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Atyrau named the best city in Kazakhstan

Atyrau named the best city in Kazakhstan

The experts of the national movement "Kazakhstan-2050" published an unusual rating of the Kazakhstan cities, azh.kz refers to nur.kz. February 19 2015, 14:13 10 834 просмотрs

Official: U.S. keeping ISIS kill list

Official: U.S. keeping ISIS kill list

The U.S. is maintaining a list of about two dozen or so top ISIS operatives in Iraq and Syria it hopes to target in airstrikes according to a senior U.S. official. The list essentially amounts to a kill list, since the U.S. has no troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria to capture ISIS suspects. The number one target on the list is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS. February 19 2015, 02:00 1 390 просмотрs

Denis Ten dedicates his Four Continents championship title to Kazakhstan

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Denis Ten dedicates his Four Continents championship title to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten has commented on his victory at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2015, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. February 19 2015, 01:46 1 339 просмотрs

Almaty 'qualified' to host 2022 Olympics

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Almaty 'qualified' to host 2022 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says Kazakhstan's business capital Almaty is a "qualified candidate" to host the 2022 winter Games. February 19 2015, 01:40 1 278 просмотрs

Ukraine rebel leader 'recovering from injury'

Ukraine rebel leader 'recovering from injury'

A separatist rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has been wounded and was on Wednesday recovering in hospital after a firefight in the town of Debaltseve where violence is continuing despite the European-brokered truce. February 18 2015, 18:37 1 672 просмотрs

Kazakhstan to expect 35- degree of frost

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Kazakhstan to expect 35- degree of frost

Biting night frost returned to Kazakhstan, the temperature is expected to decrease to 20-27, sometimes to 30-35 Cº almost in all parts of the territory of the country, bnews.kz reports. February 18 2015, 16:48 1 290 просмотрs

Buffett's Berkshire builds Deere stake, dumps Exxon

Buffett's Berkshire builds Deere stake, dumps Exxon

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Tuesday disclosed a 5 percent stake in agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co (DE.N) and said it shed a $3.74 billion investment in oil company Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) as oil prices plunged. February 18 2015, 16:41 1 494 просмотрs

French court due to decide on extradition of tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov

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French court due to decide on extradition of tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov

A French Court of Cassation (supreme court) is due on Wednesday to rule whether to extradite Kazakh tycoon and dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine to face fraud charges. February 18 2015, 16:28 2 854 просмотрs

Swiss police raid HSBC's Geneva office

Swiss police raid HSBC's Geneva office

Swiss prosecutors are searching offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank in an inquiry into alleged money-laundering. February 18 2015, 16:21 2 977 просмотрs

Russian rocket carrier with cargo spaceship launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur

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Russian rocket carrier with cargo spaceship launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur

Russia’s Progress M-26M cargo carrier lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday aboard a Soyuz rocket, climbed through clouds and into orbit, then executed an on-time radar-guided docking with the International Space Station six hours later. February 18 2015, 16:14 2 643 просмотрs

Moscow-Beijing high-speed rail may go across Kazakhstan

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Moscow-Beijing high-speed rail may go across Kazakhstan

A planned high-speed rail link connecting Moscow and Beijing could go across Kazakhstan, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said on Tuesday, reports azh.kz referring to akipress.org. February 18 2015, 10:17 5 551 просмотрs

Foreign Investor: Putin could be world’s richest man with stolen $200B fortune

Foreign Investor: Putin could be world’s richest man with stolen $200B fortune

The Russian president stole billions from his country's war chest and stashed it away in secret accounts, according to a man who was once that country's largest foreign investor. February 18 2015, 10:11 1 167 просмотрs

“Classical music evening” concert on Feb. 19

“Classical music evening” concert on Feb. 19

On February 19, at 7:00pm in House of Culture named after Kurmangazy in Zhilgorodok a concert - “Classical music evening” will be held. Atyrau Academic Folk Instruments Orchestra named after Dina Nurpeissova will perform the music pieces by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Rossini, Mozart, Gounod, etc. Famous Atyrau soloists Marzhan Torekhanova, Ella Kurtieva, Amanzhan Baisagariev and others will perform at the concert. The chief conductor of the orchestra is Orak Zhaurov. February 17 2015, 17:59 4 103 просмотрs

