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Peter Baruch. Photo ©uralskweek.kz/Raul Uporov No punishment for British corruptor of minors in Uralsk? Peter Baruch accused of corrupting minors while living in Kazakhstan might escape punishment.
06 February 2014
KazKommertsBank and BTA to merge before the end of the year Earlier today KazKommertsBank said that the lender and entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev will buy 46.5% in BTA each from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
06 February 2014
So who's cool? US photo exhibit tackles the question So what is this thing called cool? A major photography exhibition that opens Friday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington dares to tackle the question.
06 February 2014
Photo courtesy of healthguru.sg Yoghurt consumption linked to lower diabetes risk Eating yoghurt and low-fat cheese can cut the risk of developing diabetes by around a quarter compared with consuming none.
06 February 2014
©Reuters/jonathan Ernst In US, 'natural' food may be anything but In the United States, pre-packaged foods loaded with artificial ingredients and chemicals can make it onto grocery store shelves boasting the label "natural."
06 February 2014
Olympics: Sochi events under way The first events got under way at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Thursday, with Britain's Billy Morgan the first competitor in action in snowboarding.
06 February 2014
Mystery giant jellyfish washes up in Australia Scientists were Thursday working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on an Australian beach, describing it as a "whopper" that took their breath away.
06 February 2014
Apple risks hefty fee in Germany patent trial Apple is caught up in a new patent battle in Germany, risking a 1.5-billion-euro fine at a trial over the iPhone's emergency phone-dialling feature.
06 February 2014
Berlin film fest to open with Wes Anderson world premiere The world premiere of Wes Anderson's keenly awaited caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" will open the 64th Berlin film festival Thursday as it joins the race for the Golden Bear top prize.
06 February 2014
©aziaavto.kz Kazakhstan to assemble 60,000 cars this year, 50% up against 2013 Export revenues of the Kazakhstan’s car-making plants in 2014 is estimated at $220 million.
06 February 2014
©RIA Novosti No more than 10 Proton launches from Baikonur this year: KazKosmos Vice Chairman Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
06 February 2014
Olympics: US warns of toothpaste bombs on Russia flights The US government warned American and foreign airlines Wednesday -- just ahead of the Sochi Olympics -- that terrorists could try to hide explosives in toothpaste tubes on Russia-bound flights.
06 February 2014
©Dmitriy Khegai 900 firefighters quench Barakholka in Almaty he flames initially engulfed 400 square meters of the flea market section called Jupiter packed with a variety of consumer goods and tried to spill into the neighboring Alatau-1 section, but were thrown back by the firefighters.
06 February 2014
©Reuters/Yiannis Panagopoulos Woman lay dead in Sydney house for nearly eight years An elderly lady lay dead in her inner city home for nearly eight years before her skeletal remains were found, an inquest heard Thursday, in a case dubbed "the woman Sydney forgot" by local media.
06 February 2014
Singer Clay Aiken. ©Reuters/Jim Ruymen 'American Idol' star Clay Aiken launches Congress bid "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken declared Wednesday he is running for Congress, putting his singing career on hold as he aims to unseat a Republican from her North Carolina district.
06 February 2014
Photo courtesy of magenta-studio.ru KazSat-3 to be launched by April 30, 2014 KazSat-2 satellite has been using 63% of its capacities. Satellite-assisted services rendered to 11 mobile carriers in Kazakhstan are totally worth $12.9 million.
06 February 2014
kapital.kz Eurasian Economic Union to enable member states to have their combined GDP grown by 25% by 2030 We support the suggestion made by Russia’s President to launch a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and the EU: President Nazarbayev.
06 February 2014
©Reuters/Ricardo Ordonez Fire erupts at US nuclear waste plant Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to contain a blaze at a US nuclear waste plant in New Mexico, while underground staff were evacuated and some taken to hospital.
06 February 2014
New York kicks off 2014 fashion week season New York Fashion Week explodes onto a snowy Manhattan Thursday, kicking off the fall/winter 2014 season with a new look and 300 catwalk presentations before the industry shows head to Europe.
06 February 2014
©Reuters/Yuya Shino Sony to sell PC business to investment fund Sony is in talks to sell its personal computer business to a Japanese investment fund as part of the electronics giant's wider restructuring, reports said Wednesday.
06 February 2014

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