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Employment of university graduates remains low in Almaty
Almaty Akim Yessimov emphasized the problem of less than 50 percent of university graduates getting employed upon graduation.
21 February 2013
Vote for beautiful Kazakh girls
Only 18 girls out of 500 candidates have been selected for the final show. They will compete for the Kazakh Beauty title.
21 February 2013
Oscar hopeful Haneke directs Mozart in Madrid
Although he is nursing hopes of an Oscar, Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke says he feels doomed to failure with his latest project -- a staging of a Mozart opera in Spain.
21 February 2013
Snowdrops blooming in South Kazakhstan
Snowdrops have covered the hills and fields in south Kazakhstan in February.
21 February 2013
Kamila Kurbani to launch new children’s fashion line
Prices for the children’s clothes of the Kazakhstan’s fashion designer Kamila Kurbani will be reasonable.
21 February 2013
Text messages help cholera fight in Mozambique
As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in more than a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid and, they hope, cut the cost of logistics in disaster zones.
21 February 2013
Hockey: Barys breaks contract with Jon Mirasty
The tough guy has changed more than 10 hockey clubs over his professional career and participated in countless ice fights.
21 February 2013
BP vows to 'vigorously defend' itself at US oil spill trial
British energy giant BP vowed Tuesday to "vigorously defend" itself in court next week against US government claims for "excessive" fines in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
21 February 2013
Obama courts key Republicans on immigration reform
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called key Senate Republicans, with whom he is at odds on other many top issues, to discuss the prospects for bipartisan immigration reform.
21 February 2013
Retinal implants clear new hurdle
German-designed implants aimed at restoring vision to patients blinded by retinal disease have succeeded in the second phase of trials.
20 February 2013
Biden's home defense advice: buy a shotgun!
Vice President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday that a few blasts of a shotgun should be ample for self defense, as he pushed White House gun reform plans.
20 February 2013
Hackers hit Apple in wake of Facebook attack
Apple on Tuesday said it suffered a cyber attack similar to the one recently carried out against Facebook, but that it repelled the invaders before its data was plundered.
20 February 2013
World premiere of Astana Opera scheduled for end of October 2013
The world premiere of Kazakhstan's Astana Opera is scheduled for October 20-12. It will be attended by celebrities from leading theaters of the world: Art Director.
20 February 2013
World's biggest food firms embroiled in Europe horsemeat scandal
The world's biggest food company, Swiss-based Nestle, and the world's top beef producer, JBS of Brazil, were Tuesday the latest in a long list of firms to be caught up in Europe's spiralling horsemeat scandal.
20 February 2013
U.S. State Secretary thanks Kazakhstan for agreeing to host Iranian nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had a telephone conversation with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.
20 February 2013
Kazakhstan Food Academy denies harmfulness of sodium benzoate in Kazakhstan milk
Sodium benzoate is allowed in milk as a substance not effecting human health at low concentration: Kazakhstan Food Academy.
20 February 2013
Japan to help Kazakhstan build nuclear power station
Japan Atomic Power Co. signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to assist in development of nuclear energy in the country.
20 February 2013
Over 150 employees of Keppel Kazakhstan on strike in Aktau
Over 150 employees of Keppel Kazakhstan went on strike in Aktau requesting a salaries raise.
20 February 2013
Kazakhstan Air Force pilots start training on Spanish C-295
Kazakhstan Air Force fleet has been updated with new Spanish C-295 turboprop transport aircrafts.
20 February 2013
List of the most successful Miss Kazakhstan beauties made in Kazakhstan
Margarita Kravtsova from Almaty was closer to wining a Miss World title than any other Miss Kazakhstan winner.
20 February 2013