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Weightlifter wins first gold for Kazakhstan at Universiade
Weightlifter Farkhad Kharki has won the first gold for Kazakhstan at the Universiade in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
10 July 2013
Chess: 9-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player is three-time world champion
Kazakhstan children have brought 3 medals -- one gold, one silver and one bronze -- from the World School Chess Championship.
23 May 2013
Cycling: Kazakhstan cycliests bring two medals from Asian Mountain Bike Championship
Kazakhstan cyclist Galym Akhmetov became the Asian Champion in men's junior cross country biking.
21 May 2013
Gold claws back losses after biggest fall in 30 years
Gold prices recovered slightly Tuesday after suffering their heaviest slump in 30 years triggered by weak Chinese growth data and reports Cyprus was planning to sell part of its reserves.
17 April 2013
Kazakhstan's Q1 gold and FX reserves announced
The National Oil Fund’s assets as of April 1, 2013 stood at $59.806, 3.53% up against the start of the year.
05 April 2013
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize
The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.
17 February 2013
Mystery gold gifts for tsunami-wracked Japan port
A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami has received anonymous gifts of gold worth more than $250,000 in a phenomenon dubbed a "goodwill gold rush" ahead of the second anniversary of the disaster.
17 February 2013
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency explains jewelry and fur coats in consumer price index
Presence of gold and silver jewelry, fur coats and gyms in the index raised eyebrows of many members of the Kazakhstan Parliament.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan boosting share of gold in gold and FX reserves
According to National Bank Vice Governor Bissengali Tadzhiyakov, the share of gold in the country’s gold and FX reserves stands at 22% at the moment.
29 January 2013
Silicosis suit could crush S.Africa's gold mining sector
Thousands of ex-gold miners suffering from silicosis have launched a class action suit in South Africa, in what could prove the final nail in the coffin of the country's battered but vital mining sector.
28 January 2013
The Year of the Snake commemorative coins released in Kazakhstan
The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced release of The Year of the Snake commemorative gold and silver coins.
10 December 2012
Skiing: Kazakhstan skier Poltoranin won two gold medals in Finland
Kazakhstan skier Aleksey Poltoranin won a 10-kilometer classic race and ski sprint at the International Skiing Tournament in Finland.
19 November 2012
Kazakhstan National Bank's gold reserves increased by 30 percent
Share of gold in the gold and currency reserves of Kazakhstan's central bank increased by 30 percent from the beginning of the year.
01 November 2012
Kazakhstan sold $500 million worth of gold in 6 months
Kazakhstan exported 13.3 tons of untreated and semi-treated gold worth $574.6 million in January-July 2012.
15 October 2012
Gold mine evicts workers as S.African strikes spread
A leading gold mine in South Africa started evicting thousands of its striking workers from company dormitories on Tuesday as work stoppages spread to more gold and platinum mines.
04 October 2012
Cash-starved N. Korea secretly sells gold: report
North Korea has been secretly selling gold to make up for shortages of hard currency after it spent millions of dollars on celebrating the 100th birthday of its founder.
25 September 2012
Paralympics: US serviceman blinded in Afghanistan wins gold
US swimmer Bradley Snyder on Friday won gold in the men's S11 100m freestyle at the London Paralympics -- a year after losing his sight when an improvised explosive device exploded in his face in Afghanistan.
01 September 2012
Paralympics: Packed crowds and controversy at the Games
Packed crowds on Friday greeted the first day of athletics at the Paralympics but the jubilant mood was overshadowed by a mix-up that saw the wrong athlete awarded a gold.
01 September 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan's Sapiyev wins welterweight gold
Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev won the men's Olympic welterweight gold on Sunday with a crushing 17-9 win over Britain's Freddie Evans, making up for his shattering quarter-final loss four years ago.
12 August 2012
Olympics: Bolt targets double dose of golden glory
Usain Bolt can become the first man to claim a second successive 100m-200m Olympic Games double on Thursday with the Jamaican superstar confidently predicting his own 200m world record could fall.
10 August 2012