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​Ukrainians, Australian Kin Mark Year Since MH17 Downing

Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday, while Australia's prime minister remembered the "savagery" of the disaster as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra that's set in soil from where the wreckage fell. July 17 2015, 14:30 1 129 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​President Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr. July 17 2015, 14:15 1 225 просмотрs

Economy

​Eni and KMG agree to jointly explore Isatay offshore block

KazMunayGas signed the contract for joint exploration and production at Isatay offshore block. The information was posted on Kazakhstan stock exchange website. July 17 2015, 14:00 3 763 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Another EXPO 2017 top manager steps down

Another top manager of "National Company "Astana EXPO-2017" JSC - managing director Saltanat Rakhimbekova has stepped down. July 15 2015, 17:06 1 340 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Kazakhstan this August

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgy9zstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan as part of his tour of Central Asia in August. July 15 2015, 17:00 1 280 просмотрs

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China begins building 'world's tallest' dam

China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower. July 15 2015, 16:50 1 298 просмотрs

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Mexico shows security footage of Guzman moments before he disappeared into tunnel

Mexico's government on Tuesday broadcast security camera footage of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the final moments before he escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel in his cell on Saturday night. July 15 2015, 16:21 1 267 просмотрs

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German court finds 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' guilty

A 94-year-old German man who worked as a bookkeeper at the Auschwitz death camp was convicted on Wednesday of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people and sentenced to four years in prison, in what could be one of the last big Holocaust trials. July 15 2015, 15:01 1 336 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Deputy chairman of Astana EXPO-2017 Vera Kobalia leaves

Vera Kobalia has voluntarily resigned from the post of deputy chairman of the National Company Astana EXPO-2017 after working for a little over a month, a Tengrinews correspondent reports citing the company's spokesman Aigul Mukei. July 15 2015, 15:00 2 538 просмотрs

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Final Deal Between Iran, P5+1 Removes All Sanctions

Sergei Lavrov said that the final agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group removes all anti-Tehran sanctions, as well as gives the Islamic Republic the right to peaceful atom. July 14 2015, 16:08 1 322 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Air Astana and SCAT to open new flights to China in 2015-2019

Air Astana and SCAT are planning to launch new air flight services to China in 2015-2019, the Ministry of Investment and Development said. July 14 2015, 15:57 2 519 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​No plans to sell assets in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and South Africa - ArcelorMittal

The world's largest metal company ArcelorMittal has no current plans to sell its assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine or South Africa, the press service of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has said in response to an article published by KazTAG, a Kazakhstan news service. July 14 2015, 15:49 1 223 просмотрs

Society

​Man killed by lightning in Atyrau region

On July 11, in the morning during a thunder-storm 40-y.o. resident of Tushchykudyk village in Issatai District was killed by the lightning. July 14 2015, 15:44 2 610 просмотрs

World News

​News agency Rossiya Segodnya's bank accounts blocked in the UK

The bank accounts of the Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, which are managed by Barclays Bank in the UK, have been blocked, reports the RIA Novosti news agency. July 14 2015, 15:06 1 580 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Dozens of applications filed from abroad in 2014 in connection with division of children after divorce of Kazakhstani residents with foreigners

Several dozens of applications came in 2014 from Sweden, France, Syria, Turkey and Russia in connection with "share" of children after divorces of Kazakhstani people with foreign citizens, said Vyacheslav Kaluzhniy, head of the national center for human rights. July 14 2015, 11:20 1 334 просмотрs

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​Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich invested into shale technology in the USA

Propell Technologies Group (OTCQB: PROP) (the "Company"), the U.S. provider of a plasma pulse based enhanced oil recovery technology, today announces it has received an additional investment of $9.75 million from Ervington Investments Limited. The final beneficiary of Ervington is the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. July 14 2015, 11:49 4 120 просмотрs

Ecology

​Bird flu revealed in dead gannet in Atyrau region

The Italian specialists have discovered the bird flu H5 N1 in the dead gannet in Atyrau region. July 14 2015, 11:29 4 435 просмотрs

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Hungary defies its critics and builds a barrier along its open border with Serbia

Work has begun in Hungary on a four-metre high fence to close the open border with Serbia. July 14 2015, 10:15 1 809 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan among 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy: Bloomberg

Rounding out the dismal 10 were Croatia, Serbia, Italy and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, whose biggest trading partner is Russia, is now expected to grow 1.2 percent, having plunged from the 3.6 percent economists projected three months ago. July 14 2015, 10:00 1 590 просмотрs

Economy

KPJV foreign labour work permits withdrawal, repartition of spheres of influence in oil industry and other issues

Interesting developments take place recently around Tengizchevroil's Future Growth Project. Ak Zhaik newspaper learnt about disagreements that arose between Akimat (Governor's office) of Atyrau Oblast and two foreign shareholders of KPJV design company, and one of its domestic shareholders has been sold by the state to the private company. July 13 2015, 18:29 8 602 просмотрs

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At Least 23 Russians Killed After Barracks Collapse (+Video)

Twenty-three Russian soldiers have been killed after their military barracks collapsed in the Siberian city of Omsk, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on July 13. July 13 2015, 15:55 1 529 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Mystery of Kazakhstan's 'Sleepy Hollow' disease tracked to uranium mine

A closed uranium mine was pinpointed as the culprit behind the outbreaks of a mysterious sleep-inducing disease that has plagued the residents of two villages in Kazakhstan since 2013. July 13 2015, 15:44 2 128 просмотрs

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Tsipras Moves From Predator to Prey at Euro Summit

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. July 13 2015, 15:02 1 397 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Indian steel magnate Mittal may sell his assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and South Africa

The billionaire Lakshmi Mittal can sell the assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and South Africa, azh.kz reports citing kaztag. July 13 2015, 15:00 1 634 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ex-PM Serik Akhmetov, corrupted Karaganda officials to be put on trial

Prosecutor's Office of Karaganda region has completed studying materials related to the criminal cases of former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov, former akim (governor) of Karaganda region B. Abdishev, former akim (mayor) of Karaganda city M. Smagulov, and other officials suspected of embezzling extremely large sums of money. July 13 2015, 11:09 2 433 просмотрs