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Amazon.com to open first physical store: report
Online retail colossus Amazon.com plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York ahead of the year-end holiday season.
10 October 2014
French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France
Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.
10 October 2014
Kazakhstan and EU to help stabilize situation in Ukraine: President Nazarbayev
The situation in Ukraine was among the issues on the agenda at the talks in Belgium between Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
10 October 2014
Kazakhstan and EU resolve all issues with regards to Kazakhstan’s accession into WTO
Besides, Kazakhstan will be the first Central Asia state to sign an agreement on extended partnership and cooperation with the EU.
10 October 2014
MH17 victim found with oxygen mask: Dutch FM
One of the people on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July was found wearing an oxygen mask.
10 October 2014
Patrick Modiano of France wins Nobel Literature Prize
Patrick Modiano, a historical novelist haunted by France's painful experience of Nazi occupation and his own childhood wounds, won the Nobel Literature Prize.
09 October 2014
Hong Kong protesters vow to fight on as talks collapse
Crunch talks between Hong Kong democracy protesters and the government were called off .
09 October 2014
Sex-pasta in Ust-Kamenogorsk: boiled male genitalia
Sex-pasta shaped as male genital hit the Ust-Kamenogorsk groceries.
09 October 2014
First kidney transplantation in Kyzylorda
For the firs time, a kidney transplantation has been conducted in Kyzylorda.
09 October 2014
Kazakh Ministry of Energy proposes installing metering devices on oil and gas wells
The Minister of Energy says there is a need for monitoring devices on Kazakhstan's oil and gas wells.
09 October 2014
Google's Schmidt fears spying could 'break' Internet
Google's Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday US online spying is a threat so dire it could wind up "breaking the Internet."
09 October 2014
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to boost bilateral trade with new railway link in place
The railway link Uzen (Kazakhstan) – Kyzylkaya – Bereket – Etrek (Turkmenistan) – Gorgan (Iran) totals 934.5 km, with the longest part (722.5 km) running across Turkmenistan. The Kazakhstan’s section makes up 130 km, with the other 82 km running across Iran.
09 October 2014
HTC launches 'selfie' smartphone, new camera
Taiwan-based HTC unveiled its newest smartphone with high-resolution cameras on both sides to appeal to people who take "selfie" pictures.
09 October 2014
Visa free entrance may be extended till October 2015
Kazakhstani Tourism Association has suggested extending visa free entrance for 10 countries till October 2015.
09 October 2014
White House walks back talk of Syria-Turkey buffer zone
The White House denied it was planning to create a safe haven along Turkey's border with Syria.
09 October 2014
Kazakhstanis to visit Argentina visa free from November 1
Kazakhstanis will be able to visit Argentina on visa free basis starting November 1.
09 October 2014
Kazakhstan is not going to shift to 4-day working week: Healthcare and Social Development Minister
According to her, Kazakhstan does have certain unemployment-related issues. But we are more focused on raising the quality of labor force at the present stage.
09 October 2014
Apple plans iPad event on Oct. 16
Apple sent out invitations to an October 16 event expected to spotlight updates to its line of iPad tablet computers.
09 October 2014
Cannabis valley in Kazakhstan to be destroyed with herbicides
Kazakhstan is considering ways to address the problem of cannabis growing in the Chu Valley.
09 October 2014
National Economy Minister on possibilities of currency devaluation
According to him, Kazakhstan’s Central Bank and the Government are thinking of preventive measures, trying to understand the prospects of the Russia's national currency.
09 October 2014