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First official meeting of Eurasian Economic Union takes place today in Moscow

The first sitting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission within the established Eurasian Economic Union with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev was held in Moscow today, bnews.kz reports. February 5 2015, 12:28 3 504 views

World News

Argentine president's jokes on Twitter about Chinese accent causes uproar back home

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, seeking badly needed investment in China, has joked on Twitter about Chinese accents, causing a furor back home. February 5 2015, 12:10 1 899 views

Kazakhstan News

Local content in oil and gas sphere reached 54% in Kazakhstan in 2014

As a result of 2014, 54% of products and services totaling over 1.5 trln tenge accounted for the local content in the total volume of procurements of oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan, Minister of Energy Vladimir Skolnik said in Mangystau region. February 5 2015, 12:05 3 033 views

Kazakhstan News

Zarina Diyas in top 16 brightest at Australia Open

Kazakhstan’s finest tennis player Zarina Diyas, 21, has been named one of the brightest competitors of the Australia Open azh.kz refers to tengrinews.  February 5 2015, 10:50 3 247 views

World News

Chevron Pulls Out of Poland Shale

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. said Saturday it would stop exploring for shale gas in Poland, joining other companies that have pulled out of the sector and dashing hopes for the nascent shale industry in Europe. February 4 2015, 16:35 2 118 views

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7 dead after NYC commuter train hits SUV stuck on tracks

A commuter train struck an SUV that was stuck on the tracks in a suburban New York community during the afternoon rush hour Tuesday, killing the car's driver and six passengers on board the train. February 4 2015, 16:02 2 503 views

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Jordan executes 2 al-Qaida prisoners after 'Islamic State' kills pilot

Jordan has executed two Iraqi militants in retaliation for the killing of one its citizens by the "Islamic State." The executions came hours after the release of a video showing the Jordanian pilot being burned alive. February 4 2015, 15:53 2 486 views

Kazakhstan News

Ibisbill chosen the bird of the year in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Association of Biodiversity together with the Bird Conservation Union of Kazakhstan has chosen Ibisbill the bird of the year. February 4 2015, 15:47 2 640 views

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Air Astana introduces Economy Sleeper Class on Boeing 757 services to Europe

Air Astana, the award winning flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is introducing an Economy Sleeper Class product on Boeing 757 services from Astana to London and Frankfurt from 3rd February 2015, with Paris to be added on 29th March 2015. Economy Sleeper Class provides more comfort and allows passengers to rest and sleep in a lie flat position, by combining three economy seats. The Economy Sleeper Class cabin is completely separate from Business and Economy Class cabins, with up to 12 seats available on each flight. February 4 2015, 15:38 4 925 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh parliament ratifies $21mln grant agreement with World Bank

Lower house of the Kazakh parliament has ratified today the Grant Agreement with World Bank for the Kazakhstan Energy Efficiency Project. February 4 2015, 15:14 3 138 views

World News

UNESCO: death rate from lack of physical activity twice higher than from AIDS

For the past few years, children and adults are getting engaged games on computer consoles more and more. The development of new information and communication technologies has led to the fact that many people, especially school children, pay little attention to physical activity. This trend is fraught with negative consequences for health, lack of movement affect the quality of study, work and life in general. February 4 2015, 14:45 1 824 views

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Taiwan TransAsia plane crash lands in river

The TransAsia passenger plane crashed on Wednesday into Taipei's Keelung river, after hitting a bridge shortly after takeoff, according to reports.  February 4 2015, 10:00 2 270 views

Kazakhstan News

President for establishing Pak-Kazakhstan air link

President Mamnoon Hussain has stressed the need for revival of air-links between Pakistan and Kazakhstan which will help promote people-to-people contacts and trade between the two countries. February 4 2015, 09:56 2 408 views

Politics

Isekeshev and Shkolnik are arriving to Atyrau

On February 5 the RoK Minister of Investments and Development Aset Isekeshev and the Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik will be arriving to Atyrau for working visit. February 4 2015, 09:49 10 590 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh-Spanish trains to become more comfortable

Tulpar-Talgo passenger cars will become more comfortable as they become large, tengrinews reports citing the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan'a national railway company. February 3 2015, 14:05 5 025 views

World News

Crude oil prices continue rebound

The price of oil rallied on Monday as investors speculated that the falling cost of crude may have ended. Brent crude was up 1.3% at $53.65 a barrel, having reached $55, while US oil rose 1.7% to $48.52. February 3 2015, 13:55 3 346 views

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Ukraine run by 'miserable' Jews: rebel chief

Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the country's leaders "miserable" Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe. February 3 2015, 13:46 2 619 views

Crime

Migrants checked in supermarkets and night clubs

From January 28 till January 30 in Atyrau Oblast the migration police conducted a preventive operation “Migrant”.  The deputy head of migration police department Bolat Doskaliev (on a photo) reported about the results of that operation at the briefing. February 3 2015, 13:28 2 940 views

Ecology

Public hearings and prosecutor's interest

Informal sources reported that prosecutor's office became interested in the legality of issuing permitting documents to the project “Cargo transportation route for the facilities of the Northeast part of the Caspian Sea”. February 3 2015, 13:09 3 839 views

World News

US ponders arming Ukraine forces

The US administration is considering whether to send arms to help the Ukraine government against pro-Russian rebels in the east, US media report. February 3 2015, 10:32 2 897 views

World News

Exxon fourth-quarter profit tops estimate, share buyback slashed in half

Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday its quarterly profit fell 21 percent as weak oil prices took a toll, but results topped Wall Street expectations due to a tax adjustment and higher earnings from its chemicals business. February 3 2015, 10:05 2 598 views

Kazakhstan News

Tour de France champion Nibali leads Astana Pro challenge in Dubai

The new-look Astana Pro Cycling Team from Kazakhstan are determined to make their presence felt at the Dubai Tour. February 3 2015, 10:32 3 075 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to build its own Disneyland

Kazakhstan intends to build its own Disneyland on the basis of the Western models, according to a briefing held at the weekend by the Central Communications Service. February 2 2015, 15:49 3 608 views

Kazakhstan News

One third Kazakhstan’s national roads will become paid

Before 2022 one-third of national roads in Kazakhstan will become paid, this has been announced at today's enlarged meeting of the Committee for Economic Reform and Regional Development by First Deputy Minister for Investment and Development Jenis Kasymbek. February 2 2015, 15:45 2 494 views

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Marathon of Kazakhstani films begins in Almaty

A marathon of Kazakhstani films begins in Almaty on February 4, the organizers of the event inform. February 2 2015, 15:32 2 496 views