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Eleven-year-old charged with murder in Tennessee

Eleven-year-old charged with murder in Tennessee

A juvenile has been put in custody after allegedly shooting a neighbor girl with his father's gun. The incident has occurred amid renewed debate over gun ownership in the United States. October 6 2015, 17:07 1 369 просмотрs

Neutrino 'flavours' win physics Nobel Prize

Neutrino 'flavours' win physics Nobel Prize

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald, for discovering how neutrinos switch between different "flavours". October 6 2015, 15:16 1 311 просмотрs

Kazakhstan to introduce grant funding for NGOs

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Kazakhstan to introduce grant funding for NGOs

Today's meeting of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Senate has discussed the draft law "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the activities of non-governmental organizations". October 6 2015, 15:05 1 350 просмотрs

EBRD, TCO launching new program to support SMEs

EBRD, TCO launching new program to support SMEs

In the framework of "Aktau Declaration: Synergies and localization" forum held in the city of Almaty, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tengizchevroil (TCO) have signed an agreement to support small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan. October 6 2015, 15:00 4 051 просмотрs

Europe's top court declares EU-US data deal invalid

Europe's top court declares EU-US data deal invalid

In a far-reaching verdict that could affect thousands of companies such as Facebook and Google, Europe's highest court has ruled that a 15-year-old pact that allows data transfers between the US and EU is invalid. October 6 2015, 14:35 1 367 просмотрs

Boat trips along the Ural River

Boat trips along the Ural River

During the celebration of the City Day the citizens of Atyrau were presented with new river boat for trips along the Ural river. Aksakals (old respected men) Esen Taskinbaev and Oryngali Karasaev cut the symbolical red ribbon and suggested to name it simply "Atyrau". October 6 2015, 11:24 4 760 просмотрs

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to visit Kazakhstan

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to visit Kazakhstan

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is expected to visit Kazakhstan at the end of the week, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakh Ministry of Investments and Development. October 6 2015, 10:27 1 234 просмотрs

Japanese corporation explores possibility of exploration in Kazakhstan

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Japanese corporation explores possibility of exploration in Kazakhstan

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) is considering the possibility of participating in holding exploration work in Kazakhstan, said the message of the Kazgeologiya, Kazakh national geological company. October 6 2015, 10:24 1 627 просмотрs

Pacific nations seal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

Pacific nations seal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

They hail transformative effect of pact, but difficult ratification process lies ahead. It could be one for the record books. Trade negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, Japan and Singapore, struck a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Monday (Oct 5) that will create the world's largest free trade area and one that will have a transformative impact on the global economy. October 6 2015, 10:00 1 289 просмотрs

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Would Return to the US to Face Prison

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Would Return to the US to Face Prison

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has stated that he is willing to return to the US and face prison, provided he could get a reasonable plea deal. October 6 2015, 09:56 1 169 просмотрs

Kazakhstan named leading supplier of uranium to U.S.

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Kazakhstan named leading supplier of uranium to U.S.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed in a statement that Kazakhstan was the leading supplier of uranium for U.S. nuclear power reactors in 2014. October 6 2015, 09:48 1 150 просмотрs

New shopping centers and hotels will be built in Atyrau - Mayor

New shopping centers and hotels will be built in Atyrau - Mayor

In the next few years the architectural look of the city will considerably change, a few interesting facilities will be built in Atyrau, - said the Mayor of the city, Nurlybek Ozhaev to the journalists. October 5 2015, 16:37 8 264 просмотрs

Turkey 'intercepts' Russian jet violating its air space

Turkey 'intercepts' Russian jet violating its air space

Turkey said on Monday its F-16 jets had at the weekend intercepted a Russian fighter plane which violated Turkish air space near the Syrian border, forcing the aircraft to turn back.Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador in Ankara to the foreign ministry and "strongly protested" the violation, the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. October 5 2015, 16:14 1 353 просмотрs

