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Connecticut senate backs toughest US gun law Senate legislators in Connecticut, where a gunman massacred 20 small children and six adults in December, passed the toughest US law on owning military-style rifles.

04 April 2013

First Kazakhstan autobahn to get toll in 1 month First Kazakhstan 6-lane autobahn Astana-Borovoye will become a toll road starting from May 1, 2013.

04 April 2013

France says 75% tax will apply to footballers France said Tuesday that a new 75 percent tax rate on upper incomes would apply to top football players despite claims from clubs that they would be exempt.

04 April 2013

Quotas on foreign workers at reconstruction of Atyrau oil refinery approved Kazakhstan government approved the quotas for attraction of the foreign labor for the priority project on reconstruction and modernization of Atyrau oil refinery.

03 April 2013

UN adopts global treaty on weapons trade The UN General Assembly on Tuesday passed the first treaty regulating the conventional arms trade in an attempt to bring transparency and protection of human rights to the often murky industry.

03 April 2013

Retirement reform picking up in Kazakhstan A special attention is given to employees working in tough and hazardous conditions; their employers will allocated extra 5% into their pension funds.

02 April 2013

US visa day sparks new debate on tech workers As the US government opened up visa applications Monday for highly skilled immigrants, debate flared anew on the tech sector's demands to be able to hire more foreign workers.

02 April 2013

US criticizes EU restrictions on wine labels The United States on Monday criticized the European Union's restrictions on wine labeling, saying they hinder US wine exports to the 27-nation bloc.

02 April 2013

UN General Assembly set to adopt arms treaty The UN General Assembly is expected to adopt the first global treaty on the conventional arms trade Tuesday after the 193 member states failed to reach consensus on it last week.

02 April 2013

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China 'two-child policy' town shows scope for reform A few places in China give parents a rare right to have two offspring rather than one, but many stop at a single child anyway -- fuelling demands to end what critics call an unnecessary, harmful rule.

01 April 2013

Kazakhstan’s Senate ratifies agreement on Balkhash thermal power plant Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo [subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund] owns 25% of shares plus one share, with South Korea’s Samsung owning 75% minus one share.

28 March 2013

New Kazakhstan Criminal Code to expand release on bail use The new Criminal Code of Kazakhstan is going to expand the cases when the right to bail can be applied.

28 March 2013

Half of Kazakhstan residents against police shooting without warning 49.2 percent of the adult population of the country’s cities opposes the legislative amendment about gives policemen the right to shoot without warning in case of a threat to their life: poll.

27 March 2013

US Supreme Court cautious on same-sex marriage The US Supreme Court trod cautiously Tuesday as it considered gay marriage, with justices appearing hesitant to deliver a sweeping historic verdict on the emotionally charged issue.

27 March 2013

New Yorkers march for US gay rights before hearings Several hundred people marched in New York on Sunday to support the legalization of gay marriage, two days before the US Supreme Court is due to examine the issue.

25 March 2013

Kazakhstan ranked 36th by petrol prices affordability An average Kazakhstan citizen can buy only 793 liters of petrol for his monthly salary.

24 March 2013

Britain tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules The British government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.

20 March 2013

China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation.

17 March 2013

Kazakhstan mulls special forces to ensure order at rallies Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office is suggesting to create special divisions in the interior authorities to ensure order at mass events.

15 March 2013