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Vladimir Putin praises 'outstanding and talented' Trump

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was praised on Thursday by none other than Russian President Vladimir Putin, who described the American billionaire as "talented" and "outstanding", AFP reported. December 18 2015, 09:46 1 354 просмотрs

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Alberta entrepreneur selling bottled Banff air: $15 for 150 breaths

As Calgarians suffer under smoke-filled skies, an Edmonton entrepreneur is hoping to cash in on Alberta's typically clean mountain air by compressing it in bottles and selling it online. December 15 2015, 16:35 2 027 просмотрs

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Bloomberg says world's cheapest oil is already close to $20

As oil crashed through $35 a barrel in New York, some producers were already living with the reality of much lower prices. December 15 2015, 15:17 1 659 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​President launched celebrations dedicated to 25th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev launched celebrations dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan. December 15 2015, 14:58 1 623 просмотрs

Economy

​Oil industry workers received State Prize

On December 14, in "Akorda" residence, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Kurmangazy Iskaziev, the First Deputy CEO of Embamunaigaz, the CEO of KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production, the Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences with the State Prize for a Cycle of works on the subject: "Scientific justification of the hydrocarbonic potential of Kazakhstan". December 15 2015, 14:46 7 086 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President signed a decree on awarding Kazakhstanis with state awards

On the eve of Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the President of a large group of people for significant contribution to socio-economic and cultural development of the country, for strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples, social activities awarded state awards, the press service of Akorda reported. December 15 2015, 12:25 1 542 просмотрs

World News

Saudi Arabia announces 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state news agency SPA. December 15 2015, 10:44 2 112 просмотрs

Ecology

Atyrau resident pays attention of the authorities to a sad state of the Ural River (+Video)

The resident of Atyrau made a video where he called the authorities to pay attention to a deplorable condition of the Ural River embankment. December 15 2015, 10:19 7 895 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

WBC Addresses Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin and Middleweight Division

The WBC ruled Monday that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will each be allowed to make a defense of their respective middleweight crowns before going head-to-head, provided they do so within a set timeframe. December 15 2015, 10:00 1 685 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Ambassador: Finland welcomes and appreciates Kazakhstan's move to cancel visa regime for Finnish citizens

Ambassador of Finland in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Ilkka Raisanen in an interview with AKIpress said that his country welcomes and appreciates Kazakhstan's move to cancel visa regime for the Finnish citizens. December 14 2015, 17:01 1 646 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Oil output at Kazakhstan's TengizChevroil up 2.5 pct in Jan-Sept

Dec 14 Chevron-led TengizChevroil (TCO), Kazakhstan's No.1 oil producer, increased its January-September output to 20.3 million tonnes (162 million barrels) from 19.8 million tonnes in the same period of 2014, the firm said in a statement on Monday. December 14 2015, 16:44 1 644 просмотрs

World News

Egypt: No evidence of terrorism so far in Russian passenger jet crash

Egyptian investigators have so far found no evidence of terrorism in the deadly crash of a Russian passenger jet in Sinai, authorities said Monday, offering a sharply contrasting view from that of Moscow. December 14 2015, 16:34 1 474 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Overview: President’s messages in the Interview

In an interview to TV journalists Erlan Igisinov and Beisen Kuranbek, Nursultan Nazarbayev responded to issues of concern to Kazakhstanis. December 14 2015, 15:58 1 587 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan earned 43 licenses for participation in Olympic Games in Rio

Kazakhstan earned 43 licenses for participation in the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan Saken Musaibekov informed at the CCS press conference. December 14 2015, 15:14 1 530 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​KASE average weighted tenge/USD exchange rate: 322.47 tenge/$1

The average weighted tenge/USD rate made 322.47 tenge/$1 on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). The exchange rate of USD increased by 10.55 tenge against the previous trading day. December 14 2015, 11:24 1 871 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev: “I can count on my fingers those rich people whom the state has given every opportunity to become rich”

During the interview to national TV channels, Nursultan Nazarbayev said that Kazakhstan will continue to encourage ethnic Kazakhs' repatriation. December 14 2015, 10:45 1 541 просмотрs

World News

French far-right fails to win any regions in upset for Le Pen

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front did not win any region in French elections on Sunday, in a setback to her hopes of being a serious presidential contender in 2017. December 14 2015, 10:41 1 349 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ministry of State Service Affairs of Kazakhstan launched

Prime Minister Karim Massimov has introduced changes into the structure of the Government. December 14 2015, 10:37 1 342 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ilya Ilyin set two world records

The Kazakhstan weight-lifter Ilya Ilyin won the Cup of the President of the Russian Federation which took place in Grozny, having set two world records, Sports.kz reports. December 14 2015, 10:30 1 663 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nuclear Power Plant Construction Postponed In Kazakhstan

So far, Kazakhstan has no need for constructing a nuclear power plant, as stated by Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik. December 14 2015, 03:47 1 668 просмотрs

World News

Rada rumble: Ukraine parliament fights it out as MP attempts to drag PM Yatsenyuk away (VIDEO)

The fight began between MPs from the president's Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) and Yatsenyuk's People's Front (PF). December 14 2015, 01:34 1 597 просмотрs

World News

World leaders vote Saturday on global climate change plan

After years of buildup and almost a month of negotiations, world leaders will decide on how to control global climate change. December 12 2015, 14:57 1 571 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Puts Out The Batumi Oil Terminal For Privatization

The Kazakhstan-owned Batumi oil terminal located on the Georgian coast of the Black Sea will be put out for privatization, as announced by Umirzak Shukeyev, the Chairman of the Board of the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund, during a government conference. December 12 2015, 14:53 1 902 просмотрs

Crime

​Court ordered to arrest the heads of construction department

As we already reported, on December 7, in Atyrau the head of city construction department S. Zhumashbaev, his deputy S. Kairov and U.R., the technical director of one of private companies, have been detained on suspicion in appropriation of someone else's property and bribe taking (see "In Atyrau the head of city construction department and his deputy have been detained"). December 12 2015, 14:32 7 069 просмотрs

World News

Petition calls for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK

A petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has been signed by more than 350,000 people – and it is growing by the hour. December 10 2015, 17:59 1 510 просмотрs