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Powerful storms swept Bangladesh at the weekend leaving a trail of devastation in the country's northwest and killing at least 35 people.

• 06 апреля 2015, 15:08

An emergency was declared in the Micronesian state of Chuuk as Super Typhoon Maysak cut a destructive path across the central Pacific.

• 01 апреля 2015, 15:59

The unpleasant smell in Astana caused by sewage waters discharged into Taldykol Lake near the capital city will be eliminated by 2017.

• 21 марта 2015, 13:50

US President Barack Obama has predicted Republicans will eventually ditch their skepticism about climate change in order to keep favor with voters.

• 17 марта 2015, 14:36

On the road to Walgett a sign welcomes visitors: "Farming is not a way of life, it keeps everyone alive." But with drought taking a heavy toll on the region, farming has become a battle for survival.

• 02 марта 2015, 15:31

Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down.

• 20 февраля 2015, 13:19

Boston braced for another pummeling of wintry weather Sunday, as officials declared February the snowiest month in the city's history.

• 16 февраля 2015, 12:37

UN agencies are interested in opening hub offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

• 11 февраля 2015, 21:30

The environmental requirements for thermal power plants in Kazakhstan are two or three times lower than in Europe.

• 29 января 2015, 23:19

Construction of a road to a resort-to-be Kok Zhailau in Kazakhstan's Almaty raises some complicated questions.

• 22 января 2015, 17:26

Kazakhstan is introducing new ecological standards for engine fuel. But experts have some doubts about the effectiveness of this measure.

• 20 января 2015, 23:24

Air pollution in Beijing dropped slightly last year, although levels of the most dangerous small particulate matter remained more than three times the internationally recommended limit.

• 05 января 2015, 15:15

A chemist from Kazakhstan has been named the best across the CIS countries.

• 03 января 2015, 14:13

The Committee on Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan is considering construction of nonrigid dams on the Ili River to maintain the water level of Balkhash lake.

• 26 декабря 2014, 17:18

Life is a constant throw of the dice for farmer Nilo Dilao and other residents of the Philippine island of Samar, the ground zero for many of East Asia's deadliest storms.

• 20 декабря 2014, 17:43

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Berdybek Saparbayev has visited Berezovka village located just several kilometers away from the major oil and gas field Karachaganak, where emissions of hydrogen sulfide took place shortly before the incident.

• 16 декабря 2014, 00:29

951 Berezovka villagers have signed an appeal addressed to the President and Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan asking to be relocated away from the Karachaganak oil and gas field, citing poor ecological situation in the area and the latest series of incidents involving mass poisoning of children.

• 12 декабря 2014, 01:34

Heavy rain and strong winds began to hit the eastern Philippines ahead of a giant storm threatening more devastation to areas yet to recover from a super typhoon.

• 06 декабря 2014, 14:59

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. denies breaching environemtal standards in recent hospitalization of children in Berezovka village, several kilometers away from Karachaganak oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.

• 06 декабря 2014, 12:53

Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter inmakeshift evacuation centresas monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary nation.

• 06 декабря 2014, 10:27