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Kazakhstan, South Korea enjoy visa-free regime

The visa-free regime deal between Kazakhstan and South Korea has come into force, now the citizens of both countries may travel to each others' countries without visa requirements for up to 30 days. December 2 2014, 11:17 2 862 просмотрs

World News

Putin: Russia forced to withdraw from S. Stream project due to EU stance

Russia is forced to withdraw from the South Stream project due to the EU’s unwillingness to support the pipeline, and gas flows will be redirected to other customers, Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. December 2 2014, 10:14 2 244 просмотрs

Ecology

Public hearing to be held again

On November 26 public hearings of TenizService LLP have been held on the impact of “Freights transportation route for the facilities in the northeast part of the Caspian Sea” project to the environment. December 2 2014, 10:34 3 102 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan celebrates December 1 the Day of the First President

The day has been declared national holiday in Kazakhstan on 10 December 2011 as the upper house of the Parliament adopted the relevant changes to law on holidays in Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports. December 1 2014, 12:35 2 877 просмотрs

World News

Australia sweats over extreme hot weather

Australia has always suffered from bouts of extreme hot weather but the number and intensity of heatwaves is on the rise, prompting a rethink of how the country lives, works and plays in the sun. December 1 2014, 12:25 1 202 просмотрs

World News

Black Friday mayhem (+Video)

Scenes of violence and chaos broke out across the UK as millions of customers flooded shops and supermarkets to try and get their hands on cut-price goods during the Black Friday sales.  November 28 2014, 17:10 4 134 просмотрs

World News

New Ukrainian Parliament Elects PM, Speaker

Ukraine's new parliament has elected Arseniy Yatsenyuk for a new term as prime minister. November 28 2014, 16:58 1 401 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Australian investors interested in cooperation with North Kazakhstan rgn

Governor of North Kazakhstan region Yerik Sultanov has met with representatives of the Australian company "IIUKA RESOURCES LTD", which is engaged in the production of zirconium and titanium. The parties intend to develop cooperation in the field of mining on the territory of the region, inform.kz reports. November 28 2014, 16:36 2 798 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan starts new gas field operation

A solemn ceremony of "Zharkum" gas field experimental-industrial operation was held in Kazakhstan, dedicated to the Day of the First President of the country, KazTransGas JSC said Nov. 28, azh.kz refers to trend. November 28 2014, 16:30 2 536 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Residents of village next to Karachaganak oil field faint on a mass scale

Nineteen pupils and three teachers have been hospitalized after they fainted for unknown reason in the village of Beryozovka in Burlin Distirct of West Kazakhstan Oblast, azh.kz reports citing Western Kazakhstan information portal “Moi Gorod”. November 28 2014, 15:44 1 542 просмотрs

World News

Why science needs imagination and beauty

How do the best scientists solve life’s greatest mysteries? A Nobel Prize winner takes you inside his mind and explains why the key is imaginative play. November 28 2014, 12:16 2 691 просмотрs

World News

European Parliament votes for Google breakup

In a vote on Thursday, European Parliament members voted 384 to 174 in favor of a resolution that calls for the unbundling of search engines from other commercial services to ensure competition among online companies. Although Google is not named specifically in the resolution, it's clearly targeted at the dominant search engine. November 28 2014, 11:54 1 715 просмотрs

World News

Oil prices plunge after Opec meeting

The price of oil slumped after the Opec oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. November 28 2014, 11:30 2 581 просмотрs

Society

Jump from the bridge

On November 25 approximately at 15:30 a man jumped from the central bridge into the river in Atyrau. November 28 2014, 11:21 3 100 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

N Kazakhstan, Finland to jointly build combine harvesters

Governor of the North Kazakhstan region Yerik Sultanov met with representatives of the Finland's SAMPO ROSENLEW company arrived to participate in the Kyzylzhar Invest 2014 international investment forum. November 28 2014, 10:51 2 555 просмотрs

Society

Roads closed for traffic in Atyrau on Nov 28

Nov 28 the roads for traffic will be closed due to repairs on: - Kulmanov Street - the section from Pushkin Street till river enbankment. November 27 2014, 23:25 1 664 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Snowstorm and strong winds rule the day in Kazakhstan

Kazhydromet predicts heavy snowstorm in most parts of Kazakhstan. November 27 2014, 19:18 2 300 просмотрs

World News

3D map of Antarctic sea ice to shed light on climate change

Scientists have now used an underwater robot to create 3D images of Antarctic sea ice. November 27 2014, 19:02 1 709 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Mystical sleeping sickness rampant in Kazakhstan

A mysterious illness that puts people to sleep has been for almost two years rampant in a small Kazakh village called Kalachi, trend reports. November 27 2014, 16:24 16 246 просмотрs

World News

Lack of coal may bring Ukraine to its knees this winter

A shortage of coal, rather than gas, is likely to plunge Ukraine into freezing darkness this winter as conflict in its east seals off supplies that used to make it self sufficient. November 27 2014, 16:16 1 239 просмотрs

World News

London brothers who admitted going to Syrian terror training camp jailed

Two brothers have become the first Britons to be jailed for terrorist offences upon returning from Syria after they secretly left their London home to fight President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. November 27 2014, 15:22 1 654 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo company plans to increase electricity tariff

Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo JSC plans to increase the electricity tariff by 7-8 percent in 2015, Samruk-Energo chairman of board Almassadam Satkaliyev said Nov. 27. November 27 2014, 14:23 2 261 просмотрs

World News

Tony Blair on Putin, extremists and Kazakhstan

The former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair said the West should work with Vladimir Putin on issues like Islamist extremism, despite standing firm against Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory, and said he was more worried about the Israel-Palestinian situation than at any time since he took over as special Middle East envoy in 2007, he told Wall Street Journal in an interview in Brussels on Tuesday. November 27 2014, 13:54 3 234 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Dombra Kuy included into UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

The 9th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is taking take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, from 24 to 28 November 2014, where series of nomination files submitted by Central Asian countries were considered by the Committee for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. November 27 2014, 13:23 5 086 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan among countries with highest police presence per person

Kazakhstan is among the TOP-10 countries by police personnel density per citizen, azh.kz refers to tengrinews.kz. November 26 2014, 19:06 2 270 просмотрs