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Supreme Court affirms life sentence decision for Chelakh

The supervising board on criminal cases of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court affirmed the regional court’s decision about life sentence for Vladislav Chelakh, azh.kz reports, citing newskaz.ru agency. February 4 2014, 16:12 1 409 views

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Kazakhstan to host weeks of natural resources

Kazakhstan will host the weeks of natural resources starting from February 14, 2014, Chairman of the Geology and Subsoil Management Committee under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies Bazarbai Nurabayev said at the Tuesday press conference, inform.kz reports. February 4 2014, 11:14 1 241 views

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Growing gas reinjection may result in gas shortages by 2024: Oil and Gas Minister

Growing reinjection of gas may result in gas shortages in Kazakhstan by 2024, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin as saying at a government sitting today, tengrinews reported. February 4 2014, 11:02 1 251 views

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Kazakh Court Slashes Sentence in Opposition Leader's Murder

A court in Kazakhstan reduced the prison sentence Monday of a former senior state official from 20 to 13 years after a retrial over the 2006 high-profile killing of an opposition leader, azh.kz reports. February 3 2014, 14:59 3 148 views

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Cultural learnings for UK: Kazakhstan has more women MPs

Britain is languishing behind more than 60 countries including Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in getting women into Parliament, official figures show, standard.co.uk reports. February 3 2014, 12:06 1 405 views

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Golovkin stops Adama to record tenth title defence

Gennady Golovkin maintained his unbeaten career record by beating Osumanu Adama in the seventh round of their WBA title showdown in Monte Carlo, espn.co.uk reports. February 3 2014, 10:18 1 663 views

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Russia to Give Kazakhstan Air Defense Systems Free-of-Charge

 Russia is set to supply fellow former Soviet nation Kazakhstan with S-300 air defense systems free-of-charge, a top Russian military official said Friday, ria.ru reports January 31 2014, 18:06 1 645 views

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Expert: Kazakhstan looks for alternative to Kashagan oil

Kazakhstan is trying to compensate for the drop in oil revenue through development of new fields as oil production from the Kashagan field is once again postponed, senior researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science Oleg Yegorov said on Tuesday. "The hope for Kashagan, has not materialised," he told trend over the phone on Tuesday. "Even last year, there was hope of extracting oil from Kashagan. Certain income from the sale of oil extracted there was laid in the budget, but it did not happen." January 31 2014, 13:45 2 217 views

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Kazakhstan wants Russia to leave some of its testing sites

Russia is a long-timer of Kazakhstani testing sites. And now the Central Asian country is looking into the possibility of regaining control of at least some of its territories and putting then back into agricultural use, tengrinews reports. January 31 2014, 13:37 1 277 views

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Kazakhstan Taekwondo Fed accuses London lawyer of deception

A nap in an airplane landed the triple taekwondo champion of Kazakhstan Azamat Tenizbayev, 18, into a half-a-year-long experience of sexual harassment charges, jail, hearings, ankle bracelets and jury trial in London. Upon returning home to Kazakhstan at long last Azamat, his mother and Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation chief held a press-conference to share the details of the ordeal and celebrate its happy ending, tengrinews reports. January 31 2014, 10:29 1 895 views

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Abu Dhabi Plaza to be constructed in Astana estimated at $1.6 billion

Construction of Abu Dhabi Plaza will cost $1.6 billion, according to the country’s Minister of Industry and New Technology and Vice Prime Minister Asset Issekeshev, tengrinews reports. January 30 2014, 17:56 2 426 views

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Deputy FMs in Astana to Participate in Caspian Sea Meeting

Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour left Tehran for Kazakhstan capital city, Astana, Wednesday to participate in the 35th meeting of the special working group of the Caspian Sea, tasnimnews.com reports. January 30 2014, 14:22 2 678 views

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Kazakhstan to compete in first World Games of Nomads

Kyrgyzstan has presented the “World Games of Nomads” national project aimed to promote traditional ancient games of nomadic Turkic peoples, advantour.com reports. Thus, during an international forum held on 25 January 2014 in Bulan-Sogottu, Issyk-Kul region, the representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a resolution on the conditions, goals and participants for the World Games of Nomads. January 30 2014, 13:36 8 116 views

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Soros-Kazakhstan to grant $1.9 million in 2014

Soros-Kazakhstan embarks on a new strategy for 2014-2017 to focus on SFK traditional fields, such as human rights, public finance transparency, development of independent media and support of youth initiatives. interfax.kz reports. January 29 2014, 20:21 1 692 views

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Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property

Mukhtar Ablyazov might loose his property that is under distraint in Kazakhstan. He doesn't even have to be extradited to Kazakhstan for this to happen, tengrinews reports citing the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel as saying today.  January 29 2014, 18:11 1 571 views

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Tengizchevroil LLP hits record high by producing 27 million tons of oil in 2013 (+update)

Tengizchevroil LLP produced 27 million tons of oil in the Atyrau region in 2013, inform.kz reports, citing the company's press service. January 29 2014, 14:59 3 633 views

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Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons wins Grand-Prix at Premiers Plans Festival

Kazakhstan's film Harmony Lessons by director Emir Baigazin has been awarded with the 2014 Grand-Prix of the Festival Premiers Plans in Angers, France, tengrinews reports. The 26th edition of the international film festival was held on January 17-26, 2014. January 29 2014, 16:40 2 452 views

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Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river

A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing Altaynews.kz.  January 29 2014, 15:56 2 600 views

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KazMunaiGas purchasing 26.7% in Rompetrol Rafinare

KazMunayGas oil and gas company is purchasing 26.7% in Rompetrol Rafinare (a member company of Rompetrol Group, operates the most modern refinery in Romania) for $200 million, tengrinews reports, citing the Company’s Press Service. January 29 2014, 10:23 1 879 views

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'Smart rubber' to be produced in Kazakhstan

The first recycling plant for used tires has been opened in Kyzylorda city in southern Kazakhstan on January 27, 2014, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Oblast Akimat (Regional Authorities). January 29 2014, 10:45 1 606 views

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Iran's Economy Minister, Kazakh Deputy PM Meet In Almaty

Iran's minister of economic affairs and finance, Ali Tayyebnia met the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Asset Issekeshev, fars news agency reported on Jan 27. January 28 2014, 16:25 1 410 views

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Strange Epidemic of Sleep in Akmola region

“Epidemic of Sleep” - is how doctors - perplexed - are calling a strange disease that spread among the villagers of Kalachi and Krasnogorsky - Akmola region, Kazakhstan. The local TV channel - KTK reported that, even now, nothing is known about the cause of the disorder. It was found that the affected people did not have neither close nor fortuitous contact with each other, azh.kz reports. January 28 2014, 15:30 4 336 views

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Human Rights Activists Demand to Review Case of EXPO 2017 Manager's Son

Five pedestrians were hit and one was crushed to death in Almaty by Maksat Ussenov who was driving BMW X6 in a state of intoxication. Maksat Ussenov fled the scene, but was later detained by the police and put into custody, azh.kz reports. January 28 2014, 11:28 2 369 views

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Kazakhstan to launch 13 new air routes and 6 airlines failed certification

According to the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 15 out of 79 international air routes operating in the country were launched in 2013. January 27 2014, 16:48 5 418 views

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10 bn tenge invested in fish reproduction in Kazakhstan

More than 10 billion tenge was invested in the protection and reproduction of fishery resources in Kazakhstan over the last eight years, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a meeting of the staff, inform.kz reports January 27 2014, 12:42 1 764 views