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People ready to confess anything for $500,000: Kaspi Bank
Kaspi bank has received more than 1000 calls from people hoping to get the $500,000 bounty.
24 February 2014
Kazakhstan launches personalized electronic register for pregnant women
A personalized electronic register for pregnant women has been introduced in Kazakhstan.
21 February 2014
Britain flooded: 1500 Kazakhstan nationals in UK
1500 Kazakhstan nationals are now in the United Kingdom that experiencing the strongest flood of the past two centuries.
21 February 2014
Astana to increase social allowances by 16%
Social allowances for Astana residents will be increased by 16% starting from April 2014.
21 February 2014
Average age of Astana resident is 30
In essence a young city is a living space created from connections among its residents: Astana Mayor.
20 February 2014
S. Koreans head for bittersweet family reunion in North
A group of 82 elderly, frail South Koreans, two of them in ambulances, left for the North Korean border Thursday to attend the first reunion in more than three years for families divided by the Korean War.
20 February 2014
35 people fined after anti-devaluation protests in Almaty
35 people were arrested during 2 days of protests in Almaty city. All of them got fined, except for one man who will spend 10 days in jail.
17 February 2014
Kazakhstan intends to increase salaries and allowances
Salaries of civil employees working in public institutions and social allowances will be increased in Kazakhstan from April 1, 2014.
16 February 2014
Tenge devaluation must not affect Kazakhstan people negatively: Nazarbayev
The tenge devaluation must not have any negative effect on the people of Kazakhstan, and no manipulation of prices or speculations shall be allowed: Nazarbayev
14 February 2014
Humour trumps good looks in Philippines
Ugly people with a sense of humour appear to trump their good-looking but dull peers in the Philippines' dating game.
13 February 2014
Married for 50 years? Poland says you deserve a medal
Grey-haired and grinning, two dozen couples hold champagne flutes at a Warsaw ceremony in their honour. They survived 50 years of marriage and in Poland, that is reason enough for a presidential medal.
13 February 2014
Online adultery booming as cheating sites surge
One 29-year-old woman says it helped her take revenge on her unfaithful husband.
12 February 2014
Study merges worldwide data on sex assaults on women
Worldwide, one woman in 14 has been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner, according to the first global estimate of the problem.
12 February 2014
A Kazakh wins half a million dollars in one week playing poker
A man from Kazakhstan has won almost $500,000 in two poker tournaments held at the PokerStar website in one week.
10 February 2014
One step closer to dream: Kazakh student wins prestigious Russian math competition
Kazakhstani high schooler Adilsultan Lepes has won a Russian math competition.
04 February 2014
Uzbekistan cuts gas supply to Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan has cut gas supply to South Kazakhstan Oblast, leaving many Kazakhstan residents without gas for cooking and heating.
04 February 2014
Fire destroys only library for blind in Karaganda
Fire has destroyed the only library for the blind and partially sighted in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan.
31 January 2014
S. Korea presses North to take action on family reunions
South Korea Thursday called on North Korea to honour its promise to hold a reunion of families from the two countries who have separated for decades, after days of silence by Pyongyang.
30 January 2014
Money and pride keep families apart at China New Year
As millions join the world's largest annual human migration, some in China will not return home for the Lunar New Year, fearing the rising costs of seasonal gifts and ridicule from their families.
29 January 2014
Thousands stage 'Day of Anger' protest against French president
Several thousand people marched through Paris on Sunday in a "Day of Anger" against embattled President Francois Hollande which ended in clashes between police and protesters.
27 January 2014