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Australia pledges more cash for reef starfish battle
Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far.
18 July 2013
Syrians use Ramadan humour to ease the pain of war
As Syria's Muslims observe the fasting month of Ramadan at a time of war for a third year running, many people are turning to black humour to help them cope.
18 July 2013
Steam seen in Fukushima reactor building: TEPCO
Steam has been spotted in a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, its operator said Thursday, but stressed there is no sign yet of increased radiation.
18 July 2013
Animal studies often biased: US scientists
Medical research that uses animals to test therapies for human brain disorders is often biased, claiming positive results and then failing in human trials.
18 July 2013
Commercial production at Kashagan to start in October: oil and gas minister
According to the minister, the prep works for the actual launch of crude production is 98% complete.
18 July 2013
Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Universiade
On July 16 Kazakhstan national team won the third gold at the Univarsiade in Kazan.
18 July 2013
Kazakhstan postpones charter flights ban to October 1
The ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan has been postponed until October 1, 2013.
18 July 2013
Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs' lost continent
Palaeontologists in Utah on Wednesday said they had found the fossil of a strange horned dinosaur which roamed an island continent known as Laramidia.
18 July 2013
Airplane crashes in Aktobe airport
Passengers of the July 17 evening flight from Almaty witnessed L-39 training plane crash in Aktobe airport.
18 July 2013
Kazakhstan singer awarded special prize at Slavianski Bazaar 2013
Kazakhstan's young singer Berdibek Kulgarayev has received a special prize at the 22nd International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar 2013 in Vitebsk, Belarus.
18 July 2013
Brazil protesters hope for Pope's backing during visit
Young Brazilians who marched in June to demand more funding for health and education are hoping Pope Francis will back their cause when he visits Rio next week.
18 July 2013
Israel PM rejects EU 'external dictates' on borders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc's 28 member states from funding projects in Jewish settlements.
18 July 2013
Kazakhstan Transport Ministry revokes certificates of 3 local airlines
Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport and Communications has revoked aviation certificates of 3 airlines.
17 July 2013
Scientists power mobile phone using urine
British scientists on Tuesday reported they had harnessed the power of urine and were able to charge a mobile phone with enough electricity to send texts and surf the internet.
17 July 2013
Baikonur accident may affect genes
Consequences of the crash of Proton-M rocket carrier with 3 Glonass satellites at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan might manifest themselves as genetic disorders years later.
17 July 2013
Vatican envoy apologises to Malaysia over 'Allah' row
The Vatican's first-ever envoy to Malaysia has apologised for supporting the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims after he was summoned by the foreign minister.
17 July 2013
Hopes fade for revival of joint Korean industrial zone
North and South Korea will hold fresh talks on reopening their joint industrial zone with low hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.
17 July 2013
Russian Children's Rights Envoy calls Kazakhstan to ban foreign adoption
Russian Children's Rights Envoy Pavel Astakhov believes that countries should ban foreign adoption altogether.
17 July 2013
Russia passes information on Kazakhstan-born children at Ranch for Kids
Russian Children's Rights Envoy has passed information on Kazakhstan-born children at U.S. Ranch for Kids to Kazakhstan Justice Minister.
17 July 2013
20 children dead from school meal in India: official
Twenty children have died after eating a free lunch at a primary school in eastern India, with initial tests showing the food may have contained poisonous chemicals.
17 July 2013
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