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Kazakhstan celebrates the Day of Family

Today Kazakhstan celebrates the Day of Family. Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated all people of Kazakhstan on the Day of Family, azh.kz refers to Akorda's press service. September 13 2014, 11:31 2 105 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan looks to ban gay 'propaganda' and identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA

Bolashak, a Kazakhstan national movement known for its calls to extradite Rakhat Aliyev to Kazakhstan, and a group of social activists from Almaty have petitioned to legally ban gay "propaganda" in Kazakhstan, tengrinews.kz reports. September 13 2014, 11:19 4 075 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan police to quit using traffic wands by 2017

Kazakh traffic police will phase out the use of traffic wands by 2017. September 11 2014, 16:11 1 442 просмотрs

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Rakhat Aliyev forged many documents to prove innocence: expert

Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakhstan's former Ambassador to Austria who turned fugitive tycoon will stand trial in Vienna on September 16, Tengrinews reports citing Forbes. Many of the documents provided by the ex-Ambassador to prove his innocence in court have been found to be forgeries, so even through the Austrian prosecutor has not presented any charges against Aliyev yet, the hearing is unlikely to end well for the Kazakhstani.  September 9 2014, 14:58 2 194 просмотрs

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Kazakhstanis travel by train more often

13,6 mln passengers travelled by train for the past 8 months of 2013. 5,9 mln of them travelled for the past three summer months that is 27,000 passengers more as compared to the previous year, KAZINFORM writes. September 9 2014, 11:36 1 184 просмотрs

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Kazakh, Iranian leaders holding talks in Astana

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani are holding talks in the Akorda presidential residence in Astana, Kazinform has learned from the Akorda's Twitter account. September 9 2014, 11:34 1 276 просмотрs

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Devaluation vs revaluation of Tenge: Kazakhstan keeps fingers crossed

Kazakhstan awaits 'a new decision' about the tenge exchange rate, fears a new devaluation and keeps its fingers crossed, Tengrinews.kz writes. September 5 2014, 16:02 1 910 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister suggests carpooling to save on petrol

Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Vladimir Shkolnik urged Kazakhstan’s people to cut down expenses on petrol, more actively relying on public transport and carpooling, Tengrinews.kz reports. September 3 2014, 15:37 1 233 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan MP responds to Vladimir Putin's statement on lack of statehood in Kazakhstan

Maulen Ashimbayev, Chairman of the Majilis Committee for International Affairs, Defense and Security, has commented on the much-talked-about statement on Kazakhstan’s statehood made by President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Tengrinews reports. September 2 2014, 17:06 1 607 просмотрs

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Russian political party slams ad depicting Russian poet kissing Kazakh composer

The Almaty-based advertising agency that produced a scandalous poster depicting Kazakh composer Kurmangazy and Russian poet Pushkin kissing has drawn a wave of discontent upon itself. The wave started in Kazakhstan and reached Russia. Now, a branch of Rodina (Motherland) political party has officially slammed the poster. August 28 2014, 16:25 1 687 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan may share Ukraine’s fate in case of languages prohibition – President

Kazakhstan can share the fate of Ukraine in the case of the ban of all languages​​, except the state one in the country, stated the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev in an interview with the republican television channel "Khabar", Trend reports. August 25 2014, 16:02 1 495 просмотрs

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Dias Kadyrbayev to plead guilty

Kazakhstani student Dias Kadyrbayev accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings investigation has agreed to plead guilty on August 21, Tengrinews reports citing Boston Globe. August 22 2014, 11:13 1 753 просмотрs

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Astana ready to fight serious infectious outbreaks, including Ebola

With Ebola marching across East Africa and being the deadliest outbreak on record, doctors and scientists all over the world are working hard to counter it, since globalization makes spread of the virus to geographically distant areas as likely as contamination of the neighbouring ones, Tengrinews.kz reports. August 21 2014, 14:46 1 350 просмотрs

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Satellite images showcase drastic differences between agricultures of Kazakhstan and China

The satellite image of the Kazakh-Chinese border emphasizes different approaches applied to agriculture and land resources use in the two countries, according to Metkere.com. August 21 2014, 14:48 1 557 просмотрs

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Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova wants no modeling, just sports

One day a girl wakes up to find out that she is famous for no apparent reason. Well, almost no reason. Sabina Altybekova is only 17 and she plays volleyball. She is 183 cm tall and extremely coy. Did we forget to mention that she is a beauty? Tengrinews.kz writes. August 20 2014, 11:17 3 006 просмотрs

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K.Tokayev and C.Browne exchange views on international situation

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Parliament Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received British Ambassador in Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne at her request, the press service of the Senate informs. August 19 2014, 16:04 1 911 просмотрs

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One who knows Chinese can always make a living: Vice-Chairman of Kazakhstan's Nur Otan party

First deputy chairman of Nur Otan party, Kazakhstan’s ruling party, Baurzhan Baibek called Kazakhstani young people to learn foreign languages to become more competitive, Tengrinews reports. August 19 2014, 16:02 1 168 просмотрs

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Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan agree prevention of banned food supplies to Russia

Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) has agreed with Belarus and Kazakhstan to prevent banned import from Europe to Russia in compliance with measures adopted in response to the Western sanctions, the service's chief Andrei Belyaninov said on Monday, Kazinform writes. August 19 2014, 11:22 1 433 просмотрs

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Over 270,000 going to school for the first time across Kazakhstan

Above 270, 000 kids will go to school for the first time on September 1 across Kazakhstan, the Science and Education Ministry's press service said.  August 18 2014, 12:08 2 121 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan plans to increase grain exports to Russia amid sanctions

Kazakhstan intends to increase the its grain exports to Russia amid the sanctions that Russia imposed on some of the agricultural products imported from the western countries supporting sanctions against Russia, Tengrinews reports citing Chairman of the Committee for State Inspection in Agro-Industry (Agroprom) of the Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan Saktash Khasenov. August 18 2014, 12:04 1 226 просмотрs

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Russian language in Kazakhstan demanded by society - M.Tazhin

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Russian Federation Marat Tazhin has met with the chairman of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, compatriots living abroad and International humanitarian cooperation Konstantin Kosachev, according to the website of the Embassy of Kazakhstan. August 15 2014, 15:50 2 648 просмотрs

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Kazakhstani woman arrested in USA after abuse from her husband

A Kazakhstani citizen Ms. Asiya Kushenova has been arrested in the USA for habitation of private property without owner’s consent and using force towards a pregnant woman, Tengrinews reports citing the Kazakhstan Ministry Foreign Affairs. August 15 2014, 17:00 2 658 просмотрs

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Belarusian plane makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan

Belarus Boeing-737 had to make an emergency landing at the airport in Kostanay on August 14 due to failure of heading devices, no injuries reported, azh.kz refers to 4-traders.com. August 15 2014, 15:36 1 968 просмотрs

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Date of Gennady GGG Golovkin's next fight confirmed

Date of world middleweight boxing champion under version WBA (Super) and IBO Gennady GGG Golovkin's next fight has been confirmed, azh.kz refers to inform.kz. August 15 2014, 10:35 2 321 просмотрs

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Swedish Atlas Copco receives compressed air equipment orders from TCO, Kazakhstan

Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco has won orders for compressed air and gas purification equipment to be delivered to Tengizchevroil. The total order value is close to 40 million euros (370 million Swedish kroners) ($1.34 =1 euro), azh,kz refers to trend.az. August 14 2014, 17:38 2 414 просмотрs