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Going up? Space elevator could zoom astronauts into Earth's stratosphere

A Canadian space firm is one step closer to revolutionizing space travel with a simple idea - instead of taking a rocket ship, why not take a giant elevator into space? August 18 2015, 09:40 1 695 views

Kazakhstan News

Miss Almaty-2015 participants presented

14 finalists of Miss Almaty-2015 beauty pageant have been named, Tengrinews reports. The girls were selected through the two castings held in June. Well-know fashion photographer from Kazakhstan Danil Oleinik has already taken photos of the contest's participants. August 17 2015, 17:07 4 001 views

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Greece's Tsipras says German plan 'would lead to crisis without end'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned Friday that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end", AFP reports. August 17 2015, 16:59 1 652 views

Kazakhstan News

SA court told Serik Eliby denies murdering his wife, and reports indicate possible mental illness

AN international expert in genetically modified crops has denied murdering his academic wife, with his lawyers claiming he has a mental illness. August 17 2015, 16:55 2 958 views

Kazakhstan News

Film '550 years of the Kazakh Khanate' screened in Robert De Niro Sr's studio

A presentation of the documentary film "550 years of the Kazakh Khanate", produced by the order of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the book of Nursultan Nazarbayev "In the Stream of History" was held in Robert De Niro Sr's studio in New York, BNews.kz reports. August 17 2015, 16:45 2 841 views

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Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books

Kiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights on Wednesday as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale, AFP reports. August 17 2015, 16:33 1 516 views

Kazakhstan News

​Astana Mayor orders to abandon old fashioned strings of light and LED lamps used for city illumination

Astana Mayor Adilbek Dzhaksybekov ordered to abandon old fashioned illumination technologies in the city, press-service of Astana Mayor's office reports. August 17 2015, 16:27 1 766 views

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Tianjin blasts death toll rises to 114, 70 missing

Death toll of the massive Tianjin blasts rose to 114 after rescuers found two more bodies in the debris, a municipal publicity official said on Monday. August 17 2015, 14:57 1 753 views

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Indonesian plane 'was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash'

An Indonesian passenger plane that crashed at the weekend in Papua was transporting about 6.5 billion rupiah ($470,000) in cash to distribute to poor families in the eastern province, a post office official has said. August 17 2015, 11:42 1 515 views

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Anti-government rallies sweep Brazil

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets in dozens of Brazilian cities on Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, blaming her for a vast corruption scandal and the economy's worst slump in a quarter century. August 17 2015, 11:34 1 452 views

Kazakhstan News

Bridge over Caspian Sea​ may be built in near future

Director of the department in the Ministry of Transport Sadraddin Mammadov informed the AFP agency that the feasibility study is already finished. According to the guidelines the bridge should cost 2 billion dollars. August 17 2015, 11:20 5 622 views

Ecology

​"The Ural River is turning into a bog"

Laboratory analyses that were ordered by our newspaper showed that the river water doesn't contain any impurities. August 17 2015, 11:00 6 558 views

Ecology

​No polluting substances found in the river

According to preliminary results of laboratory researches a small excess of phenol has been found in water samples on August 10, - informed over the phone the head of Zhaik-Caspian basin inspectorate for regulation of use and protection of water resources Bisen Kuanov. August 17 2015, 10:12 5 679 views

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​Oops... The Greenwich Meridian Line is in the wrong place

Researchers have revealed how the Prime Meridian line came to be placed about 100 metres away from the true divide between east and west. August 17 2015, 10:20 1 767 views

Kazakhstan News

Three days for Constitution Day in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstanis will be resting for three days in a row on the Constitution Day. August 17 2015, 10:00 2 328 views

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Mass axing of oil worker taking place in Aktobe

Kazakh-Chinese oil company Velikaya Stena is laying off a lot of workers in Aktobe. August 14 2015, 18:01 2 282 views

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Russia's plans to send cosmonauts to the moon postponed

Russia's plans to send cosmonauts to the moon and unmanned spacecraft to Mars, Venus and Jupiter, all by 2030, have been postponed according to Izvestiya newspaper. August 14 2015, 16:50 1 749 views

Ecology

August 12 - the Day of the Caspian Sea, the holiday with tears in the eyes

On August 12, Atyrau celebrated the Day of the Caspian Sea.The festive event was organized by NCOC - the operator of the North Caspian project and the government administration of Atyrau Oblast. The oil company coincided with this event the presentation of the book "Monitoring of Surrounding Environment of the Northeast Caspian Sea During Development of Oil Fields". It is the collection of scientific articles based on results of ecological researches within the framework of implementation of the North Caspian project during the period from 1993 to 2006. The authors, mainly from Almaty, were invited to the event (see on the photo). August 14 2015, 15:11 5 338 views

Economy

​Project fulfillment on plant construction of poisonous wastes utilization may be relocated from Pavlodar to Atyrau

The project fulfillment on utilization of resistant organic pollutants may be relocated from Pavlodar to Atyrau. August 14 2015, 12:25 3 379 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan History to be represented in a computer game

The main actors of the game will be such characters as Korkyt ata and numerous Kazakh batyrs. Antihero is Zhalmauyz kempir. August 14 2015, 12:19 4 556 views

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Assange can’t leave embassy as UK wants to arrest him, no matter what

With Swedish prosecutors dropping some of the sex crime allegations against Julian Assange and one more allegation expiring August 18, the WikiLeaks founder still cannot leave the embassy because he will be arrested “no matter what… because of the US," Assange's attorney tells RT. August 14 2015, 11:13 1 863 views

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San Francisco Implements Surprising Solution to Public Urination Epidemic

Faced with a rabid public urination problem, the city of San Francisco has developed a novel solution: paint that pees back. August 14 2015, 10:25 1 476 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstani boxer Dariga Shakimova became the champion of Asia

Yesterday, on the last day of the Asian Confederation Women's Continental Championships in Wulanchabu, Kazakhstani boxer Dariga Shakimova won the gold medal. August 14 2015, 10:00 1 689 views

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China's yuan plunges nearly 2pc again, sparking fears of currency war in region

China's yuan weakened further at the open today, after the central bank startled markets on Tuesday by pushing the yuan down nearly 2 per cent through an aggressively weaker guidance rate. August 13 2015, 15:33 1 464 views

Kazakhstan News

​Japanese PM's visit to Kazakhstan postponed until October

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe postponed his tour of Kazakhstan and other Central Asian coutnries from August to October over extended session of the Parliament of Japan, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. August 13 2015, 15:11 1 808 views