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Google bio firm in $1.5 bn alliance against aging ills Google backed life sciences firm Calico and bio-pharmaceutical titan AbbVie announced an alliance to find ways to battle age-related diseases.

04 September 2014

From hot water to cold: Hollande named for IceBucketChallenge Prince Albert of Monaco decided that now was a good time to nominate French President Francois Hollande for the Ice Bucket Challenge.

04 September 2014

Freed British parents reunited with ill son in Spain The British parents jailed after taking their critically-ill son from hospital enjoyed an emotional reunion with him at his bedside in Spain.

04 September 2014

Dolphin entangled in fishing line asks diver for help A video capturing a dolphin entangled in a fishing line who approaches a group of divers for help has once again proved the animal’s high intelligence.

04 September 2014

Yahoo adds 'Style' to digital magazine line-up Yahoo on Wednesday hit the Internet catwalk with a digital fashion magazine dubbed 'Style.'

04 September 2014

‘Putin Plan’ for settling conflict in Ukraine In order to stop the bloodshed and stabilise the situation in southeast Ukraine, I believe that the parties to the conflict should immediately agree on and coordinate the following steps: Vladimir Putin.

04 September 2014

PETA increases reward for man who kicked squirrel into Grand Canyon PETA has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man filmed kicking a squirrel into the Grand Canyon.

04 September 2014

Joan Rivers out of New York intensive care: daughter Joan Rivers rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday.

04 September 2014

Clooney to make film about British phone hacking scandal George Clooney is to direct a film about the British phone hacking scandal, the studio behind the project announced Wednesday.

04 September 2014

Sofia Vergara tops TV actress rich list "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid US TV actress for the third year in a row, earning some $37 million.

04 September 2014

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on national currency appreciation The Governor doesn’t rule out the USD exchange rate could further go down to 170 tenge per $1 as compared to the current 183 tenge per $1.

04 September 2014

US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.

04 September 2014

Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan ahead of NATO summit Vladimir Putin unveiled a peace plan for Ukraine that could be agreed by the weekend to end a devastating conflict.

04 September 2014

Breakthrough year for Zarina Diyas Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has earned over $500 thousand this year.

04 September 2014

Japanese Autumn Art Festival to be held in Almaty The 4th International Art Festival Japanese Autumn will be held in Almaty on September 8-9, 2014.

04 September 2014

Descendant of Kazakh composer demands 1mln in damages from gay smooch poster creators The poster advertising a gay bar in Kazakhstan depicting a Kazakh composer and a Russian poet kissing has mostly angered the public in Kazakhstan. Now the Kazakh descendant of the composer claims 1mln tenge in damages from the poster creators.

04 September 2014

5 Kazakhstani boxers to compete in new AIBA Pro Boxing to qualify for RIO Olympics AIBA’s new project Pro Boxing (APB) starts on October 24.

04 September 2014

Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.

04 September 2014

Nazarbayev on decentralization of powers in Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan spoke to the Parliament about the necessity to transfer some powers to local authorities.

03 September 2014

Kazakhstan taekwondo team signs up foreign athletes Taekwondo athletes from South Korea and Turkey may soon join Kazakhstan's taekwondo national team.

03 September 2014