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Algeria declares former PM Tebboune winner of presidential election

ALGIERS. KAZINFORM: Algeria's electoral body said on Friday that former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won Thursday's presidential election with 58 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results, Kazinform refers to Arab News.

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13.12.2019 19:35

UK’s Conservative Party secures majority in parliament

LONDON. KAZINFORM - The ruling Conservative Party has secured a majority in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British parliament, according to the outcome of the vote in the December 12 early election.

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13.12.2019 17:25

Explosion injures 25 in German city: police

BERLIN. KAZINFORM At least 25 people were injured when an explosion happened in an apartment building in the German city of Blankenburg on Friday morning, local police said in its latest update, Xinhua reported.

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13.12.2019 16:55

UK: Conservatives win majority in 'Brexit election'

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Britain’s leading Conservative Party has won Thursday’s early general election after securing more than 326 seats in the House of Commons, according to results declared in 644 of 650 constituencies.

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13.12.2019 15:44

Traditional Turkish archery enters UN heritage list

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that traditional Turkish archery has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Anadolu reports.

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13.12.2019 14:46

Exit poll predicts big win for Boris Johnson in UK election

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Exit polling for the United Kingdom general election suggests a resounding victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with his Conservative Party on course to claim a majority of 327 seats and the Labour Party predicted to suffer heavy losses, China Daily reports.

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13.12.2019 11:32

Climate activists protest new plans amid EU summit

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Climate activists on Thursday protested new action plans of European countries for climate change ahead of EU leaders’ summit.

Society > Environment

13.12.2019 10:10

6 bodies recovered from New Zealand volcanic island

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - The bodies of six of the eight people still on a volcanic island that erupted in New Zealand earlier this week were recovered in a high-risk operation on Friday, police said, Kyodo reports.

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13.12.2019 09:21

Fresh, older blood equally effective in transfusions for children: study

CHICAGO. KAZINFORM An international study has found the risks of organ failure or death are the same for critically ill children regardless of their using fresh red blood cells that have been stored for up to seven days or older ones stored for nearly four weeks.

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12.12.2019 22:11

U.S. urges N. Korea to rejoin nuclear talks, vows flexible approach

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM The United States urged North Korea to return to stalled denuclearization talks during an open debate at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, saying it is prepared to be «flexible» in the process while warning against continued provocative acts.

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12.12.2019 21:45

ADB trims growth forecasts as Asia's biggest economies slow

MANILA. KAZINFORM The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in developing Asia this year and next year as growth in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India is weighed down by both external and domestic factors.

Economy > Economy

12.12.2019 21:17

Flight data recorders from Mi-28 military helicopter found

KRASNODAR. KAZINFORM Flight data recorders from the Mi-28 military helicopter that crashed in Russia’s Kranodar Region have been found, a military source informed TASS on Thursday.

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12.12.2019 19:31

Father of 2011 tsunami victim to carry Tokyo Olympic flame

SENDAI. KAZINFORM A father who lost his 12-year-old daughter in the massive tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in 2011 said Thursday he will take part in the torch relay for next summer's Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo reported.

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12.12.2019 19:10

Chile finds wreckage of plane that crashed en route to Antarctica

SANTIAGO. KAZINFORM The Chilean air force said Wednesday that parts of a plane that crashed en route to Antarctica with 38 people aboard were found in the water near the last known position of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, EFE reports.

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12.12.2019 17:55

S. Korea to allow visa-less foreigners to stay up to 72 hours at regional airports

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea announced a package of policy measures, including the expansion of a visa-free stay program, on Thursday to help the country's flourishing tourism trickle down to smaller regional provinces.

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12.12.2019 16:56

Talks underway to set up FM meeting between S. Korea, Japan: official

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea is in talks with Japan to set up a one-on-one meeting between their top diplomats on the fringes of an upcoming multilateral gathering in Spain early next week, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, Yonhap reports.

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12.12.2019 14:25

Study reveals alarming rate of ice loss

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Scientists studying ice loss on the world's largest island, Greenland, have issued a stark warning about the consequences for global sea levels after it was revealed that the current rate of depletion is seven times what it was a generation ago, China Daily reports.

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12.12.2019 13:12

Rami Malek, ‘Aladdin’ among trending searches on Google in 2019

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The end of the year is when we take stock of 12 months’ worth of events, headlines and trends. A useful tool for looking back and seeing what people were most interested about in the news cycle is Google’s annual Year in Search report, which was released on Wednesday morning.

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12.12.2019 11:34

Japan threatens to overtake S. Korea in China’s cosmetics market

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Japan is threatening to overtake South Korea's No. 1 status in China's imported cosmetics market this year, industry data showed Thursday, mainly on the back of the growing popularity of low- to mid-priced «J-beauty» products, Yonhap reports.

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12.12.2019 09:49

Death toll rises to 8 in volcanic eruption in New Zealand

WELLINGTON. KAZINFORM - Two more people died overnight in hospital following the volcanic eruption on White Island, New Zealand, bringing the death toll to eight, local police said in a statement Thursday morning.

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12.12.2019 08:54

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