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Warner Brothers plans to slash up to 1,000 jobs
Warner Brothers, the fabled Hollywood studios, plans to eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs, which would be more than 10 percent of its work force.
18 September 2014
Pregnant Kate cancels Malta trip due to morning sickness
Prince William will take the place of his wife Kate for a visit to Malta this weekend because she is suffering from acute morning sickness.
18 September 2014
Russia's biggest social network gets new CEO
Russia's biggest social network VKontakte appointed a new chief executive after the removal of its maverick founder Pavel Durov earlier this year.
18 September 2014
Cafe explosion in Kazakhstan leaves 18 injured
An explosion in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, has left 18 injured. Causes of the explosion are being investigated.
18 September 2014
Dalai Lama hails China's Xi as 'more open-minded'
The Dalai Lama hailed Xi Jinping as "more open-minded" as the Chinese president held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
18 September 2014
'Lather Against Ebola', an 'Ice Bucket' challenge against the virus
Ivorians are raising awareness about the deadly disease outbreak in west Africa with a new "Lather Against Ebola" campaign.
18 September 2014
'Friends' fans flock to New York pop-up cafe
Obsessed "Friends" fans mobbed a pop-up replica of the coffeehouse from the hit comedy series, some even camping out overnight.
18 September 2014
Obama and US lawmakers turn up heat on IS
Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the IS, the president declaring there was no hiding place for the jihadists.
18 September 2014
Mexico probes Miley Cyrus show over flag-whipping
US pop star Miley Cyrus has caused a stir in Mexico after getting whipped on a giant fake buttocks with the country's flag during a concert.
18 September 2014
As babies, 'Nemo' clownfish embark on epic journeys
In the movie "Finding Nemo," a father clownfish swims across the ocean to find the son he lost, but in reality, it's the babies that make long journeys to survive
18 September 2014
Moscow hails Ukraine self-rule olive branch for east
Russia hailed Ukraine's offer of self-rule for separatist rebels in the east under a peace plan.
18 September 2014
World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit: envoy
A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming.
18 September 2014
Catalan firefighters drive to Scotland to back independence
A group of Catalan firefighters arrived in Glasgow to lend their support to a "Yes" vote in Scotland's independence referendum.
18 September 2014
Charity declares New York vegan capital of 2014
PETA declared New York vegan capital of the world as Scottish actor Alan Cumming unveiled a replica of the Manhattan skyline carved out of vegetables.
18 September 2014
Chimps are natural-born killers, say scientists
Chimpanzees can be lethally violent to each other but this stems from an inherent streak and not, as some have suggested, from human interference.
18 September 2014
Cradle hell of a year-old in Kazakhstan
What happened to this little boy has shocked Kazakhstan. Motives behind people's actions can be puzzling and at times disturbing.
18 September 2014
Golovkin can win the Best Boxer
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) from Kazakhstan has been named as a candidate for the Best Boxer title.
17 September 2014
Third of surveyed Kazakhstanis do not believe in combating corruption
A third of the surveyed Kazakhstanis do no believe in the effectiveness of combating corruption in Kazakhstan.
17 September 2014
More exciting bands perform at 2nd TengriFM rock concert in Almaty
The second concert of the Na Vershine Tengri rock festival was held on September 13. Kazakhstani rock bands Cardinal, Alatau Jam and 8 Volt performed at concert organized by Tengri FM.
17 September 2014
Central bank cleans the house in Kazakhstan’s banking sector
Kazakhstan National Bank has introduced a new ban prohibiting Kazakh banks from keeping over 30% of their funds abroad, but offered them tenge rate stability and cheap funding at the same time.
17 September 2014