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Akim of Mangistau region proposed to lower taxes for oil companies in the region

Alik Aidarbayev, akim of Mangistau region, proposed to lower the tax rates for oil companies of the region. March 18 2015, 10:00 2 605 просмотрs

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Sentences left without changes

The complaints of the condemned in relation to “ex-governor Bergei Ryskaliev’s case” the appeal judicial board on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast regional court left without satisfaction. The sentence concerning the condemned was left without change. The announcement of the decision on the this case took place on March 17. March 17 2015, 16:38 10 761 просмотрs

World News

Victoria Beckham backs Elton John's Dolce and Gabbana boycott after same-sex families jibe

A number of celebrities including Victoria Beckham have come out in support of Elton John after he slammed designers Dolce and Gabbana for labelling children born through IVF "synthetic". March 17 2015, 15:12 1 742 просмотрs

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Chinese corruption watchdog investigates CNPC's General Director

The general director of China National Petroleum Corporation, Liao Yongyuan, is under investigation for suspected graft, the Communist Party's anti-graft agency said on Monday. March 17 2015, 12:15 2 634 просмотрs

World News

Glamorous friend of Vladimir Putin flees Russia after death threats

Ksenia Sobchak, who is a prominent Moscow opposition figure as well as a magazine editor, was urged to leave for her own safety by the FSB secret service. March 17 2015, 11:53 3 753 просмотрs

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Schumacher son starts F4 career with a crash

MICHAEL Schumacher's son has escaped unhurt after a 100mph crash at a racing track – just days after starting his motor-racing career. March 17 2015, 11:19 2 814 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Oil processing investments to help Kazakhstan not to depend on oil prices: analyst

Kazakhstan needs to more effectively use its available oil reserves to create and expand high-tech oil refinery industries so as not to depend on oil prices, Murat Abulgazin, the senior analyst at the Kazakh Investment Profitability Research Agency said. March 17 2015, 11:14 3 444 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Willie Monroe Jr. accepted GGG's challenge for fight

This past Friday it was announced that Boxcino 2014 Middleweight champion Willie Monroe Jr. has accepted the challenge and will fight WBA/IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. March 17 2015, 11:05 2 654 просмотрs

World News

Oil Continues Drop After Hitting Six-Year Low

Oil prices fell 2 percent on Monday, with U.S. crude hitting six-year lows, on signs of higher output in the United States and Libya and a possible nuclear deal that could end sanctions for Iran, allowing more of its oil into the market. March 17 2015, 09:57 2 805 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Three new international flights from Astana to be opened in 2015

Kazakh airline Air Astana in 2015 will open three new international flights from Astana, said the Director of Sales in CIS Serik Rys-Uly during the presentation held in Baku on March 16. March 17 2015, 09:34 4 104 просмотрs

World News

US to keep more troops in Afghanistan into 2016

The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops there, including many into the 2016 fighting season, U.S. officials say. March 16 2015, 18:20 2 702 просмотрs

Society

Russian citizen rescued from fire

The message about the fire in the apartment of a five-storied residential block in Avanguard was received by the dispatching service on duty in the evening on March 11. March 16 2015, 17:30 2 825 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan, Austria plan to introduce visa-free regime for businessmen

Kazakhstan and Austria plan to introduce a visa-free regime for businessmen of the two countries, this has been announced at today's Kazakh-Austrian Business Council by Meyram Pshembayev, head of the council, member of the Majilis. March 16 2015, 17:26 2 453 просмотрs

World News

Russia was ready to put nuclear forces on alert over Crimea, Putin says

Russia was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert over the crisis in Crimea last year, such was the threat to Russian people there, President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary that aired on state TV on Sunday night, cnn reports. March 16 2015, 17:21 2 923 просмотрs

Economy

Price of liquefied gas dropped

It was reported on the website of the RoK Committee on regulation of natural monopolies and protection of the competition that the joint order of the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of National Economy has been released about the decrease in the ceiling price of wholesale liquefied oil gas - from 31 536,29 tenge to 11 033, 91 tenge per ton (VAT excluding). March 16 2015, 15:48 2 819 просмотрs

World News

90% of capital Port Vila in Vanuatu wiped out by 'monster' Cyclone Pam

President says 90 percent of buildings in capital Port Vila are damaged or destroyed as outlying islands remain cut off. March 16 2015, 15:25 2 925 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakstan woman gang-raped in Delhi hotel, three men arrested

A 35-year-old Kazakhstan woman was gang-raped by three people here in a hotel where she had gone to meet them, police said on Friday. The culprits have been arrested. March 16 2015, 14:51 3 828 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Putin trip to Kazakhstan to go ahead on March 20 - Kremlin

A trip by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan, initially planned for last week, has been rescheduled for March 20, the Kremlin and the Kazakh presidential press service said on Monday. March 16 2015, 14:35 2 630 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Presidential nominating campaign completes in Kazakhstan – CEC

Presidential nominating campaign has come to an end in Kazakhstan and the acceptance of applications for participation in the early presidential elections is now closed, said Central Election Commission secretary Bakhyt Meldeshov. March 16 2015, 12:10 2 381 просмотрs

World News

Saddam Hussein's tomb levelled in drive to retake Tikrit

The tomb of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein has been virtually levelled in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Iraqi forces in a fight for control of the city of Tikrit. March 16 2015, 12:06 1 918 просмотрs

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Nearly a million protest Brazil's president, economy, corruption

Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of left-wing President Dilma Rousseff. March 16 2015, 10:51 2 322 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Northern parts of Kazakhstan to witness solar eclipse on March 20

The first total solar eclipse of the year hits on March 20, 15 hours prior to the astronomical spring in the Northern hemisphere - equinox. Interestingly, according to Universe Today, the solar eclipse starts from the high Arctic and will follow across northern parts of Africa, Europe and Central Asia. March 16 2015, 10:41 2 439 просмотрs

World News

Where is Vladimir Putin? 7 Theories Across the Media

Vladimir Putin has not been seen in public since 5th March. As time ticks by, the rumour mill builds in momentum, not least because two important engagements have been cancelled in this time. A visit to Kazakhstan did not go ahead last week, nor were meetings with officials of South Ossetia. March 16 2015, 09:31 3 750 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russian Citizen Hospitalized in Kazakhstan Declared Ebola Free

The 37-year-old Russian tested negative for Ebola and was diagnosed with acute respiratory viral infection, sputniknews reports. March 16 2015, 09:22 2 730 просмотрs

World News

Egypt unveils plans to build new capital east of Cairo

The Egyptian government has announced plans to build a new capital to the east of the present one, Cairo. March 16 2015, 09:10 2 115 просмотрs