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Human bones discovered under a road in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Human bones and skulls have been discovered on a bypass dirt road in the Talgar district of the Almaty region, according to
04 September 2024
ADB predicts Kazakhstan's GPD to slow down to 1.5 percent in 2015
ADB lowered its forecast for Kazakhstan's economic growth expecting a decrease in private consumption in response to higher import prices and diminished private investment.
30 September 2015
Economic slowdown expected in Central Asia in 2015: IMF
The newly published IMF report on economic prospects of the Caucasus and Central Asia is not very optimistic.
29 May 2015
UNESCO seeks answers from Egypt on pyramid 'damage'
UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the monument has been damaged.
25 September 2014
Female Kurdish reporter killed in Iraq conflict
A reporter working with Kurdish news agency Firat was killed Friday when jihadist fighters attacked a camp in Iraq.
09 August 2014
UK journalist for Russian TV says Ukraine deported him
A British reporter for Russia's RT television in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine said on Saturday that Kiev had deported and banned him from the country for three years.
26 July 2014
More than 2.2 billion people 'poor or near-poor': UN report
More than 2.2 billion people are "poor or near-poor", with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate the problem, a United Nations report said.
24 July 2014
Nazarbayev meets KazAtomProm's Shkolnik
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a meeting with Vladimir Shkolnik, Chairman of KazAtomProm, Kazakhstan nuclear company.
06 December 2013
Australia Church child sex inquiry urges sweeping changes
An Australian state inquiry into the handling of child sex cases by the Catholic Church on Wednesday said religious leaders trivialised the problem and recommended concealment of abuse should be a crime.
13 November 2013
Kazakhstan Internet among leaders of minors sexual abuse propaganda
Kazakhstan is among the Top 10 countries that host the largest number of servers distributing content promoting sexual abuse of minors.
12 November 2013
US gives no spying guarantee to UN: spokesman
The US government has guaranteed the UN that it is not intercepting its secret communications, a spokesman said Wednesday while not being drawn on reports of past spying.
31 October 2013
New climate report an 'alarm clock moment': UN
An imminent scientific summary on climate change will serve as an "alarm clock moment" for the world.
28 September 2013
Syria arsenal largely 'unweaponized': report
Syria's stockpile of chemical agents is largely "unweaponized" and could be eradicated more quickly than initially thought, the Washington Post reported Thursday citing a confidential US and Russian assessment.
27 September 2013
Human activity driving climate change: leaked report
Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end of the century.
21 August 2013
N. Korea has no nuclear warhead to fit missile: official
North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile.
15 May 2013
OECD backs Japan deflation fight, says must cut debt
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday backed Japan's bid to end years of deflation, but called on Tokyo to step up efforts to shrink its huge debt pile.
24 April 2013
International lending shows smallest growth in 13 years: BIS
Cross-border lending saw its smallest growth in 13 years in the third quarter of 2012, according to a report published Sunday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
19 March 2013
IMF's Argentina censure motion set for late January
The International Monetary Fund said Monday its executive board is unlikly to consider until late January any possible action against Argentina for failing to supply accurate economic data.
18 December 2012
Amnesty slams S. Korea for 'abuse' of security law
Amnesty International on Thursday accused South Korea of systematically abusing a 65-year-old security law in order to stifle debate and silence political opposition in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
29 November 2012
IAEA says key Iran nuclear site fully equipped
Iran is ready to significantly boost output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer in theory to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.
19 November 2012