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New city to rise around Brazil World Cup venue As Brazil builds new venues for the 2014 World Cup, one project stands out for its outsized ambition: the Pernambuco stadium is set to be the centerpiece of a whole new city.

24 September 2012

1 kg apple presented on City Day in Almaty Almaty citizens celebrated the City Day on Sunday, September 16.

17 September 2012

Heritage catastrophe looms as war engulfs Old Aleppo As the battle for Aleppo closes in on the historical centre in northern Syria, heritage sites in one of the world's oldest cities are being damaged and experts fear the worst is yet to come.

24 August 2012

TEDxAlmaty creative conference will make Almaty a better place TEDxAlmaty conference dedicated to ideas that could make Almaty city a better place will take place in Almaty on September 16.

11 August 2012

Historic US town of two goes on auction block A historic American town with a population of two people will be auctioned off on August 15, the auctioneers Williams & Williams said Thursday.

10 August 2012

Chinese state media blast US over sea criticism China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of "trouble-making" over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea.

06 August 2012

Ust-Kamenogorsk is getting a floating fountain with special effects A new fountain with unusual lights is going to be constructed in Ust-Kamenogorsk on the Irtysh River.

25 July 2012

Astana citizens don’t want to make national heroes out of policemen Policemen got the least number of votes from Astana citizens at Astana Tandauy-2012 (Astana’s Choice) contest.

17 July 2012

PHOTO: Solar battery yurt present on Astana City Day Astana city has been presented with an innovative version of yurt (nomadic tent) called Nomad before the Capital Day.

08 July 2012

Ski jumps construction to be continued in Almaty Almaty city’s budget was increased by 21.3 billion tenge ($144 million).

04 April 2012

Almaty got into the most marvelous world cities transitional rating Seven Wonders company has published the first results of seven marvelous world cities competition.

28 March 2012

Almaty ranked 100th in Global City Competitiveness Index Astana did not get into the rating of the most competitive cities of the world, while Almaty was ranked 100th out of 120 cities.

15 March 2012

Astana, Almaty and Aktau tagged best CIS cities International Assembly of Capitals and Large Cities awarded three Kazakhstan cities with the Best CIS and EurAsEC City titles in 2011.

27 January 2012

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