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Society

Reporters Sans Frontières Award to Kazakh journalist

Lukpan AKHMEDYAROV, the journalist with the independent newspaper Uralskaya Nedelya from Oral city, won the Peter Mackler Award presented by the International Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters without Borders),  reported Adil Soz, a media watchdog NGO in Kazakhstan. August 16 2012, 19:17 5 302 views

Culture

RAI 1 in Atyrau

A fascination with Kazakh culture and the unique wildlife of the Ak Zhaik River delta brought an Italian television team to Atyrau oblast last week. August 16 2012, 19:14 7 410 views

Other News

Five more days to suffer

The abnormal hot weather will last till the end of the second decade of August. Such unfavourable forecasts are made by the local synoptics. August 16 2012, 19:12 4 570 views

Other News

Green tea instead of meat

How dangerous is the exhausting heat for the health and how to escape it? We put these questions to Venera SHARIPOVA, the Head of Therapeutic Department, City Clinic #7 August 16 2012, 19:08 4 644 views

Sport

Kazakhstan is 4th by records at Olympics-2012

Kazakhstan was ranked 4th by records set at the 30th summer Olympics. According to the official  website of the Games, a total of 95 records were set in London: 39 world and 56 Olympic records. August 16 2012, 19:05 7 555 views

Sport

Kazakhstan team ranked 12th by medal count at London Olympics-2012

Kazakhstan Olympic team is ranked 12th by medal count at London Olympics-2012, Vesti.kz reports. August 16 2012, 19:01 9 728 views

Sport

Serik Sapiyev tagged Best Boxer of London Olympics

Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev, who won a gold Olympic medal in -69kg category, was tagged the best boxer of the London Olympics, RIA Novosti reports. August 16 2012, 18:59 12 108 views

Other News

How to respond to harassment?

An outrageous thing happened to one woman during her visit to one of the famous dentist’s of the city August 16 2012, 17:44 7 819 views

Culture

Nomads and Networks - Iron age nomadic life exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum

The first U.S. exhibition devoted entirely to the nomadic culture of ancient Kazakhstan made its Washington, D.C., debut at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on Saturday, August 11, 2012. August 16 2012, 17:40 6 683 views

Politics

Representation-in-power rating compiled

The fact of misbalance in the current political elite of the country in terms of regional representation has been confirmed. The data is obtained through the research by IA Rating.kz public foundation within the project aimed to find out the features and content of Kazakhstan’s political elite. August 16 2012, 17:37 5 085 views

Economy

BTA Bank opens yuan account

BTA Bank opened a yuan account in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tengrinews.kz reports citing BTA Bank’s press-service. August 16 2012, 17:34 5 880 views

Crime

Trials and tribulations of an Italian in the Atyrau prison

Flavio Sidagni, the ex-financial top manager of Agip, is now serving his sentence in the Atyrau prison #157/1. He was convicted for supplying drugs. 2.5 years ago the AkZhaik newspaper  had published about his detention in the Renco hotel (when he in the company of his friends was smoking marijuana) and about the court case. After the long lasting of correspondence with the Committee for the Criminal-Correctional System in Astana I finally obtained the official permission for meeting with 57-year old Flavio. We met in a dark meeting room with a grilled window. August 16 2012, 16:59 13 611 views

Sport

Girl from Oral took part in World Harmony Run

Liliya Sarsenova ran 2.5 thousand kilometers, promoting the world harmony. The Asian path of a marathon passed from Bishkek to Astana. August 16 2012, 17:18 7 680 views