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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 13 901 просмотрs

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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 13 385 просмотрs

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 6 024 просмотрs

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 5 721 просмотрs

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 12 780 просмотрs

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 5 381 просмотрs

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 10 848 просмотрs

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 4 631 просмотрs

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 4 231 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

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

February 24 2016, 11:11 3 991 просмотрs

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 9 893 просмотрs

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 8 706 просмотрs

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 4 290 просмотрs

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 8 217 просмотрs

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 3 844 просмотрs

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 10 205 просмотрs

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 4 240 просмотрs

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 4 152 просмотрs

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 10 010 просмотрs

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 9 845 просмотрs

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 3 954 просмотрs

World News

UK's Cameron tries to sell EU deal after London mayor backs Brexit

Prime Minister David Cameron will try to sell his case for Britain remaining in the European Union to parliament on Monday, facing hostility from his own lawmakers and an exit campaign energized by the backing of London Mayor Boris Johnson. February 22 2016, 17:41 9 675 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Astana administration advises national companies to change working hours

Astana administration held a meeting under the chairmanship of the city mayor Adilbek Dzhaksybekov. February 22 2016, 17:06 3 897 просмотрs

Economy

​Did Shukeev, the Head of National Welfare Fund, speak with Atyrau refinery workers about privatization?

On February 19, Umirzak Shukeev, chairman of the board of the national welfare fund “Samruk-Kazyna" visited Atyrau. February 22 2016, 11:32 8 706 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Head of Kazakhstan Union of Journalists Seitkazy Mataev and CEO of KazTag detained

The president of the National press club, the head of the Union of journalists of Kazakhstan Seytkazy Mataev and CEO of KAZTAG news agency Aset Mataev are detained, azh.kz reports with reference to “Adil Soz", the International fund for protection of freedom of speech. February 22 2016, 11:15 4 190 просмотрs