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Re-growing the Great Barrier Reef, one coral at a time

Re-growing the Great Barrier Reef, one coral at a time

FITZROY ISLAND. KAZINFORM On a tropical island, halfway between Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the north Queensland city of Cairns, researchers and members of the tourism industry are joining forces in an attempt to grow healthy corals to restore the world-famous reef.

20.07.2018 14:15

Japan's major distributors mull halt in oil imports from Iran

Japan's major distributors mull halt in oil imports from Iran

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Major Japanese oil distributors are considering halting oil imports from Iran in response to U.S. demands, sources familiar with the plan said Thursday.

19.07.2018 14:48

Trump, leaders of Koreas may meet soon in US

Trump, leaders of Koreas may meet soon in US

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has hinted the leaders of the two Koreas could meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this September.

19.07.2018 12:41

European Commission imposes safeguard measures on steel products imports

European Commission imposes safeguard measures on steel products imports

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Today the European Commission has published a regulation imposing provisional safeguard measures concerning imports of steel products, Kazinform cites the Commission's press service.

18.07.2018 18:19

Lecturers envision new steps by BRICS

Lecturers envision new steps by BRICS

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Leaders of the BRICS countries are expected to coordinate as they cope with the challenges of de-globalization, unilateralism and protectionism while shaping their consensus in further boosting economic growth, speakers said on Tuesday at an event organized by China Daily.

18.07.2018 17:00

Cancellations hit hotels, tours in western Japan after rain disaster

Cancellations hit hotels, tours in western Japan after rain disaster

OSAKA. KAZINFORM Thousands of people are cancelling trips to popular tourist spots in western Japan, even though many of these destinations were left unscathed by the recent deadly rain disaster, local officials said Wednesday.

18.07.2018 16:48

Tajikistan sharply increases consumption of Uzbek gas

Tajikistan sharply increases consumption of Uzbek gas

BAKU. KAZINFORM Twelve companies in Tajikistan are already using natural gas imported from Uzbekistan, first deputy head of Tajiktransgaz OJSC Shavkat Shoimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe, Uzbek media reported.

18.07.2018 13:25

Members of international Arctic expedition brace for Alaska flight

Members of international Arctic expedition brace for Alaska flight

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Members of the International Round-the-World Oceanic Flight expedition are ready to make a flight from Providence Bay in the Chukotka Autonomous Region to the town of Nom in Alaska, the expedition's pilot, Andrei Ivanov told TASS on Tuesday.

18.07.2018 12:01

EU, Japan ink economic partnership agrt

EU, Japan ink economic partnership agrt

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - At the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo, Presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have signed today the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Kazinform has learned from the European Commission's press service.

17.07.2018 19:47

Over 250 schools in Japan damaged in rain disaster

Over 250 schools in Japan damaged in rain disaster

OSAKA. KAZINFORM At least 270 elementary and junior high schools across Japan have been damaged by floods and mudslides caused by torrential rain earlier this month, the education ministry said Tuesday.

17.07.2018 18:00

Japan-U.S. nuclear pact extended amid int'l concern about plutonium stockpile

Japan-U.S. nuclear pact extended amid int'l concern about plutonium stockpile

TOKYO. KAZINFORM A bilateral nuclear pact made between Japan and the United States authorizing Japan to reprocess spent fuel from nuclear reactors, extract plutonium and enrich uranium, was extended Tuesday amid international concern about Japan's plutonium stockpiles.

17.07.2018 16:29

Year's record heat engulfs Japan, 2,000 taken to hospitals

Year's record heat engulfs Japan, 2,000 taken to hospitals

TOKYO. KAZINFORM A heat wave continued to scorch Japan on Monday, with some regions seeing temperatures hitting record highs for the year.

17.07.2018 10:00

Putin calls summit with Trump first step towards ‘clearing backlog' in Russia-U.S. relations

Putin calls summit with Trump first step towards ‘clearing backlog' in Russia-U.S. relations

HELSINKI. KAZINFORM - Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his summit talks with US President Donald Trump the first move towards "clearing the backlog" of problems in relations between the two countries, TASS reports.

16.07.2018 23:20

China, EU agree to promote multilateralism, support free trade

China, EU agree to promote multilateralism, support free trade

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - China and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to jointly work to safeguard the rules-based international order, promote multilateralism, and support free trade, Kazinform has learned from Xinhua.

16.07.2018 19:52

Uzbekistan, EU to open negotiations on new comprehensive agrt

Uzbekistan, EU to open negotiations on new comprehensive agrt

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Council of the European Union has adopted today negotiating directives for the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission to negotiate an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Uzbekistan, Kazinform has learned from the Council's press service.

16.07.2018 15:13

New temples, stones found in Turkey's Gobeklitepe site

New temples, stones found in Turkey's Gobeklitepe site

SANLIURFA. KAZINFORM Archeologists have discovered new temples and standing stones in Gobeklitepe, an archeological site located in Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province.

16.07.2018 14:25

2 dead, 2,000 suffer heat exhaustion as heat wave continues in Japan

2 dead, 2,000 suffer heat exhaustion as heat wave continues in Japan

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Two people died and about 2,000 people suffered heatstroke or exhaustion on Sunday, as a heat wave continued scorching Japan during a three-day weekend, a Kyodo News tally showed.

16.07.2018 13:04

France hammers Croatia 4-2 to win its second FIFA World Cup Trophy

France hammers Croatia 4-2 to win its second FIFA World Cup Trophy

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - The national team of France has hammered Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final match to grab its second World Cup Trophy, TASS reports.

16.07.2018 08:43

Belgium clinches bronze at 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating England 2-0

Belgium clinches bronze at 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating England 2-0

ST PETERSBURG. KAZINFORM - The national team of Belgium defeated England 2-0 in a match for the third place of the FIFA World Cup in the Russian second-largest city of St. Petersburg on Saturday, TASS reports.

15.07.2018 11:03

Iraq: Basra protests spread to capital

Iraq: Basra protests spread to capital

BAGHDAD. KAZINFORM - The Iraqi government held an emergency meeting Saturday after protests against high unemployment and a lack of basic services spread to the nation's capital, Anadolu reports.

14.07.2018 16:32

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