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Nobel economist Coase dies in US at 102
Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, died on Tuesday in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced.
03 September 2013
Kazakhstan Senate gets new Chief of Staff
A new Chief of Staff of the Kazakhstan Senate has been appointed.
03 September 2013
Pavlodar to spend 800 million tenge on green region
Pavlodar authorities are planning to make one of the densely populated regions of the city green and energy-efficient in the nearest two years.
03 September 2013
China's Xi visits Central Asia ahead of G20
China's President Xi Jinping headed to Central Asia on Tuesday ahead of a G20 summit, state-run media reported, in visits expected to see energy deals and talks on slowing growth.
03 September 2013
ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant on fire again
A fire has happened at ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant in central Kazakhstan.
03 September 2013
Nokia to sell phone unit to Microsoft for 5.44 bn euros
Beleaguered Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia will sell its mobile phone unit to US group Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.17 billion).
03 September 2013
Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN
More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago.
03 September 2013
Dozens injured after tornado hits eastern Japan
Several dozen people were injured when a tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.
03 September 2013
EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed
The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.
03 September 2013
Russia sends spy ship to Syria coast: report
Russia has sent a reconnaissance vessel from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, as Moscow anxiously watches Western plans for military action against the Damascus regime.
03 September 2013
Death toll in Philippine ferry sinking now at 108
Philippine divers have recovered more dead bodies from a ferry that sank after colliding with a cargo ship, raising the death toll from the incident to 108.
03 September 2013
Police identifies Prime Plaza fight instigators
Almaty police has identified the instigators who provoked the clashes at the concert in Prime Plaza in Almaty. They turned out to be three minors and three 18-y.o. young men.
03 September 2013
Kazakhstan and Indonesia arrange direct flights
Kazakhstan and Indonesia will be connected with direct flights.
03 September 2013
Kairat Nurtas blames organizers for Prime Plaza concert rampaging
Kairat Nurtas, his mother and art-director have commented the incident at Prime Plaza mall in Almaty on August 31.
03 September 2013
Indonesian president arrives in Astana
The President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has arrived in Astana for a state visit.
02 September 2013
New Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science appointed
Aslan Sarinzhipov has been appointed new Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science.
02 September 2013
Clashes as Iran exiles claim dozens dead in Iraq raid
Clashes and explosions were reported in a camp housing Iranian exiles, with the group claiming Iraqi troops killed more than 50 of their members, charges officials steadfastly denied.
02 September 2013
260,000 children go to school first time this year
260 thousand first graders had their first day at school on the Day of Knowledge -- September 1 -- and started their studies today in Kazakhstan.
02 September 2013
Politician says Venice museum damaged by French demand
An Italian local politician has alleged the Doge's Palace in Venice was damaged to install an air-conditioning system demanded by a French museum for a rare Manet exhibition.
02 September 2013
Kazakhstan National Bank starts pegging tenge to fx basket
The currency basket is introduced for changing the operational direction in the currency exchange policy: Marchenko.
02 September 2013