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Start-up dreams of feeding world with cheap lab-cultured meat

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Yuki Hanyu won't put a time frame on it, but believes the day will come when the world's burgeoning population will be able to eat its fill of meat -- and all without a single animal being slaughtered, Kyodo reports.

15.07.2019 22:15

Healthy lifestyle can offset genetic risk of dementia: study

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - Those who are more likely to have dementia due to their genes could have a way out. A new study showed that living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia, Xinhua reports.

15.07.2019 21:26

Parts of New York plunge into darkness after major power outage

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM A major power outage on Saturday evening threw parts of New York in darkness, leaving people trapped on trains and in elevators before the electricity was fully restored by midnight, EFE reports.

15.07.2019 07:57

Scent of vanilla helps to ease pain: Japanese researchers

OKAYAMA. KAZINFORM - The aroma of vanilla extract can help to ease muscle pain and tension and may eventually factor into a treatment for stress headaches, a team of Japanese researchers has concluded, Kyodo reports.

14.07.2019 16:33

Schedule for U.S.-N. Korea talks to be announced next week: security adviser

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - The United States and North Korea are anticipated to announce the schedule of their working-level talks next week, the special security adviser to President Moon Jae-in said Saturday, Yonhap reports.

14.07.2019 15:27

Halep beats Williams, wins her first Wimbledon title

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Simona Halep on Saturday won her first Wimbledon singles title as she beat Serena Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-2 in just 56 minutes, EFE reports.

14.07.2019 13:15

AIIB expands membership to 100 in 3 years

LUXEMBOURG. KAZINFORM - The three-year-old Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) further expanded its membership to 100 with the approval of the African newcomers of Benin, Djibouti and Rwanda, Xinhua reports.

14.07.2019 12:53

Chinese scientists develop tumor-specific anti-cancer therapy

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM- Chinese scientists developed a combined tumor-killing therapy that can be activated specifically at tumor sites in mouse models of cancer, which is more effective than previous similar therapies, Xinhua reports.

13.07.2019 15:40

Federer earns 3rd victory over Nadal at Wimbledon, avenges epic 2008 loss

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Switzerland's Roger Federer topped arch-rival Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 here Friday to reach the Wimbledon final and set up a showdown against world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic, EFE reports.

13.07.2019 11:49

U.S. House passes defense bill with amendment on N.K. sanctions

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a defense bill amended to include provisions for the strengthening of sanctions against North Korea, Yonhap reports.

13.07.2019 10:44

Nearly half million people denied entry into EU in 2018

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Nearly half a million non-EU citizens were denied entry into the EU countries in 2018, according to a Eurostat statement on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.07.2019 22:54

World-record kidney transplant carried out in Hubei province

BEIJING. KAZINFORM 47-year-old woman who suffered terminal kidney failure was saved after a transplant surgery using two kidneys from a donor who weighed just 1.3 kilograms - the lightest kidney donor ever reported worldwide - a newspaper in Hubei province has reported, according to China Daily.

12.07.2019 22:02

18 dead, thousands affected by monsoon in Nepal, India

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM At least 18 people have been killed, six are missing and 900,000 have been affected by torrential rain that has been battering Nepal and northeastern India in the past 24 hours, EFE reports.

12.07.2019 21:54

Germany to host GMIS 2020

YEKATERINBURG. KAZINFORM The third edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, will take place alongside Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial technology trade fairs, in 2020.

12.07.2019 14:40

S. Korea to raise minimum wage for next year by 2.9%

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea decided Friday to raise the minimum wage for next year by 2.9 percent, the slowest growth in a decade, as it took into account an economic slowdown and sluggish job growth, Yonhap reports.

12.07.2019 08:15

Dubai Land Department grants five-year Golden Visa to 20 investors

DUBAI. KAZINFORM - Dubai Land Department, DLD, in coordination and cooperation with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, GDRFA, granted golden visas to 20 investors belonging to 12 nationalities, whose value of direct real estate investments exceeded AED 200 million, WAM reports.

11.07.2019 21:45

1 person killed, 13 injured in fire at thermal plant near Moscow

MOSCOW REGION. KAZINFORM - Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that broke out at a gas pipeline on the premises of a thermal power plant in Mytishchi, near Moscow, Russian Deputy Emergencies Minister Ilya Denisov told TASS on Thursday.

11.07.2019 18:47

Federer, Nadal set up blockbuster Wimbledon semifinal

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Roger Federer rallied from a set down to defeat Kei Nishikori 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday and set up a showdown in the Wimbledon semifinals against arch-rival Rafael Nadal, a contest that will be their first at the Cathedral of Tennis since the epic 2008 men's singles final, EFE reports.

11.07.2019 14:16

EU population passes 513M

ANKARA. KAZINFORM The population of the European Union stood at 513.5 million as of Jan. 1, 2019, the bloc's statistical office said on Wednesday.

11.07.2019 13:45

New parents spend more on fruits, vegetables: study

CHICAGO. KAZINFORM New parents spend more money on fresh fruits and vegetables than before having children, according to a study posted on the website of the University of Michigan (UM).

11.07.2019 11:43

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