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Kazakhstan's beauty fails to enter Miss Universe final
Kazakhstan's representative at Miss Universe-2014 Aidai Isayeva has failed to become one of the 15 finalists at the world's top beauty pageant in Florida, USA.
28 January 2015
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank buying out all gold produced
As a rule, prices for gold grow amidst growing demand (…) the latter is normally driven by volatility of major currencies. Currently, the keen interest to gold is assigned to the weakening Euro. Gold is seen as a stable harbor: Minister for Investments.
28 January 2015
Five fights in 2015: Kanat Islam means business
Kazakhstani professional boxer Kanat Islam, holder of the WBA Fedecaribe title in the super welterweight category, plans to have five fights in 2015.
28 January 2015
Maria Mudryak mulls solo concert in Kazakhstan
Opera singer Maria Mudryak from Kazakhstan will give solo concerts in Almaty and Astana in May. The events are dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day.
28 January 2015
$169 million solar power plant to be constructed in Kazakhstan
Foreign investors will build a solar energy plant in Akmola Oblast in northern Kazakhstan for the upcoming EXPO-2017.
26 January 2015
Kazakhstan's Ministry sues Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering
Committee of Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan sues Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering for failing to fulfill its public procurement obligations.
26 January 2015
Golovkin can repeat Tyson's KO streak
Kazakhstani undefeated boxer Gennady Golovkin could repeat Mike Tyson’s legendary KO streak in the fight against British boxer Martin Murray.
26 January 2015
Rakhat Aliyev trial in Vienna postponed
The trial on murder-related charges against the former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's President has been postponed in Vienna.
26 January 2015
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins EU and USA demanding peaceful talk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has made a statement in relation to the intensification of the Ukrainian crisis.
26 January 2015
Nazarbayev congratulates Saudi Arabia's new King Salman
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of congratulations to the new King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
26 January 2015
Brother of sole survivor on details of plane crash in Zhambyl Oblast
Azamat Shayakhmetov, a brother of the only survivor in the crash of the AN-2 in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Oblast, has shared the details of the crash that he learned from his sister.
26 January 2015
Karim Massimov meets PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel at WEF
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov has met with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
26 January 2015
Video from plane crash site in Kazakhstan published on the Internet
An exclusive video depicts the scene of the Zhumbyl Oblast plane crash site in Kazakhstan several hours after the tragedy.
26 January 2015
Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister refutes sales of oil refinery by his son
To my best knowledge, he hasn’t been buying or selling anything in the last three years”, the Minister told journalists on the sidelines of the sitting in the country’s Majilis (lower chamber).
26 January 2015
Russia's cheap gas may shut down Kazakhstani oil refineries: Minister of Energy
Cheap gas from Russia can put a stop to the work of Kazakhstan’s oil refineries.
26 January 2015
Energy Minister on second nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
January 23 Tengrinews.kz reported that Kazakhstan had started talks with Toshiba, owner of Westinghouse, to construct its first nuclear power plant. As early as in March the sides might sign an agreement on supplying a $3.7 billion reactor capable of 1 gigawatt.
26 January 2015
Hussars beaten by Wolves: Poland loses to Kazakhstan 2:3 in WSB
In the second fight of the season 5 of the World Series Boxing Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans has defeated Rafako Hussars Poland in their home ring in Lublin, Poland 3 to 2.
26 January 2015
She is young and progressive player: Sharapova about Diyas
Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas has lost to World No.2 Maria Sharapova at the third round of Australian Open.
25 January 2015
Nazarbayev expresses condolence over death of Saudi Arabian King
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences over the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
25 January 2015
Kazakhstan plane crash survivor called rescue team to crash site: father's account
The father of the sole survivor of the Zhambyl Oblast An-2 plane crash speaks about his daughter's ordeal.
25 January 2015