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Kazakhstan, Russia launch joint AZIA AVTO Kazakhstan automobile plant

A cornerstone laying ceremony of the new Kazakhstani-Russian automobile plant has taken place in Ust-Kamenogorsk yesterday. November 11 2013, 10:45 1 766 просмотрs

World News

Venezuelan is the new Miss Universe

A 25-year-old Venezuelan who appears on TV in her country and is an accomplished flamenco dancer is the new Miss Universe, denverpost.com reports. November 11 2013, 10:37 1 735 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Golovkin named most talked-about Kazakh since Borat

American USA Today has named Kazakhstan's star boxer Gennady Golovkin the most talked-about Kazakh since Borat. November 11 2013, 10:36 2 761 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Crew of 'Soyuz TMA-09M' lands in Kazakhstan near Zhezkazgan

The expedition to the ISS including the Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, the U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg and the Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has returned safely to Earth, inform.kz reports. November 11 2013, 10:30 1 360 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Total CEO says sees no giant Kashagan oilfield restart until 2014

It temporarily restarted on Oct. 6 but shut again a few days later when another leak was found. November 11 2013, 10:28 1 756 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to lift foreign workforce restrictions to be ready for EXPO-2017 in time

Experienced guest workers will be involved to construct EXPO-2017 facilities in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan Government is going to amend the Employment Law to bring in more foreign workers and experts that the regular yearly quota permits to participate in the organization and holding of the international exhibition EXPO-2017 in Astana, Tengrinews reports. November 8 2013, 12:27 2 054 просмотрs

World News

Obama apologizes for Americans losing insurance due to Obamacare

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said sorry to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans as a result of the president's signature health care overhaul that is aimed at expanding the country's health care coverage, xinhua reports. November 8 2013, 12:17 1 150 просмотрs

World News

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford expressed embarrassment over smoking crack cocaine

Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong says a consensus is emerging that Mayor Rob Ford must take an immediate leave of absence and council should work to “show him the door” if he doesn’t take their advice, cbc.ca reports. November 8 2013, 11:24 1 357 просмотрs

World News

Super typhoon makes landfall in the Philippines

A massive typhoon packing winds approaching 200 mph and called one of the most powerful storms ever recorded blasted into the Philippines on Friday, killing at two people. November 8 2013, 10:46 1 712 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan develops new law on subsoil use

Kazakhstan is developing a new draft law 'On subsoil use', Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Asset Issekeshev said on November 7 in Astana, trend.az reports. November 8 2013, 09:08 1 544 просмотрs

Ecology

Kashagan pipe "in a hole"?

One month passed since the second leak (during a short period) in the pipeline coming to Bolashak processing facility. The public still doesn't know anything about the reasons of pipeline failures neither in the first, nor in the second cases. November 8 2013, 09:55 10 070 просмотрs

World News

Tajikistan president re-elected

Tajikistan's electoral commission says the president has won re-election in a landslide victory. November 7 2013, 17:08 1 460 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan sets the task of being 40th in World Bank LPI

Kazakhstan sets the task to climb in the World Bank LPI (Logistics Performance Index) from rank 86 to rank 40, stated the president of  Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC Askar Mamin, kazinform reports. November 7 2013, 14:37 1 416 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

DP World to assist Kazakhstan in port and logistics

Global marine terminal operator DP World and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Kazakhstan’s national railway company, today signed an agreement that will see DP World provide management advisory services for the development of the Khorgos Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Inland Container Depot (ICD). DP World will also provide similar services under a separate contract at the Port of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s main cargo and bulk terminal on the Caspian Sea albawaba.com reports. November 7 2013, 14:23 1 678 просмотрs

World News

Olympic Torch Blasts Into Space Ahead of Games

A rocket carrying the Olympic flame successfully blasted off Thursday from earth ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. November 7 2013, 14:02 1 424 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Unknown Spacecraft Debris Found in Kazakhstan

Debris of an unidentified spacecraft has been found in the Kyzylorda province in southern Kazakhstan where the Baikonur space center is located, the country’s Emergencies Ministry reported Wednesday. November 7 2013, 13:44 2 880 просмотрs

World News

Bolshoi ballet boss testifies at acid attack trial

The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet has described having acid thrown in his face during the trial of a dancer accused of ordering the attack, bbc.co.uk reports.      November 7 2013, 13:38 1 204 просмотрs

World News

Amnesty accuses Shell of making false claims on Niger Delta oil spill

An Amnesty International report issued Wednesday blasts Shell Oil Co. for its handling of the hundreds of oil spills that occur each year in Nigeria and accuses the company of "serious deficiencies and abuses" that render "wholly unreliable" its claims about how much oil is spilled and how often, cnn.com reports. November 7 2013, 13:25 2 197 просмотрs

Ecology

North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base: We can encircle and destroy

On November 5, the official ceremony of lend-lease of the North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base to the North Caspian consortium took place. The lease is signed between KMG-TransCaspian LLP (100 % Kazmunaygas subsidiary and NCOSRB owner) and NCPOC Consortium agent Company (the tenant). November 6 2013, 11:46 4 695 просмотрs

World News

New Jersey Mall Shooter Found Dead

The gunman who opened fire at a mall in northern New Jersey Monday night was found dead early Tuesday morning. nation.time.com reports. November 6 2013, 10:04 1 186 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Renews Readiness to Host Iran-G5+1 Talks

A senior Kazakh parliamentarian once again expressed his country’s willingness to host a fresh round of negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program, Tasnim news agency reports. November 6 2013, 10:02 1 419 просмотрs

World News

India launches Mars exploration mission

Rocket carrying unmanned probe lifts off from southern coast for 780-million-km journey to study the Martian atmosphere. November 5 2013, 16:50 2 379 просмотрs

Politics

Atyrau citizen arrested in Dubai

Ten days passed since the detention of 12 Kazakhstan nationals in Dubai. The first person who was arrested was Myrzabek Kautbaev, the citizen of Atyrau. He was arrested at the Dubai International Airport when he and his grandmother were passing through the passport control point. November 5 2013, 15:09 9 886 просмотрs

World News

Blair’s Kazakhstan Odyssey, Two Years On

Tony Blair’s consultancy business is growing again. He’s started advising Albania, and Vietnam says it is negotiating a consultancy deal with the former British prime minister on development issues. He’s also in contact with Peru and Burma. “Our government advisory practice is expanding and we are in discussions with various countries”, Blair’s spokesman recently told the Daily Telegraph. November 5 2013, 12:20 3 415 просмотрs

World News

Arrests Made At Russian Nationalist Rally On Unity Day

Thousands of Russian nationalists have marched in Moscow - with about 30 detained by police for using Nazi slogans or symbols, or wearing masks, rferl.org reports.  November 5 2013, 11:31 907 просмотрs