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South Korea reports first two deaths from MERS respiratory illness

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has infected 25 people in two weeks, as public alarm grew and officials scrambled to contain the outbreak. June 2 2015, 17:26 2 086 views

Society

​Lightning set fire to house in Atyrau

Early in the morning on June 1, the residents of Atyrau were woken up by powerful peals of thunder. The lightning fell onto one of the houses located on street #6 in Samal microregion. Nobody suffered, but the roof and the second floor of the newly constructed cottage burned down. June 2 2015, 16:45 2 931 views

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Fugitive Georgian ex-president nominated as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region

The Ukrainian cabinet of ministers has nominated the former president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, who has been placed on an international wanted list in his own country, as the governor of Ukraine's coastal Odessa region. June 2 2015, 11:57 2 255 views

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Collier family seeks 7 years for Tsarnaev friend

The family of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier has asked a federal judge to sentence a college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to seven years in prison, saying the friend could have prevented Collier's death had he turned Tsarnaev in. June 2 2015, 11:52 2 545 views

Kazakhstan News

​Unified National Testing started in Kazakhstan

The Unified National Testing started Kazakhstan. It will be held from June 2 through June 8, 2015. June 2 2015, 11:37 2 690 views

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Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing

Five people are dead and hundreds are missing after a ship carrying more than 450 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. June 2 2015, 10:42 6 211 views

Kazakhstan News

​Weather in Kazakhstan: Heat and intermittent rains are expected

Hot weather is expected in Kazakhstan on June 2-5, tengrinews.kz reports citing "Kazhydromet". June 1 2015, 15:44 1 975 views

Society

5-storey hostel entrance collapsed in Atyrau

Three floors of a 5-storey family type dormitory collapsed in Atyrau. No casualties were reported. The building collapsed half an hour later after residents were evacuated from the building. The reason for evacuation was a crack in the wall. June 1 2015, 12:28 4 133 views

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​US:intelligence services powers of phone tapping expired

On Monday night, June 1 at the US intelligence expired authority to listen to and record telephone conversations of suspected terrorists after the Senate failed to agree on the extension of the key provisions of the so-called "Patriot Act", which would allow US intelligence agencies to continue surveillance of suspects terrorism. June 1 2015, 12:20 2 033 views

Society

​Street full of surprises

This video was shot and sent to our editor's office by our reader. This is how last weekend the boutique located on Makhambet Street in Atyrau advertized its lingerie. The action, undoubtedly, drew attention of our citizens, especially men, though the target customers of lingerie were, supposedly, women. June 1 2015, 12:12 3 209 views

Society

International Children's Day - 1 June

The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925. It is usually marked with speeches on children's rights and wellbeing, and other events involving or dedicated to children. June 1 2015, 10:34 3 385 views

World News

Netanyahu says committed to Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, calling on the Palestinian leadership to return to negotiations unconditionally. June 1 2015, 10:17 2 019 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh officials discuss connection between Proton launches and saiga deaths

The question of saiga deaths in Kazakhstan has been raised at the plenary session of the Mazhilis deputies on May 27, Tengrinews reports. But that time the number of dead saiga totaled 90,000. Now, the figure reportedly rose to 120,000. June 1 2015, 10:13 2 496 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan should become food supplier: McKinsey's Dobbs

Kazakhstan should position itself as an international supplier of food producs. Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Richard Dobbs expressed this opinion at the investment forum held in the framework of the VII Astana Economic Forum on 21 May, Tengrinews reports. May 29 2015, 15:29 2 762 views

Kazakhstan News

Head-on crash between APC and Kamaz on highway injures four

Four soldiers were injured in a head-on crash on Karaganda-Astana highway involving a military armored personnel carrier and a Kamaz truck, IA Novosti-Kazakhstan reports. May 29 2015, 11:19 4 143 views

Kazakhstan News

US seeks seven-year jail term for Tsarnaev's friend Dias Kadyrbayev

According to Reuters, Kadyrbayev was in the United States as an exchange student when he and two friends visited Tsarnaev's dorm room after the FBI released photos of Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan. May 28 2015, 15:56 6 457 views

World News

Putin classifies number of dead in peacetime military operations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make losses of Russian troops in peacetime a secret, ABC News reports. May 28 2015, 15:42 3 010 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to establish low-enriched uranium bank

The government of Kazakhstan has approved an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish a bank of low-enriched uranium in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports. May 27 2015, 11:31 2 914 views

World News

Kyrgyzstan ascends EEU, Kazakh-Kyrgyz border to open in Fall

Kyrgyzstan joined the Eurasian Economic Union on May 8 in spite of the fears that the accession could be delayed until the end of May because of fundamental differences between Kyrgyzstan's national interests and EEU regulations, Tengrinews reports. May 26 2015, 11:31 2 789 views

Kazakhstan News

Saiga antelope mysteriously dying in vast numbers in Kazakhstan

Authorities in Kazakhstan says around one-third of the endangered saiga antelope population in this Central Asian nation has mysteriously died off in the last few days, Independent reports. May 26 2015, 11:27 2 287 views

Kazakhstan News

Syrian talks kick off in Kazakhstan's Astana

Syrian talks have kicked off in Kazakhstan's capital Astana, Tengrinews reports citing the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kazakhstan. May 26 2015, 11:25 3 478 views

Crime

Work permit official arrested taking bribe in Atyrau

Officers of Atyrau Branch Kazakhstan Agency for Public Service and Countering Corruption arrested an employment and social programs coordination official "on suspicion of bribetaking". May 25 2015, 10:56 6 342 views

World News

Fuel shortage threatens to shut down services in oil-rich Nigeria

Nigeria's leading cell phone provider says it urgently needs diesel to prevent shutting down services across Africa's biggest oil producer, wate.com reports. May 25 2015, 10:27 3 355 views

World News

Ireland becomes first country to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote

People living in the Republic of Ireland have voted in favour of same sex marriage, BBC reports. May 25 2015, 10:20 2 716 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh man jailed for tapping policewoman in Dubai

A Kazakh tourist has been convicted of molesting a policewoman in Dubai for tapping her on the shoulder repeatedly, Tengrinews reports citing eTN. May 25 2015, 10:09 3 625 views