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Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a 56-year-old university lecturer chosen by lawmakers Monday as Somalia's new president, is something of an unknown quantity.
11 September 2012
Americans more likely to see selves as lower class
More Americans -- including growing numbers of young people and whites -- see themselves as members of the lower classes, according to a study released Monday.
11 September 2012
Arab Spring hits silver screen at Venice festival
Arab cinema is witnessing a new wave of creativity in the wake of the Arab Spring revolts, said directors at the Venice film festival where some of the emerging talent from the region was on show.
08 September 2012
Togolese women declare sex strike to get protest backing
Women from the Let's Save Togo coalition called Sunday on all females in the country to refrain from sex for a week to force Togolese men into backing the group during their demonstrations.
27 August 2012
Half of Kazakhstan citizens consider themselves workaholics
According to the poll by HeadHunter, 47% of еру polled Kazakhstan employees sees themselves as work addicts.
30 July 2012
Putin tightens screws in Russia in under 100 days
Less than three months after starting his historic third term as Kremlin chief, President Vladimir Putin has imposed a new clampdown on civil society that is sending Russia to an uncertain future.
27 July 2012
Modern Kazakhstan citizen is a careerist and lazybones
Psychologists, economists and financial experts have attempted to create a collective image of a modern Kazakhstan citizen.
23 July 2012
Almost one-third of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to cinema
Almost thirty percent of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to the movies, according to Kazakhstan by Institute of Political Solutions.
12 July 2012
Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily
Kazakhstan citizens spend 2 hours and 46 minutes a day working and 4 hours and 18 minutes leisuring.
02 July 2012
Kazakhstan youth does not trust educational deposits
Kazakhstan youth organizations do not trust educational deposits system and keep collecting signatures against the innovation.
04 June 2011
Kazakhstan young people against educational deposits
Kazakhstan youth organizations disagree with the Education Ministry's decision to introduce educational deposits.
02 May 2011
90 percent in Kazakhstan trust Nazarbayev
Sociologists published results of the survey held in the mid April in 16 major cities of Kazakhstan. 88.8% trust President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 65.5% trust Prime-Minister Karim Massimov, 61.1% trust the Government.
22 April 2011