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Geneticists offer clues to better rice, tomato crops
Scientists laid bare the genetic codes of African rice and a type of wild tomato, data they said should help breed more resilient crops.
29 July 2014
Japan rolls out more sanctions over Ukraine
Japan announced it would impose additional sanctions against those responsible for the "annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of eastern Ukraine", without offering further details.
29 July 2014
There is more to Golovkin than everyone thinks: Sapiyev, Shaw and Geale comment on Golovkin-Geale fight
Olympic Champion Serik Sapiev, Australian boxer Daniel Geale and Geal's promoter Gary Show commented about Golovkin's victory over Geale.
28 July 2014
Carl Froch: Golovkin too dangerous
WBA and IBF world champion in the super middleweight division Carl Froch wants to avoid fighting Gennady Golovkin.
28 July 2014
Astana's Vincenzo Nibali celebrates his victory at Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali caped for Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team has won the Tour de France.
28 July 2014
Golovkin: Ready to fight Quillin and Cotto to unify titles
Gennady Golovkin has challenged WBO champion Peter Quillin and WBC champion Miguele Cotto.
28 July 2014
Golovkin's KO ratio highest in history of middleweight boxing
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan improved his KO ratio when defeating Australian boxer Daniel Geale.
28 July 2014
Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr
Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the citizens of Kazakhstan on Eid al-Fitr.
28 July 2014
Kazakhstan urges resolving Gaza Strip crisis
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called upon Israel and Palestine to stop the bloodshed.
28 July 2014
Every second Kazakhstani relies on self-treatment: Ministry of Health
Every second Kazakhstani takes medicine without doctor’s prescription.
28 July 2014
Gloves on for WSB 5th season: Astana Arlans opponents announced
The Group Draw for the upcoming 5th Season of the World Series of Boxing took place in Istanbul, Turkey on July 16.
28 July 2014
Almaty can host MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo
Motorcycle racer Jorge Lorenzo has visited Almaty.
28 July 2014
Almaty tending to its rivers
There will be no water in some of the Almaty rivers for a couple of years because of the reconstruction works.
28 July 2014
Marooned in Central Asian desert that was once sea
A top secret Soviet town for testing biological weapons stands abandoned in a Central Asian desert that was once a sea.
28 July 2014
Ukrainian Embassy in Kazakhstan: airplane crash is Russian terrorist attack
The Embassy of Ukraine in Kazakhstan has made a statement about the tragic crash of the Malaysian Arilines MH17 flight that claimed lives of 298 people.
28 July 2014
Kazakh scientists find way to mitigate eco damage of bureaucracy
Nazarbayev University scientists have developed a method of restoring and cleaning office paper.
28 July 2014
Arab states to mark end of Ramadan from Monday
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring states.
28 July 2014
Suspected militants kidnap Cameroon minister's wife, kill 6: police
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of a senior Cameroonian minister and a traditional leader in attacks in the far north of the country that left at least six dead.
28 July 2014
Russia ordered to pay Yukos shareholders $50 billion
The arbitration court in The Hague has ordered Russia to pay shareholders of Yukos $50 billion in compensation over its seizure of the one-time oil giant, main shareholder GML Ltd said in London
28 July 2014
North American box office loves 'Lucy'
Director Luc Besson's action sci-fi thriller "Lucy," about a woman turned superhuman by using 100 percent of her brain, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed.
28 July 2014