Atyrau Oblast, reports Kazinform. March 6 2013, 15:09 3 004 views

Crime

AK-47s stolen from school

Two Kalashnikov rifles were stolen from a public school in Atyrau. The robbers penetrated into the educational facility and beat and tied up the security guard. March 6 2013, 14:19 4 533 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan appoints new commander of Republican Guard

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree appointing Mukhtar Ayubaev as Commander of the Republican Guard. Ayubaev was dismissed as Chief of the Presidential Guard Service, presidential press service reported. March 6 2013, 12:46 2 744 views

Crime

Babysitter robbed clients blind

Police of Atyrau city arrested a 33-year-old woman accused of fraud and who has previous criminal records. March 6 2013, 10:44 3 474 views

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Solar energy to brighten Zhanaozen streets

Zhanaozen adopts alternative energy: street lamps on solar batteries are being installed throughout the small town to the east of Aktau, writes Tumba. March 6 2013, 09:40 3 282 views

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez Dies From Cancer at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died after a prolonged battle with cancer, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on national television. March 6 2013, 09:32 2 693 views

Crime

Gabonese woman stabs husband in family row

On the night of 4-5 March, a lady aged 27, citizen of the Republic of Gabon, struck her husband, a UK citizen, with a knife during a family row in one of hotels in the center of Atyrau.   March 5 2013, 17:59 3 896 views

Kazakhstan News

Corruption fighters to make relatives of officials list

Anti-corruption committee of the Nur Otan Party intends to create a database of closest relatives of high-rank government officials, reports KTK. March 5 2013, 16:53 3 114 views

Economy

Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln

Zhaikmunai LLP, an oil and gas production company operating in the north-west of Kazakhstan, has completed a purchase of rights to exploit three oil and gas deposits for 16mln dollars, the company announced, writes IA Novosti Kazakhstan.  March 5 2013, 15:57 5 739 views

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A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant

18 year-old Diana Abdrakhmanova from Uralsk will represent Kazakhstan at the international Top Model pageant in Egypt, writes Uralskaya Nedelya. March 5 2013, 15:33 9 093 views

Society

NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects

Atyrau, 4 March 2013: North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) handed over 11 projects completed under the Consortium’s Sponsorship and Donation Programme. March 5 2013, 14:37 3 760 views

Kazakhstan News

Five Kazakhs among the richest in the world

According to Forbes-Kazakhstan, five Kazakh citizens were placed in the 2012 list of the wealthiest people in the world. March 5 2013, 10:55 3 305 views

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Moscow Mayor says no to more mosques in the city

“It has turned out that the praying Muslims are not at all Russian citizens and they are not Moscow residents. They are labor migrants. There are only 10 percent of Moscow residents among them and building mosques for everyone who wants it – I think this will be over the top,” Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said March 5 2013, 10:44 3 187 views

Kazakhstan News

Alstom-KTZ: A contract worth €90 million signed

The joint venture, KazElectroPrivod, equally owned by Alstom (Paris:ALO) and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth €90 million1 with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan national railway company, for the supply of 10,000 point machines over a 10-year period starting in 2013.  March 4 2013, 17:50 3 056 views

Kazakhstan News

Oil production to reach 102 mln tons in 2017- Dossayev

"Oil production in Kazakhstan will reach 102 million tons in 2017," Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossaev announced at the Government hour in the Majilis. March 4 2013, 16:44 2 934 views

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Egypt’s finance ministry proposes renting out pyramids

Renting out Egypt's iconic landmarks, including the Giza Pyramids, to international clients could rake in up to $150 billion over five years, according to a proposal aimed at boosting the economy submitted to the country's antiquities ministry. March 4 2013, 15:41 2 934 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to build nuclear plant

Kazakhstan intends to hold an international bid to construct an atomic power station in Aktau, said Valeri Shevelev, managing director for innovations in Kazatomprom national company. March 4 2013, 15:01 2 896 views

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U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment

A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. March 4 2013, 14:35 2 701 views

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West to send Syrian rebels aid, not arms

Western powers pledged aid for Syrian rebels on Thursday but stopped short of offering them weapons, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clamoring for more arms. March 4 2013, 11:28 2 765 views

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Kim Jong-un wants to talk basketball with Barack Obama

North Korea’s young leader has riled the US with recent nuclear tests, but Kim Jong-un doesn’t really want war with the superpower, just a call from President Barack Obama to chat about their shared love of basketball, according to unlikely diplomat Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star just back from an improbable visit to the reclusive communist country. March 4 2013, 11:17 3 175 views