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Kazakhstan's Almaty impresses IOC with 2022 Olympic bid: "Our snow is real"

Kazakhstan's most populous city, Almaty, has surprised the International Olympic Committee with its bid presentation for the 2022 Winter Games. Competitor Beijing was assumed to have been the favorite by a wide margain. June 10 2015, 02:52 1 573 просмотрs

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​New Tengri Casino Resort Planned in Kazakhstan

On June 5th 2015, it was announced that Big Lifestyle and Development will be the exclusive sales and marketing partner for the new casino resort that is being built along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan. June 9 2015, 15:56 3 755 просмотрs

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China, Kazakhstan roll out bids for 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan, the only two cities seeking to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, will make their first big presentations this week in the Swiss city of Lausanne to members of the International Olympic Committee, which on July 31 will elect the winner. June 9 2015, 15:43 1 692 просмотрs

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​Unprecedented heavy rain poured in Almaty

Unprecedented heavy rain poured in Almaty yesterday. Rains this year are plentiful, but such rain hasn't been experienced yet. The city all of a sudden went dark, electric poles, advertizing billboards fell down from strong wind, flood was everywhere, cars stopped and couldn't start the ignition. June 9 2015, 11:05 2 376 просмотрs

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​Kazakhstan announces contest for foreign journalists

The Union of Jounalists of Kazakhstan in partnership with the Kazakh Foreign Ministry is seeking submissions from foreign journalists for insightful, professional reporting on the Central Asian nation. June 9 2015, 10:17 1 220 просмотрs

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Bacteria In Gut Causes Half Of Global Saiga Antelope Population Found In Kazakhstan To Die

Two types of bacteria, which are normally benign, found in the gut of the endangered Saiga antelope, have turned deadly. It has resulted in the death since May 10 of half of the world's Saiga antelope population found in Kazakhstan. June 8 2015, 16:38 2 929 просмотрs

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​Transformation in Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan's most important maritime gateway on the Caspian Sea, has been handling less and less oil and gas industry consignments of late. The state-owned port operator Kazmortransflot is now pushing ahead with the diversification of its activities. June 8 2015, 14:38 1 434 просмотрs

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Italian astronaut to land in Kazakhstan on Soyuz in June

Samantha Cristoforetti, the first woman astronaut in Italy's history, will land back on the Earth at 3:43 p.m. (CET time; 7:43 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on Thursday, June 11, after spending more than six months in outer space. June 8 2015, 12:24 1 580 просмотрs

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Olympics: Almaty 2022 off to Lausanne for key technical presentations with Kazakhstan PM Karim Massimov

The Almaty 2022 bid delegation readies to make their key technical presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this next week in Lausanne. Almaty is competing against Beijing, China to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. June 8 2015, 10:10 1 562 просмотрs

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​Love is... passing National Testing armed with wig and skirt

This year a round of the Unified National Testing (UNT) in Kazakhstan has ended with a dress up scandal. A young man was caught at the UNT dressed up as a girl. Allegedly Ayan Zhardemov, a 3rd year student of the Kazakh British Technological University, put on a wig and a skirt to take the test instead of his girlfriend in South Kazakhstan Oblast. June 5 2015, 11:35 1 644 просмотрs

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Council of Foreign Investors makes recommendations to Kazakh government

Investors have asked Kazakhstan to expand the list of countries with visa-free regime,Tengrinews reports. Chairman of the Kazakhstan Council of Foreign Investors Ulf Wokurka made several recommendations during the meeting of the Council of Foreign Investors in Astana on June 4. June 5 2015, 10:04 1 306 просмотрs

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'Gay Propaganda' Bill Put Off As Kazakhstan Celebrates Olympics Bid

Kazakhstan has put the brakes on proposed antigay legislation that threatened to derail its dream of hosting the Winter Olympics. June 4 2015, 17:31 1 369 просмотрs

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​EBRD to work on development of agricultural sector in Kazakhstan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will be working on development of the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan, president of the Bank Suma Chakrabarti told at the sitting of the Foreign Investors Council in Astana. June 4 2015, 14:00 1 272 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan plans to explore hydrocarbon reserves in Caspian Depression

Kazakhstan is planning to explore and develop potential hydrocarbon reserves in the Caspian Depression in partnership with global energy firms. June 3 2015, 22:55 1 528 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to produce Euro-5 gasoline

A new plant for the production of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline of K5 environmental class corresponding to Euro-5 standard will be commissioned in Kazakhstan by late 2015, the message of Development Bank of Kazakhstan said. June 3 2015, 16:55 1 698 просмотрs

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Dias Kadyrbayev, Friend to Boston Bomber, Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Obstruction

Dias Kadyrbayev, a college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years supervised release on Tuesday. June 3 2015, 10:05 1 313 просмотрs

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​Unified National Testing: First day results

The average score of the first day of the Unified National Testing made 79.7 points, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan informs. June 3 2015, 10:02 1 435 просмотрs

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​Nazarbayev to meet with participants of 28th sitting of Foreign Investors Council

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is planned to hold a number of meetings with the participants of the 28th sitting of the Foreign Investors Council, the press service of the Akorda informs. June 3 2015, 09:45 1 241 просмотрs

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​Pulitzer Prize laureate Daniel Yergin to take part in 10th KAZENERGY forum

A laureate of the Pulitzer Prize will take part in the work of the 10th forum of KAZENERGY, Deputy Director General of the KAZENERGY Association A. Magauov told at the CCS media briefing. June 2 2015, 17:36 1 406 просмотрs

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​P. Foster: Talks on opening new Astana-New York flight will begin in USA next week

The heads of Air Astana Company will go to the USA next week to discuss the issue regarding launching a new flight connecting two cities - Astana and New York, President of the Company Peter Foster informed. June 2 2015, 17:34 1 796 просмотрs

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​Unified National Testing started in Kazakhstan

The Unified National Testing started Kazakhstan. It will be held from June 2 through June 8, 2015. June 2 2015, 11:37 1 643 просмотрs

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​Weather in Kazakhstan: Heat and intermittent rains are expected

Hot weather is expected in Kazakhstan on June 2-5, tengrinews.kz reports citing "Kazhydromet". June 1 2015, 15:44 1 310 просмотрs

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Kazakh officials discuss connection between Proton launches and saiga deaths

The question of saiga deaths in Kazakhstan has been raised at the plenary session of the Mazhilis deputies on May 27, Tengrinews reports. But that time the number of dead saiga totaled 90,000. Now, the figure reportedly rose to 120,000. June 1 2015, 10:13 1 389 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan should become food supplier: McKinsey's Dobbs

Kazakhstan should position itself as an international supplier of food producs. Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Richard Dobbs expressed this opinion at the investment forum held in the framework of the VII Astana Economic Forum on 21 May, Tengrinews reports. May 29 2015, 15:29 1 839 просмотрs

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Head-on crash between APC and Kamaz on highway injures four

Four soldiers were injured in a head-on crash on Karaganda-Astana highway involving a military armored personnel carrier and a Kamaz truck, IA Novosti-Kazakhstan reports. May 29 2015, 11:19 3 313 просмотрs