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Chinese relatives protest in Malaysia over MH370
Chinese relatives of those on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 protested outside the carrier's office.
12 February 2015
Legendary US newsman Bob Simon killed in car crash
Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car.
12 February 2015
Australia PM savages study into detention of asylum-seeker children
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott savaged a Human Rights Commission report into the struggles of asylum-seeker children held in detention.
12 February 2015
Russia to keep using Kazakhstan's Baikonur despite constructing Vostochny cosmodrome: Russia’s Ambassador
Back in August 2014 the country’s media reported that Russia was intending to stop financing Baikonur starting from 2016.
12 February 2015
Kazakhstan to introduce ban on purchase of real estate and vehicles for cash: Central Bank Governor
These transactions should be made through a bank account so that the National Bank and tax authorities could see the payments, he elaborated.
12 February 2015
Tenge-denominated loans to be available soon: Kazakh Central Bank Governor
It was a natural response of the banks (…) they had been expecting a drastic currency devaluation and they insured against currency-related risks, he elaborated.
12 February 2015
Gene study shows evolutionary tale of Darwin's finches
Gene sequencing of Galapagos Island finches first studied by Charles Darwin have found the birds have a traceable evolutionary history going back two million years.
12 February 2015
SpaceX launches deep-space weather observatory
A $340 million satellite that aims to alert people to potentially dangerous solar activity and geomagnetic storms blasted off toward deep space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
12 February 2015
Plan to mitigate devaluation in Kazakhstan presented by Khudaibergenov, Ushbayev
With the coming of February Kazakhstan's population and businesses were holding their breaths waiting for the National Bank's next move on the tenge. Is devaluation inevitable and how bad can it be? Kazakhstani experts Olzhas Khudaiberganov and Anuar Ushbayev say they have a plan.
12 February 2015
Obama says special forces could target IS leaders
President Barack Obama said he would not flinch from sending US special forces to kill Islamic State leaders.
12 February 2015
SwissLeaks whistleblower says tried to report tax evasion in 2008
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge tax said he had tried to alert British authorities about evasion in 2008.
12 February 2015
'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips up box-office frenzy
"Fifty Shades of Grey" began its worldwide rollout on Wednesday, opening in theatres across France, Germany, Belgium and Serbia.
12 February 2015
Ukraine peace summit starts in Minsk: official
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Wednesday gathered for the start of a peace summit in Minsk aimed at ending 10 months of bloodshed in Ukraine.
12 February 2015
Red Cross denounces attacks on Ebola teams in Guinea
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement denounced a series of violent attacks on its volunteers battling the deadly Ebola epidemic in Guinea
12 February 2015
Facebook, partners unveil alliance on cybersecurity
Facebook, Yahoo and other technology firms announced the creation of a "ThreatExchange" to share information to help thwart cyberattacks.
12 February 2015
UN opens GDO in Almaty; More UN agencies want hub offices in Kazakhstan
UN agencies are interested in opening hub offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
11 February 2015
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Eurasian Union
Two biggest Central Asian economies may become competitors if both are in the Eurasian Economic Union. For now, as Uzbek President expresses disinterest in joining the union, the bilateral cooperation and ties are strengthening.
11 February 2015
No sharp changes of the tenge exchange rate: Central Bank Governor
Should there be some changes in the external markets, we will prevent a shocking currency devaluation and will be working to ensure a gradual change of the tenge exchange rate: Kairat Kelimbetov.
11 February 2015
President Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstanis to be patriotic and buy Kazakhstan-made products
Let us launch a Made in Kazakhstan campaign so that all retail chains would showcase departments of Kazakhstan-made goods: President Nazarbayev.
11 February 2015
Eurasian Economic Union is not responsible for economic hardships in Kazakhstan
When working on its concept, we did understand there would be some adjustments. The global economy we are part of is introducing such adjustments: President Nazarbayev.
11 February 2015