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Qantas to test 19-hour non-stop flight toll on passengers, crew

Qantas to test 19-hour non-stop flight toll on passengers, crew

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Qantas is to test three approximately 19-hour ultra long-haul flights to see what toll they would take on passengers and crew, the airline announced Thursday.

25.08.2019 16:15

Cuba develops strategy to stop dengue-spreading mosquitoes

Cuba develops strategy to stop dengue-spreading mosquitoes

HAVANA. KAZINFORM Cuban scientists are developing a strategy against dengue-spreading mosquitoes, including bacteria injection to curb its reproduction, local media reported on Thursday.

25.08.2019 15:29

Saving northern white rhinos: Scientists hit milestone

Saving northern white rhinos: Scientists hit milestone

NAIROBI. KAZINFORM Scientists may be able to save the northern white rhinos from extinction after successfully harvesting two eggs from the last two remaining animals.

25.08.2019 14:16

N. Korea says it tested new super-large multiple rocket launcher

N. Korea says it tested new super-large multiple rocket launcher

SEOUL. KAZINFORM North Korea said Sunday that it successfully tested a «new» super-large multiple rocket launch system the previous day under the guidance of leader Kim Jong-un.

25.08.2019 13:31

Study finds acupuncture cuts chest pain frequency as adjunctive therapy

Study finds acupuncture cuts chest pain frequency as adjunctive therapy

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Chinese researchers have found in a randomized control trial that acupuncture can reduce the frequency of chest pain as adjunctive therapy among patients with chronic stable angina (CSA).

25.08.2019 13:11

Countdown to 2020 Summer Paralympics hits 1-year mark

Countdown to 2020 Summer Paralympics hits 1-year mark

TOKYO. KAZINFORM The countdown has begun for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with Sunday marking one year until the games featuring athletes with a range of disabilities begin.

25.08.2019 11:50

New vaccine points to better protection against TB: Aussie research

New vaccine points to better protection against TB: Aussie research

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Australian medical researchers said they have successfully developed and tested a new type of vaccine targeting tuberculosis.

24.08.2019 16:22

China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Bailu

China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Bailu

BEIJING. KAZINFORM China's national observatory issued a yellow alert Saturday for Typhoon Bailu as it's expected to bring gales and torrential rains to south China.

24.08.2019 13:10

UN: 45,000+ refugees enter Europe in 2019

UN: 45,000+ refugees enter Europe in 2019

ANKARA. KAZINFORM A total of 45,505 irregular migrants and refugees reached Europe by sea since the beginning of 2019, the UN migration agency said Friday.

24.08.2019 11:28

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO. KAZINFORM North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday morning, the Japanese government said, in its seventh round of launches in about a month.

24.08.2019 09:44

International community calls for saving of the Amazon, engulfed in fire

International community calls for saving of the Amazon, engulfed in fire

BOGOTA. KAZINFORM The fires raging in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have fueled global fears of environmental devastation, the climate crisis and the impact of state policies that favor the exploitation of resources in protected areas, EFE reports.

23.08.2019 16:26

Microplastics in drinking water pose low health risks: WHO

Microplastics in drinking water pose low health risks: WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM Microplastics in the water we drink don't pose health risks for now, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

23.08.2019 11:20

Paralympics: Japan faces obstacles to increased para sports growth

Paralympics: Japan faces obstacles to increased para sports growth

TOKYO. KAZINFORM While Japan targets seventh place or better in next year's Paralympic medal table, para sports organizers believe it is unlikely Japan will be able to pull off the kind of long-term growth former hosts China and Britain have enjoyed.

23.08.2019 09:47

Annual economic loss of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific reaches $675 billion: UN

Annual economic loss of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific reaches $675 billion: UN

BANGKOK. KAZINFORM The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific the past two years was beyond what the region had previously experienced or was able to predict – and this is a sign of things to come in the new climate reality, according to the latest report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP.

23.08.2019 09:11

S. Korea mulling inviting N. Korea to int’l security forum in Seoul

S. Korea mulling inviting N. Korea to int’l security forum in Seoul

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea is mulling whether to invite North Korea to an annual international security forum to be held in Seoul next month, a government official said Friday, Yonhap reports.

23.08.2019 08:32

832 foreigners lose Japanese residency status

832 foreigners lose Japanese residency status

TOKYO. KAZINFORM A record number of foreigners living in Japan was stripped of their residency status in 2018, data from the country's Immigration Services Agency showed, even as Japan is widening its doors to foreign workers, China Daily reports.

22.08.2019 22:08

WHO calls for urgent research on microplastics

WHO calls for urgent research on microplastics

ANKARA. KAZINFORM World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for further research on the health impacts of microplastics following the release of latest findings on microplastics in drinking water, Anadolu Agency reports.

22.08.2019 18:30

Five-year-old Russian girl found alive after 3 days in forest

Five-year-old Russian girl found alive after 3 days in forest

MOSCOW, KAZINFORM A five-year-old girl, whose disappearance last Sunday triggered a massive search effort in the Central Russian region of Nizhny Novgorod, was found alive late on Wednesday after spending more than three days in a forest, a search party official told TASS.

22.08.2019 15:50

Low levels of vitamin D in elementary school could spell trouble in adolescence: study

Low levels of vitamin D in elementary school could spell trouble in adolescence: study

CHICAGO. KAZINFORM Vitamin D deficiency in middle childhood could result in aggressive behavior as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a study posted on the website of the University of Michigan (UM) on Tuesday.

22.08.2019 13:21

Paralympics: Tokyo organizers launch Para domestic ticket lottery

Paralympics: Tokyo organizers launch Para domestic ticket lottery

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Applications for the first 2020 Tokyo Paralympic ticket lottery, open only to residents of Japan, started Thursday.

22.08.2019 09:16

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