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'Gravity' director Cuaron says Oscar talk premature Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron said Wednesday he was surprised by the success of his space thriller "Gravity" and insisted that it was too soon to think about the Oscars.
18 October 2013
©Reuters/Ralph Orlowski GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014 General Motors said Wednesday it will launch a car next year with the ability to operate on both gasoline and compressed natural gas, taking advantage of abundant US gas supplies.
18 October 2013
Mariya Mudryak. ©dailynews.kz Kazakhstan's opera singer in world Top Ten sopranos Kazakhstan's Mariya Mudryak entered the world Top Ten sopranos at the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
18 October 2013
Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia Brazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow.
18 October 2013
Opera House at 40 is Australia's top icon Sydney's celebrated Opera House was Thursday declared Australia's best-known icon ahead of its 40th birthday this weekend, in a report that said it was worth Aus$775 million to the economy every year.
18 October 2013
©Reuters/Paulo Whitaker New Global Slavery Index estimates 30 million affected An estimated 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery.
18 October 2013
Kyrgyzstan to pay off its debts for gas supplies before the end of 2013 In line with the schedule, the first $1.5 million is to be paid off in October, with another $5 million in November and the other $5.7 million in December.
17 October 2013
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©Marat Abilov A Block is not an elite club, it is service to people: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan reminded the officials that A Block was not an elite club and that they were supposed to serve the people.
17 October 2013
©Marat Abilov The first fry is bound to be a flop: Nazarbayev about A Block selection Nursultan Nazarbayev did not seem particularly happy with the results of the test, since they were not focused on selecting the most competent candidates, but rather on selecting the most knowledgeable.
17 October 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan. ©Marat Abilov Forming A Block of career officials is beginning of Kazakhstan’s path into top 30 most developed countries: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy and joining the top 30 most developed countries of the world should be our ultimate goal wherever we go: Nazarbayev
17 October 2013
Pier Luigi Pizzi. ©Astana Opera Costumes and decorations for Attila opera brought to Astana from Italy The world premiere of Astana Opera theater will take four nights. The main premiere night is October 21 when Attila opera by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed.
17 October 2013
Photo courtesy of kp.ru Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda One of the disabled walked to the second floor of the building and cast a bottle of Molotov cocktail in the corridor soaking the carpet of the floor with the kerosene from the bottle. After that he put a match to it and started a fire.
17 October 2013
Three bomb blasts in eastern Myanmar, one dead: police Three bombs exploded in eastern Myanmar leaving one person dead, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of explosions that the United States denounced as "acts of terror".
17 October 2013
©REUTERS/Yuya Shino Apple polishes fashion credentials with new hires Fashion and technology may not be so different after all, if one looks at the hiring strategy from iPhone maker Apple.
17 October 2013
Respite for families in Spain mass eviction protest Doris Perez broke into tears when she heard she could stay two weeks more in the Spanish apartment she has occupied, amid a mass protest to save her and scores of others from eviction.
17 October 2013
©Reuters/Peter Barnes Top Labor figure lashes out at 'bastard' Australia ex-PM Australia's former attorney-general has launched a scathing attack on Labor colleague and ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd, calling him a rude and disorganised "bastard" who should quit parliament.
17 October 2013
Search for bodies after deadly Laos plane crash Rescuers searched for bodies Thursday after a Lao Airlines plane carrying dozens of people, about half of them foreigners, crashed in the Mekong River with everybody on board believed dead.
17 October 2013
Photo courtesy of beforeitsnews.com New York restaurant serves up silent treatment At the table, silence is golden, especially in noisy New York. That's the gamble a young restaurant owner is taking with patrons, who are prohibited from talking during four-course meals.
17 October 2013
©Reuters/Thomas Hodel Facebook relaxes rules for teen sharing Facebook began letting teenagers publicly share posts Wednesday as the social network moved to bolster appeal to youth and advertisers.
17 October 2013
High-velocity trains to be launched along another 5 new routes in 2014 The trains are expected to meet the growing demand for passenger carriage and twice reduce the travel time.
17 October 2013

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