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Kazakhstan has improved its position by six international rankings indicators in 2013

"The activities were improved on six international rankings indicators in 2013. These are 5 indicators of Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum and 1 on World Bank Doing business rating," Minister of Justice Berik Imashev said during the ministry board. February 24 2014, 12:07 2 196 просмотрs

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Fans meet Denis Ten at the Almaty airport (PHOTO)

This morning fans have met a bronze medalist of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Denis Ten at the Almaty airport. February 24 2014, 10:47 2 144 просмотрs

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Ukraine's parliament hopes to choose new government by Feb. 25

Parliament did a lot over the weekend: The lawmakers impeached Viktor Yanukovych as president, fired many of his key ministers, freed Yulia Tymoshenko, set presidential elections for May 25, returned to the 2004 constitution and made newly elected speaker Olesandr Turchynov the nation's interim president, kyivpost.com reports. February 24 2014, 10:40 1 442 просмотрs

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Ukraine parliament votes to impeach Yanukovych, calls May elections

In the aftermath of deadly protests that swept the nation’s capital in recent days, the Ukrainian parliament voted to impeach President Viktor Yanukovych and called for elections to be held on May 25, rapsinews. com reports. February 24 2014, 09:36 2 241 просмотрs

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President Yanukovych's Plane Stopped Before Taking Off

A charter plane carrying embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been blocked from taking off in the eastern city of Donetsk, border officials tell NBC News. February 24 2014, 10:31 1 698 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

KazTransGas to explore coalbed methane in central Kazakhstan

Kazakh city of Karaganda hosted the ceremony of signing of a cooperation memorandum between Karaganda oblast's akimat (municipal government) and the national gas and gas supply operator - KazTransGas Joint Stock Company, according to a message from the company. February 24 2014, 09:44 1 570 просмотрs

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Ex-PM Tymoshenko released from prison, arrives in Kiev

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison Saturday and has arrived in Kiev, a lawmaker from Tymoshenko's party Batkivshchyna Andrey Senchenko told ria.ru Saturday. February 24 2014, 09:39 2 548 просмотрs

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Elegant Ceremony Brings Winter Olympics to a Close in Sochi

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach closed the 22nd Olympic Winter Games on Sunday after a spectacular closing ceremony that rounded off 15 days of sporting action on the Black Sea coast, ria.ru reports. February 24 2014, 09:25 2 405 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry to send a note to Russia

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry will ask the Russian Foreign Ministry to offer official comments on the recent suggestion by a prominent Russian politician Eduard Limonov made on his Facebook, Zhanbolat Ussenov, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, said. February 21 2014, 17:04 2 484 просмотрs

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Ukraine Crisis: Agreement at Last? President Says Yes; Opposition is Silent

Ukraine’s presidency said on Friday a deal had been reached at all-night talks on resolving the country’s crisis after 75 people were killed in two days of the worst violence since Soviet times, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 16:22 1 508 просмотрs

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We will not let Kazakhstan-based banks fail: President Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev reiterated that the country’s banking system is stable and urged people not to fall victims to misleading information campaigns, tengrinews reports citing his official website. February 21 2014, 16:16 1 440 просмотрs

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Ukraine Team Members Leave Games in Support of Protesters

Two members of Ukraine's Olympics team decided on Thursday to pull out of the Sochi Winter Games in support of demonstrators back home after widespread anti-government protests left dozens dead and hundreds injured, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 15:47 1 855 просмотрs

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“First In First Out” norm for subsoil users in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan has presented in the Majilis of Parliament the Draft Law “Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to some legislation acts of Kazakhstan in the field of subsoil use”,  interfax-kz reports.  February 21 2014, 15:09 1 884 просмотрs

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British tourist accused of swallowing $200,000 diamond in Australia

Australian police searching for a stolen 200,000 Australian dollar ($200,000 Cdn) rare pink diamond have X-rayed a British tourist suspected to have swallowed it, vancouversun.com reports. February 21 2014, 14:58 2 050 просмотрs

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Karachaganak to move to new scheme of profit sharing - Oil Minister

Investments injected into the development of the Karachaganak oil field in West Kazakhstan Oblast have been fully repaid, said RoK Oil Minister Uzakbay Karabalin during his meeting with subsoil users in Uralsk this week, Minister's website informs.  February 21 2014, 11:36 3 788 просмотрs

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Spain agrees extradition of Kazakhstan opponent

The Spanish government said Wednesday it has approved the extradition to Kazakhstan of the former chief of security of a Kazakh banker-turned-dissident despite warnings from rights groups that he will face torture, zeenews.com reports. February 21 2014, 11:05 2 996 просмотрs

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Obama to meet with Dalai Lama on Friday at White House

President Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, the Obama administration announced Thursday night, usatoday.com reports. February 21 2014, 10:51 1 563 просмотрs

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U.S. prepared to sanction Ukranian officials over violence

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich in a phone call on Thursday that the United States is prepared to sanction officials responsible for violence against civilian protesters in Kiev, the White House said, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 10:44 1 373 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Sulfuric acid spills in S Kazakhstan

A sulfuric acid spilled in southern Kazakhstan Thursday when a driver of the road tanker failed to control his vehicle and it overturned on a highway, kazinform refers to the Ministry of Emergencies. February 21 2014, 10:28 1 328 просмотрs

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Russian businessman’s teenage daughter died at top London school

The teenage daughter of a wealthy Russian businessman has died at a top London international school after apparently taking her own life, standard.co.uk reports. February 21 2014, 10:08 2 963 просмотрs

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Truck Smuggling $30,000 of Vodka, Cognac Busted on Kazakh Border

Kazakh authorities said Thursday that they stopped a truck trying to smuggle 19 tons of vodka and cognac into Russia, a haul worth $30,000, ria.ru reports. February 21 2014, 09:44 1 502 просмотрs

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64 Outgoing VIP Flights Registered at Kiev Airport

There have been 64 VIP flights registered at the Zhulyany Airport in Kiev. This was informed by the dispatcher’s office for this airport in Ukraine’s capital, azh.kz reports, citing itar-tass.ru.  February 21 2014, 09:13 3 630 просмотрs

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Resistance in Kiev resumes, truce broken

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed a truce with the leaders of opposition factions, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko and Oleh Tyahnybok, saying that negotiations will now start aimed at ending the bloodshed, stabilizing the situation in the country and reaching social peace, the presidential press service has reported.  February 20 2014, 18:19 2 556 просмотрs

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Kaspi Bank on $500 000 reward offered to help identify instigators of false SMS campaign

Kaspi bank has commented on the “fate” of the reward worth $500 000 announced for anyone to help the Bank find the initiators of a misleading sms campaign that resulted in a bank run, tengrinews.kz reports. February 20 2014, 18:13 2 200 просмотрs

Culture

American post-folk trio in Atyrau

The American trio Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards has performed in Atyrau Drama Theatre on February 17. The tour has been organized by the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan within the framework of the programme “American Music Abroad”.  February 20 2014, 17:07 4 638 просмотрs