Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to continue evacuating its nationals from Syria The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant authorities will continue the humanitarian operation on evacuating Kazakhstani nationals from Syria, Kazinform reports. ‘The operation conducted on January 6, 2019 focused primarily on children aged from 1 to 5. Majority of them was born in the Syrian territory. January 22 2019, 10:12 53 156 просмотрs
in Atyrau 41 people fell ill with measles in the Atyrau region, but, “this is not an epidemic”. To date, 41 cases of measles have been reported in the Atyrau region. According to Nadezhda Yergaleva, the chief of infectious diseases of Atyrau Health Department, however, this figure does not exceed the epidemiological threshold. January 18 2019, 14:16 2 572 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Scientists to Develop Unique Medicine An innovative product, medicine based on mare's milk, has been developed in Kazakhstan, reports Kazakh TV. Scientists say that the mare’s milk has a range of applications. The medicine strengthens the immune system, normalizes balance of microflora and improves digestion. In addition, it is effective for treating obesity and diabetes. January 18 2019, 13:03 52 875 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Two men jailed for murder of Kazakh Olympic skating medalist Denis Ten Two men were jailed for 18 years in Kazakhstan on Thursday for the murder of Denis Ten, the country’s first Olympic figure skating medalist, Reuters reports. Ten, 25, was stabbed in Almaty in July as he struggled with two men he had caught trying to steal the mirrors on his car, police said. January 18 2019, 12:13 53 748 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Private helicopter crashes in Almaty A private helicopter has crashed today in the territory of Alatau health center in Almaty, reports Kazinform. The Emergency Situations Committee of the Kazakh Interior Ministry confirmed the information. January 18 2019, 12:01 5 699 просмотрs
in Atyrau Appeal to hunters to shoot dogs in Atyrau The topic of increase in the number of stray dogs in the oil capital was raised during the discussion at the extraordinary session of the Atyrau city maslikhat held January 15. The head of the city department of Veterinary Medicine, Nurolla Satenov informed that the tender to shoot the stray dogs was awarded to the Private Enterprise (PE) “Zhaiyk”. Four shooters, using pneumatic rifles, shoot darts containing the highly toxic fast acting poison Adelin, killing between 80 and 85 dogs a day. January 17 2019, 17:13 2 619 просмотрs
World News Flight attendant smuggled drugs in 'highly organised' ring Australian police say they have busted a "highly organised" drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country, reports BBC.The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating for at least five years, Australian Federal Police said. January 16 2019, 15:04 30 725 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Abnormally warm weather predicted in Kazakhstan Jan 17-19 Abnormally warm weather is forecast for Kazakhstan in the three days coming, Kazinform reports referring to Kazhydromet. January 16 2019, 12:43 7 925 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s population reaches 18.37 million. According to the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy Kazakhstan's population reached 18,376,200 people, increasing by 238.9 thousand people, or 1.3%, year on year, Kazinform reports. January 16 2019, 12:34 3 180 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Uzbekistan tops ranking of diet-related heart disease deaths, while Kazakhstan is in top 10 countries with poorest diets The countries in Europe where most people die because they eat too much salt and not enough vegetables have been named and shame, reports Tashkent Times.Unhealthy eating is deadliest in Uzbekistan, while Spain and Israel are at the bottom of the table. January 15 2019, 16:10 2 929 просмотрs
Other News Mass death of fish in the Ural River: “KNB might be investigating this, but we don’t know.” An Interdepartmental Commission, set up under the auspices of the Akimat of Atyrau Oblast, has not yet established the reasons for the mass death of fish in the Ural River, which occurred in early December 2018. A correspondent from “AZh” talked to the Deputy Chairman of the ‘Committee for Forestry and Wildlife’, Nariman Zhunusov in Astana, about this. He reports “still nothing new” in respect of new information as to causes for the fish deaths. January 15 2019, 15:00 9 521 просмотрs
Crime “They tied me up with scotch tape and took 23 million tenge” Three criminals – two young men and a girl - carried out a daring attack on a pregnant woman in her own home, during which they stole 23m tenge. The incident took place in the residential complex “Tomiris” on Valikhanov Street, Atyrau, on January 8. The police were immediately alerted and after a hot pursuit of the robbers, succeeded in detaining them. January 11 2019, 17:19 3 328 просмотрs
World News The Sound of Silence: Life Returns to Normal in Syria as Ceasefire Holds Correspondents representing news agencies from around the globe have reported a lively atmosphere on the streets of the capital Damascus and other major Syrian cities just days after a ceasefire took effect in the country, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel. February 29 2016, 16:22 37 373 просмотрs
World News Why Super Tuesday is so important Super Tuesday is seen as a key turning point in most presidential campaigns and narrows the field. February 29 2016, 13:43 36 465 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Cannabis Might be Legalized in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan companies spend annually 100 million US dollars to import office paper. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan has an opportunity to make paper for itself. But, for this consumption, cannabis (non-narcotic) have to be legalized. February 29 2016, 13:12 9 358 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Washington teens killed in shooting were adopted in Kazakhstan: Ombudsman Washington teens shot to death together with their mom were indeed adopted in Kazakhstan, the Institute of Ombudsman of Kazakhstan confirmed. February 29 2016, 13:04 8 471 просмотрs
Crime Smuggled Horns and Hides On February 24, at the check point in Baida village of Kurmangazy District, the frontier guards arrested smuggled goods. February 29 2016, 11:15 8 584 просмотрs
World News Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally gets his statuette The Oscar for Best Actor goes to... Leonardo DiCaprio, for The Revenant. February 29 2016, 10:40 13 636 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan checking whether teens killed in Washington shooting were adopted in Kazakhstan Kazakh diplomats continue to verify information on the teen victims of the recent shooting in the US state of Washington, that could have been adopted in Kazakhstan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Anuar Zhaynakov said Sunday. February 29 2016, 10:39 8 432 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Former Arsenal star Arshavin moving to Kazakhstan Former Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin is extending his playing career in Kazakhstan. February 29 2016, 10:34 8 435 просмотрs
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 14 768 просмотрs
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 9 559 просмотрs
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 7 386 просмотрs
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 13 726 просмотрs