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Ohio's 4th largest city has no drinking water-3rd day

Long lines formed at water distribution centers and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie, azh.kz refers to ap.com. August 4 2014, 15:44 3 315 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan exports hazardous waste to France

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly disposed of 80 tonnes of sovtol, a hazardous oil containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in France, tengrinews reports citing the Press Service of the Ministry.  August 4 2014, 15:09 2 217 views

Kazakhstan News

Shakespeare's Globe to perform Hamlet in English in Astana

The world renowned Shakespeare's Globe theatre will perform one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays Hamlet in Astana, tengrinews reports. August 4 2014, 11:56 3 633 views

Crime

Italian top manager released from prison

Italian Flavio Sidagni  sentenced in 2010 to 6 years of imprisonment for drug-related deals, was released from prison on August 1. The specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast satisfied his petition for conditional early relief.  August 4 2014, 10:46 7 719 views

Society

Road repairs in Atyrau on August 4

On August 4, due to road repairs the traffic movement on the following street will be restricted: on Makhambet Street the road section from Philharmonic Concert Hall till intersection with Azattyk Avenue. August 4 2014, 12:04 2 370 views

World News

China quake death toll rises to 381, over 1,800 injured

Over 380 people were killed and around 1,800 injured after an earthquake measuring from 6.1 to 6.5, according to different estimates, toppled thousands of buildings in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, rt.com reports. August 4 2014, 10:31 4 110 views

Kazakhstan News

Rumors of second devaluation in Kazakhstan are speculations: experts

Financial experts have shared their opinions about the possibility of the second wave of devaluation of the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s national currency, Tengrinews reports.  August 1 2014, 15:56 2 551 views

World News

Gaza ceasefire breaks down just hours after it began

A three-day ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas has fallen apart within a few hours of it coming into effect. The two sides have accused each other of breaching the temporary truce, a Deutsche Welle report says.  August 1 2014, 15:50 2 285 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia may stop funding Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Russian Finance Ministry plans to stop funding Baikonur Cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan as of 2016, Russian Izvestia newspaper reported on August 1, Trend writes. August 1 2014, 15:54 2 827 views

Kazakhstan News

Arum not interested in Cotto-Golovkin fight

WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s promoter Bob Arum considers the Golovkin-Cotto fight less attractive than a fight against Canelo Alvarez, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. August 1 2014, 15:44 2 572 views

Ecology

KMG EP paid 2 billion tenge for environmental damage

KMG EP paid nearly 2bn tenge for environmental damage. July 31 2014, 17:28 4 906 views

World News

Argentina defaults for second time in 13 years

Argentina is in default for the second time in 13 years after government officials were not able to reach a compromise deal with bond holders, officials said Thursday, azh.kz refers to mg.it. July 31 2014, 16:16 2 310 views

Kazakhstan News

Deportation of Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife to Kazakhstan illegal: Italian Supreme Court

Shalabeyeva and six-year-old kid seized in 'violent' night raid.Italy's supreme Cassation Court ruled Wednesday that the deportation last year of the wife and daughter of a Kazakh dissident was "manifestly illegitimate".  July 31 2014, 15:52 3 487 views

World News

Prince Philip's former aide charged with sex assault on girl aged 12

The Duke of Edinburgh&rsquos former equerry has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Benjamin Herman, who went on to develop into a trusted aide to Princess Anne, will seem in court subsequent week to face 3 counts of indecent assault. July 31 2014, 14:54 3 768 views

Kazakhstan News

New deputy finance minister in Kazakhstan

New deputy finance minister has been appointed in Kazakhstan, azh. kz refers to tengrinews. The press service of the Ministry of Finance announced that Ruslan Beketayev had been appointed to the position. July 31 2014, 12:47 3 929 views

World News

Peace Corps leaves West Africa as Ebola outbreak expands

The US Peace Corps announced on Wednesday that it was removing its 340 volunteers from West Africa due to recent Ebola outbreak, while the federal government is being urged to fast-track a new a drug that could possibly stave off a global pandemic, azh. kz refers to rt.com. July 31 2014, 12:27 3 496 views

World News

Thousands visit mysterious crop circles in German wheat field

Thousands of people are trekking to a Bavarian farmer’s field to check out of crop circles. July 31 2014, 12:23 2 171 views

Society

Roads closed for repairs on July 31 in Atyrau

On July 31, due to road repairs the following streets will be closed for traffic: July 31 2014, 10:58 2 572 views

Kazakhstan News

Earthquake shakes Almaty

A 4.6 MVP earthquake has hit the territory of Kazakhstan Thursday morning, according to the Ministry of Emergencies, azh reports referring to inform.kz. July 31 2014, 10:46 3 752 views

World News

House Republicans vote to sue Obama over healthcare law

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared the way for the launch of a lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of overstepping his authority in carrying out his signature healthcare law, azh.kz refers to reuters.com. July 31 2014, 10:07 2 453 views

Kazakhstan News

Amount of compensation from Kashagan`s contractors to Kazakhstan announced

The amount of compensation to Kazakhstan from the contractors of the project`s contractors for the delay in oil production in the "Kashagan" field will make $30 million for each quarter, Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Uzakbai Karabalin said at a briefing in Astana. July 30 2014, 18:20 4 072 views

Kazakhstan News

Production at Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field likely to be resumed in 2016

Kazakhstan's Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin announced two possible timeframes for resumption of the oil production at the country's Kashagan field. July 30 2014, 18:13 10 948 views

World News

Four-hour truce to be announced in Gaza

Since July 8, when the Israeli army launched Operation Protective Edge (Solid Rock or Mighty Cliff in Hebrew) in the Palestinian enclave, more than 1,200 people have been killed in Gaza, azh. kz refres to itar-tass.com. July 30 2014, 18:06 2 637 views

World News

Last surviving airman of Hiroshima bombing dies

The last surviving crewman from the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died. The weapon caused a massive loss of life, and with it came decades of debate over the use of nuclear technology. July 30 2014, 15:49 2 788 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan chief health officer recommends refraining from Hajj this year

Today worldwide the Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome rages, the greatest number of cases is registered in Saudi Arabia, in this regard the chief health officer of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhandarbek Bekshin recommended Kazakhstan citizens to refrain from Hajj commission this year, azh.kz refers to bnews.kz. July 30 2014, 13:07 3 769 views