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©Marat Abilov 350 buses to be equipped with wheelchair lifts 350 public buses are going to be equipped with wheelchair lifts in Astana.
28 December 2013
©Reuters/Danish Siddiqui More Americans shopped on their phones on Christmas Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day -- increasingly on their smartphones.
28 December 2013
Red Cross recovers dozens of bodies in C. Africa capital The Red Cross said Thursday it had recovered some 40 bodies on the streets of Bangui as the United States expressed alarm at the latest eruption of fighting in the Central African Republic.
27 December 2013
Russia to bury Kalashnikov in new 'pantheon' of heroes Russia was Friday to bury Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle that was the favoured weapon of guerrillas worldwide, at a newly-opened cemetery for national heroes.
27 December 2013
Christmas in mud as rain pelts Philippine disaster zone Survivors of the Philippines' deadliest typhoon spent a gloomy Christmas Day surrounded by mud Wednesday as heavy rain drove many inside their flimsy shelters, dampening efforts to retain some holiday cheer in the deeply devout nation.
26 December 2013
©Marat Abilov Mortgage loans are for rich people: Kazakhstan's central bank governor Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, believes that only rich people should obtain mortgage loans.
25 December 2013
Devastating church bombing haunts Christmas in Pakistan For Christians in Pakistan's troubled, violent northwestern city Peshawar, Christmas this year will be dominated by absent faces.
23 December 2013
Photo courtesy of telegraf.lv Kazakhstan is 46th in Global Talent Competitiveness Index Kazakhstan is in the 46th place in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) of INSEAD Business School.
20 December 2013
©Marat Abilov Urban countermagnets to be built around large Kazakhstan cities Urban countermagnets will be built around Kazakhstan's large cities.
20 December 2013
Mothers' caravan finds 12 kin in search for missing migrants Mothers from across Central America whose children went missing in Mexico while trying to reach the United States found 12 family members after a 16-day search, officials said Wednesday.
20 December 2013
Merry Christmas! Two winning tickets announced in $636 mln US lottery Who needs Santa Claus when you hold one of two winning tickets announced in the $636 million Mega Millions lottery in the United States?
18 December 2013
Amirbai Ryskulov. Photo courtesy of kazpravda.kz Resident of Almaty oblast, 76, sets Guinness World Record in kettlebell lifting 76-y.o. resident of Almaty oblast has set a world record and has been included into the Guinness Book of World Records.
16 December 2013
Photo courtesy of time.kg Bride kidnapping is medieval: Governor of South Kazakhstan oblast Askar Myrzakhmetov, Akim (Governor) of South Kazakhstan oblast, has called bride kidnapping a medieval act.
16 December 2013
Photo courtesy of theglobalherald.com Hefty fine for ignoring 'Do Not Knock' sign A door-to-door salesperson who ignored a "Do Not Knock" sign to try to win over a gas customer has ended up costing their Australian employers Aus$60,000 (US$53,600).
14 December 2013
Mandela's funeral cortege proceeds through Pretoria Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege has begun its solemn journey to the seat of South African government in Pretoria, where it will lie in state for three days.
11 December 2013
Nelson Mandela. ©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan's delegation attends farewell ceremony to Nelson Mandela Kazakhstan's delegation is attending the farewell ceremony dedicated to Nelson Mandela.
11 December 2013
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of News Corp and 21st Century Fox. ©Reuters/Lucas Jackson 'Murdochisevil' appears in News Corp paper puzzle Rupert Murdoch has made enemies in his rise to become the world's most powerful media baron, and that apparently includes someone at his Sunday Telegraph newspaper in Australia.
10 December 2013
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©RIA Novosti Nursultan Nazarbayev condoles death of Nelson Mandela Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of condolences to South African President Jacob Zuma over Nelson Mandela's death.
09 December 2013
Couples tie knot en masse in Rio's first gay marriages A total of 130 couples said "I do" in a mass wedding Sunday at Rio de Janeiro's Superior Court of Justice, marking the city's first gay civil marriages.
09 December 2013
Gay parents the 'new normal' on small screen Married with two kids? How boringly 20th-century. Blended families and same-sex parents are increasingly vying for space with the nuclear family on the small screen in line with shifts in Western society.
08 December 2013

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