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EU Plans No Sanctions on Russia for Now – Russian Envoy

The European Union has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia over the recent events in Ukraine, Russia’s EU envoy said Tuesday, commenting on a statement a day earlier by European foreign ministers, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:31 2 757 views

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Crimea Rejects Talks with Ukraine Leadership

The recently appointed head of the southern Ukrainian republic of Crimea says his government refuses to negotiate with newly installed central authorities in the capital, Kiev, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:28 4 110 views

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Gulnara Karimova was beaten by two SBP officials

The Uzbek president’s older daughter has been under house arrest for almost two weeks without any way to communicate with the outside world and without any medical attention after having been beaten, uznews.net reports, citing their source in Tashkent.  March 5 2014, 10:20 8 817 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia successfully test-fires Topol ICBM to target in Kazakhstan

The Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) test-fired an RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar central multi-service range in the Astrakhan region at 10:10 pm Moscow time (6:10 pm GMT) on Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman for the RVSN Col. Igor Yegorov said to voiceofrussia.com. March 5 2014, 10:00 2 488 views

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Putin Calls Ukraine Uprising ‘Unconstitutional’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday justified his country’s intervention in the Crimea region of neighboring Ukraine as necessary to protect Russian citizens from what he called an “unconstitutional coup” by protesters in Kiev, worldtime.com reports. March 5 2014, 09:43 3 327 views

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Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person offers tips for a long life

Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman is celebrating her 116th birthday today, 5 March, yahoonews reports. March 5 2014, 09:35 2 837 views

Kazakhstan News

Three oil companies suspended operation in Aktobe region

Labor disputes in oil and gas industry in the region continue to take place, thi has been discussed at the meeting of the regional tripartite commission on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations, inform.kz reports citing "Aktobe Gazeta" newspaper. March 4 2014, 19:14 2 671 views

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Azbergenova continues hunger strike

Last Thursday, Feb 27, the scheduled court session was cancelled due to absence of the defendant Gulmira Azbergenova (ex-chief accountant of AktobeHausConstraction LLP and BNB Construction LLP), who is in a pre-trial detention center. March 4 2014, 18:00 5 950 views

Other News

It’s Never Been Done Before: Emerson now in Atyrau

Emerson, the global leader in engineering and cutting edge technologies inaugurated new Atyrau office on February 19. March 4 2014, 16:57 11 348 views

World News

Putin: Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea region

Russia is not considering trying to make Crimea a part of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Only people who live in Crimea can determine their future, he said, cnn reports. March 4 2014, 16:54 3 008 views

Kazakhstan News

Five Kazakhstan citizens on Forbes richest list

Forbes magazine has included 5 Kazakhstan citizens in the updated list of the richest people on the planet, tengrinews.kz reports. March 4 2014, 16:07 3 887 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev, Putin and Lukashenko meet in Moscow on March 5

On March 5 Moscow will host a regular meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of heads of states, inform.kz reports citing the press service of the Kremlin. March 4 2014, 15:21 2 401 views

Kazakhstan News

Oil industry workers in Kazakhstan to get pay rise

Kazakhstan's oil giant - KazMunayGas JSC is planning to raise salaries as of April 1, 2014, inform.kz reports. March 4 2014, 15:19 2 091 views

Kazakhstan News

Aslan Mussin named new ambassador to Croatia

By the presidential decree Aslan Mussin has been appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Croatia, azh.kz reports, citing the president's press service.  March 4 2014, 15:13 2 626 views

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Putin ends army exercise, Russian markets rally despite Ukraine tension

President Vladimir Putin ordered troops involved in a military exercise in western Russia back to base on Tuesday in an announcement that appeared intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in Ukraine. March 4 2014, 14:57 3 057 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunayGas Head on Kashagan

Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunayGas National Oil Company Head, believes production will be resumed at the giant Kashagan oilfield in the second half of the year, tengrinews reports. March 4 2014, 12:55 1 529 views

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Western Countries Mull Russia Isolation Measures

As thousands of Russians troops are securing control over Crimea, the U.S. has warned Russia about the economic and diplomatic sanctions it could face if it fails to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, the moscowtimes reports. March 4 2014, 12:42 2 919 views

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Russia's Black Sea fleet denies ultimatum issued to Ukrainian forces in Crimea

Russia's Black Sea fleet has denied that it issued Ukrainian naval forces in Crimea with an ultimatum to surrender or face full-scale military assault, abc.net reports. March 4 2014, 10:17 1 461 views

Kazakhstan News

Putin discussed on the phone the situation in Ukraine with Lukashenko and Nazarbaev

The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin discussed by phone with heads of Kazakhstan and Belarus - Nursultan Nazarbayev and Alexander Lukashenko the situation in Ukraine, the press service of the Kremlin reported on Monday, azh.kz reports. March 4 2014, 09:55 1 997 views

World News

Russia: Yanukovich asked Putin to use force to save Ukraine

Ukraine's ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting that he use Russia's military to restore law and order in Ukraine, Moscow's U.N. envoy told a stormy meeting of the Security Council on Monday, reuters reports. March 4 2014, 09:51 2 713 views

Kazakhstan News

U.S. bans Russian delegation to fly to Washington for holding talks on Kazakhstan's accession to WTO

The U.S. banned the entry for the experts of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia for holding consultations on Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization, akipress.com reports. March 3 2014, 17:19 2 099 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh President N. Nazarbayev to visit Russia on March 10-11

At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay an official visit to Russia on March 10 - 11, reports the press service of the President of Russia, inform.kz reports. March 3 2014, 16:32 1 482 views

World News

Yanukovych still Ukraine's "legitimate" head of state: Russia

Ukraine’s deposed president Viktor Yanukovych is still the legitimate head of state of the country even if his authority is “negligible,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday, newsinfo.net reports. March 3 2014, 16:21 2 892 views

Ecology

Kashagan: Robot Spilled a Ton of Diesel Fuel

We reported earlier that during diagnostics operation of Kashagan oil pipeline, including the use of intellectual pig, a pipeline rupture occurred. (see “A Hole in a Pipe”). At that time NCOC in their press release reported that only “a small amount of diesel fuel” leaked out. But now it turns out that we are talking about the whole ton. March 3 2014, 14:00 2 836 views

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China becomes world's largest goods trader: WTO

China was the largest goods trading nation in 2013, a Ministry of Commerce statement said on Saturday, citing data from the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to xinhua. March 3 2014, 10:46 1 562 views