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Apple buys analytics firm for $200 mn: report
Apple has acquired social media analytics firm Topsy for more than $200 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
03 December 2013 15:43
Nazarbayev postpones his visit to South Africa
Kazakhstan President Nursulan Nazarbayev has postponed his official visit to the Republic of South Africa.
03 December 2013 15:27
Kazakhstan starts using balloon sinuplasty to treat respiratory system ilnesses
Respiratory system illnesses will be treated with the use of balloon sinuplasty technique in Kazakhstan.
03 December 2013 15:07
Biden calls for tough choice to strike Pacific trade deal
Thousands of ageing farmers took to the streets of Tokyo Tuesday, underscoring opposition in Japan to an ambitious free trade deal, as US Vice President Joe Biden called on countries to make "tough choices".
03 December 2013 15:01
Kanat Islam pounces his way to 15th win
Kanat Islam from Kazakhstan has proved that he does not have a “glass chin” by winning against Emilio “El Tornado” Julio Julio.
03 December 2013 14:31
Mexico finds 64 bodies in mass graves
A total of 64 bodies have been found in mass graves in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, authorities said Monday as they wrapped up a probe of alleged victims of a drug cartel.
03 December 2013 14:25
Kumis Bazarbayeva wins talent competition at Miss Earth 2013
The traditional preliminary competitions of swimsuits, national dresses, evening gowns and talents were held at the Miss Earth 2013.
03 December 2013 14:01
Bolashak fuels development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of Bolashak Presidential Scholarship and the effect it had on the development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan.
03 December 2013 13:44
Oxfam launches '12 Days of Giving' for Syria refugees
International aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday launched a "12 Days of Giving" appeal to help destitute Syrian refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon survive the region's harsh winter months.
03 December 2013 13:33
Fashion honours iconic Moss as Playboy cover revealed
Iconic supermodel Kate Moss was on Monday honoured by the British fashion industry for her 25-year career, shortly after her Playboy cover celebrating the magazine's 60th anniversary was revealed.
03 December 2013 13:01
Football: Spanish clubs fined for TV rights breach
Spanish financial regulators on Monday fined four football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as a big television producer millions of euros for allegedly breaking the rules on the sale of television rights.
03 December 2013 12:34
Bob Dylan charged in France over Croat comments: source
Bob Dylan has been charged with insulting behaviour and incitement to hatred in France after a Croat group filed a complaint about an interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine.
03 December 2013 12:05
Maduro says gov't in Venezuela will set car prices
President Nicolas Maduro said Monday his leftist government will set car prices in a bid to lower their cost.
03 December 2013 11:25
China pipeline blast toll rises to 62
The final death toll from an oil pipeline explosion in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao is 62.
03 December 2013 10:49
Mice research brings male contraceptive pill closer
A contraceptive pill for men has moved one step closer after Australian researchers successfully made male mice infertile.
03 December 2013 10:22
Japan police find 80 reptiles in one-room apartment
Venomous lizards and snakes up to three metres (nine feet) long were among 80 reptiles police found crammed into a one-room apartment in Japan.
03 December 2013 10:03
Aktau Caspian seaport to be managed by foreign operator
Aktau Caspian Sea port is the only water gates to international routes for Kazakhstan’s dry cargoes, crude and petroleum products.
03 December 2013 08:20
China’s Shenhua planning to invest $8 billion into coal production in Kazakhstan
Coal production in Kazakhstan in 2012 totaled 120.511 million tons (3.5% up).
03 December 2013 07:59
Almaty native among richest men of Switzerland
Vasili Anisimov, 62, an Almaty-born Russian billionaire, made it into the 300 Plus Richies list according to Swiss economy magazine Bilan.
03 December 2013 01:09
Evening of Choral Music in Astana Opera
On December 4, Astana Opera theater will have an evening of choral music.
02 December 2013 19:18