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Boxing: Kazakhstan's Arlans defeats USA Knockouts

It was another scintillating display by the Astana Arlans Kazakhstan team in Group A as they further extended their unbeaten run with a comprehensive victory over USA Knockouts. February 1 2013, 11:39 1 717 просмотрs

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Kazakh National Security Committee confirms death of head of Border Guard Academy

Talgat Yesetov, the head of the Border Guard Service Academy, was founded dead in his office, the press service for the Kazakh National Security Committee has reported. February 1 2013, 09:18 1 555 просмотрs

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WHO plans to open health care office in Kazakhstan

  Currently, the negotiations are underway with the World Health Organization (WHO) on opening geographically remote of the WHO office on primary health care (PHC) in Kazakhstan, the press service of the Republican Centre for Health Development reports. January 31 2013, 17:30 2 383 просмотрs

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2nd pilot who should have been on crashed plane comments on possible causes

A 25-y.o. citizen of Karaganda told that her father was supposed to be on that fatal Kokshetau-Almaty flight as the second pilot, but was switched to another flight in the last moment. January 31 2013, 12:01 1 497 просмотрs

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KMG buys 100% of ConocoPhillips’s shares in N Block

Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) acquired a 100% stake in the N Block B.V. from Conoco Phillips Petroleum Holdings BV, the press service of the company reported. January 30 2013, 19:19 1 973 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan and Russia agree on rocket drop zone for Soyuz launches

Russia’s PM Dmitry Medvedev has approved a draft agreement with Kazakhstan on the use of the so called “northern route” for Soyuz launches from the Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome leased out to Russia, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports. January 30 2013, 18:53 1 260 просмотрs

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Bartolozzi: We can find ways to ease visa regime between EU and Kazakhstan

"We can find ways to ease the visa regime between the EU and Kazakhstan," Paolo Bartolozzi, head of the European Parliament's Delegation for Central Asia, said answering the question of Kazakh journalists about the prospects of easing visa restrictions between the EU and Kazakhstan after his meeting with Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov. January 30 2013, 11:20 1 411 просмотрs

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Main version of Almaty plane crash cause voiced

Bad weather is believed to be the main cause for the plane crash near Almaty on January 29, reports a Tengrinews correspondent. January 30 2013, 09:41 1 866 просмотрs

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Passenger plane crashed near Almaty - 20 killed

For the second time in just over a month, a plane has crashed in Kazakhstan, reportedly killing 20 people on board. January 29 2013, 14:42 1 747 просмотрs

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6.3 magnitude earthquake stroke 230 km from Almaty; many of Almaty residents fearful

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook the ground 227 km from Almaty, Tengrinews.kz reports reffering to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. January 29 2013, 09:45 1 559 просмотрs

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Russia and Kazakhstan should equalize prices of oil products - Mynbayev

Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev believes it is important to eliminate a big difference in the prices of oil products between Russia and Kazakhstan. He said this today during an extended board meeting. January 28 2013, 15:59 1 710 просмотрs

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Creation of Turkic-speaking states free trade zone starts

The process of preparing a document on establishing a Turkic-speaking countries free trade zone started. The issue of eliminating customs duties and creating tax free zones between the organisation's member states were the topics of discussions at TurkPA's second meeting of the committee on economic, trade, financial issues, TurkPA Secretary General Ramil Hasanov told Trend news agency on Monday. January 28 2013, 15:51 1 465 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to face Austria in R1 of 2013 Davis Cup in Astana

Kazakhstan will host 2013 Davis Cup on 1-3 February in National Tennis Centre in Astana. It will be the first meeting between Kazakhstan and Austria when they take each other on in the first round  of Davis Cup World Group, daviscup.com reports. January 28 2013, 12:18 1 453 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan ready to host Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks: FM

Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov expresses his country’s readiness to host the next round of talks between Iran and six major world powers (P5+1) over outstanding issues pertaining to Tehran’s nuclear energy program, reported Iranian News Agency ilna.ir on Monday. January 28 2013, 10:31 1 743 просмотрs

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Cultural figures support transition of the Kazakh language to Latin script

The head of the Mukhtar Auezov Foundation and a culture expert Murat Auezov reminded of the need to create a unified script for all Turkic nations. In his opinion, this will help form wider opportunities for consolidation of Turkic peoples living in different countries. January 28 2013, 10:29 2 602 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan political government officials take oath to President

  Kazakhstan political government officials, led by Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov, have taken the oaths in Akorda yesterday, BNews.kz correspondent reports. January 26 2013, 11:11 2 532 просмотрs

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Caspian Oil Pipeline Expansion to Finish in 2015

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s crude link that runs from northwest Kazakhstan to the Black Sea will reach full capacity by 2015, according to OAO Transneft, bloomberg.com reports. January 25 2013, 19:57 3 314 просмотрs

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Moscow calls situation around Baikonur a 'working moment'

Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, believes that those who widely publicized the information about disputes between Russia and Kazakhstan over Baikonur cosmodrome, just wanted 'to make heavy weather of it', reports RIA Novosti. January 25 2013, 15:14 1 437 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan reports new record in uranium production

At year-end 2012 Kazakhstan remained the world’s leading uranium producer with approximately 37% of the world’s total uranium production volume, reads the state nuclear company Kazatomprom press release. January 25 2013, 10:57 3 023 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan should stop buying military aircraft from CIS states – senator

After AN-72 Kazakh Border Service military plane crash, Kazakh Senator Gani Kasymov has called on the government authorities to stop buying aircraft produced in other CIS countries.   January 24 2013, 17:33 1 386 просмотрs

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Majilis discusses visa-free regime for EU and US

At the session of Majilis - lower chamber of Kazakhstan's parliament - was discussed a proposal to establish visaless regime for citizens of the United States and European Union that Ministry of Foreign Affairs received recently. January 23 2013, 12:19 1 506 просмотрs

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Prosecutors voiced the reasons for AN-72 plane crash

Failures in the equipment and mistakes of the crew were the reason for the crash of AN-72 aircraft in South Kazakhstan, said Nurdaulet Suindikov, official representative of the RoK General Prosecutor's Office announcing preliminary investigation report on the military transport plane crash that took place on December 25, 2012 near the city of Shymkent. January 22 2013, 14:24 1 872 просмотрs

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Verdict to Aleksander Bozhenko's murderers issued in Zhanaozen

On January 21, the court of Zhanaozen issued verdict on the case of Aleksander Bozhenko - one of the witnesses of prosecution in the case of tragic events that happened in the city on December 16, 2011, who was beaten to death by unknowns on October 11, 2012, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. January 22 2013, 11:30 1 511 просмотрs

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Mukhamedzhanov - envoy to a Baltic state

Ex-governor of Mangystau Oblast [province] Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov has been assigned Kazakhstan's ambassador to one of the Baltic states, reports a source in foreign ministry. January 22 2013, 10:46 2 641 просмотрs

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KZ to launch Agency for International Development -KazAID

Kazakhstan is working on establishment of the Agency for International Development (KAZAID), said President Nazarbayev at the meeting with the heads of foreign diplomatic missions on Friday, reported website of Akorda. January 21 2013, 17:33 4 066 просмотрs