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141 journalists killed in 2012: media watchdog Last year was one of the deadliest on record for journalists, with 141 killed in 29 different countries and Syria the most dangerous place on earth for reporters.
05 January 2013
Photo courtesy of bioquell.com Study reveals new info on how bacteria survive drugs Researchers have disproved a long-held theory about how some bacteria survive antibiotics and opened the door to new treatments to fight drug-resistant bugs.
05 January 2013
Leila Khrapunova with husband Viktor. Photo courtesy of Facebook Leila Khrapunova ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors Former Almaty Mayor's wife said she was ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors who initiated an investigation against the Khrapunovs family in suspicion of money laundering.
28 December 2012
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed. Tengrinews.kz stock photo Kazakhstan Secretary of State awarded Swiss ambassador with honorary certificate Kazakhstan Secretary of State met with Ambassador of Switzerland to Kazakhstan upon completion of his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
22 November 2012
Photo courtesy of khabar.kz Kazakh-Swiss Business Council launched in Zurich The agreement was signed by KazAtomProm’s (National Nuclear Company) Chairman Vladimir Shkolnik and Peter Spuhler, CEO and owner of Stadler Rail Group.
25 October 2012
Kristina Gjerde. Photo courtesy of iisd.ca Conference seeks to curb exploitation of high seas Long spared because of their remoteness, the high seas have become an important hunting ground for fish trawlers and oil prospectors, putting at risk many marine species that call these waters home.
17 October 2012
Xstrata, Glencore announce new deal for massive tie-up Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore said on Monday they had agreed on new terms for their tie-up to create a massive company worth about 70 billion euros ($90 billion).
02 October 2012
Swiss parliamentarians reject burqa ban Swiss parliamentarians narrowly voted Friday against a ban on wearing the Muslim burqa and other face coverings in public places, including public transport.
30 September 2012
'Earlier version' of da Vinci's Mona Lisa to be unveiled A Swiss foundation was set to unveil Thursday what it says is an earlier version of the "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinc, although some experts said the claim was unlikely.
28 September 2012
Swiss voters say no to tightening of smoking ban Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners.
24 September 2012
Kazkahstan's women national team. Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Football Federation. Football: Kazakhstan women team won over Switzerland Kazakhstan football team won over Switzerland in a Women's EURO 2013 qualifying match.
20 September 2012
Photo courtesy of asilee.com One million people commit suicide each year: WHO One million people die by their own hand each year, accounting for more deaths than wars and murders put together, the World Health Organisation said Friday, calling for urgent action to address the problem.
08 September 2012
Olympic champion Olga Rypakova. Tengrinews.kz archive photo Athletics: Kazakhstan tripple jumper Olga Rypakova keeps winning Olympic champion Olga Rypakova won the 11th stage of Diamond League competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.
04 September 2012
Swiss lab to analyse Arafat remains for poisoning: hospital A Swiss radiology lab said on Friday it has received the go-ahead from the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to test his remains for poisoning by polonium, a highly radioactive element.
26 August 2012
Photo courtesy of unity-software.com Swiss algorithm tracks crime, rumours, epidemics to source Scientists in Switzerland said on Friday they had devised software that can swiftly trace terror suspects, computer viruses, rumour-mongering and even infectious diseases back to their source.
10 August 2012
Sun-powered plane returns home after historic flight The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed back home in Switzerland late Tuesday after completing the final leg of its historic transcontinental flight.
26 July 2012
Crunch time looms in quest for 'God particle' A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson.
04 July 2012
Syrians bemoan failure of world talks on crisis The opposition and state media on Sunday both branded an international plan for a transition in strife-torn Syria a failure, as the death toll for a weekend of violence topped 160.
03 July 2012
The screenshot from official <a href="http://www.cinemajove.com/english/" target="_blank">website</a>of the Festival Kazakhstan movie Sunny Days showed in Valencia Film Festival Sunny Days movie directed by Nariman Turebayev from Kazakhstan took part in 27th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove.
26 June 2012
Timur Kulibayev and Wu Ching-kuo. Photo by  Danial Okassov© AIBA president thanked Kulibayev for contiributing into world boxing development AIBA president thanked Timur Kulibayev and the government of Kazakhstan for their input into the world boxing development.
20 April 2012
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