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Swedes Steal Sochi Olympic Gold in Cross-Country Relay Thriller

Sweden snatched the gold medal in a tense sprint finish to the women’s cross-country skiing 4x5km relay at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, ria.ru reports. February 15 2014, 18:05 2 120 просмотрs 2 comments

Kazakhstan News

Unauthorized meeting in Almaty: police arrested several dozen protesters (+video)

Police forces arrested anti-devaluation protestors of the unauthorized meeting in Almaty, azh.kz reports. February 15 2014, 17:01 3 151 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Denis Ten of Kazakhstan Wins Bronze Medal in Olympics Figure Skating

The Kazakhstan figure skater Denis Ten captured the bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic, thus, bringing the first medal to a national team at Sochi, azh.kz reported on Friday. February 15 2014, 12:04 4 892 просмотрs

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Ukraine Protests: Court Releases All Arrested Demonstrators

In Ukrain all protestors arrested during a violent police dispersal of demonstrators have been released, one of the demands of the opposition, azh.kz reports, citing National Resistance HQ (coordinating body of Euromaidan created in December of last year). February 14 2014, 17:10 1 963 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Further devaluation of tenge not to occur - Nazarbayev

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev assured there will be no further devaluation of tenge in Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports. February 14 2014, 16:39 1 536 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

ArcelorMittal Temirtau announces 10% pay rise for staff

All employees of "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC will get a 10% pay rise starting April 1, 2014, Director General Vijay Mahadevan announced Friday, inform.kz reports. February 14 2014, 16:14 1 727 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev threatens to dismiss his Government over inability to attract foreign investments

At the extended government sitting on Friday Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev criticized the Cabinet for their inability to attract foreign investments, tengrinews.kz reports. February 14 2014, 15:53 1 292 просмотрs

Society

Palace for Newlyweds and Presidents

In Atyrau, near the airport highway next to WorleyParson’s office, construction company Batys Alliance System started the construction of the palace for newlyweds. February 14 2014, 15:46 2 515 просмотрs

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Italian PM Letta to resign, Renzi poised to step in

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will resign on Friday in a lightning political crisis and his 39-year-old leftist challenger Matteo Renzi is poised to win the nomination to replace him, google.com reports. February 14 2014, 14:44 1 361 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan skier Poltoranin's chances in the Olympic Games increased

The ninefold world champion Norwegian skier Petter Northug, as well as the Russian Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin won't participate in 15 km ski race in Sochi, azh.kz reports citing Sport Express. February 14 2014, 11:33 1 453 просмотрs

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Belgium lawmakers vote for children's 'right to die' euthanasia law

Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die, cnn.com reports. February 14 2014, 10:18 1 897 просмотрs

Society

Atyrau Mayor Serik Aidarbekov went shopping to check jump in prices

Today Atyrau Mayor Serik Aidarbekov started his working day in an unusual way.  He took a bus and went shopping together with the journalists. They visited a few flee markets, supermarkets, currency exchange offices and gas stations. February 14 2014, 00:43 2 889 просмотрs

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Kindergardens in Basements

According to Faruza Shangereeva, who occupied the position of the head of the city education department from October, 2011 till July, 2012, the basement floors belonged to ex-governor’s son-in-law. February 13 2014, 23:27 5 095 просмотрs

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Valentine’s Day Banned in Kyrgyzstan Schools

Officials in the Kyrgyzstan city of Osh are insisting on imposing a ban on celebration of St. Valentine’s Day not only in local schools, but in the whole country, azh.kz reports. February 13 2014, 21:29 1 899 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Minister on Kashagan and 20% currency devaluation

The recent 20% currency devaluation has nothing to do with suspension of production at the giant Kashagan oilfield, tengrinews.kz reports, citing the country’s Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin as saying. February 13 2014, 17:36 2 668 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ex Secretary of State Marat Tazhin appointed Ambassador to Russia

Marat Tazhin, ex State Secretary of Kazakhstan, has been appointed a new Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Russia, according to President’s website, azh.kz reports. February 13 2014, 10:50 2 001 просмотрs

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November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev

A jury trial is set to commence in the US case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on November 3 of this year, according to a note appended to the defendant’s docket Wednesday, rapsinews reports. February 13 2014, 17:32 1 608 просмотрs

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Russian Mediterranean fleet "not linked" to Syria

The redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the worsening situation in Syria, a Russian Naval spokesperson said Thursday, ria. ru reports. February 13 2014, 17:24 1 412 просмотрs

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Putin signs law banning gay couples from adopting

President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in Russia and abroad – and by residents of foreign countries where gay marriages are sanctioned, rt.com reports. February 13 2014, 17:18 2 636 просмотрs

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Gulmira Azbergenova on hunger strike

As we've already reported on Feb 3 the defendant Gulmira Azbergenova (ex-chief accountant of AktobeHauseConstraction LLP and BNB Construction LLP) went on hunger strike, demanding to change the measure of restraint from arrest to travel restrictions (see "Court resumes hearing of Ryskaliyev's OCG Case”). February 13 2014, 17:08 4 503 просмотрs

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Olympic athletes struggle with mushy snow as Sochi heats up

The combination of soft mountain snow and a coastal Olympic park full of palm trees was a winner when Sochi was bidding for the Olympics, but the Black Sea sunshine is now posing problems for athletes and organizers, themoscownews.com reports. February 13 2014, 12:02 1 540 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Immigration offenders pay 1.5 bln tenge fines in 2013 in Kazakhstan

1.463 billion tenge was collected from fines for violation of immigration law in Kazakhstan in 2013, Head of the Migration Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Serik Sainov said in an interview for Primeminister.kz. February 13 2014, 11:30 1 537 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Devaluation of national currency should not affect ordinary people - Kazakh President

Today, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov and Chairman of the National Bank Kairat Kelimbetov following the devaluation of Kazakhstan's national currency, the Akorda's press service reports.  February 12 2014, 19:01 1 479 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Deputy Defense Minister Arrested For Bribery

A court in Kazakhstan has ordered the country's deputy defense minister into pretrial detention until February 20 on charges of bribery, rferl.org reports.  February 12 2014, 18:54 2 168 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Around $1 bln was bought out in Kazakhstan next day after tenge devaluation

The raise of the equilibrium exchange rate of the national currency to 185 tenge for $1 announced by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on Tuesday (versus the official exchange rate of 155.5 tenge for $1 the day before) caused inevitable agiotage in the country, reported local media, akipress.com reports. February 12 2014, 18:51 2 129 просмотрs