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MES refuted information about dam break in Almaty region; Amateur Video available

According to the Almaty region’s DES it was the melting of glaciers. July 18 2014, 11:00 1 570 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan waiting for an answer from the UN to join peacekeeping missions

Kazakhstan is waiting for an answer from the UN Organizations to send its officers as observers to join UN peacekeeping missions, according to a source in the Foreign Ministry. July 17 2014, 18:14 2 288 просмотрs

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Explosion at Aktobe Refinery

In Aktobe Oblast as the result of explosion at the refinery belonging to Vernal Oil Kazakhstan LLP four workers suffered various injuries, azh.kz reports, citing kaztag. July 17 2014, 13:24 2 994 просмотрs

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100 tons of smuggled copper seized on Kazakh-Russian border

More than 100 tons of smuggled non-ferrous metals (copper) were seized yesterday while they were being transported from Kazakhstan to Russia, inform.kz has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh Frontier Service. July 17 2014, 12:09 2 364 просмотрs

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Prosecutors say friend wanted to help accused Boston bomber

U.S. prosecutors argued that a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wanted to help Tsarnaev when he took evidence from his dorm room, while a defense attorney described him as a college kid who did not understand what he was doing, reuters reports. July 17 2014, 10:13 2 409 просмотрs

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Brain drain worries Kazakhstan's PM Massimov

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov has named “brain drain” as one of the main challenges to the economy of Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. July 16 2014, 17:57 2 254 просмотрs

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11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays abroad

About 11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays in Turkey, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Ms. Gulnar Kurbanbayeva, Head of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs. July 16 2014, 17:03 2 178 просмотрs

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Chemical production plant launched in Zhambyl rgn

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has lunched the new plant for the production of chemicals in Zhambyl region, inform.kz reports. July 16 2014, 12:40 1 597 просмотрs

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IBRD to loan $36 million to Kazakhstan to enhance legal system

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on a loan between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), tengrinews reports citing Novosti-Kazakhstan. July 16 2014, 12:11 1 740 просмотрs

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Pension reform concept approved in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has adopted a concept of modernization of its pension system until 2030, tengrinews reports citing the legal information system of Regulatory Legal Acts of Kazakhstan. July 16 2014, 10:50 2 608 просмотрs

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Hailstones hit Ust-Kamenogorsk

Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan region, was hit by severe hailstorm, inform.kz reports. July 15 2014, 18:14 1 588 просмотрs

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Kyrgyzstan to rely on Kazakhstan’s power supply for another year

Kyrgyzstan will rely on Kazakhstan in terms of power supply for another year, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Medetbek Aitkulov, Director General of the National Power Grid of Kyrgyzstan JSC. July 15 2014, 18:05 2 645 просмотрs

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International Reporters Win Kazakhstan Journalism Awards

Norshazlina Nor'azman from the Malaysian National News Agency's (BERNAMA) was one of five international journalists who won Kazakhstan's best international journalism awards representing Asia for her compelling three series feature article on the former Soviet state, azh. kz reports citing bernama.com.. July 15 2014, 11:03 1 635 просмотрs

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8 Silk Road monuments in Kazakhstan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO has added eight settlements of the Great Silk Road located at the territory of Kazakhstan onto its World Heritage List, tengrinews reports.  July 15 2014, 10:51 5 660 просмотрs

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Selection of jury for Tazhayakov's hearing in connection to Boston bombings

The Boston court started jury selection for the trial of Azamat Tazhayakov, a Kazakhstani student accused of obstructing justice and conspiring to destroy evidences in relation to the Boston bombings case, tengrinews reports citing RIA Novosti. July 14 2014, 17:22 2 070 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan foreign debt figure announced

Kazakhstan’s foreign debt from January to March 2014 grew from $148.753 billion to $151.228 billion, according to the country’s Central Bank, tengrinews.kz reports. July 14 2014, 17:17 2 094 просмотрs

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Police officer commits suicide after killing 2 in car accident

A police officer ran over two people in the Akmola region, Kazinform correspondent reports, inform.kz reports. July 14 2014, 16:03 1 817 просмотрs

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70% of Kazakhstan companies are ‘non-union’

In Kazakhstan 70% of companies do not have trade unions, this has been informed today by the president of Trade Unions Federation Abelgazy Kusainov, inform.kz reports. July 14 2014, 15:54 1 179 просмотрs

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Kazakh National Fund size reaches $77 billion, National Bank says

The size of the National Fund of Kazakhstan has reached $77 billion, said Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov during the meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the press service of the President reported July 10. July 14 2014, 15:47 2 436 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Government Develops Mi-171 Fleets for Border Patrol, SAR.

Russian Helicopters is breaking further into the Middle Eastern market by supplying the Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry and Kazakhstan Border Service with Mi-171s for use in border patrol, search and rescue missions, as well as personnel and cargo transport, bnews.com reports. July 13 2014, 11:05 2 029 просмотрs

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Criminal case is opened against 'Gulnar Tour'

Criminal case against the travel agency “Gulnar Tour” LLP is opened upon the application of 28 victims, bnews.kz reports with reference to the press service of city prosecutor's office. July 13 2014, 10:15 1 648 просмотрs

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US citizen among 4 injured in elevator accident

Four people, including a U.S. citizen, have been injured in an elevator fall at the Medical University in Karaganda in central Kazakhstan. The elevator fell three stories after its cable snapped, tengrinews reports citing newspaper NV.kz. July 11 2014, 19:05 1 753 просмотрs

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Friend Says Boston Bombing Suspect Spoke of Building Bomb

About a month before the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told two college friends over dinner that “it was good to die like a martyr” and that he knew how to make homemade bombs with gunpowder, prosecutors said Monday, bostonglobe.com reports. July 11 2014, 18:36 3 484 просмотрs

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Revival of extinct Caspian tigers in Kazakhstan

A Caspian Tiger National Park may be opened in 2019, tengrinews reports. The plans to open the National Park were discussed at the International Conference on Presenting a Program of Caspain Tiger Reintroduction organized by WWF and the Kazakhan National Geographic Soceity. July 11 2014, 16:17 2 974 просмотрs

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Kazakhstani Military Band performs Gangnam Style

The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan once again approached their performance in a creative way. The musicians performed the recent world hit Gangnam Style, tengrinews.kz reports. July 11 2014, 15:41 1 980 просмотрs