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With Cuba and immigration, Obama takes a new look at Latin America President Barack Obama had turned the tables on US policy toward Latin America, neglected by Washington for much of this century.

20 декабря 2014

Peru probes killing of endangered penguins Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species.

24 апреля 2014

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister on adoption of the Latin alphabet At a press-conference in Moscow today Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister dispelled Russia’s concerns over alleged geopolitical shifts behind Kazakhstan’s decision to have the language shifted to the Latin alphabet.

25 января 2013

President briefs diplomatic corps on plans to have Kazakh language shifting to Latin alphabet According to him, this decision is driven by the necessity to develop the language.

18 января 2013

Kazakh language transiting to the Latin alphabet has nothing to do with the nation’s political preferences Some people groundlessly regard the decision as a sign of Kazakhstan’s political preferences changing: President Nazarbayev.

09 января 2013

Planned shift to the Latin alphabet will contribute to popularity of Kazakh language A special working group is to be formed shortly to gather suggestions and recommendations and outline a plan of further actions, including development of a new font and rules of its use.

25 декабря 2012

Kazakh strongman backs switch to Latin alphabet Kazakh strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev on Friday called for a modernisation drive to turn the energy-rich Central Asian country into of the world's most developed, including a switch to the Latin alphabet.

17 декабря 2012

President Nazarbayev sets the task to have the Kazakh language transit to the Latin alphabet by 2025 Currently Kazakh language relies on the Cyrillic alphabet.

16 декабря 2012

Latin-based Kazakh alphabet developed for Internet use Linguists have shortlisted Latin-based Kazakh alphabet versions to 4, with the number of letters varying from 29 to 33.

07 сентября 2011

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture in favor of the Latin alphabet “The issue is very serious. I am not the one to take the ultimate decision”, the Minister said.

08 июня 2011