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Romanians protest against Chevron fracking plans Thousands took to the streets of Romania on Sunday to protest against plans by US energy giant Chevron to drill for shale gas.
07 April 2014
Erik Pfeifer  vs Ruslan Myrsatayev. Photo courtesy of Astana Arlans vk.com group Germany defeated: Astana Arlans in semifinals The Champions of the 3rd Season the Astana Arlans from Kazakhstan shattered the Team Germany in the home match 5-0.
07 April 2014
©Reuters President-turned-artist Bush tells of 'tense' Putin relations Former US president George W. Bush said relations with Vladimir Putin grew "increasingly tense" during his White House years, as he unveiled his portraits of world leaders, including the Russian head of state.
07 April 2014
©Reuters/Tomas Bravo Saudi MERS death toll rises to 66 Saudi health authorities have reported the deaths of another two men from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst hit country to 66.
07 April 2014
Photo courtesy of genericpharmafinance.com Indian drug maker Sun to buy troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 bln Top Indian drug giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said Monday it had agreed to buy its troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 billion in stock, ending its ill-fated six-year control by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo.
07 April 2014
Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 79 in Nigeria The death toll in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara State rose to 79 from 30, a governor spokesman said.
07 April 2014
Solis elected as Costa Rica's new president: official Political centrist Luis Guillermo Solis was elected president of Costa Rica in a runoff vote Sunday, becoming the first third-party candidate to win in decades.
07 April 2014
panoramio.com Oil Minister on Kazakhstan’s export capabilities amidst possible sanctions against neighboring Russia According to him, Kazakhstan’s Caspian sea port in Aktau now exports about 12 million tons of crude; the route to China also remains important.
07 April 2014
Photo courtesy of munaigaz.kz Project to ensure gas supplies to Astana postponed for cost considerations The construction would require investments of over $1 billion. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning, the draft project was deemed as excessively expensive: Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin.
07 April 2014
Photo courtesy of munaigaz.kz In 2013 Kazakhstan sent biggest volume of crude to Italy In 2013, Italy accounted for 27% of Kazakhstan’s crude exports, followed by China (17%), the Netherlands (13%), France (9%), Austria (7%): Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin.
07 April 2014
©Reuters Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin on Kashagan Over 2000 weld seams have been inspected; we have covered over 6000 meters of pipes with in-line inspections; the data is being processed at laboratories, he said.
07 April 2014
Veteran US actor Mickey Rooney dead at 93: US media Mickey Rooney, whose long Hollywood career began as a child star in the 1930s, has died at the age of 93, US media reported.
07 April 2014
Hungary gets four more years of Viktor Orban Hungary was set Monday for four more years of Prime Minister Viktor Orban after the divisive strongman swept to victory in elections that also saw the far-right increase its share of the vote.
07 April 2014
President Barack Obama and baseball star David Ortiz. Photo courtesy of liveinternet.ru Samsung 'selfie' flap now in hands of lawyers: White House The controversy over a "selfie" photo of President Barack Obama and baseball star David Ortiz now is in the hands of attorneys, a White House official said on Sunday.
07 April 2014
Photo courtesy of sfgate.com Police arrest 100 after California street party turns violent At least 44 people were injured and more than 100 were arrested after a California student street party turned into a huge brawl, police said.
07 April 2014
Marcelo Alvarez. Photo courtesy of www.peoples.ru Marcelo Alvarez to sing in Puccini's Tosca at Astana Opera Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca opera is going to be presented at the Astana Opera with the “fourth-tenor” Marcelo Alvarez.
06 April 2014
©Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji N. Korea slams South's missile test 'farce' North Korea has slammed the South's recent ballistic missile test, calling it a "farce" aimed at showing off Seoul's military strength in the face of threats from Pyongyang.
06 April 2014
Photo ©kaz.korean-culture.org Korean Film Festival in Kazakhstan Attention all the K-Pop and Korean film addicts, the South Korean Film Festival will take place in Almaty, Astana and Aktobe starting on April 11 to May 3rd.
06 April 2014
Photo courtesy of liter.kz Kokpekti flood could have been prevented? Report on the critical condition of the Kokpekti dam was filed 7 years ago.
06 April 2014
©REUTERS Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack Israeli warplanes attacked several sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Sunday, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
06 April 2014

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