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Flyover collapses in Brazil World Cup host city

A flyover has collapsed onto vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people, bbc reports. July 4 2014, 10:32 2 571 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan hopes to sign deal on enhanced partnership with EU till yearend

Kazakhstan and the European Union have reached agreement on the contents of enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, inform.kz reports. July 4 2014, 10:15 1 231 просмотрs

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Hurricane Arthur gains strength, triggers evacuations

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made landfall on the North Carolina coast late on Thursday night, forcing thousands of holiday-makers to scrap their 4 July holiday plans amid evacuation orders, theguardian.com reports. July 4 2014, 09:51 1 055 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Almaty forms new city district

The local government of Almaty has made a decision to form a new district named Nauryzbay during the extraordinary XXIX session of the maslikhat, the press service of the Almaty mayor said July 2. July 2 2014, 20:00 3 275 просмотрs

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Bizarre video of sobbing Japanese politician goes viral

A video clip of a crying Japanese politician accused of dubious spending has gone viral on the internet, leaving many outraged and puzzled, telegraph.co.uk reports. July 3 2014, 16:24 1 151 просмотрs

Society

Kazakhstan to celebrate Astana Day for three days

This year Kazakhstan will celebrate the capital Astana Day for three days in a row. As July 6 falls on Sunday, the day off will be moved to Monday, July 7.  Therefore, this year the holidays are from July 5 thru to July 7. July 3 2014, 15:28 2 908 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Heat and gas prices to rise in Kazakhstan - Nazarbayev

“The heat price will rise in Kazakhstan whether you wish it or don't; the price of gas will also increase and draw near the global tariffs,” said Nursultan Nazarbayev on July 2 at the meeting on the implementation of the state program of forced industrial-innovative development, ca-news.org reports. July 2 2014, 19:58 1 307 просмотрs

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Collapse at Brooklyn Bridge injures 5 people

Five pedestrians were hurt when several huge chunks of a stone ­facade fell off the Brooklyn Bridge in a freak accident Wednesday night, nypost.com reports, citing the FDNY. July 3 2014, 15:14 1 400 просмотрs

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Musical Superstars to wow audience at FIFA World Cup™ Final

The Final Match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ will be preceded by a spectacular musical show, with the superstar line-up of artists for the Closing Ceremony now announced. Taking centre stage at 14:20 on 13 July in the Maracana, Santana, Wyclef and Alexandre Pires will perform Dar Um Jeito, the Official Anthem of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, while Shakira will make her third consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup, performing La la la (Brazil 2014) alongside Carlinhos Brown. Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo will bring a distinctive local flavour to the show, performing a medley of well-known Brazilian songs, joined in part by Alexandre Pires. July 3 2014, 12:45 3 440 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh tourists stranded in Turkish airports to fly home

The Government of Kazakhstan plans to fly over 300 tourists who got stuck in Turkey after summer holidays back home, inform.kz reports. July 3 2014, 12:42 1 317 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Chairman of Kazakh Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies detained over bribe

The Financial Police of Kazakhstan detained Murat Ospanov, the Chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies over bribe taking, FinPol press service reported July1, azh.kz reports. July 2 2014, 20:12 2 103 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Astana Wants Kazakh Diplomats Returned From Germany

Kazakhstan is working on the extradition of two of its diplomats from Germany, where they are serving prison terms for smuggling, rferl.org reports. July 2 2014, 20:05 2 815 просмотрs

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Merkel warns Russia on sanctions ahead of Berlin talks on Ukraine

Germany's Angela Merkel warned Moscow ahead of talks on Ukraine on Wednesday that economic sanctions remained an option unless it backed peace efforts, as Ukrainian government forces pressed on with an offensive against pro-Russian rebels, reuters reports. July 2 2014, 19:40 1 174 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan: Fine Wine Flows As Viniculture Revives

When Zeinulla Kakimzhanov took over a dilapidated vineyard in the foothills of the Tian Shan Mountains in south-eastern Kazakhstan in 2006, he had ample reason to wonder whether the property would ever be productive again, eurasianet.org reports. July 2 2014, 17:35 4 533 просмотрs

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Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy from Communist Party rulers in Beijing, reuters.com reports. July 2 2014, 16:59 1 220 просмотрs

Economy

New drill bit plant commissioned in Atyrau

Today Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave a start to Atyrau plant producing drill bits, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 16:51 2 181 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President opens National Museum of Kazakhstan

Today in Astana on the eve of the Day of the capital, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has opened the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 16:48 4 348 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to give start to industrial projects during today's teleconference

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to give a start to a number of industrial projects in Kazakhstan during the national teleconference today, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 11:43 1 561 просмотрs

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FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Belgium through to quarter-finals after extra-time drama

The ongoing Football World Cup tournament in Brazil is getting more and more exciting as it inches closer to the finals with every passing day. In the first Round of 16 match on Tuesday, Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0 in a thriller to seal a berth in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Till the first half of the extra-time, both the teams tried hard to score but couldn’t manage to find the back of the net, fifa.com reports. July 2 2014, 11:32 1 998 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kashagan pipes replacement to increase costs eightfold: expert

700 percent is the estimated increase in the original cost of the Kashagan oil field project after the complete replacement of its pipelines, tengrinews reports citing an analyst of MFX Broker firm Sergei Nekrasov. July 2 2014, 11:26 1 731 просмотрs

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Monica Lewinsky: ‘I was a virgin to humiliation of that level’

After a self-imposed exile from the public eye, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky appeared on Tuesday in her first interview in a decade, cnn reports. July 2 2014, 10:07 1 115 просмотрs

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Erdogan to Run for Turkish Presidency

After months of speculation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed Turkey's worst-kept political secret: He will run in the country's first direct presidential elections next month in a bid to expand his powers and enable him to govern for another decade, wsj.com reports. July 2 2014, 09:38 1 221 просмотрs

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Ceasefire over, Ukraine forces attack rebel positions

Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of "parasites", reuters reports. July 1 2014, 17:39 1 182 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Dossayev: Kazakhstan to spend 500 billion tenge to ensure economic growth this year

Kazakhstan will spend about 500 billion tenge to ensure economic growth this year, Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev told mass media at the media briefing in the CCS today. July 1 2014, 16:32 2 368 просмотрs

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Russia called off launch of newest space rocket Angara

The test launch of an Angara space rocket automatically aborted due to “technical issues,” Russian officials said. While the second attempt is scheduled for Saturday, President Putin has ordered the reasons for the launch failure be detailed in one hour. July 1 2014, 15:49 1 693 просмотрs