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Ex-PM Akhmetov now Defense Minister

President says armed forces of Kazakhstan should be ready to fulfill combat tasks and continuously keep up professionalism April 3 2014, 14:04 1 875 просмотрs

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Kazakh leader critisizes new Ukrainian power

Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev stated it is impossible to imagine a Ukrainian scenario in Kazakhstan April 3 2014, 12:56 1 338 просмотрs

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US: Fort Hood shooting leaves 4 dead

Authorities have identified the man who opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas on Wednesday, killing three people before committing suicide April 3 2014, 12:41 2 059 просмотрs

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Chinese rally against chemical plant construction

State media carry limited details of the protest that erupted in Guangdong province over a planned chemical plant, but the BBC's Beijing bureau has been piecing together what happened using eyewitness accounts and reports from netizens. April 3 2014, 12:35 2 540 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President appoints Massimov a new PM

President Nazarbayev signed a decree appointing Karim Massimov the new Kazakh PM  April 3 2014, 10:27 2 004 просмотрs

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Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Karim Massimov to the position of the prime minister

Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Karim Massimov to the position of the prime minister, Akorda's press service reported. April 2 2014, 17:31 3 127 просмотрs

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Kazakh government resigns

Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov stated about his resignation at a cabinet meeting on April 2, azh.zk reports. April 2 2014, 17:23 1 389 просмотрs

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Series of explosions rock rally at Cairo University, 3 killed

A third blast has gone off near Cairo University, killing at least one. It follows two explosions which killed a police brigadier-general and a civilian during student protest, rt.com reports. April 2 2014, 17:13 2 750 просмотрs

Economy

Atyrau hosts oil & gas, construction exhibitions and conference

Atyrau is hosting two important exhibitions - Atyrau Oil&Gaz-2014 and AtyrauBuild-2012. The exhibitions are opened in Atyrau sport complex and adjacent temp pavilion and will work from April 1 till April 3.  April 2 2014, 16:40 4 159 просмотрs

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California Retiree Wins $425 Million Powerball Jackpot

Sporting a "Luck of the Jedi I Have" T-shirt, a California retiree stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $425 million Powerball jackpot a month and a half after he bought the winning ticket, nbcnews.com reports. April 2 2014, 12:54 1 465 просмотрs

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Eni CEO Is Found Guilty in Pollution Dispute

An Italian court on Monday found Paolo Scaroni, chief executive of the biggest Italian company by market value, guilty of a crime of "inadequate environmental standards" while he served as CEO at utility Enel ENEL.MI -0.19% SpA. It sentenced him to a three-year prison term, wallstreet journal.com reports. April 2 2014, 10:35 2 715 просмотрs

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Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile

A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people, bbc reports. April 2 2014, 10:03 2 716 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan introduces prison terms of up to 12 years for spreading rumors

In line with new amendments into the country’s legislation, those spreading rumors to trigger mass panic in Kazakhstan may face up to 12 years in prison, a tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing Johan Merkel, First Vice General Prosecutor. April 2 2014, 09:50 3 383 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan’s fraud police arrest top manager of national atomic company

Kazakh fraud police arrested the top manager of the national atomic company Kazatomprom Valeriy Shevelev, according to the Agency for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (financial police), trend.az reports. April 1 2014, 18:10 2 766 просмотрs

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Putin orders some troops to pull back from Ukraine border

A partial withdrawal of troops from the build up on the border with Ukraine has been ordered by President Vladimir Putin according to the Russian leader, euronews reports. April 1 2014, 17:59 2 349 просмотрs

Economy

Kashagan to be ruined by Italian convict and our businessmen in ministerial chairs

Paolo Scaroni, the CEO of Italian transnational oil and gas company Eni, is sentenced to three years of imprisonment. April 1 2014, 16:04 10 881 просмотрs

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Israeli court convicts ex-PM Olmert in bribery case

An Israeli court convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Monday of accepting a six-figure sum in bribes linked to a real-estate deal, probably ending any prospects of a political comeback, reuters reports. April 1 2014, 14:30 3 431 просмотрs

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Russian energy giant hikes natural gas price for Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced a sharp increase Tuesday in the price it charges Ukraine for natural gas, in a move that will heighten pressure on the interim government in Kiev, cnn reports. April 1 2014, 13:17 4 423 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Brakes fail on plane in Astana airport, no one injured

Left chassis brakes failed when SCAT airline passenger Boeing-757 plane landed in Astana airport Tuesday morning. As a consequence of this, “all four wheels of the plane on route Bangkok – Astana were damaged (abrased) resulting in smoke”, azh.kz reports citing the Astana airport press release circulated on Tuesday. April 1 2014, 12:03 2 284 просмотрs

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Labor Union of Kazakhstan fights in court for 13th salary for Alcerol Mittal metallurgists

The labor union of metallurgists «ZHAKTAU» prepared the claim in court in connection with the refusal of the board of the «Arcelor Mittal Timertau» to pay the thirteenth salary following the results of 2013, reported the trade-union committee on industriall-union.org website. April 1 2014, 10:27 1 714 просмотрs

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Astana will be home to a branch of Shaolin Temple

Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, will be home to a branch of the famous Shaolin Monastery, Galymzhan Torkayev, a monastery graduate and a thriving businessman, tengrinews reports. April 1 2014, 10:09 1 236 просмотрs

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President of Kazakhstan signs amendments to law that increases pensions and social payments since April 1

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on social security, the press service of the President reported. April 1 2014, 10:11 2 027 просмотрs

World News

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa celebrates her 70th birthday at Covent Garden

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden resounded to the words of Happy Birthday for one of its greatest stars. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa celebrated her 70th birthday in what was her first performance for 17 years, euronews reports. April 1 2014, 09:54 1 785 просмотрs

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Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev in Crimea visit

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Crimea - the most senior Russian official to travel there since it was annexed from Ukraine, bbc reports. March 31 2014, 18:54 3 419 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan wants two nuclear plants instead of one

There is a possibility that two nuclear power plants will be built in Kazakhstan instead of the long-awaited one. Chairman of KazAtomProm, Kazakhstan national nuclear company, Vladimir Shkolnik talked about the plans to Astana TV channel. March 31 2014, 18:49 1 863 просмотрs