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Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy from Communist Party rulers in Beijing, reuters.com reports. July 2 2014, 16:59 1 620 views

Economy

New drill bit plant commissioned in Atyrau

Today Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave a start to Atyrau plant producing drill bits, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 16:51 2 608 views

Kazakhstan News

President opens National Museum of Kazakhstan

Today in Astana on the eve of the Day of the capital, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has opened the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 16:48 4 836 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to give start to industrial projects during today's teleconference

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to give a start to a number of industrial projects in Kazakhstan during the national teleconference today, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 11:43 1 997 views

World News

FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Belgium through to quarter-finals after extra-time drama

The ongoing Football World Cup tournament in Brazil is getting more and more exciting as it inches closer to the finals with every passing day. In the first Round of 16 match on Tuesday, Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0 in a thriller to seal a berth in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Till the first half of the extra-time, both the teams tried hard to score but couldn’t manage to find the back of the net, fifa.com reports. July 2 2014, 11:32 2 574 views

Kazakhstan News

Kashagan pipes replacement to increase costs eightfold: expert

700 percent is the estimated increase in the original cost of the Kashagan oil field project after the complete replacement of its pipelines, tengrinews reports citing an analyst of MFX Broker firm Sergei Nekrasov. July 2 2014, 11:26 2 327 views

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Monica Lewinsky: ‘I was a virgin to humiliation of that level’

After a self-imposed exile from the public eye, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky appeared on Tuesday in her first interview in a decade, cnn reports. July 2 2014, 10:07 1 624 views

World News

Erdogan to Run for Turkish Presidency

After months of speculation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed Turkey's worst-kept political secret: He will run in the country's first direct presidential elections next month in a bid to expand his powers and enable him to govern for another decade, wsj.com reports. July 2 2014, 09:38 1 686 views

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Ceasefire over, Ukraine forces attack rebel positions

Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of "parasites", reuters reports. July 1 2014, 17:39 1 502 views

Kazakhstan News

Dossayev: Kazakhstan to spend 500 billion tenge to ensure economic growth this year

Kazakhstan will spend about 500 billion tenge to ensure economic growth this year, Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev told mass media at the media briefing in the CCS today. July 1 2014, 16:32 2 793 views

World News

Russia called off launch of newest space rocket Angara

The test launch of an Angara space rocket automatically aborted due to “technical issues,” Russian officials said. While the second attempt is scheduled for Saturday, President Putin has ordered the reasons for the launch failure be detailed in one hour. July 1 2014, 15:49 2 204 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh plant to start production of agricultural aircraft

KazAviaSpektr aircraft factory located in Karaganda will finally start production of agricultural aircrafts, trend. az reports citing 24.kz channel. July 1 2014, 15:39 2 230 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan bans export of petroleum products

Kazakhstan has introduced a temporary 6-month-long ban on exports of light distillates, kerosene, diesel fuel, gas oils, and some other petroleum products to prevent their shortages in the domestic market and possible price hikes. The respective government resolution was signed by the country’s PM Karim Massimov and published in the national printed press, according to OilNews.kz. July 1 2014, 15:18 2 810 views

Kazakhstan News

Carnegie Hall's 'Magic Songs' concert hailed as 'important day' for Kazakhstan (+video)

At a press conference ahead of Magic Songs of the Eternal Steppe concert at Carnegie Hall, Askar Buribayav, Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, pronounced it “a very important day in the life of Kazakhstan,” examiner.com reports. July 1 2014, 14:56 3 156 views

World News

French ex-President Sarkozy 'held' over influence claims

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling, bbc reports. July 1 2014, 12:18 2 489 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan in Good Country Index

Kazakhstan is ranked 80th in the Good Country Index, Tengrinews reports citing Goodcountry.org. July 1 2014, 12:11 2 383 views

Society

Airport highway to open back on July 9

Scheduled for July 1 the opening of the airport highway is postponed till July 9. July 1 2014, 12:04 2 585 views

World News

World Cup: Germany survive scare against Algeria to reach quarterfinals

Extra-time goals from Mesut Ozil and Andre Schurrle spared Germany's blushes against Algeria in the World Cup last 16 tie at Port Alegre on Monday, cnn. com reports. July 1 2014, 11:30 3 038 views

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Ukraine's Lviv withdraws bid for 2022 Winter Games

The Ukrainian city of Lviv withdrew its bid for the 2022 Winter Games on Monday, becoming the third contender to drop out of the race for an Olympics that no one seems to want, kptv.com reports. July 1 2014, 10:42 2 596 views

Kazakhstan News

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Accused Boston Bomber's Friend

Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in a U.S. court in Boston for the trial of the first of three friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, charged with obstructing the investigation into the deadly blasts, voanews.com reports. July 1 2014, 10:38 2 690 views

Society

Kulsary family have triplets

On June 26, Elvira Aidenova, the citizen of Kulsary, gave birth to triplets in Atyrau regional maternity hospital: two boys and a girl. July 1 2014, 10:05 2 096 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Magazine Editor Fined Over Hitler Issue

The chief editor of a celebrity magazine in Kazakhstan has been fined for devoting the April issue to Adolf Hitler, rferl.org reports. July 1 2014, 09:47 1 895 views

World News

New Snowden leak: Court gave NSA leeway in surveillance of four countries

Virtually no foreign government is off-limits for the National Security Agency, which has been authorized to intercept information “concerning” all but four countries, according to top-secret documents, washingtonpost.com reports. July 1 2014, 09:36 2 016 views

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Ukraine’s President terminates ceasefire

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared termination of the ceasefire regime in the much-troubled southeast regions of the country, Donetsk and Luhansk. Along with it, he claimed he would be ready to resume it if all the side observed provisions of his peace plan, itar-tass reports. July 1 2014, 09:23 3 235 views

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Crew of crashed helicopter in Russia’s Far East reportedly survives

All people on board of a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, which earlier crash landed in Russia’s Far Eastern Khabarovsk Territory, were reported to have survived in the incident, a spokesman for the local forestry service said on Monday. June 30 2014, 15:09 1 801 views