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"A Short Lesson in Perspective" - Notes on Life and Career From a Late Adman Linds Redding

More on the heartbreaking story of Linds Redding, the former Saatchi & Saatchi and BBDO art director who, before dying of cancer, addressed a thoughtful rant to his colleagues that concluded a life spent in advertising was "a con. A scam. An elaborate hoax."   August 15 2014, 16:47 1 727 просмотрs

Economy

Atyrau agro-industrial complex provided 9,900 workplaces since Jan

"9,900 new workplaces have been created in the agro-industrial complex of the Atyrau region since the beginning of the year," governor of the region Baktykozha Izmukhambetov told at the core group meeting, azh.kz refers to kazinform. August 15 2014, 15:56 2 384 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

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 1 930 просмотрs

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Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy, reuters reports. August 15 2014, 15:22 2 207 просмотрs

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Iraq’s PM Maliki gives up his post, supports his successor Abadi

Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki has announced his resignation from the post of Prime Minister of the embattled state in a speech on state television. He said that he supported his nominated replacement in the post, Haider al-Abadi. August 15 2014, 10:37 1 950 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

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 2 290 просмотрs

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NYPD threatens mass arrests at Ferguson solidarity rally

Thousands of people in New York rallied in solidarity with residents of Ferguson on Thursday, showing support to people across the US who have been victims of police brutality. The NYPD threatened mass arrests if people did not stop blocking traffic, rt.com reports. August 15 2014, 10:18 3 011 просмотрs

Society

British citizen died in Tengiz

Andrew Robinson, 49, citizen of Great Britain is found dead in his camp room in Tengiz. August 15 2014, 09:56 4 869 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine in bloody chaos - Putin

President Vladimir Putin described on Thursday the current situation in Ukraine as “bloody chaos”, pledging that Moscow will make every effort to stop the conflict, itar-tass reports. August 14 2014, 17:50 2 827 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

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 2 381 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

15 Chinese 'slave workers' saved by police in Kazakhstan

Fifteen Chinese workers who were forced into slave labor at a factory in Kazakhstan have been saved by local police, azh.kz refers to ecns.cn. August 14 2014, 16:28 2 789 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russia turns back banned US poultry re-exported from Kazakhstan

Russia’s veterinary inspection service Rosselkhoznadzor has barred a 20 ton batch of US poultry from being re-exported into Russia from Kazakhstan, side-stepping Moscow's embargo, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday, azh.kz refers to itar-tass. August 14 2014, 15:52 2 325 просмотрs

World News

Russian aid convoy continues towards Ukranian border

A Russian aid convoy has been seen moving towards the Ukrainian border, euronews reports. August 14 2014, 15:47 2 060 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

National Bank of Kazakhstan: Food prices rose by 7%

According to the Agency for Statistics, in July 2014 the inflation level amounted to 0.1%, which is 6.9% in an annualized basis, the press office of the National Bank of Kazakhstan informs. August 14 2014, 13:06 1 795 просмотрs

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Medvedev's Twitter Account Hacked, Resignation Tweet False – Press Service

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter account was hacked and the tweet about his resignation is untrue, Medvedev’s press service told RIA Novosti. August 14 2014, 13:04 2 151 просмотрs

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Iraq PM 'will not quit' without court ruling

Nouri al-Maliki says only court decision can force him out as US sends more military personnel to violence-hit nation. August 13 2014, 18:04 2 211 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh reigning energy authority - Oil Ministry is disbanding: Who will benefit?

News this week that major energy reforms are coming. In one of the most intriguing exploration centers on the planet: Kazakhstan, azh.zk refers to oilprice.com. August 13 2014, 17:15 3 774 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan needs national brands, expert says

Kazakhstan needs national brands, expert says. According to Bela Syrlybaeva, Kazakh bread or meat products can become national brands in the CU market. August 13 2014, 15:32 2 594 просмотрs

World News

Leaders of Eurasian troika and Ukraine might meet in late August

Today, Aug. 13, Nursultan Nazarbayev had a telephone talk with Russian President President Vladimir Putin.  August 13 2014, 15:03 1 283 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan citizen arrested in the United States

A citizen of Kazakhstan Assiya Kushenova has been arrested in the United States. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan issued a comment of a press secretary of the ministry Nurzhan Aytmahanov, inform. kz reports. August 13 2014, 13:07 3 086 просмотрs

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Ebola detected in Nigerian tourist at Istanbul airport

Ebola virus has been detected in a foreign tourist at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, trend.az refers to Turkish Hurriyet newspaper. August 13 2014, 13:04 2 648 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Bekmambetov's cyber bullying horror wins awards at Fantasia International Film Festival

Atyrau-born film director Timur Bekmambetov’s film Cybernatural has been awarded Most Innovative Film and Special Mention of the Jury at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, tengrinews reports. August 13 2014, 11:54 2 414 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh servicemen to take part in anti-terrorist exercises in China

The servicemen of the Kazakh Airmobile Forces will take part in "Peace Mission 2014" anti-terrorist exercises in China, the Kazakh Defense Ministry said on Aug. 11, bnews.com reports. August 13 2014, 11:51 2 006 просмотрs

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Maryam Mirzakhani first woman to win prestigious math prize

Iranian professor Maryam Mirzakhani, who teaches at Stanford University, is the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal. The award is widely seen as mathematics' equivalent to the Nobel Prize, reuters reports. August 13 2014, 11:24 1 503 просмотрs

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Russia, Egypt looking to create a free trade zone

Egypt and the countries of the Customs Union are looking into creating a free trade zone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Black Sea city of Sochi, rt.com reports. August 13 2014, 10:48 1 666 просмотрs