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Olympics: London cracks down on unofficial souvenirs The London Olympics pop up on teapots, bunting and a one-eyed mascot -- but strict branding laws are in place to ensure that official products are the only ones in the race.

20 July 2012

Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday -- but not before leaving dozens dead in several states, officials and local media said.

09 July 2012

Power slowly returns as US heatwave drags on Utility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.

03 July 2012

Shymkent is suffering from anomalous heat Extremely high air temperature has been recorded in Shymken city, the administrative center of South Kazakhstan oblast.

20 April 2012

Avalanches highly probable in mountains near Almaty Snow avalanches are highly probable in the mountainous areas around Almaty on February 24-26.

24 February 2012

-33 degrees centigrade frost looming over northern and central Kazakhstan Frosts of minus 33 degree centigrade are expected in north and central Kazakhsta.

21 February 2012

-43 degrees centigrade frost hits Kazakhstan Frosts with freezing temperatures of minus 43 degrees centigrade are expected in Kazakhstan during these three days.

31 January 2012

Parts of motorways closed because of heavy snow in South Kazakhstan Parts of national highways in South Kazakhstan were closed because of bad weather conditions.

15 November 2011

Kazakhstan is a new chair of CIS Intergovernment Hydrometeorology Council 23rd session of the CIS Intergovernment Hydrometeorology Council started in Astana on September 28.

29 September 2011

PHOTO: Weather-resistant hail hit Almaty It took several hours for the 1.5-2cm hail to melt away in spite of the warm summer weather in Almaty.

18 June 2011