Oil rises to $62, near 2015 high as Mideast risks support

Oil rises to $62, near 2015 high as Mideast risks support

Oil rose to $62 a barrel on Tuesday, close to its 2015 high, supported by threats to Middle East supplies and expectations lower prices may prompt a slowdown in U.S. output. February 17 2015, 16:19 2 423 просмотрs

Former commander of military unit in Almaty region commits suicide - Defence Ministry

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Former commander of military unit in Almaty region commits suicide - Defence Ministry

In Almaty region former commander of the military unit number 55065 Abai Myrzabekov has committed suicide, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. February 17 2015, 16:14 2 111 просмотрs

Ukraine crisis: Army and rebels stall heavy arms pullout

Ukraine crisis: Army and rebels stall heavy arms pullout

Ukraine's government and separatist rebels have failed to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line, despite a Monday deadline. February 17 2015, 15:56 2 690 просмотрs

Majority of foreign workers in Kazakhstan are Chinese

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Majority of foreign workers in Kazakhstan are Chinese

With a population of 17.4 million people, Kazakhstan attracts around 30,000 foreign workers annually. “Most foreign employees come from China – 9,600 people (31 percent), Turkey – 6,100 (20 percent), India – 2,300 (8 percent), Italy – 1,500 (5 percent), Uzbekistan – 1,100 (4 percent),” Vice Minister of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan Daulet Argandykov said, akipress.org reports referring to tengrinews. February 17 2015, 15:29 2 576 просмотрs

Atyrau-Astrakhan and Atyrau-Oral highways closed due to black ice

Atyrau-Astrakhan and Atyrau-Oral highways closed due to black ice

Following plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, 5-6 cm thick black ice has been formed on Atyrau-Astrakhan and Atyrau-Oral highways of republican importance. February 17 2015, 12:35 3 043 просмотрs

Everything was written off and still remained indebted to all

Everything was written off and still remained indebted to all

“Ak Zhaik” has learnt the details of the agreement signed on December 13, last year between the Government of Kazakhstan and Kashagan project Operator – NCOC. Kazakhstan has actually “written off” consortium’s multi-billion ecological penalty in exchange for investments into EXPO-2017. February 17 2015, 11:34 5 349 просмотрs

Egypt 'bombs IS in Libya' after beheadings video

Egypt 'bombs IS in Libya' after beheadings video

Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. February 16 2015, 14:59 2 287 просмотрs

Nazarbayev's political party Nur Otan is for early presidential elections in Kazakhstan

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Nazarbayev's political party Nur Otan is for early presidential elections in Kazakhstan

Today the Nur Otan political party of current president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has backed the initiative voiced by the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan on 14 February to hold early presidential elections in the country that were due to be held in 2016 when the ruling term of Nazarbayev would end. February 16 2015, 14:53 2 959 просмотрs

The city of ‘broken bones’ period

The city of ‘broken bones’ period

The city cleaning company “SpetsAvtobaza” informed that currently 20 crews are involved in snow cleaning works in Atyrau. However, the citizens of city are complaining that nobody is cleaning the pavements from ice. February 16 2015, 14:44 1 753 просмотрs

Georgia Summons Ukrainian Ambassador After Saakashvili Appointed Poroshenko's Aide

Georgia Summons Ukrainian Ambassador After Saakashvili Appointed Poroshenko's Aide

Georgia's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ukraine's ambassador to the country to explain why ex-president Saakashvili's has been appointed as an aide to Poroshenko despite facing criminal charges at home. February 16 2015, 11:37 2 600 просмотрs

Major Rally Protests Latest Police Shooting of Unarmed Man (+Video)

Major Rally Protests Latest Police Shooting of Unarmed Man (+Video)

More than 1,000 activists joined a peaceful rally to protest the fatal police shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an unarmed 35-year-old Mexican-born resident who was killed by police in Washington State. February 16 2015, 11:08 2 697 просмотрs

Ukrainians and Lithuanians march together against war

Ukrainians and Lithuanians march together against war

Several hundred residents of Kyiv attended a rally of unity between Ukraine and Lithuania on Feb. 15. February 16 2015, 10:18 2 001 просмотрs