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Almaty saw bank heist in the middle of the day

One of Almaty bank was robbed yesterday, on October 22 October 23 2013, 15:06 2 423 views

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Woman beaten for photo of Nazarbayev billboard on ground

A village head, 49, beat up a woman after she photographed a billboard with Nazarbayev's picture fallen on the ground. October 23 2013, 14:15 2 703 views

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Kazakhstan: gay rights debate heats up amid homophobic outbursts

Homophobic rhetoric is on the rise in Kazakhstan, and members of the country’s gay and transsexual community are bracing for a possible legislative assault on their rights. October 23 2013, 14:19 4 544 views

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Kazakhstan fated to frequent hurricanes, Russian expert says

Kazakhstan's eastern regions will face climate change followed by frequent hurricanes and whirlwinds. Such a forecast was produced by Russian experts from Environment Monitoring Department of Novosibirsk. October 23 2013, 11:10 4 538 views

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Foreign ministry: Kazakhs infiltrate Syria via Turkey

In an interview to journalists, deputy chairman of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee Nurgali Bilisbekov said he doesn't challenge the information about Kazakh citizens currently being in Syria, BNews reports. October 23 2013, 10:38 5 004 views

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French diva Patricia Kaas to perform in Astana

French singer Patricia Kaas is expected to give a performance in Astana within the framework of the Year of France in Kazakhstan. October 23 2013, 09:37 5 140 views

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Kazakhstan No.1 in Central Asia and in world's Top 10 by greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions have brought Kazakhstan into the 1st place among Central Asian countries, Irina Yesserkepova, Deputy Director Zhasyl Damu -- an arm of the Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan working on preservation and restoration of the environment October 22 2013, 16:37 3 565 views

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Kazakhstan and Qatar plan to launch direct flights

Kazakhstan and Qatar eye the possibility of launching direct flights between the two countries October 22 2013, 16:21 2 608 views

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EIA made public Kazakhstan's oil output figures for 2014

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that oil production in Kazakhstan will increase by 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) and amount to 1.65 million bpd in 2014. October 22 2013, 11:09 2 585 views

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UN calls for single Silk Road visa

China and Central Asian countries urged to ease visa processes October 22 2013, 10:38 2 404 views

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President calls to learn English and eye Chinese and Russian for future

President Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan to follow the example of India, Singapore and Malaysia and develop three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English, Tengrinews reports citing Nursultan Nazarbayev as saying this at the 15th meeting of Nur-Otan party the the end of last week. October 21 2013, 16:30 2 661 views

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Family vacation? No, 'family jihad' in Syria

As hundreds of thousands of Syrians flee the war in their country, others are doing everything they can to reach the battle zones. Around 150 Kazakhs said to be from the same family – including very young children, teenagers, women and men – left their country “to fulfil their duty of jihad in the Levant”. Jihadist networks have been proudly circulating images of their relocation to Syria October 21 2013, 11:26 3 911 views

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Kazakhstan: Senate reshuffle sparks succession talk

News that elder statesman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is returning from a high-level diplomatic posting in Geneva to step into Kazakhstan’s second most important job, constitutionally speaking, has sparked renewed talk about who will succeed the long-serving president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. October 21 2013, 11:19 2 792 views

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Kazakhstan’s former central bank chief says he quit voluntarily

Kazakhstan’s former central bank chief Grigory Marchenko said his surprise exit this month was due to family reasons and a desire to work in the private sector. October 21 2013, 11:14 2 203 views

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KAZENERGY forum explores future for oil and gas

The world’s energy landscape is changing, but what will be next? This was one of the main topics during the KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum, an international energy conference in the Kazakh capital Astana. October 21 2013, 10:58 2 662 views

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Kazakhstan's political stability: Heavy hangs the head

The president is genuinely popular, winning credit for the political stability and rising standard of living in his oil-rich nation. A generous visitor might suppose that is why his photo appears on billboards all over the place, strongman-style. October 21 2013, 10:36 2 097 views

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Nazarbayev supports introduction of wealth tax in Kazakhstan

President Nazarbayev has declared his support to the parliament's initiative to introduce wealth tax in Kazakhstan October 21 2013, 09:37 2 289 views

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Kazakhstan gains status of EITI follower

Kazakhstan has received the status of a follower of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the press service of KAZENERGY reports. October 19 2013, 17:20 2 030 views

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Kazakh parliament ratifies amendments to Protocol on customs duties

Kazakhstan's Majilis (lower chamber of parliament) has ratified the amendments to the 'Protocol' on the terms and procedure for applying import customs duty rates differing from rates prescribed by the Unified Customs Tariff in exceptional cases, trend.az reports. October 18 2013, 16:41 2 152 views

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Nur Otan Party: New name, new logo and charter

The decision on the change of the name, the logo and the charter of the National Democratic "Nur Otan" Party was made at the XV extraordinary congress of the party in Astana on Friday, inform.kz reports. October 18 2013, 14:36 2 736 views

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Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda

Former employees of ArcelorMittal who were injured at work and ended up disabled have been rallying near the Coal Department of ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Karaganda today, NV.kz reports. They gathered to demand that the company resumes payment of allowances for their injuries and disability that it has suspended for some reason.  October 18 2013, 12:03 2 325 views

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Kazakh official denies information that a new type of HIV arrived in Kazakhstan

A new form of HIV-1 virus has been found in Russia and cases of this type of HIV have also been registered in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported referring to Russian scholars, timesca-europe.com reports. October 18 2013, 10:04 2 351 views

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Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite, it’s national service: Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite but the national service, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said during meeting with civil servants of the administrative case A, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 17 2013, 14:57 2 066 views

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International nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks

The planned international nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks, Tengrinews reports, citing the country’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov as saying before the country’s Senate. October 17 2013, 14:27 1 943 views

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Tokayev unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ex-Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva, was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate (Upper Chamber) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, reports AkZhaik newspaper.   October 16 2013, 18:57 2 339 views