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March holidays and workdays in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is celebrating two bank holidays in March: March 8 and Nauryz.

06 March 2014

Semey residents suffer from smoking boiler house Residents of one of the regions of Semey city are stifled with smoke issuing from a boiler house.

06 March 2014

Pope popular in US but sex scandals cast long shadow A year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the pedophile priests' scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.

06 March 2014

Kazakhstan imports $154 million worth of flowers a year More than 263 million flowers - 20 thousand tons - totally worth about $154 million were imported to Kazakhstan in 2013.

06 March 2014

Carnival crown to samba champions honoring Senna, Bolt Rio on Wednesday elected the Unidos da Tijuca samba school as its Carnival champions, a 40-strong jury crowning a program which paid homage to late Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna.

06 March 2014

Time running out for Great Barrier Reef: scientists Time is running out for Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken.

06 March 2014

Chavez day marked by parade, clashes, diplomatic spat Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death Wednesday with a blend of solemn ceremonies, clashes and a break in relations with Panama over protests dogging his successor's presidency.

06 March 2014

British Museum shows Vikings' softer side The Vikings are renowned as bloodthirsty warriors, but a new exhibition at the British Museum aims to show the cultural achievements and trading skills that spread their influence far and wide.

06 March 2014

Wealthiest Kazakhs: Forbes 2014 Five Kazakhstan richest man made it into the Forbes list this year.

05 March 2014

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China's premier 'declares war' on pollution Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety.

05 March 2014

Game play remains at heart of changing lifestyles For almost as long as there have been computers, there have been people intent in playing games with them.

05 March 2014

World's oldest woman turns 116 in Japan The world's oldest woman was celebrating her 116th birthday on Wednesday in a Japanese nursing home with a cake and candles.

05 March 2014

Malaysia's highest court takes up use of 'Allah' by Catholics Hundreds of Muslims demonstrated Wednesday outside Malaysia's highest court as it took up the Catholic Church's bid to be allowed to refer to God as "Allah" in a case that has increased tensions in the multi-ethnic nation.

05 March 2014

Rejoice spring is here: Snowdrops Not only the calendar announces the arrival of long awaited warmth, but also lovely blooming of snowdrops in South Kazakhstan Oblast signals the beginning of Spring.

05 March 2014

Kazakhstan dancers win 2nd place at Juste Debout in France Dancers Baurzhan ‘Bauka’ Seifulina and Renat ‘L’eto’ Izmailov made it into the final of the world's most prestigious dance festival Juste Debout 2014 in France.

05 March 2014

Rio Carnival twist and shouts to Beatlemania Beatlemania gripped the Rio Carnival as more than 130,000 revelers twist and shouted to samba versions of the Fab Four's greatest hits.

04 March 2014

Faith and firearms: US churches give away guns Baptist churches in Kentucky are giving away guns as prizes in the southern US state in hopes of drawing wayward locals to Christ.

04 March 2014

Femininity with attitude, easy elegance at Paris fashion Chloe designer Clare Waight Keller on Sunday mixed soft, pastel coloured femininity with untamed attitude while Celine's Phoebe Philo was all about easy elegance on day six of Paris fashion.

03 March 2014

Remove children from radical Muslim parents: London mayor Muslim youngsters who are being radicalised by their parents should be treated as child abuse victims and removed from their families.

03 March 2014