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Russian team faces punishment for leaving ice before O Canada at hockey worlds

Russia will be sanctioned after their players showed a lack of respect to Canada following a 6-1 loss in the final of the world championships in Prague, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Monday. May 20 2015, 12:33 1 411 просмотрs

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Russians captured in Ukraine send messages back home

Lonely and hurting, two men lie in narrow beds in a Kiev hospital as controversy swirls around them. May 20 2015, 12:06 1 384 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

OPEC forecasts slight decrease in Kazakhstan oil production

Kazakhstan's average oil production is expected to decrease by 10,000 barrels per day over the previous year to average 1.61 million barrels per day in 2015, according to OPEC's May oil market report. May 20 2015, 11:49 2 048 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Convention on Legal Status of Casian Sea may be adopted in 2016 - Russia's deputy FM

The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea may be adopted in 2016 during the Fifth Caspian summit in Kazakhstan, State Secretary and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told reporters on Tuesday. May 20 2015, 11:33 1 445 просмотрs

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6 Chinese citizens charged with stealing Silicon Valley trade secrets

Three Chinese professors were among six people charged in federal court with stealing trade secrets from two U.S. companies, including one based in San Jose, and sharing them with a university in China to obtain contracts. May 20 2015, 10:20 1 245 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Central Bank Governor on National Oil Fund

The current state of the global and Kazakhstan's economy enables Kazakhstan to solve investments-related issues without decreasing the country's international reserves, including gold and FX reserves of the Central Bank and assets of the National Oil Fund,Newskaz.ru reports, citing Kairat Kelimbetov, the Central Bank Governor as saying May 19 at a press conference in Almaty. May 20 2015, 10:15 1 631 просмотрs

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ISIS Holds Massive Military Parade in West Anbar Celebrating Victory in Ramadi

May 19 2015, 17:58 2 010 просмотрs

Society

​Six citizens of Uzbekistan died in road accident in Zhyloi region (+photos)

Today, May 19, approx. at 10.30am on Atyrau – Aktau highway 80 km from Kulsary 6 people died in road accident. May 19 2015, 16:51 4 917 просмотрs

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Thousands attend counter-protest in Macedonia

Show of strength comes after opposition supporters accuse PM of corruption, phone tapping and inflaming ethnic tensions. May 19 2015, 16:07 1 298 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s major communications operator to be privatized

Some 49 percent of the shares of Kazakhstan's largest communications operator, Transtelecom, were sold as part of a privatization program in the country, Kazakhstan's national welfare fund Samruk-Kazyna said. May 19 2015, 15:42 1 264 просмотрs

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Death toll in multi-storey building fire in Baku reaches 13

The death toll in a fire in a multi-storey building in Azadlig Avenue in Baku, Azerbaijan, has reached 13, the representative of the Azerbaijani Healthcare Ministry, Safaya Ahm May 19 2015, 15:23 2 012 просмотрs

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​Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death

After a trial that lasted over two months, a federal jury needed just 14 hours of deliberations to come to the unanimous decision that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be executed. Tsarnaev, who along with his brother, Tamerlan, planted bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon, did not express any emotion in the courthouse as the verdict on his punishment was announced late this afternoon. In the immediate aftermath of the ruling, newly appointed Attorney General Loretta Lynch called the sentence “a fitting punishment for this horrific crime." May 19 2015, 15:00 1 118 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Rainy weather takes hold of Kazakhstan

It looks like shower rains, thunderstorms and stiff wind have taken hold of Kazakhstan this week. According to Kazhydromet, rainy weather will persist in the country for another three days. May 19 2015, 12:30 1 272 просмотрs

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Pakistani Christian erecting 140-foot cross in nation's biggest city

A Pakistani businessman who is building a 14-story cross in the heart of Pakistan's largest city claims he got the idea when God came to him in a dream. May 19 2015, 12:24 1 243 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

IMF Says Kazakhstan Can Withstand Pressure on Tenge for Years

The Kazakh central bank, which plans to make the tenge more flexible to avoid devaluation, has enough reserves to keep it stable for several years, “even if there's strong pressure," the International Monetary Fund said. May 19 2015, 11:02 1 484 просмотрs

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Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra's negligence trial begins

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has pleaded not guilty in a brief hearing at the start of her trial on charges of negligence. May 19 2015, 10:59 1 089 просмотрs

Economy

​Kashagan: new islands to appear in the Caspian sea

Remedial activities are ongoing at the North Caspian project on section of field pipelines running between D island and Bolashak plant. Meanwhile the Consortium is going to submit to Kazakhstan a new concept of full-scale development of Kashagan. May 19 2015, 10:00 8 147 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russian Proton-M rocket explodes on launch in Kazakhstan

It's not much fun being a Russian rocket scientist at the moment. On Saturday they suffered the latest in a string of high-profile disasters, after a Proton-M rocket failed during the third stage of the launch. A Proton-M launched last May failed as well, as did one in 2013. May 19 2015, 09:35 1 308 просмотрs

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Eurovision 2015 Opening: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Conchita Wurst And Lidia Baich

The Official Opening Ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 has been held in the Vienna City Hall, where all the artists and delegations were invited by the city authority, host broadcaster ORF and the EBU. The Red Carpet event and the Opening Ceremony was streamed LIVE at 17:50 CET on Eurovision.tv and on our Youtube Channel. If you missed the broadcast and our live coverage, you can still find all the content here. May 18 2015, 16:10 2 103 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Great Kazakh poet and thinker Olzhas Suleimenov turns 79

Today Kazakhstan celebrates the birthday of the great Kazakh poet, writer, anti-nuclear activist, environmentalist and thinker Olzhas Suleimenov. Olzhas turned 79. May 18 2015, 15:58 3 134 просмотрs

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ISIS seizes key Iraqi city of Ramadi

The key Iraqi city of Ramadi fell to ISIS on Sunday after government security forces pulled out of a military base on the west side of the city, officials said. May 18 2015, 14:53 1 181 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Monster wind snapped over 50 trees in Almaty

Damaging wind whipped and wreaked havoc in Almaty city this weekend. May 18 2015, 14:50 1 135 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

BG merger could cost Shell a huge Kazakhstan oil field

Buried deep in BG PLC's annual report is a little-noticed risk for its $70 billion merger with Royal Dutch Shell PLC: The deal could cost Shell a huge Kazakhstan gas field. May 18 2015, 14:35 1 941 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Golovkin beats Tyson's 19 KO record streak

Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan has been called “the new Mike Tyson" in the media. May 18 2015, 12:45 1 404 просмотрs

Sport

​Abzal Dyusupov -champion of Asia among professionals

On May 17, at Atyrau international airport the sports public welcomed Abzal Dyusupov who won the belt of the champion of Asia among kickboxing professionals. May 18 2015, 10:45 6 512 просмотрs