bangkokpost.com. "Kazakhstan's Almaty seeks place in Olympic history” - Inspired by the success of neighbours Russia in staging the Olympics in the southern resort city of Sochi, Kazakhstan has set its sights on hosting the 2022 Winter Games in its former capital of Almaty.
sputniknews.com. “Time to Get Real: Anti-Barbie Real-Life Doll Goes on Sale” - A graphic designer has introduced an “alternative” doll that venerates the imperfect; his Anti-Barbie, complete with moles, bruises, scars, cellulite and other individuality marks, will start shipping on Black Friday, November 28, 2014. A so-called anti-Barbie doll, Lammily, is now available for sale, says the official website of the new brand.
cnn.com. "What do we want from Bill Cosby?” - By now, we have all heard the allegations made by numerous women that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. At least 15 have accused him of abuse, with the first incident in the late 1960s and the last in 2004.
inform.kz. “Kazakhstani crowned as winner of 2014 World Street Workout Championship” - Kazakhstani Diyas Bidzhiyev has become the winner of the World Street Workout Championship-2014 that took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on December 1. The championship brought together athletes from 75 countries of the world, including Kazakhstan.
tengrinews.kz. “Almaty beauty becomes Miss Kazakhstan-2014” - The Miss Kazakhstan-2014 final took place on November 28 at the Republic Palace in Almaty. 33 beauties from all over Kazakhstan competed for the Miss Kazakhstan crown. This year, the jury panel was made of Kazakhstan's four-time world champion in weightligting and two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin, Kazakhstan’s popular singers Luina, Ali Okapov, Marat Orazgalin and Miss Almaty-2010 and Second Vice Miss Kazakhstan-2010 Saltanat Bekzhigitova.