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Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015 From London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.

21 December 2015

Turkey says not dependent on Russia for nuclear plant Turkey insists it is not dependent on Russia to build its first nuclear power plant amid uncertainty over the $20 billion project.

09 December 2015

Kazakhstani app wins at Startup Conference Kazakhstani Wipon project won the main prize of 25,000 dollars at the biggest tech conference in Central Asia.

19 November 2015

Facebook 'safety check' at the ready after Paris attacks A Facebook tool that let people check whether friends were safe after deadly attacks in Paris will be used more widely in the future, the social network said.

17 November 2015

Russia readies to exhume Tsar Alexander III in Romanov probe Russian investigators began examining the grave of Tsar Alexander III ahead of his exhumation in a probe looking to finally identify the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family.

04 November 2015

Volkswagen to negotiate settlement in Brazil rights case Volkswagen will negotiate a settlement with Brazilian justice officials for allegedly allowing the torture and detention of employees opposed to Brazil's former military dictatorship.

02 November 2015

Kazakhstan isn’t going to mass-produce cosmonauts: head of KazKosmos National Space Agency However, plans are afoot to keep on training prospective astronauts, including female astronauts.

28 October 2015

VW skids into red in wake of pollution scandal German auto giant Volkswagen said that the global pollution-cheating scam it is currently embroiled in pushed it deeply into the red in the third quarter and would hurt earnings for the whole of 2015.

28 October 2015

Japan and Kazakhstan to explore rare earth metals in Karaganda and Kostanai regions JOGMEC and Kazgeologiya National Geological Exploration Company are expecting to start exploration works in spring 2016, primarily in territories rich in yttrium in Karaganda and Kostanai regions.

28 October 2015

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Launch of Balkhash thermal power plant might be postponed We expected the power plant to be launched in 2018. However, with modernization of the already operating power plants and a decrease in consumption, the actual demand for the Balkhash power plant capabilities will be seen around 2022: Vice Minister of Energy.

23 October 2015

VW says second type of engine not fitted with cheating device German auto giant Volkswagen steered clear of a fresh blow in its emissions-rigging scandal, saying that another type of diesel engine which had raised concerns was not fitted with software designed to dupe testers.

23 October 2015

Kazakhstan to define location and strategic partners for its first nuclear power plant in 2-3 years The actual need for a nuclear power plant will be felt around 2025 given the current power generation and consumption figures: Vice Minister of Energy Bakhytzhan Dzhaksaliyev.

23 October 2015

Iran and China to join construction of Kazakhstan's oil refinery Kazakhstan is to construct its fourth oil refinery in cooperation with Iran and China.

17 October 2015

VW to recall 8.5 mn vehicles in Europe as Italian police raid offices Volkswagen said it will recall a total of 8.5 million diesel vehicles Europe-wide as police raided the carmaker's office in Italy and those of its sports car unit Lamborghini over a global pollution-cheating scandal.

16 October 2015

YouTube Gaming adds mobile play streaming YouTube Gaming ramped up its challenge to Amazon-owned Twitch by adding streamed play of mobile games and a new subscription option.

16 October 2015

Trio wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for DNA repair work Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich of the US and Aziz Sancar, a Turkish-American, won the 2015 Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on how cells repair damaged DNA.

07 October 2015

'Gifts' from Chinese herbal medicine Derived from a herb used to treat fevers some 1,700 years ago, the anti-malaria drug artemisinin is one of many treatments plucked from the treasure chest of ancient Chinese medicine.

06 October 2015

EXPO-2017 Sphere will put Astana on the map: Khuan Chew President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with KCA International and Sembol Construction about EXPO-2017 venues in Astana.

05 October 2015

Brain research gets $100 million boost Research into brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injury got a boost with a $100 million pledge from a US foundation and seven universities.

02 October 2015