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Four members of K2 expedition reached the third camp
Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.
21 August 2011
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Brunei
According to Foreign Minister of Brunei, major vectors for cooperation could be grain and flour exports from Kazakhstan, oil and gas projects, green technology, as well as healthcare and Islamic banking.
20 August 2011
Expedition to K2 reached the second camp
Only four out of six climbers are continueing their way to the top. They are expecting the good weather to hold on.
20 August 2011
Preliminary results of Senate election
Preliminary lists of the new Senators have been made available.
20 August 2011
2 people trapped in coal mine in Karaganda oblast
5 people were working in the level at the time of the blast. Three of them walk to the top on their own, two are still trapped.
20 August 2011
Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov meets Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko of Russia
The sides discussed issues related to the Common Economic Space of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
20 August 2011
VIDEO: Kazakhstan designers will show Almaty "mechanical shapito" in "Goldberg machine" style in fall
Kazakhstan designers are planning to create an interactive exhibition styled as the world-famous Goldberg Machine.
19 August 2011
Railroad between Uzen and Turkmenistan border may open in October
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan may start railroad transportation along Uzen-Turkmenistan border route in October.
19 August 2011
Astana announced its Vuelta a Espana team
Kazakhstan cycling team Astana has defined the squad to compete in Vuelta a Espana 2011 cycling race.
19 August 2011
Voting at Senate elections completed in most of Kazakhstan
The final results will be announced by the CEC today, August 19, at 5:00 p.m. Astana time.
19 August 2011
Massimov spoke about media in Kazakhstan
Most popular local TV-channels in Kazakhstan are Khabar, Kazakhstan, ORT Eurasia and El Arna.
19 August 2011
Kazakhstan Senate elections are held in "calm and serious" atmosphere
No violations were registered during elections to Kazakhstan Senate as of 11 a.m. August 19.
19 August 2011
Akhan Bizhanov elected as Senator from Almaty
The majority of Almaty Maslikhat voted for Akhan Bizhanov at Senate deputies elections.
19 August 2011
Expedition to K2 made it to intermediate camp
Despite of the snow four participants of the international expedition to K2 have got to the intermediate camp at 6,100 meters.
19 August 2011
Kazakhstan Senate elections are held today
Voting of Maslikhat deputies of different levels started at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Astana time in 16 regions of the country.
19 August 2011
Every third Kazakhstan woman over 50 suffers from osteoporosis
Every third Kazakhstan woman over 50 and every fifth man over 70 suffer from osteoporosis.
18 August 2011
Almaty authorities to switch ambulance cars and garbage trucks to gas fuel
Over 5 thousand Almaty public vehicles will drive on natural gas.
18 August 2011
Lukoil finally closed Kazakhstan oil fields
Russian oil company Lukoil closed two of three exploration projects at Caspian shelf in Kazakhstan.
18 August 2011