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Former Arsenal star Arshavin moving to Kazakhstan

Former Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin is extending his playing career in Kazakhstan. February 29 2016, 10:34 10 293 views

World News

How selfie-related deaths happen

It pops up in the news from time to time: the death-by-selfie. Earlier this month, for example, a teenager in India was struck and killed while trying to take a picture of himself in front of an oncoming train. Now the economics site Priceonomics has attempted to gather the existing statistics about the people who've lost their lives while taking selfies, combing through three years of news reports indicating a death was "precipitated by a selfie," or that a person had died while attempting to take a photo of themselves. February 25 2016, 17:00 18 277 views

Kazakhstan News

First McDonald’s to open in Kazakhstan

The first branches of fast food chain McDonald's are set to open in Kazakhstan. February 25 2016, 16:52 11 959 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan To See Petrol Prices Rocket Again This Year

Experts predict a resumption of growth in gasoline prices in Kazakhstan in April 2016, which is associated with a deficit of raw materials for petrol production in the republic and the rise in price of imported Russian fuel. According to Sergei Smirnov, an oil and gas market analyst, several factors can cause the rise of prices. First and foremost, it is reduction of the export duty, which allows for more profitably delivery of oil abroad in comparison with its processing at Kazakh refineries. February 25 2016, 15:48 9 594 views

World News

China accounts for 90 per cent of world’s new billionaires as the number of super-rich swells globally

Despite a global slowdown mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau now account for billionaires than the USA. February 25 2016, 15:13 16 589 views

World News

Unlocking San Bernardino iPhone would be 'bad for America': Apple CEO

Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday said that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "bad for America," and set a legal precedent that would offend many Americans. February 25 2016, 02:37 15 766 views

Kazakhstan News

Home arrest sanctioned for Seitkazy Matayev

Home arrest has been sanctioned for Seitkazy Matayev, chairman of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, said a reporter from the court's room. February 25 2016, 00:42 7 972 views

Kazakhstan News

​Egyptian President to visit Kazakhstan on February 26

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will meet with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on February 26. February 24 2016, 17:03 7 759 views

World News

Harper Lee: US author of To Kill a Mockingbird dies aged 89

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. February 24 2016, 16:52 15 450 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan To Resume Flights To Egypt In March

Kazakhstan plans to resume direct passenger flights to Egypt in March. February 24 2016, 16:31 6 984 views

World News

Johnson & Johnson to Pay $72Mln for Talcum Powder That Killed US Woman

A Missouri state jury has ruled that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay 72$ million in damages to the family of an American woman who died of cancer caused by the company's talcum powder. February 24 2016, 11:49 13 413 views

Kazakhstan News

Top Gear road trip to take Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc to Kazakhstan

Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans have had a drizzly first outing for Top Gear with an open-top drive to Blackpool. But we've learned there's a far-flung location on the horizon, with Kazakhstan among their upcoming destinations. February 24 2016, 11:23 6 284 views

Kazakhstan News

75 countries officially confirmed their participation in "EXPO-2017"

To date, 75 countries have officially confirmed their participation in the international exhibition "EXPO-2017," said Nurbek Yergeshbayev, Deputy Director of the Department of International Relations "Astana EXPO-2017" NC, BNews.kz reports. February 24 2016, 11:13 5 856 views

Kazakhstan News

​Feasibility study for construction of 4th refinery in Kazakhstan to be developed by year end

February 24 2016, 11:11 5 836 views

World News

Plastic in Snickers bar prompts Mars recall in 55 countries

Mars Inc has recalled chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany. February 24 2016, 11:04 12 615 views

Society

​Ice fractured under fisherman's weight and caused drowning

On February 23, a man, who went fishing, drowned in the river. This is the first instance of drowning since the beginning of year. February 24 2016, 10:59 11 206 views

Kazakhstan News

​Nazarbayev to visit Urkaine in H2 2016

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to visit Ukraine in the second half of 2016, Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in Kazakhstan Yuri Lazebnik said Tuesday. February 23 2016, 18:04 5 874 views

Society

​National Press Club will open in Atyrau

With this proposal I approached couple of months ago the President of the National Press Club Seitkazy Matayev, and immediately heard him saying "ok". It was only necessary to settle formalities: to formalize for a symbolical fee a franchize or use any other legal way to use a well-known brand in Atyrau. February 23 2016, 17:44 11 774 views

Kazakhstan News

Administrative responsibility may be imposed in Kazakhstan for prices indication in foreign currency

Administrative responsibility may be imposed in Kazakhstan for indication of prices in foreign currency, reports the Ministry of National Economy. February 23 2016, 16:52 5 534 views

World News

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepts the ceasefire deal

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accepted a ceasefire deal announced by Russia and the United States. The agreement which excludes the operations against "Islamic State" and Al-Quaeda should begin this weekend. February 23 2016, 16:29 12 458 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan ​Journalists collecting signatures under application to General Prosecutor in support of Seitkazy Matayev

The journalists of Kazakhstan are collecting signatures under application to the General Prosecutor's Office for support of chairman of the Union of Journalists Seitkazy Matayev. February 23 2016, 11:03 6 025 views

Kazakhstan News

​Statement by the director-general of KazTAG information agency

On February 22 at 9:30 the representatives of the national bureau for corruption combat of Almaty arrived to the office of KazTAG news agency and forcibly drove me into the building of anti-corruption service by 10.00 am. February 23 2016, 10:59 6 063 views

World News

NSA Targets World Leaders for US Geopolitical Interests

Today, 23 February 2016 at 00:00 GMT, WikiLeaks publishes highly classified documents showing that the NSA bugged meetings between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, between Israel prime minister Netanyahu and Italian prime minister Berlusconi, between key EU and Japanese trade ministers discussing their secret trade red-lines at WTO negotiations, as well as details of a private meeting between then French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Merkel and Berlusconi. February 23 2016, 10:43 12 501 views

World News

Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce to start at weekend

The US and Russia have announced that a planned cessation of hostilities in Syria will come into effect at midnight on 27 February. February 23 2016, 10:30 12 585 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan urged to free detained journalist union head

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over Kazakhstan's detention of the head of the country's Journalists Union and National Press Club and his son shortly before they were to publicly address allegations of tax evasion and embezzlement. February 23 2016, 10:00 5 546 views