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81 professors fired in Aktau university 81 professors have been fired in Yessenov Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering.

04 September 2013

Diabetes rises in China, reaching 'alert' level Almost 12 percent of adults in China had diabetes in 2010, with economic prosperity driving the disease to slightly higher proportions than in the United States.

04 September 2013

Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.

03 September 2013

Pope to investigate Poland's ritual slaughter ban Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into a Polish ban on the ritual kosher slaughter of animals.

03 September 2013

'Oldest' Gondwana land creature discovered A 350-million-year-old fossilised scorpion discovered in South Africa is the oldest known land animal to have lived on Gondwana, part of Earth's former supercontinent.

03 September 2013

Nobel economist Coase dies in US at 102 Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, died on Tuesday in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced.

03 September 2013

EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.

03 September 2013

260,000 children go to school first time this year 260 thousand first graders had their first day at school on the Day of Knowledge -- September 1 -- and started their studies today in Kazakhstan.

02 September 2013

Crop pests moving polewards through global warming Crop-damaging insects, bacteria, fungus and viruses are moving poleward by nearly three kilometres (two miles) each year, helped by global warming.

02 September 2013

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Britain's Kate makes first appearance since royal birth Prince William's wife Kate on Friday attended her first public event since giving birth to their son five weeks ago.

02 September 2013

Color fest held in Astana on Constitution Day A festival of colors was held in Astana on the Constitution Day.

30 August 2013

Kyrgyzstan urges calm after teen's plague death Kyrgyzstan on appealed for calm after a 15-year-old boy died of bubonic plague in a rural area, stressing that doctors had not identified any new cases.

29 August 2013

Young women who drink face higher breast cancer risk Young women who drink alcohol every day may be raising significantly their risk of breast cancer.

29 August 2013

Indian Ocean paradise island beset by shark controversy The dangers of shark attacks are no secret for Georges, who as a kid was repeatedly warned to beware of the large predators lurking in the tropical waters off his native Reunion island.

29 August 2013

India's rupee crisis crimps middle class lifestyles Seventeen-year-old Indian student Appu Sharma was going to apply to a US university to study economics but with the rupee on the ropes, he's set his sights closer to home.

29 August 2013

High-ranking police officers pick up fight in Pavlodar Two high-ranking police officers have had a fight in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

28 August 2013

Hard-hit Spanish town charges fees for tomato fight Facing a squished budget, the town hosting Spain's annual tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, on Wednesday is charging a fee for the first time.

28 August 2013

Experimental drug 'cures' hepatitis C in small trials An experimental drug combination cured 70 percent of patients with hepatitis C in early trials, offering hope of a simpler remedy for the chronic liver disease.

28 August 2013

Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July.

28 August 2013