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Figure Skating: Chan hangs on to claim third world title
Canada's Patrick Chan won his third consecutive men's title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Friday, even though it was Kazakhstan's Denis Ten who captured the free skate final.
19 March 2013
Figure Skating: Denis Ten of Kazakhstan wins silver at World Championship
Kazakhstan's Ten finished the short program second, then won the free skating finals, but Canada's Patrick Chan still got the gold.
19 March 2013
Kazakhstan citizen recieves $25 thousand from VKontakte founder
Kazakhstan citizen Aleksander Kim has received one of 12 grants from the founder of VKontakte social network Pavel Durov and the founder of DST fund Yuriy Milner for his start-up.
18 March 2013
Kazakhstan in talks with McDonald's
McDonald’s may enter the Kazakhstan market soon.
18 March 2013
Israeli company to set up beef production near Almaty
This is the first time Israel is going to invest in a project and not just sell technologies or goods, Mikhael Roe, Israel-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce.
18 March 2013
6th Astana Economic Forum to cost $2 million
This amount will also cover holding and organization of a global anti-crisis conference in Kazakhstan: Murat Karimsakov.
18 March 2013
Partially collapsed bridge in Kyzylorda oblast closed
The bridge over the railroad at kilometer 1,642 of Shymkent-Samara highway partially collapsed at night of March 16 after 2 square meters of its beams gave in.
18 March 2013
Kazakhstan civil pilots to train in Helsinki
Kazakhstan pilots will get a chance to receive the licenses under European standards and perform both domestic and international flights.
18 March 2013
Football: Kazakhstan moves three lines up in FIFA ranking
Kazakhstan’s national team coached by Miroslav Beranek is ranked 139th. It has scored 212 points.
18 March 2013
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency expects GDP growth in 2013
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency is expecting that the country's GDP rate will continue increasing this year.
18 March 2013
Three astronauts return to Earth from ISS: official
Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the freezing Kazakhstan steppe.
16 March 2013
KazMunaiGas EP 2012 net profit 23% less than 2011
Kazakhstan's KazMunaiGas Exploration&Production has published its consolidated financial reports for 2012, net profit 23% less.
16 March 2013
Almaty citizens owe $10 billion to banks
63 percent of all the loans in Kazakhstan are concentrated in Almaty; overdue loans exceed $10 billion.
15 March 2013
Tickets on sale for Kazakhstan vs Germany FIFA-2014 qualifying match in Astana
The tickets for the coming game between Kazakhstan and Germany football teams are now on sale in Astana.
15 March 2013
Kazakhstan mulls special forces to ensure order at rallies
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office is suggesting to create special divisions in the interior authorities to ensure order at mass events.
15 March 2013
Tennis: Yevgeny Korolev advances into quarterfinals of Bosnia and Herzegovina tournament
25-y.o. Korolev of Kazakhstan won over Serbian Dusan Lajovic with the score of 7:5, 6:3 in the second round of the tournament.
15 March 2013
Afghanistan asks for Kazakhstan's support in entering Organization for Cooperation of Railways
Kazakhstan could support Afghanistan in Russia, so that it can enter this organization more quickly. Then the transit problem will be fully resolved: expert.
15 March 2013
Decision on purchasing СonocoPhillips’s stake in Kashagan to be taken before May 25
According to Kazakhstan geologists, geological reserves of Kashagan are estimated at 4.8 billion tons of oil.
15 March 2013
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres
The two leaders discussed bilateral economic cooperation. Notably, they dwelt on interaction in agriculture and innovative technology.
15 March 2013
Kazakhstan confirms discovery of two offshore fields in Caspian Sea
Two promising offshore fields discovered at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan for the first time after Kashagan field.
14 March 2013