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Airport management department set up in Kazakhstan

An airport management department was set up in Kazakhstan on the basis of the transportation and logistics center, which gets shares of 11 airports, chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Beken Seidakhmetov said July 30 2013, 16:33 4 434 views

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Baroque chapel in Italy restored thanks to grant of Kazakhstan

Thanks to a grant worth €1.7 million from the Government of Kazakhstan to Italy, the restoration of the ancient chapel of San Giuseppe dei Minimi, which was destroyed in 2009 during the earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, has been completed. July 30 2013, 12:44 2 916 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan can use Canadian experience in Caspian Sea offshore fields' development

Last week, Konstantin Zhigalov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Canada, paid official visit to the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the press service of the diplomatic mission in Canada. July 30 2013, 12:07 3 260 views

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Snowden’s story is a tempting prospect for filmmakers

The story of Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, has divided opinion – but has provoked the interest of filmmakers from Hollywood to Hong Kong July 30 2013, 10:07 2 574 views

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Missing British expat left Tokyo with company cash?

A British entrepreneur who vanished from Tokyo on May 22 and was feared to have somehow been involved in foul play may actually have left Japan with some of his company's cash in hand July 30 2013, 10:03 3 626 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh scientist can diagnose cancer in 10 minutes

Doctor of Chemistry Diyas Myrzakozha from Almaty has developed a principally new method for cancer diagnostics at earliest stage July 29 2013, 17:11 3 516 views

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Unrest in Atyrau detention facility, relatives gather outside (UPDATE)

Administration of the penitentiary is using excessive force against detainees, say relatives and human rights activists. Meantime, jail officials are radiating Olympic calm in the face of public pressure - families and journalists stormed the gate of the pre-trial detention center 157/1 located east of Atyrau on Saturday. July 29 2013, 14:33 4 436 views

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At least 38 killed, 10 injured in Italian pilgrimage bus crash

At least 38 people have been reported dead and 10 injured after a bus skidded off a viaduct in southern Italy. Children are among the victims of the fatal crash July 29 2013, 14:25 2 793 views

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Successful executives and the four-hour sleep myth

For Gregory McKee, getting a good night’s sleep is as important as eating right and exercising regularly. If he doesn’t get eight hours of shuteye, the founder and managing director of La Jolla, California-based STS Capital Partners will have trouble functioning the next day. July 29 2013, 14:22 3 239 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to attend Iranian president's inauguration

Iranian MP Sayed Mokhammed Yasrebi has announced the preliminary list of foreign leaders who will attend the inauguration of the newly elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. July 29 2013, 12:36 2 644 views

Kazakhstan News

Almaty mayor forces subordinates to use public transport

Since recently top officials of Almaty akimat get to work by public buses. July 29 2013, 12:00 2 804 views

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Workers fell off scaffold at Tengiz

Two workers aged 36 and 47 fell from the height of five meters when dismantling scaffolding at Tengiz July 27 July 29 2013, 09:48 4 158 views

Kazakhstan News

Trains collide in Almaty, wound five

A passenger train run into another at the Almaty-2 train station July 29 2013, 09:28 2 865 views

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Mid-East peace talks to resume in Washington

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talks in Washington on Monday, the US State Department has announced. July 29 2013, 09:23 2 373 views

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Egypt crisis: 'Scores killed' at Cairo protest

More than 100 people have been killed at a protest by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in the capital, Cairo July 27 2013, 16:44 2 483 views

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Electric shock: The Hummer is back

Until its demise in 2009 the Hummer vehicle by General Motors was an iconic gas guzzler in the United States. July 27 2013, 15:01 2 426 views

Kazakhstan News

Kashagan to affect oil prices in 2 years

Commercial production at giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan may put some pressure on the global oil prices, but only in the long run July 27 2013, 14:41 3 430 views

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President Nazarbayev says no grounds for tenge depreciation

Central Bank Governor briefed Head of State that the financial market has seen stable growth, with the inflation rate standing at 5.9%, below the forecasted range of 6-8%. July 27 2013, 14:37 2 778 views

Kazakhstan News

Jailed Pastor Goes On Hunger Strike in Kazakhstan

A jailed Christian pastor in Kazakhstan accused of using mind-altering drinks to pry donations from a member of his congregation has gone on a hunger strike to protest his treatment by authorities.  July 26 2013, 17:07 3 454 views

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U.S. vague on whether Obama will go to Moscow amid Snowden flap

The White House is deliberately leaving it vague as to whether President Barack Obama will attend talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the saga involving former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is unresolved. July 26 2013, 16:46 2 742 views

Kazakhstan News

Over 400 tons of food products withdrawn from sale after sanitary inspection in H1

Over 400 tons of food products have been withdrawn from sale and liquidated after inspection by the state sanitary surveillance in the first half of the year, said Zhandarbek Bekshin, chief state sanitary doctor, KazTag reports. July 26 2013, 15:46 2 546 views

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Halliburton admits destroying US oil disaster evidence

Halliburton Energy Services has admitted destroying evidence relating to the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, federal officials said Thursday. July 26 2013, 15:00 2 683 views

Society

Head-on collision on bridge, young woman dies

24-year old passenger woman died last night after a wrong-way driver caused an accident on the city central bridge. The accident took place on the European side of the bridge (from the side of Abai Square) at 22:10 hrs. July 26 2013, 11:10 3 562 views

Kazakhstan News

German hang glider crashes, dies in Kazakhstan

A man (citizen of Germany) is dead after a hang-gliding crash in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakh Ministry for Emergency Situations. July 26 2013, 09:52 2 627 views

World News

Virus fears, Mecca work downsizes Saudi hajj pilgrimage

Fears of an outbreak of the deadly MERS virus in Saudi Arabia and construction in the holy city of Mecca have forced cuts in the numbers of pilgrims permitted to perform this year's hajj. July 26 2013, 09:34 3 443 views