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Environmentalists hail China's banquet ban on shark fin Environmentalists hailed Monday a Chinese government ban on serving shark's fin, bird's nest soup and other wild animal products at official functions, saying it will set a precedent that will help protect endangered species.

10 December 2013

Brazil's TV dream machine fueled by 7,000 people In a Rio suburb, wealthy and beautiful heiresses, orphans and assassins lunch together in a mini-city where Globo television creates the soap operas that captivate more than 50 million Brazilians.

10 December 2013

Kazakhstan national wins Miss Asia Moscow 2013 Saida Adilova, a model from Kazakhstan, has won the Miss Asia Moscow 2013 beauty contest in Russia.

09 December 2013

Qantas steward with Parkinson's to sue over pesticide link A former Qantas steward who believes he developed Parkinson's disease after repeated exposure to government-mandated pesticides sprayed in the cabin plans to sue Canberra, his lawyer said Monday.

09 December 2013

Suleiman the Magnificent reconquers Arab world, Balkans Can a smash TV soap bring closure for historical wrongs and succour from contemporary turmoil? Check out a Turkish series on the 16th-century Ottoman monarch Suleiman the Magnificent.

09 December 2013

Couples tie knot en masse in Rio's first gay marriages A total of 130 couples said "I do" in a mass wedding Sunday at Rio de Janeiro's Superior Court of Justice, marking the city's first gay civil marriages.

09 December 2013

Air pollution in Europe kills even at guideline levels Europeans with long-term exposure to particulate pollution from road traffic or industry run a higher risk of premature death, even if air quality meets EU standards, a study said on Monday.

09 December 2013

Beauty from Almaty wins Miss Kazakhstan 2013 crown The beauty from Almaty Aigerim Issayeva has been selected the most beautiful girl of Kazakhstan at the nationwide pageant Miss Kazakhstan 2013.

08 December 2013

January 1 to 5 - rest days in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan residents can relax and enjoy their New Year holiday from January 1 to 5 in 2014.

08 December 2013

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Pacific tuna cutbacks 'fall short of expectations' Cutbacks to tuna fishing agreed at a crucial Pacific regional fisheries conference to prevent over-fishing have fallen short of expectations, the head of the fisheries management body said Saturday.

08 December 2013

'Gay' Christmas lights spark Rome row The gay rainbow-flag theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's main shopping street that were switched on Friday have sparked an unholy row in the Eternal City.

07 December 2013

Hong Kong's endangered fishermen face depleted seas He comes from a proud line of fishermen, but 23-year-old Ng Ka-Ho is unsure of his future nearly one year after a ban on trawling in Hong Kong hastened the local industry's decline.

07 December 2013

Science-driven economy is impossible without an effective education system: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan is going to focus on hard sciences to further enhance the country's growing economy.

06 December 2013

Dalai Lama says will miss 'dear friend' Mandela The Dalai Lama said Friday he would miss his "dear friend" Nelson Mandela, who he hailed as "a man of courage, principle and unquestionable integrity" in a letter sent to the South African icon's family.

06 December 2013

Don't miss Black Friday in Almaty Black Friday and Boxing day, all in one are coming to Almaty to sweep the Kazakhstani shoppers off their feet with blowout bargains as a part of Satu Fest.

06 December 2013

Teatro alla Scala and Covent Garden to come to Astana during EXPO-2017 Teatro alla Scala and royal Covent Garden will come to Astana during the international exhibition EXPO-2017.

06 December 2013

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies aged 95 Nelson Mandela, the icon of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and a colossus of 20th century politics, died late Thursday aged 95, prompting mass mourning and a global celebration of his astonishing life.

06 December 2013

Optimism for deal to lower Pacific tuna catches Conservationists and fishing industry representatives expressed confidence Thursday they were close to agreement on cutbacks in the lucrative tuna fishing industry in the Pacific.

06 December 2013

Astana Opera presents Sleeping Beauty ballet revised by Yury Grigorovich tomorrow Astana Opera house is presenting two nights of The Sleeping Beauty ballet in the new revise of Yury Grigorovich, famous Russian ballet-master.

05 December 2013