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Astana plant to produce first KZ8A electric locomotives in March 2014
Astana-based plant will produce its first electric locomotives KZ8A in March 2014.
12 September 2013
International Paper to close plant, cutting 1,100 jobs
International Paper said Wednesday it would close an Alabama plant amid falling paper demand as US consumers switch to online alternatives.
12 September 2013
New iPhones fail to impress markets, analysts
Apple's launch of two new iPhones raised fresh doubts Wednesday about its strategy to expand its smartphone market share, prompting a slide in the company's shares and harsh analyst comments.
12 September 2013
New meningitis vaccine slashes cases by 94 percent
A new vaccine being rolled out in the "meningitis belt" that stretches across north-central Africa has reduced cases of the potentially fatal disease by 94 percent.
12 September 2013
Putin: Unilateral Syria strike would up-end world order
Russia issued a stark warning Thursday that unilateral US military action could destroy world order, as the rival great powers discussed a plan to remove Syria's chemical weapons.
12 September 2013
Kazakhstan authorities comment Reuters discovery of re-homing networks involving children from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan authorities promise to deal with the cases of Kazakhstan orphans being traded abroad.
12 September 2013
Transneft ready to ship Kashagan crude
However, we need to know the anticipated volume and make sure the supplies are stable: Transneft’s spokesman.
12 September 2013
Reuters uncoveres American network trading adopted children
Around 30% of the adopted children traded through the network are Americans while the rest of them are from foreign countries including Kazakhstan.
12 September 2013
Three astronauts back on Earth from ISS: mission control
Three astronauts returned to Earth Wednesday on board a Russian Soyuz capsule after a half-year mission on the International Space Station (ISS), landing in Kazakhstan.
12 September 2013
US bailout 5 years ago avoided catastrophe: Treasury
The US Treasury said Wednesday the government's massive response to the economic crisis five years ago paid off, avoiding a catastrophic breakdown of the financial system.
12 September 2013
Kazakhstan to start investing its National Oil Fund assets into its own economy starting from 2014
The annual transfer [to complement the country’s budget] from the National Oil Fund will make up about $9 billion.
12 September 2013
China to finance Kazakhstan’s share of investments into Kashagan
Further increase of the Chinese investors’ stake in the project is not considered: Oil and Gas Minister Bolat Akchulakov.
12 September 2013
New study points finger at climate in mammoth's demise
A wide-ranging probe into woolly mammoths has added to evidence that the towering tusker was wiped out by climate change.
12 September 2013
Oil prices mixed as Obama seeks to delay Syria vote
Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Wednesday, following big falls in New York and after US President Barack Obama asked Congress to delay a vote on US military action in Syria, analysts.
12 September 2013
Two Koreas agree to open Kaesong zone next week
North and South Korea agreed Wednesday to reopen their Kaesong joint industrial park next week, five months after it was shut during soaring military tensions.
12 September 2013
Venezuela quits regional human rights court
Venezuela withdrew from a regional human rights court on Tuesday, fulfilling the wishes of late president Hugo Chavez to the dismay of activists who fear the state may commit abuses.
12 September 2013
Tropical Storm Gabrielle batters Bermuda: forecasters
Tropical Storm Gabrielle was battering Bermuda with heavy rains and powerful winds Tuesday, as US forecasters warned it was strengthening and moving closer to the popular vacation spot.
12 September 2013
US Ambassador Fairfax completes tenure in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan State Secretary Marat Tazhin has met with U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan Kenneth J. Fairfax.
11 September 2013
Cycling: Wasp bites Astana leader during Vuelta race
A wasp has bit the leader of Kazakhstan's cycling team Astana Vincenzo Nibali in Spain.
11 September 2013
Kazakhstan suggests putting Semipalatinsk Test Site on UNESCO heritage list
The National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan admits that tourists are very interested in visiting the former Semipalatinsk Test Site.
11 September 2013
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