KazTransGas hopes to settle investment dispute with Georgia

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KazTransGas hopes to settle investment dispute with Georgia

KazTransGas JSC hopes to settle a dispute with the government of Georgia regarding the subsidiary KazTransGas – Tbilisi within the pre-arbitral procedures, the company said in a statement on Monday. October 5 2015, 16:00 1 823 просмотрs

Majority of Kazakhstan companies- bankrupts, living due to support of state structures and banks- source

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Majority of Kazakhstan companies- bankrupts, living due to support of state structures and banks- source

The majority of big Kazakhstan companies are bankrupts living due to support of the state and commercial banks, said KazTAG's source in the banking field. October 5 2015, 14:56 1 362 просмотрs

NB conducted interventions on currency market of Kazakhstan $106.5 mln in volume

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NB conducted interventions on currency market of Kazakhstan $106.5 mln in volume

The National Bank conducted interventions on the currency market of Kazakhstan $106.5 mln in volume, reports the message of the bank. October 5 2015, 12:53 1 398 просмотрs

New race of fruit on basis of Kazakhstan apples was produced in USA

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New race of fruit on basis of Kazakhstan apples was produced in USA

An apple is an apple is an apple. Right? What if I were to tell you that some varieties contain more than twice the antioxidants of others? Or that in the endless quest for sweetness, the sugar content of some has jumped by 80%, making some new varieties almost a fifth pure sugar (roughly twice as sweet as Coca-Cola). With stats like these, knowing which varieties to pick makes a big nutritional difference. October 5 2015, 10:15 5 910 просмотрs

UN slams 'inexcusable' US airstrike that killed 19 at Afghan hospital

UN slams 'inexcusable' US airstrike that killed 19 at Afghan hospital

A U.S. airstrike in the Afghan city of Kunduz hit a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Saturday, killing at least 19 people at the medical center, the medical charity said. October 5 2015, 10:20 1 254 просмотрs

IS destroys Arch of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

IS destroys Arch of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

"Islamic State" militants have destroyed another monument in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The Arch of Triumph is one of the city's most recognizable sites. October 5 2015, 10:08 1 421 просмотрs

Atyrau celebrates the City Day

Atyrau celebrates the City Day

October 5 2015, 09:45 6 050 просмотрs

VW scandal widens as France and Italy launch deception inquiries

VW scandal widens as France and Italy launch deception inquiries

The Volkswagen emissions-testing scandal is deepening, with authorities in France and Italy launching investigations into the embattled German carmaker. October 3 2015, 03:33 1 354 просмотрs

Sturgeon plant - the first in the rating

Sturgeon plant - the first in the rating

According to the results of the National business rating the Atyrau sturgeon fish-breeding plant, located in Erkin-kala village of Atyrau Oblast, has been recognized as the leader in the branch in 2015, and in the nomination "The Best Manager of 2015" - the winner became the director of this plant Rashiden Kalidullin, has been reported on RoK Ministry of Agriculture web October 2 2015, 18:21 4 852 просмотрs

Second round of Syrian opposition talks to kick off in Astana on Friday

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Second round of Syrian opposition talks to kick off in Astana on Friday

The second round of reconciliation talks of the representatives of the Syrian opposition will be held later on Friday in Astana, according to the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry. October 2 2015, 15:38 2 997 просмотрs

British father of college gunman speaks of family's 'devastating day' as IRA-supporting son murders 10 people

British father of college gunman speaks of family's 'devastating day' as IRA-supporting son murders 10 people

The US is reeling from another school shooting, the 45th this year, after a 26-year-old gunman murdered as many as nine people and wounded seven more at a community college in Oregon before he was killed. October 2 2015, 15:26 1 475 просмотрs

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11

A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday, killing all 11 people on board, the U.S. military said, adding there were no reports of enemy fire at the time, Reuters reported. October 2 2015, 11:35 1 437 просмотрs